Gigabyte GA-X99P-SLI

CPU

1. Support for Intel^® Core™ i7 processors in the LGA2011-3 package

2. L3 cache varies with CPU

(Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.)

Chipset

1. Intel^® X99 Express Chipset

Memory

1. 8 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB of system memory
   * Due to a Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than the size of the physical memory installed.

2. 4 channel memory architecture

3. Support for DDR4 3333(O.C.) / 3200(O.C.) / 3000(O.C.) / 2800(O.C.) / 2666(O.C.) / 2400(O.C.) / 2133 MHz memory modules

4. Support for non-ECC memory modules

5. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

6. Support for RDIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx4/2Rx4 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)

(Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)

Graphics

Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller:

1. 1 x Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 3 connector, supporting DisplayPort and Thunderbolt™ video outputs and a maximum resolution of 4096x2304@60 Hz
   * Because of the limited I/O resources of the PC architecture, the number of Thunderbolt™ devices that can be used is dependent on the number of the PCI Express devices being installed. (Refer to Chapter 1-7, "Back Panel Connectors," for more information.)
   * Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version.

Audio

1. Realtek^® ALC1150 codec

2. High Definition Audio

3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel

4. Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN

1. Intel^® GbE LAN chips (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Expansion Slots

1. 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIE_1/PCIE_2)
   * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIE_1 slot; if you are installing two PCI Express graphics cards, it is recommended that you install them in the PCIE_1 and PCIE_2 slots.

2. 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x8 (PCIE_3/PCIE_4)
   * The PCIE_4 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIE_1 slot. When the PCIE_4 slot is populated, the PCIE_1 slot will operate at up to x8 mode.
   * When an i7-5820K CPU is installed, the PCIE_2 slot operates at up to x8 mode.
   (All of the PCI Express x16 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)

3. 2 x PCI Express x1 slots
   (The PCI Express x1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)

Multi-Graphics Technology

1. Support for NVIDIA^® Quad-GPU SLI™ and 4-Way/3-Way/2-Way NVIDIA^® SLI™ technologies

2. Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ and 4-Way/3-Way/2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies

* The 4-Way NVIDIA^® SLI™ configuration is not supported when an i7-5820K CPU is installed. To set up a 3-Way SLI configuration, refer to "1-6 Setting up AMD CrossFire™/NVIDIA^® SLI™ Configuration."

Storage Interface

Chipset:

1. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 PCIe x4/x2/x1 SSD support)

2. 1 x SATA Express connector

3. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 0~5)

4. SATA connectors support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10

Chipset:

1. 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (sSATA3 0~3), supporting IDE and AHCI modes only
   (An operating system installed on the SATA3 0~5 ports cannot be used on the sSATA 0~3 ports.)

USB

Chipset+Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller:

1. 1 x USB Type-C™ port on the back panel, with USB 3.1 support

2. 1 x USB 3.1 Type-A port (red) on the back panel

Chipset+Renesas^® USB 3.0 Hub:

1. 3 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel

Chipset:

1. 4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (available through the internal USB headers)

2. 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)

Internal I/O Connectors

1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector

2. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector

3. 1 x PCIe power connector

4. 1 x M.2 Socket 3 connector

5. 1 x SATA Express connector

6. 10 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

7. 1 x CPU fan header

8. 1 x water cooling fan header (CPU_OPT)

9. 3 x system fan headers

10. 1 x front panel header

11. 1 x front panel audio header

12. 1 x S/PDIF Out header

13. 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 headers

14. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers

15. 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header

16. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper

Back Panel Connectors

1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port

2. 1 x DisplayPort In port

3. 1 x USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.1 support

4. 1 x USB 3.1 Type-A port (red)

5. 3 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports

6. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports

7. 1 x RJ-45 port

8. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector

9. 5 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Line In, Line Out, Mic In)

I/O Controller

1. iTE^® I/O Controller Chip

H/W Monitoring

1. System voltage detection

2. CPU/System/Chipset temperature detection

3. CPU/CPU OPT/System fan speed detection

4. CPU/System/Chipset overheating warning

5. CPU/CPU OPT/System fan fail warning

6. CPU/CPU OPT/System fan speed control
   * Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the cooler you install.

BIOS

1. 2 x 128 Mbit flash

2. Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS

3. Support for DualBIOS™

4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

Unique Features

1. Support for APP Center
   * Available applications in APP Center may differ by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also differ depending on motherboard specifications.
   @BIOS
   Ambient LED
   EasyTune
   EZ Setup
   Fast Boot
   Cloud Station
   ON/OFF Charge
   Smart TimeLock
   Smart Recovery 2
   System Information Viewer
   USB Blocker
   V-Tuner

2. Support for Q-Flash

3. Support for Smart Switch

4. Support for Xpress Install

Bundle Software

1. Norton^® Internet Security (OEM version)

2. Intel^® Smart Response Technology

3. cFosSpeed

Operating System

1. Support for Windows 10/8.1 64-bit

2. Support for Windows 7 32-bit/64-bit
   * Please download the "Windows USB Installation Tool" from GIGABYTE's website and install it before installing Windows 7.

Form Factor

1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm

Remark

1. Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.

2. Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win9X/ME/2000/XP. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.