DDR4 memory modules are available at a stock frequency of 2133 MHz, but memory vendors encode XMP profiles which can automatically modify the frequency and timings of the supported memory modules to work in par with your CPU. With the X99 Champion Series, GIGABYTE is offering a tested and proven platform that ensures proper compatibility with profiles up to 3333 MHz, and exclusively 3400 Mhz for the X99-SOC Champion.
GIGABYTE X99 series motherboards use an all digital CPU power design from international rectifier which includes both 4th generation digital PWM controllers and industry-leading 3rd generation PowIRstage controllers. The 100% digital controllers offer incredible precision in delivering power to the motherboard's most power-hungry and energy-sensitive components, allowing enthusiasts to get the absolute maximum performance.
This generation of IR digital power controllers and PowIRstage ICs feature Isense technology, which provide more precise current sensing accuracy. This helps evenly distribute the thermal loading between the PowerIRstage ICs, preventing the overheating of each individual PowerIRstage, resulting in longer lifespan and better reliability.

• Support for DDR4 XMP
• Genuine all digital power design
• IR digital PWM & IR PowIRstage ICs
• Long lifespan durable black solid caps
• Single package design
• Exclusive OC buttons
• Turbo M.2 technology
• Next generation SATA Express connector
• Independent right and left audio channel PCB layers

• Support for DDR4 XMP
  DDR4 memory modules are available at a stock frequency of 2133 MHz, but memory vendors encode XMP profiles which can automatically modify the frequency and timings of the supported memory modules to work in par with your CPU. With the X99 Champion Series, GIGABYTE is offering a tested and proven platform that ensures proper compatibility with profiles up to 3333 MHz, and exclusively 3400 Mhz for the X99-SOC Champion.
• Genuine all digital power design
  GIGABYTE X99 series motherboards use an all digital CPU power design from international rectifier which includes both 4th generation digital PWM controllers and industry-leading 3rd generation PowIRstage controllers. The 100% digital controllers offer incredible precision in delivering power to the motherboard's most power-hungry and energy-sensitive components, allowing enthusiasts to get the absolute maximum performance.
• IR digital PWM & IR PowIRstage ICs
  This generation of IR digital power controllers and PowIRstage ICs feature Isense technology, which provide more precise current sensing accuracy. This helps evenly distribute the thermal loading between the PowerIRstage ICs, preventing the overheating of each individual PowerIRstage, resulting in longer lifespan and better reliability.
• Long lifespan durable black solid caps
  GIGABYTE X99 series motherboards integrate the absolute best quality solid state capacitors that are rated to perform at maximum efficiency for extended periods, even in extreme performance configurations. This provides peace of mind for end users who want to push their system hard, yet demand absolute reliability and stability, with ultra-low ESR no matter how high the CPU loading.
• Single package design
  IR has leveraged it's world class packaging technology developed for the DirectFET, improving the thermal capability and layout of the PowIRstage significantly over that of other MCM packages.
• Exclusive OC buttons
  The GIGABYTE X99-SOC Champion features a careful selection of some of the most critical OC buttons found on the X99-SOC force motherboard. The design philosophy behind these OC buttons is simple; to help enthusiasts and overclockers not only get the most performance from their hardware, but also the absolute most enjoyable OC experience.
• Turbo M.2 technology
  GIGABYTE X99 SOC motherboards feature a Turbo M.2 socket to provide compact connectivity for SSD devices. Thanks to the unique design from the X99 chipset, 4 PCIe lanes can be allocated to the M.2 socket, unlocking up to 20 Gb/s of bandwidth. Turbo M.2 offers considerably faster storage performance than current mSATA and even SATA Revision 3 storage devices.
• Next generation SATA Express connector
  GIGABYTE X99 series motherboards feature an onboard SATA Express connector which provides performance far superior to that of current SATA technologies. SATA Express features data transfer rates of up to 10 Gb/s, which won't bottleneck faster NAND flash technologies in cutting edge SSDs. SATA Express combines the benefits of PCI-Express and SATA to provide much higher bandwidth, allowing SATA Express based drives to perform at similar speeds as PCI-Express based drives.
• Independent right and left audio channel PCB layers
  Locating the right and left audio channels on separate PCB layers, GIGABYTE X99 series motherboards are able to eliminate channel crosstalk and maintain the best audio quality.

Main Specifications

Product Description	Gigabyte GA-X99-SOC Champion - 1.0 - motherboard - extended ATX - LGA2011-v3 Socket - X99
Product Type	Motherboard - extended ATX
Chipset Type	Intel X99 Express
Compatible Processors	Core i7 Extreme Edition, Core i7, Xeon E5-2600 v3 series, Xeon E5-1600 v3 series
Audio	HD Audio (8-channel)
Processor Socket	1 x LGA2011-v3 Socket
RAM Supported	4 DIMM slots - DDR4, non-ECC, registered, unbuffered
Storage Ports	6 x SATA-600 (RAID), 4 x SATA-600, 1 x SATA Express port, 1 x M.2
LAN	Gigabit Ethernet
USB / FireWire Ports	USB 3.0 4 x USB 3.0 + 4 x USB 2.0 + (2 x USB 3.0 + 4 x USB 2.0 via headers)
Max RAM Size	32 GB

Extended Specifications