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Z68 Extreme7 Gen3

Asrock motherboard Z68 Extreme7 Gen3 is gen3 who already launched in the world, the advantages of the Asrock Extreme7 Gen3 Z68 is in addition to using the Z68 chipset support Intel's Sandy Bridge processor this motherboard was already using the PCI Express 3.0 is capable of achieving bandwidth 8.0GT / s is nearly over 20% orders of magnitude faster than the PCI Express 2.0 is only 5.0GT / s.

Features

Highlight Features

• Premium Gold Caps (2.5 x longer life time), 100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors
• Digi Power, Advanced V8 + 4 Power Phase Design
• NVIDIA® NF200 Chip Onboard (Dual VGA cards at PCI-E x16/x16; three VGA cards at x16 / x8 / x8) 1x PCIe 3.0 x16 Slot, 4 PCIe 2.0 x16 Slots, Supports AMD 3-Way CrossFireX™ and NVIDIA® 3-Way SLI™
• Supports Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals
• Multi VGA Output : D-Sub, DVI-D, HDMI, DisplayPort
• Supports Dual LAN with Teaming function
• Dr. Debug, Smart Switch Design: Power/Reset/Clear CMOS Switch with LED
• Support Intel® Smart Response, Lucid Virtu Switchable Graphics
• Supports ASRock XFast USB, XFast LAN Technologies
• Supports ASRock On/Off Play, graphical UEFI, ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU)
  Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.)
• 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec), Supports THX TruStudio™
• Free Bundle : 1 x Front USB 3.0 Panel, 1 x Rear USB 3.0 Bracket, 1 x 3.5mm Audio Cable, CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite

SYSTEM TEST

• Core i7 2600K@3.4GHz run @4.7GHz
• ASRock Z68 Extreme7 Gen3
• Sapphire HD6870 1GB x2 (single and CF mode)
• Mushkin Ridgeback PC12800CL6 run @933MHzCL7
• Cooler Master V6GT
• Cooler Master SilentProM 700Watt
• WD Velociraptor 600GB
• ASUS VH222H 22’ 1920x1080
• Keyboard and mouse usb
• AMD Catalyst 11.5
• Win7 64Bit

Test Methodology and Setting

I tried testing to see how far scaling ASRock Mobo CF Gen3 Z68 Extreme7 with NF200 chip 16x/16x runing dual GPU, In addition to the CF mode is quite a lot of factors that influence the outcome of scaling, the main factor VGA driver itself is quite influential on my test this using the AMD Catalyst 5.11 WHQL.

Features Performance

ASRock X-Fast Lan

X-Fast LAN is one of the features of the ASRock Internet tools to maximize productivity. The features of these tools include Internet application priority, low latency connectivity for games, Traffic shaping and capable of monitoring internet data analysis. I tried to test when the Tools X-Fast LAN is installed and not installed

Normal test

With X-Fast LAN

From the results of test cFos speed recorded for the transmitter (tx) and receiver (rx) data with X-Fast LAN is faster, I think this tool does not speed up internet speed it may be management priorities internet applications that can maximize the speed internet connct to the network. Nice one, an interesting feature for those who like browsing.

ASRock X-Fast USB

X-Fast USB is a typical feature ASRock capable memboost speed data transfer to USB. This tool is quite interesting by specifying normal and turbo mode choice. I tried the following tools of this ASRock results obtained

normal mode

Turbo Mode

Wow, interesting sekari X-Fast USB capable memboost transfer speed of my normal monitor mode range 5.xx Mb / s to move the 350MB video file from the HDD to USB 2.0 to a range of 7.xx Mb / s while the turbo mode, compact and fast , the time needed faster.

NVIDIA NF200 onboard chip

ASRock Z68 Extreme7 Gen3 sudah ditanamkan chip NF200 yang memungkinkan saat dual GPU jalan 16x/16x. Berikut hasil dari GPU-Z @16x

Spesification Asrock Z68 Extreme7 Gen3

General
CPU	- Supports 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7 / i5 / i3 in LGA1155 Package - Advanced V8 + 4 Power Phase Design - Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology - Supports Intel® K-Series unlocked CPU - Supports Hyper-Threading Technology
Chipset	- Intel® Z68
Memory	- Dual Channel DDR3 memory technology - 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots - Supports DDR3 2133(OC)/1600/1333/1066/800 non-ECC, un-buffered memory - Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB* - Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) *Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows® 32-bit OS. For Windows® 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.
BIOS	- 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support - Supports "Plug and Play" - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Supports jumperfree - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - CPU Core, IGPU, DRAM, PCH, CPU PLL, VTT, VCCSA Voltage Multi-adjustment
Audio, Video and Networking
Graphics	- Supports Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals : Intel® Quick Sync Video, Intel® InTru™ 3D, Intel® Clear Video HD Technology, Intel® HD Graphics 2000/3000, Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) - Pixel Shader 4.1, DirectX 11 with Intel® Ivy Bridge CPU, DirectX 10.1 with Intel® Sandy Bridge CPU - Max. shared memory 1759MB - Multi VGA Output options: D-Sub, DVI-D, HDMI and DisplayPort - Supports HDMI 1.4a Technology with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz - Supports DVI with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz - Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048x1536 @ 75Hz - Supports DisplayPort with max. resolution up to 2560x1600 @ 60Hz - Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI (Compliant HDMI monitor is required) - Supports HDCP function with DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort ports - Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback with DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort ports *Due to chipset limitation, the Blu-ray playback of Intel® HD Graphics is only supported under Windows® Vista™ and Windows® 7. **Intel® InTru™ 3D is only supported under Windows® 7 and Windows® 7 x64.
Audio	- 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec) - Premium Blu-ray audio support - Supports THX TruStudio™
LAN	- PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s - Broadcom BCM57781 - Supports Wake-On-LAN - Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az - Supports Dual LAN with Teaming function - Supports PXE
Expansion / Connectivity
Slots	- 5 x PCI Express x16 slots (single at PCIE 3.0* x16 (PCIE2) mode, dual at PCIE 2.0 x16 (PCIE1) / PCIE 2.0 x16 (PCIE4) mode, or tripple at PCIE 2.0 x16 (PCIE1) / PCIE 2.0 x8 (PCIE4) / PCIE 2.0 x8 (PCIE6) mode; PCIE5: PCIE 2.0 x4 mode) - 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot - 1 x PCI slot - Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™ , 3-Way CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™ - Supports NVIDIA® Quad SLI™ , 3-Way SLI™ and SLI™ ** PCIE 3.0 is only supported with Intel® Ivy Bridge CPU. With Intel® Sandy Bridge CPU, it only supports PCIE 2.0.
SATA3	- 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by Intel® Z68, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, Intel® Rapid Storage and Intel® Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions - 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, support NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions (SATA3_A4 connector is shared with eSATA3 port)
USB 3.0	- 4 x Rear USB 3.0 ports by ASMedia ASM1042, support USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s - 1 x Front USB 3.0 header (supports 2 USB 3.0 ports) by ASMedia ASM1042, supports USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s
Connector	- 4 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, Intel® Rapid Storage and Intel® Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions - 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors - 1 x IR header - 1 x CIR header - 1 x COM port header - 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header - 1 x IEEE 1394 header - 1 x Power LED header - CPU/Chassis/Power FAN connector - 24 pin ATX power connector - 8 pin 12V power connector - SLI/XFire power connector - Front panel audio connector - 4 x USB 2.0 headers (support 8 USB 2.0 ports) - 1 x USB 3.0 header (supports 2 USB 3.0 ports) - 1 x Dr. Debug with LED
Rear Panel I/O	I/O Panel - 1 x D-Sub Port - 1 x DVI-D Port - 1 x HDMI Port - 1 x DisplayPort - 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port - 2 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports - 1 x eSATA3 Connector - 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 3.0 Ports - 2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) - 1 x IEEE 1394 Port - 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED - HD Audio Jack: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone
Other Features / Miscellaneous
Unique Feature	- ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) - ASRock Instant Boot - ASRock Instant Flash - ASRock APP Charger - ASRock SmartView - ASRock XFast USB - ASRock XFast LAN - ASRock XFast Charger - Lucid Virtu - ASRock On/Off Play Technology - Hybrid Booster: - CPU Frequency Stepless Control - ASRock U-COP - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) - Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.) - Good Night LED
Smart Switch	- 1 x Power Switch with LED - 1 x Reset Switch with LED - 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED
Support CD	- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite - OEM and Trial; ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite - OEM)
Accessories	- 1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card - Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield - 6 x SATA Data Cables (optional) - 2 x SATA 1 to 1 Power Cables (optional) - 1 x 3.5mm Audio Cable (optional) - 1 x Front USB 3.0 Panel - 4 x HDD Screws - 6 x Chassis Screws - 1 x Rear USB 3.0 Bracket - 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard + USB 2.0 Bracket
Hardware Monitor	- CPU Temperature Sensing - Chassis Temperature Sensing - CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer - CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Allow Chassis Fan Speed Auto-Adjust by CPU Temperature) - CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore
Form Factor	- ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm - Premium Gold Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors)
OS	- Microsoft® Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista™ / Vista™ 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit compliant
Certifications	- FCC, CE, WHQL - ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)

Source : ( Asrock, t1tan1ick )