Since quite some time ASRock has been equipping its boards with digital power designs. With the X99 WS they are very proud about their quite complex solution which consists of Dual-Stack MOSFET's (DSM),
NextFET MOSFETs and 12K Platinum caps.
Purity Sound 2
The ASRock Purity 2 audio solution is based on a Realtek ALC1150 audio codec and features 115dB SNR. It also comes with EMI shielding for the main chip as well as onboard isolation. In order to improve signal quality, the motherboard features excellent Nichicon onboard capacitors.
M.2 Support
The new X99 WS motherboard
from ASRock features an M.2 slot which is placed between two PCIe slots. This motherboard can be equipped with SSDs in M.2 format and it is wired directly to the
X99 PCH via four PCI Express lanes, therefore offering up to 20 Gbps can be pushed over the bus through this slot.