Asus X99-A - X99-A Specifications Summary; Core Component Specifications

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X99-A specifications summary
CPU
LGA2011-v3 socket for the New Intel
®
Core™ i7 processors
Supports 22nm CPU
Supports Intel
®
Turbo Boost Technology 2.0*
* The Intel
®
Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 support depends on the CPU
types.
Chipset
Intel
®
X99 Express Chipset
Memory
8 x DIMM DDR4 max at 64 GB 3000 (O.C.)* / 2800 (O.C.)* / 2666
(O.C.)* / 2400 (O.C.)* / 2133 MHz, non-ECC unbuffered memory
Quad channel memory architecture
Supports Intel
®
Extreme Memory Prole (XMP)
* Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics
of individual CPUs. Refer to www.asus.com for the memory QVL
(Qualified Vendors Lists).
Expansion slots
40-LANE CPU
3 x PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x16 slots* (single at x16, dual at x16/x16,
triple at x16/x16/x8)
1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot*** (max. at x4 mode, compatible with
PCIe x1 and PCIe x4 devices
2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot*** (compatible with PCIe x1)
28-LANE CPU
3 x PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x16 slots* (single at x16, dual at x16/x8**,
triple at x16/x8**/x4)
1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot*** (max. at x4 mode, compatible with
PCIe x1 and x4 devices)
2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot*** (compatible with PCIe x1)
* The PCIe x16_4 slot shares bandwidth with M.2 x4. When the M.2
socket is occupied, the PCIe x16_4 will be disabled.
** The PCIe x16_3 slot supports x8 devices only.
***The PCIe x16_2, PCIe x1_1, and USB3_E56 connectors share the
same bandwidth. By default, the PCIe x16_2 slot and PCIe x1_1 slot
automatically run at x1 mode with USB3_E56 enabled for best resource
optimization.
Multi-GPU support
Supports NVIDIA
®
3-WAY/Quad GPU SLI™ Technology (with 2
PCIe x16 graphics card)
Supports AMD
®
3-WAY/Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology
Storage
New Intel
®
Core™ i7 processors
- 1 x M.2 x4 Socket 3 with M Key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110
storage devices support (supports PCIe SSD only)
Intel
®
X99 Express Chipset with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and Intel
®
Rapid Storage Technology 13 support
- 1 x SATA Express port (gray, compatible with 2 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s
ports)
- 8 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports* (4 x gray from controller 1, 4 x black
from controller 2)