• Intel® Core™ X series 48-lane processors: 8 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 256 GB (32 GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory Support for DDR4 4333(O.C.) / 4266(O.C.) / 4133(O.C.) / 4000(O.C.) / 3866(O.C.) / 3800(O.C.) / 3733(O.C.) / 3666(O.C.) / 3600(O.C.) / 3466(O.C.) / 3400(O.C.) / 3333(O.C.) / 3300(O.C.) / 3200(O.C.) / 3000(O.C.) / 2933/2666/2400/2133 MHz memory modules
• Intel® Core™ X series 44-lane/28-lane processors: 8 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB (16 GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory Support for DDR4 4200(O.C.) / 4133(O.C.) / 4000(O.C.) / 3866(O.C.) / 3800(O.C.) / 3733(O.C.) / 3666(O.C.) / 3600(O.C.) / 3466(O.C.) / 3400(O.C.) / 3333(O.C.) / 3300(O.C.) / 3200(O.C.) / 3000(O.C.) / 2666/2400/2133 MHz memory modules
• 4 channel memory architecture
• Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM memory modules
• Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

• Realtek® ALC1220-VB codec * The back panel line out jack supports DSD audio.
• ESS SABRE9218 DAC chip
• High Definition Audio
• 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
• Support for S/PDIF Out

• Intel® 10GbE LAN chip (5 Gbit/2.5 Gbit/1000 Mbit/100 Mbit) (LAN1)
• 1 x Intel^® GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) (LAN2)

• Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band
• BLUETOOTH 5.0
• Support for 11ax 160MHz wireless standard and up to 2.4 Gbps data rate* Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment.

Intel® Core™ X series 48-lane processors:

• 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1, PCIEX16_2)
• 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x8 (PCIEX8_1, PCIEX8_2)* The PCIEX16_2 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX8_1 slot. When the PCIEX8_1 slot is populated, the PCIEX16_2 slot operates at up to x8 mode.

Intel® Core™ X series 44-lane processors:

• 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1, PCIEX16_2)
• 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8_1)
• 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX8_2)* The PCIEX16_2 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX8_1 slot. When the PCIEX8_1 slot is populated, the PCIEX16_2 slot operates at up to x8 mode.

Intel® Core™ X series 28-lane processors:

• 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1)
• 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX16_2)
• 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX8_2)* For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16_1 slot.

(All of the PCI Express x16 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)

Multi-Graphics Technology

• S upport for NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ and 2-Way NVIDIA® SLI™ technologies
• S upport for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire™ and 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies

CPU:

• 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2M)
• 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2Q) * The M2M and M2Q connectors become unavailable when an Intel^® Core™ X series 28-lane processor is used.

Chipset:

• 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/2210 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P)

8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10

The M2M and M2Q connectors must work with an Intel® VROC Upgrade Key to support RAID configuration. If you want to use VROC, refer to Chapter 3-4, "Configuring Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel® VROC)," for setup instructions.

* Refer to "1-9 Internal Connectors," for the installation notices for the M.2 and SATA connectors.

Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready

* Only Intel® Core™ X series 48-lane processors support Intel® Optane™ Memory.

Intel® VROC Ready

Chipset+2 ASMedia® USB 3.2 Gen 2 Controllers:

• 1 x USB Type-C™ port with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support, available through the internal USB header
• 1 x USB Type-C™ port on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support
• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port (red) on the back panel

Chipset+Realtek® USB 3.2 Gen 1 Hub:

• 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports on the back panel
• 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports on the back panel

Chipset+USB 2.0 Hub:

• 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB headers

Chipset:

• 8 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)
• 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB header

• 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
• 2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
• 1 x CPU fan header
• 1 x water cooling CPU fan header
• 4 x system fan headers
• 2 x system fan/water cooling pump headers
• 2 x addressable LED strip headers
• 2 x RGB LED strip headers
• 3 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
• 8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• 1 x Intel® VROC Upgrade Key header
• 1 x front panel header
• 1 x front panel audio header
• 1 x USB Type-C™ header, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support
• 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 headers
• 1 x USB 2.0/1.1 header
• 1 x noise detection header
• 1 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connector
• 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header (2x6 pin, for the GC-TPM2.0_S module only)
• 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
• 1 x power button
• 1 x reset button
• 2 x temperature sensor headers
• 2 x BIOS switches

• 1 x Q-Flash Plus button
• 1 x Clear CMOS button
• 1 x USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support
• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port (red)
• 6 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
• 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
• 2 x RJ-45 ports
• 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)
• 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
• 5 x audio jacks

• Voltage detection
• Temperature detection
• Fan speed detection
• Water cooling flow rate detection
• Overheating warning
• Fan fail warning
• Fan speed control

* Whether the fan (pump) speed control function is supported will depend on the fan (pump) you install.

• Noise detection

• 2 x 128 Mbit flash
• Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
• Support for DualBIOS™
• PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

• Support for APP Center

* Available applications in APP Center may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications.

@BIOS

AutoGreen

Cloud Station

EasyTune

Easy RAID

Fast Boot

Game Boost

Platform Power Management

RGB Fusion

Smart Backup

Smart Keyboard

Smart Survey

System Information Viewer

USB Blocker

USB TurboCharger

• Support for Q-Flash Plus
• Support for Q-Flash
• Support for Xpress Install

• Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)
• cFosSpeed
• XSplit Gamecaster + Broadcaster (12 months license)