ASUS is going at the Top in the motherboard market and you folks know that they deserve that to be at the top in motherboards manufacturer brand ranking. ASUS made very powerful and performance motherboard and they always tried some innovational thing and launch an absolutely tremendous motherboard in the market.ASUS P9X79 Deluxe is similar to that of the previous generation Z68 and P67 motherboards with a black base and the supported technologies highlighted boldly. The big callouts on the front panel are PCIe 3.0 readiness, ASUS Dual Intelligent processors (TPU and EPU), and DIGI+ power design for both the CPU and DRAM, for improved power control and efficiency. Add in the One Click Speedup for easy overclocking, uEFI BIOS, eight DIMM slots for huge bandwidth, SLI and CrossFireX support, and of course support for the latest Second Generation Core i7 processors. The front cover of the box lifts up to explore a bit more of the large feature set you can expect on a "Deluxe" level motherboard, including definitions and functions of the TPU (TurboV Processing Unit) and EPU ( Energy Processing Unit), which work in tandem to deliver world class overclocking and energy management. Additional features include USB BIOS Flashback, USB 3.0 Boost, Fan Xpert, and Dolby DTS Connect and Ultra PC II sound. The back side of the package shows the board and lists the specific features on the motherboard I/O panel and PCB. There is more detail on the full hardware-based Digi+ power control, ASUS SSD Caching, UEFI BIOS implementation.The PCH in the X79 has the circuitry to support many more SAS and SATA 6Gb/s ports, but compatibility concerns caused board makers to “de-feature” it at the last minute. So instead of a board bristling with 10 SATA 6Gb/s ports, we get the standard Z68 layout of two SATA 6Gb/s and four SATA 3Gb/s. Asus tries to beef up the board’s six standard ports (four 3Gb/s and two 6Gb/s) with a Marvell 6Gb/s controller that also does SSD caching. Few of us could afford to install that many HDDs given today’s prices, of course, but that doesn’t render the lack of native support any less of a letdown—this is a $400 motherboard, after all.We fired up Intel’s new DX79SI mobo to compare its performance to that of the P9X79. While we don’t normally expect to see big performance deltas between boards based on the same chipsets, the Asus board generally produced better benchmark numbers, with one significant exception: Intel’s board delivered much faster SATA 6Gb/s write speeds. We normally use OCZ’s Enyo external drive to test USB 3.0 performance, but the P9X79’s USB controller uses the new and speedier UASP protocol, so we also used an OWC SATA 6Gb/s drive inside a new Asus enclosure. With UASP, we saw USB 3.0 speeds climb to a nice 225MB/s read and 217MB/write. We would have liked to compare this to a USB 3.0 enclosure that doesn’t support UASP, but our generic USB 3.0 enclosures don’t seem to like any SATA 6Gb/s drives.
ASUS P9X79 Deluxe Specifications
CPU: Intel Socket 2011 for 2nd Generation Core i7 Processors Supports Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2
Chipset: Intel X79
Memory: 8 x DIMM, Max. 64GB, DDR3 2400(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory Quad Channel Memory Architecture, Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
Multi-GPU Support: NVIDIA 3-Way SLI Technology, AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX Technology
Expansion Slots:
3 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (dual x16 or x16, x8, x8)
1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x8 mode)
2 x PCIe 2.0 x1
Storage Intel X79 chipset:
2 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), white
4 x SATA 3Gb/s port(s), blue
Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10
Marvell PCIe 9128 controller:
2 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), white
ASMedia ASM1061 controller:
2 x Power eSATA 6Gb/s port(s), green
LAN: Dual Gigabit LAN controllers
Realtek 8111E
Intel 82579V
Wireless Data Network: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth: Bluetooth V3.0+HS, ASUS BT GO! Utility
Audio: Realtek ALC898 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
Supports:
Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
Audio Feature:
Absolute Pitch 192kHz/ 24-bit True BD Lossless Sound
Blu-ray audio layer Content Protection
DTS Ultra PC II
DTS Connect
Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel
USB Ports: ASMedia USB 3.0 controller
8 x USB 3.0 port(s) (6 at back panel, blue, 2 at mid-board)
Intel X79 chipset:
12 x USB 2.0 port(s) (4 at back panel, black+white, 8 at mid-board)
Special Features: ASUS Dual Intelligent Processors 3 with New DIGI+ Power Control
ASUS TPU
Auto Tuning
TurboV
TPU switch
ASUS EPU
EPU
EPU switch
ASUS Digital Power Design
Industry leading Digital 16 + 4 Phase CPU Power Design
Industry leading Digital 2 + 2 Phase DRAM Power Design
CPU Power Utility
DRAM Power Utility
ASUS BT GO!
Folder Sync
BT Transfer
Shot & Send
BT to Net
Music Player
Personal Manager
ASUS BT Turbo Remote
Exclusive Smartphone Interface supporting iPhone, Android, Windows Mobile, and Symbian systems
ASUS Exclusive Features
MemOK!
AI Suite II
Ai Charger
ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode featuring friendly graphics user interface
ASUS SSD Caching
USB 3.0 Boost
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution
Stylish Fanless Design Heat-pipe solution
ASUS Fan Xpert+
ASUS EZ DIY
USB BIOS Flashback
ASUS Q-Shield
ASUS O.C. Profile
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
ASUS EZ Flash 2
ASUS MyLogo 2
Multi-language BIOS
ASUS Q-Design
ASUS Q-Code
ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED)
ASUS Q-Slot
ASUS Q-DIMM
ASUS Q-Connector
Back I/O Ports
1 x Bluetooth module(s)
2 x Power eSATA 6Gb/s
2 x LAN (RJ45) port(s)
6 x USB 3.0
4 x USB 2.0 (one port can be switched to USB BIOS Flashback)
1 x Optical S/PDIF out
6 x Audio jack(s)
1 x Wi-Fi antenna port(s)
1 x USB BIOS Flashback Button(s)
Internal I/O Ports 1 x USB 3.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.0 port(s) (19-pin)
4 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 8 USB 2.0 port(s)
4 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s)
4 x SATA 3Gb/s connector(s)
1 x CPU Fan connector(s) (4 -pin)
4 x Chassis Fan connector(s) (4 -pin)
1 x Optional Fan connector(s) (4 -pin)
1 x S/PDIF out header(s)
1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s)
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)
1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP)
1 x System panel(s) (Q-Connector)
1 x MemOK! button(s)
1 x TPU switch(es)
1 x EPU switch(es)
1 x Power-on button(s)
1 x Reset button(s)
1 x Clear CMOS jumper(s)
1 x Bluetooth v3.0 + HS header(s)
Accessories:
User's manual
I/O Shield
4 x SATA 3Gb/s cable(s)
4 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s)
1 x 3-Way SLI bridge(s)
1 x SLI bridge(s)
1 x Q-connector(s) (2 in 1)
1 x Wi-Fi Ring Moving Antenna(s)
1 x Bluetooth v3.0 + HS module(s)
BIOS: 64 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.6, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
Manageability: WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE
Support:
Disc Drivers
ASUS Utilities
ASUS Update
Anti-virus software.
ASUS always bring very powerful and good performing motherboards with great build quality.Lets test this one....
- Great Features.
- Nice Performance.
- Stable.
- VRM capable of 300W.
- Good Overclocking.
- SSD caching.
- Low Power Consumption.
- Best design.
- Excellent UEF.
- Expensive.
- High Power Consumption when overclocked.
