Review: ASRock Z77 Extreme 6 with Ivy Bridge

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Specifications / Delivery

CPU	Intel Socket 1155 for 3rd/2nd Generation Processors
Chipset	Intel Z77
Memory	4 x DIMM, Max. 32GB, DDR3
Multi-GPU	Supports NVIDIA 3-Way-SLI Technology Supports AMD 3-Way-CrossFireX Technology Supports Lucid Virtu MVP
Slots	2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16 or dual x 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode, black) 1 x PCIe 2.0 x1 1 x mini-PCI Express slot 2 x PCI Slots
Audio	Realtek ALC898, 7.1 Channel
Storage	2 x SATA 6 Gb/s port (Intel RAID 0, 1, 5, 10) 4 x SATA 3 Gb/s port (Intel RAID 0, 1, 5, 10) 2 x SATA 6 Gb/s port (ASMedia 1061) 1 x eSATA 6 Gb/s port (ASMedia 1061)
LAN	1 x Broadcom BCM57781
I/O internal / Connectors	4 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors 1 x Floppy connector 1 x IR header 1 x CIR header 1 x COM port header 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header 1 x IEEE 1394 header 1 x Power LED header CPU/Chassis/Power FAN connector 24 pin ATX power connector 8 pin 12V power connector SLI/XFire power connector Front panel audio connector 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports) 1 x USB 3.0 header (supports 2 USB 3.0 ports) 1 x Dr. Debug with LED
I/O external	1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port 1 x D-Sub Port 1 x DVI-D Port 1 x HDMI Port 1 x DisplayPort 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port 2 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports 1 x eSATA3 Connector 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 3.0 Ports 1 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED 1 x IEEE 1394 Port 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED HD Audio Jack: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone
Formfactor	ATX (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)
BIOS	64Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS GUI

Accessories

1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card

Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield

4 x SATA Data Cables (optional)

1 x Front USB 3.0 Panel

4 x HDD Screws

6 x Chassis Screws

1 x Rear USB 3.0 Bracket

Features

PCI-Express 3.0	The ASRock Extreme 6 Gen3 already has PCI-Express 3.0 Support onboard. Therefore from this point of view the board is ready for Intels upcoming Ivy Bridge. Sandy Bridge doesn't support PCI-e 3.0. You'll have to use PCI-Express 2.0 in this case.

Digital Power Design	The ASRock Extreme 6 comes with a digital power design onboard. This enables a more efficient current supply as well as a minimum of electromagnetic radiation.

Lucid Virtu	Lucids Virtu software allows a dynamic load balancing between the integrated graphics and a discrete graphics card possible. The software in this case can for example deactivate the discrete graphics card and only use the integrated graphics from the CPU. This makes sense when applications only need 2D compute power. Another example would be a 3D application where Virtu dynamically assigns load to either both the integrated as well as discrete graphics in order to maximize performance.

Page 1 - Introduction	Page 11 - SiSoft Sandra 1
Page 2 - Specifications / Delivery	Page 12 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 3 - Layout	Page 13 - UC Bench
Page 4 - Connectors and I/O	Page 14 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 5 - BIOS	Page 15 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 6 - Test setup	Page 16 - Games
Page 7 - 3D Mark 11	Page 17 - Power Consumption
Page 8 - 3D Mark Vantage	Page 18 - Performance Rating
Page 9 - 3D Mark 2001 SE	Page 19 - Conclusion
Page 10 - PC Mark 7

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