Meanwhile all the big motherboard manufacturers have either released or at least launched their latest X79 motherboards. Within this article we focus on the different features and attributes which split into three separate categories. The goal is to provide an overview regarding all the different products that are available by now.
Internal Connectors
First
of all we talk about the internal connectors you find on the X79 motherboards.
In this case we find PCI-Express and PCI slots as well as SATA-III and USB3.0
ports. Furthermore we tell you how many PCI-Express lanes support the individual
PCI-Express slot. We also mention the chips the manufacturer put on their boards
regarding SATA-III and USB3.0.
|
Motherboard |
PCI-E
x16 |
PCI-E x1 |
PCI |
SLI |
PCI-E
Lanes |
DIMM-Slots |
SATA-III |
USB3.0 |
| ASRock Extreme 3 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3
way |
x16/x16/x8 |
4 |
1, ASM1061 |
2, 2 x
EJ168A |
| ASRock Extreme 4-M |
3 |
0 |
1 |
3
way |
x16/x8/x16 |
4 |
1, ASM1061 |
2, ASM1042 |
| ASRock Extreme 4 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3
way |
x16/x16/x8 |
4 |
3, 2 x
ASM1061 |
2, ASM1042 |
| ASRock Extreme 7 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
4
way |
x8/x8/x8/x8/x8 |
6 |
5, 3 x
Marvell |
4, ASM1042
+ Ti |
| ASRock Extreme 9 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
4
way |
x8/x8/x8/x8/x8 |
8 |
6, 3 x
Marvell |
4, ASM1042
+ Ti |
| ASUS P9X79 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3
way |
x16/x16/x8 |
8 |
1, ASM1061 |
0 |
| ASUS P9X79 Pro |
4 |
2 |
0 |
4
way |
x16/x8/x8/x8 |
8 |
2, Marvell
9128 |
2, ASM +
VIA |
| ASUS P9X79 Deluxe |
4 |
2 |
0 |
4
way |
x16/x8/x8/x8 |
8 |
2, Marvell
9128 |
2, ASM +
VIA |
| ASUS P9X79 WS |
6 |
0 |
0 |
4
way |
x8/x8/x4/x8/x4/x8 |
8 |
2, Marvell
9128 |
2, ASM |
| ASUS Sabertooth X79 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3
way |
x16/x16/x8 |
8 |
3, ASM1061
+ 9128 |
2, ASM |
| ASUS Rampage IV Formula |
4 |
2 |
0 |
4
way |
x16/x8/x8/x8 |
4 |
2, ASM1061 |
2, ASM |
| ASUS Rampage IV Extreme |
5 |
1 |
0 |
4
way |
x8/x8/x8/x8/x8 |
8 |
2, ASM1061 |
4, ASM |
| EVGA X79 SLI |
3 |
2 |
0 |
3
way |
x16/x16/x8 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| EVGA X79 FTW |
5 |
1 |
0 |
4
way |
x16/x16/x8/x8/x8 |
4 |
2, Marvell
9182 |
2, VLI
VL800-Q8 |
| EVGA X79 Classified |
5 |
1 |
0 |
4
way |
x16/x16/x8/x8/x8 |
4 |
2, Marvell
9182 |
2, VLI
VL800-Q8 |
| Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
4
way |
x16/x8/x8/x8 |
4 |
4, 2 x
Marvell 9172 |
2, 2 x
FL1009 |
| Gigabyte GA-X79-UD5 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3
way |
x16/x16/x8 |
8 |
4, 2 x
Marvell 9172 |
2, 2 x
FL1009 |
| Gigabyte GA-X79-UD7 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
4
way |
x16/x8/x8/x8 |
4 |
4, 2 x
Marvell 9172 |
2, 2 x
FL1009 |
| Gigabyte G1.Assassin2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3
way |
x16/x16/x8 |
4 |
4, 2 x
Marvell 9172 |
2, 2 x
FL1009 |
| Intel DX79SI |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3
way |
x16/x8/x8 |
8 |
0 |
2, 4 x
NEC720200 |
| MSI X79MA-GD45 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2
way |
x16/x16 |
4 |
0 |
2, 4 x
NEC720200 |
| MSI X79A-GD45 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
3
way |
x16/x16/x8 |
4 |
0 |
2, 4 x
NEC720200 |
| MSI X79A-GD65 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
4
way |
x16/x1/x8/x1/x8 |
4 |
2, ASM1061 |
2, 4 x
NEC720200 |
| MSI X79A-GD65 (8D) |
5 |
1 |
0 |
4
way |
x16/x1/x8/x1/x8 |
8 |
2, ASM1061 |
2, 4 x
NEC720200 |
| MSI Big Bang Xpower X2 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
8 |
4, 2 x
ASM1061 |
4, 4 x
NEC720200 |
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