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ASRock X299 Creator Motherboard Review

The technical data …

Manufacturer ASRock
Name X299 Creator
Type / Chipset Intel LGA 2066 CPU / Intel X299 chipset
Dimensions +++ 15 mm (45 mm radius) around the socket to the next capacitor or other mainboard parts – for further information see Fit for Fan. The space to the next bigger heatsink is approx. 25 mm (55 mm radius). The overall size of this ATX motherboard is 305 x 244 mm.
Slots +++++ PCIe 3.0: 4×16, PCIe 2.0: 1×1, 8x DDR4-800 – DDR4-2666, DDR4-4400+ OC, max 256GB RAM
Connectors +++++ 10x SATA3, 3x Ultra M.2, 1x 10/100/1000 Mbps base-T Ethernet (Intel I219V), 1x 10/100/1000/10000 Mbps base-T Ethernet (Aquantia AQC107), 1x Front USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C, 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C Thunderbolt 3, 6x USB 3.2 Gen1 (2x of them internal optional, slot bracket not included in delivery), 6x USB 2.0 (4x of them internal optional, slot bracket not included in delivery), 8-channel Realtek ALC1220 onboard 7.1 sound with 5x 3.5 mm jacks (1x optical S/PDIF out, 1x int. Aux, ext. line in, ext. mic, ext. front out, ext. rear out, ext. center/subwoofer), 2x Mini DisplayPort Input Ports and 7x fans (7x 4Pin).
VCore +++++ In the VCore BIOS of 0.8000V up to 2.000V and -+/- 0.650V Offset.
Multiplier +++++ In BIOS from 7x to 80x (maximum multi depending on CPU).
BCLK — Not changeable in BIOS
VIO/VDD +++++ DRAM Voltage (DDR4 voltage) 1.104 to 2.400V, VTT DDR Voltage 0.500 to 0.900, 1.0V PCH voltage 0.957 to 1.357, VCCIO voltage 0.900 to 1.500, VCCSA voltage 0.800 to 2.000, CPU PLL voltage 0.919 to 1.335, PCH PLL voltage 0.952 to 1.352, CLK VDD voltage 3.292 to 3.706, CPU Load Line Calibration 1 to 5.
Performance* ++++ Benchmark values comparison with different graphics cards and benchmark tools.

SiSoftware Sandra benchmark values with Intel Core i9-10900X CPU.
SiSoftware Sandra Arithmetic Processor Performance: 363.09 GOPS
SiSoftware Sandra Multimedia Processor Performance: 1.36 GPixel/s

Benchmark results with Intel Core i9-7900X processor.
1x MSI Radeon R9 280 Twin Frozr gaming 3 GB PCIe 3.0 graphics card:
3DMark: Fire Strike 7830, Cloud Gate 30929, Ice Storm 117230
PCMark10: Overall 4414, Essentials 5999, Produktivität 6370, Digital Content Creation 6109
ASRock Radeon RX 5700 Challenger D 8G OC PCIe 4.0 graphics card:
3DMark: Fire Strike 16225, Cloud Gate 40003, Ice Storm 112306
PCMark10: Overall 4288, Essentials 5626, Produktivität 4929, Digital Content Creation 7719

Benchmark results with Intel Core i9-10900X processor.
1x MSI Radeon R9 280 Twin Frozr Gaming 3GB PCIe 3.0 graphics card:
3DMark: Fire Strike 7883, Cloud Gate 32279, Ice Storm 128869
PCMark10: Overall 4731, Essentials 6435, Produktivität 6898, Digital Content Creation 6474
ASRock Radeon RX 5700 Challenger D 8G OC PCIe 4.0 graphics card:
3DMark: Fire Strike 18550, Cloud Gate 44311, Ice Storm 121389
PCMark10: Overall 4507, Essentials 5936, Produktivität 5125, Digital Content Creation 8172

Manual and Labeling +++ Well placed, complete motherboard description and good manual with a lot of tips about topics like CPU installation, memory installation, etc.. The manual comes in different languages. The manual comes in different languages. In addition a separated Software Setup Guide with UEFI settings is contained.

ASRock X299 Creator Layout, Design and Features …

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