GIGABYTE GA-X99P-SLI

Gigabyte GA-X99P-SLI (rev. 1.0)

- World's First Intel® Thunderbolt 3 Certified X99 Motherboard
- World's 1st USB-IF Certified Intel® USB 3.1 Controller with USB Type-C
- PCIe Gen3/Gen2 x4 M. 2 interface with up to 32Gb/s Data Transfer (PCIe NVMe SSD support)
- Supports New Intel® Core i7 Processor Extreme Edition
- Support for DDR4 XMP up to 3333MHz
- Genuine All Digital Power Design with IR Digital PWM & IR PowIRstage® ICs
- 4-Way Graphics with Premium PCIe Lane
- Realtek ALC1150 115dB SNR HD Audio with built-in Rear Audio Amplifier
- Independent Right and Left Audio Channel PCB Layers
- High-end Nichicon Audio Capacitors
- Audio Noise Guard with Multi-Color Choices of LED Trace Path Lighting
- All Stainless Steel connectors on rear panel
- SATA Express support for up to 10 Gb/s data transfer
- GIGABYTE UEFI DualBIOS
- Long lifespan Durable Black Solid caps
- APP Center including EasyTune and Cloud Station utilities
- Safer Design Around Screw Mounting Holes
- Feature Upgrade Possible support

CPU

Support for Intel® Core i7 processors in the LGA2011-3 package
L3 cache varies with CPU

(Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information. )

Chipset

Intel® X99 Express Chipset

Memory

8 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB of system memory
* Due to a Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than the size of the physical memory installed.
4 channel memory architecture
Support for DDR4 3333(O. C. ) / 3200(O. C. ) / 3000(O. C. ) / 2800(O. C. ) / 2666(O. C. ) / 2400(O. C. ) / 2133 MHz memory modules
Support for non-ECC memory modules
Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
Support for RDIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx4/2Rx4 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)

(Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information. )

Audio

Realtek® ALC1150 codec
High Definition Audio
2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN

Intel® GbE LAN chips (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Expansion Slots

2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIE_1/PCIE_2)
* For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIE_1 slot; if you are installing two PCI Express graphics cards, it is recommended that you install them in the PCIE_1 and PCIE_2 slots.
2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x8 (PCIE_3/PCIE_4)
* The PCIE_4 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIE_1 slot. When the PCIE_4 slot is populated, the PCIE_1 slot will operate at up to x8 mode.
* When an i7-5820K CPU is installed, the PCIE_2 slot operates at up to x8 mode.
(All of the PCI Express x16 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard. )
2 x PCI Express x1 slots
(The PCI Express x1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard. )

Multi-Graphics Technology

Support for NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI and 4-Way/3-Way/2-Way NVIDIA® SLI technologies
Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX and 4-Way/3-Way/2-Way AMD CrossFire technologies

* The 4-Way NVIDIA® SLI configuration is not supported when an i7-5820K CPU is installed. To set up a 3-Way SLI configuration, refer to "1-6 Setting up AMD CrossFire/NVIDIA® SLI Configuration. "

Storage Interface

Chipset:

1 x M. 2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 PCIe x4/x2/x1 SSD support)
1 x SATA Express connector
6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 0~5)
SATA connectors support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10

Chipset:

4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (sSATA3 0~3), supporting IDE and AHCI modes only
(An operating system installed on the SATA3 0~5 ports cannot be used on the sSATA 0~3 ports. )

USB

Chipset:

4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (available through the internal USB headers)
8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)

Chipset+Renesas® USB 3.0 Hub:

3 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel

Chipset+Intel® USB 3.1 Controller:

1 x USB Type-C port on the back panel, with USB 3.1 support
1 x USB 3.1 Type-A port (red) on the back panel

Internal I/O Connectors

1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
1 x PCIe power connector
1 x M. 2 Socket 3 connector
1 x SATA Express connector
10 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
1 x CPU fan header
1 x water cooling fan header (CPU_OPT)
3 x system fan headers
1 x front panel header
1 x front panel audio header
1 x S/PDIF Out header
2 x USB 3.0/2.0 headers
2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header
1 x Clear CMOS jumper

Back Panel Connectors

1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
1 x DisplayPort In port
1 x USB Type-C port, with USB 3.1 support
1 x USB 3.1 Type-A port (red)
3 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
1 x RJ-45 port
1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
5 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Line In, Line Out, Mic In)

I/O Controller

iTE® I/O Controller Chip

H/W Monitoring

System voltage detection
CPU/System/Chipset temperature detection
CPU/CPU OPT/System fan speed detection
CPU/System/Chipset overheating warning
CPU/CPU OPT/System fan fail warning
CPU/CPU OPT/System fan speed control
* Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the cooler you install.

BIOS

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

Unique Features

Support for APP Center
* Available applications in APP Center may differ by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also differ depending on motherboard specifications.
@BIOS
Ambient LED
EasyTune
EZ Setup
Fast Boot
Cloud Station
ON/OFF Charge
Smart TimeLock
Smart Recovery 2
System Information Viewer
USB Blocker
V-Tuner
Support for Q-Flash
Support for Smart Switch
Support for Xpress Install

Bundle Software

Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)
Intel® Smart Response Technology
cFosSpeed

Operating System

Support for Windows 10/8.1 64-bit
Support for Windows 7 32-bit/64-bit
* Please download the "Windows USB Installation Tool" from GIGABYTE's website and install it before installing Windows 7.

Form Factor

ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm

Remark

Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.
Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win9X/ME/2000/XP. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.