Review: ASRock Z77 Extreme 6 with Sandy Bridge

Published by Marc Büchel on 29.03.12
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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
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    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
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    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
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    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 8 - SiSoft Sandra 1
    Page 2 - Specifications / Delivery Page 9 - SiSoft Sandra 2
    Page 3 - Layout Page 10 - Super Pi / wPrime
    Page 4 - Connectors and I/O Page 11 - Games
    Page 5 - BIOS Page 12 - Overclocking
    Page 6 - Test setup Page 13 - Conclusion
    Page 7 - Futuremark  



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