Gigabyte X99 Gaming 5P Motherboard Review

1. Support for Intel^® Core™ i7 processors in the LGA2011-3 package
2. L3 cache varies with CPU

(Please refer “CPU Support List” for more information.)

1. Intel^® X99 Express Chipset

1. 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.
2. 4 channel memory architecture
3. 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
4. Support for non-ECC memory modules
5. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
6. Support for RDIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx4/2Rx4 memory modules (operates in non-ECC mode)

(Please refer “Memory Support List” for more information.)

1. Creative^® Sound Core 3D chip
2. Support for Sound Blaster Recon3Di
3. TI Burr Brown^® OPA2134 operational amplifier
4. High Definition Audio
5. 2/5.1-channel
6. Support for S/PDIF Out

1. Qualcomm^® Atheros Killer E2201 LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

1. 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.

1. 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 and the PCIE_3 operates at up to x4 mode.
   (All PCI Express x16 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)

1. 3 x PCI Express x1 slots
   (The PCI Express x1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)

1. 1 x M.2 Socket 1 connector for the wireless communication module (M2_WIFI)

1. Support for 4-Way/3-Way/2-Way AMD CrossFire™/NVIDIA^® SLI™ technology
   * 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.”

1. 1 x M.2 PCIe connector
   (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA & PCIe x2/x1 SSD support)
2. 1 x SATA Express connector
3. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 0~5)
4. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
   * Only AHCI mode is supported when an M.2 PCIe SSD or a SATA Express device is installed.
   (M2_10G, SATA Express, and SATA3 4/5 connectors can only be used one at a time. The SATA3 4/5 connectors will become unavailable when an M.2 SSD is installed in the M2_10G connector.)

Chipset:

1. 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (sSATA3 0~3), supporting IDE and AHCI modes only
   (An operating system installed on the SATA3 0~5 connectors cannot be used on the sSATA3 0~3 connectors.)

1. 4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
2. 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)

Chipset + Renesas^® uPD720210 USB 3.0 Hub:

1. 4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel

1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connectorŠ
2. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
3. 1 x PCIe power connector
4. 1 x I/O shield audio LED power connector
5. 1 x heatsink LED power connector
6. 1 x M.2 Socket 3 connector
7. 1 x SATA Express connector
8. 10 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
9. 1 x CPU fan header
10. 1 x water cooling fan header (CPU_OPT)
11. 3 x system fan headers
12. 1 x front panel header
13. 1 x front panel audio header
14. 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header
15. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
16. 1 x Thunderbolt add-in card connectorŠ
17. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
18. 1 x CPU mode switch
19. 1 x audio gain control switch

1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard port
2. 1 x PS/2 mouse port
3. 6 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
4. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
5. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
6. 1 x RJ-45 port
7. 5 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Line In/Mic In, Line Out, Headphone)
8. 2 x Wi-Fi antenna connector holes

1. iTE^® I/O Controller Chip

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

1. 2 x 128 Mbit flash
2. Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
3. Support for DualBIOS™
4. Support for Q-Flash Plus
5. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

1. 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
   Game Controller
   Cloud Station
   ON/OFF Charge
   Smart TimeLock
   Smart Recovery 2
   System Information Viewer
   USB Blocker
   V-Tuner
2. Support for Q-Flash
3. Support for Smart Switch
4. Support for Xpress Install

1. Norton^® Internet Security (OEM version)
2. Intel^® Smart Response Technology

1. Support for Windows 8.1/8/7

1. E-ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 26.4cm

1. Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors’ website or 3rd party website.
2. 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.