Introduction and Technical Specifications
SUPERMICRO comes out of the gate swinging with entry into the Intel X99 enthusiast arena, the C7X99-OCE motherboard…
Introduction
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SUPERMICRO is a vendor you really don't hear much about anymore, unless you are dealing with datacenter and server builds. However, they are looking to make a comeback into the enthusiast crowd with their Intel X99 chipset-based offering, the C7X99-OCE motherboard. The board features a blue and black aesthetic with stylish heat sinks covering all the important areas with support for all Intel LGA2011-3 based processors paired with DDR4 memory in up to a quad channel configuration. Offered at a $329.99 MSRP, the SUPERMICRO C7X99-OCE remains reasonably priced in comparison to Intel X99 offerings from other manufacturers.
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SUPERMICRO built the C7X99-OCE to appeal to the enthusiast crowd, powered by a more than adequate 8+4 phase digital power delivery system. The following features were integrated into the board: 10 SATA 3 ports; dual RJ-45 Intel i210-AT Gigabit NICs; four PCI-Express x16 slots; two PCI-Express x4 slots; 2-digit diagnostic LED display; on-board power, reset, CMOS clear, and overclocking buttons; and USB 2.0 and 3.0 port support.
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Technical Specifications (taken from the SUPERMICRO website)
| Product SKUs | |
| MBD-C7X99-OCE -O | C7X99-OCE (Gift Box Pack) |
| Physical Stats | |
| Form Factor | ATX |
| Dimensions | 12" x 9.6", (30.5cm x 24.4cm) |
| Processor | |
| CPU | Intel® 4th gen. Core™ i7 series, Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600/ 1600 v3 family (up to 160W TDP **) Single Socket R3 (LGA 2011) |
| Note | ** Motherboard supports this maximum TDP. Please verify your system can thermally support |
| System Memory | |
| Memory Capacity | 8x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM slots Supports up to 64GB DDR4 Non-ECC Un-Buffered memory (UDIMM) in 8 DIMM slots |
| Memory Type | Frequency up to 3300MHz(OC) non-ECC DDR4 SDRAM 72-bit, 284-pin (UDIMM) gold-plated DIMMs Support overclocking up to 3300MHz* * Please check the operation manual for supported components |
| DIMM Sizes | 8GB, 4GB, 2GB, 1GB |
| Memory Voltage | 1.2V |
| On-Board Devices | |
| Chipset | Intel X99 chipset |
| SATA | SATA3 (6Gbps) via Intel X99 controller 10x SATA3 ports: 6x iSATA (RAID 0, 1, 5, 10) and 4x sSATA |
| Network Controllers | Intel® i210-AT Dual Port Gigabit Ethernet Supports 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, and 1000BASE-T, RJ45 output |
| Audio | RealTek ALC1150 High Definition Audio |
| Input / Output | |
| SATA | 10x SATA3 (6Gbps) ports |
| LAN | 2 x RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports |
| USB | 8 x USB 3.0 ports (6 rear + 2 via header) 4 of 8 USB 3.0 ports upgradable to 4x USB 3.1 (10Gbps) (2 rear + 2 via header) (This upgrade is BOM option for OEM only) |
| Audio | 7.1 HD Jacks |
| Keyboard/Mouse | 1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse port |
| Serial Port / Header | 1 x header |
| TPM | 1 x TPM 1.2 20-pin Header |
| Chassis ( Optimized for C7X99-OCE ) | |
| Important Chassis Notes | To support motherboards based on Intel® Xeon® processor 5500/3500 series, Revision K or later chassis is recommended for most models. Please talk to your sales representative for details. |
| Expansion Slots | |
| PCI-Express | 4 x PCI-E 3.0 x16 slots (run at 16/16/NA/8 or 16/8/8/8) 2 x PCI-E 2.0 x1 (in x4) slots PCI-E slot #1 supports (x4) and slot #4 (x16) is disabled when Intel Core i7-5820K is installed |
| System BIOS | |
| BIOS Type | 128Mb SPI Flash EEPROM with AMI BIOS |
| BIOS Features | Plug and Play (PnP) APM 1.2 DMI 2.3 PCI 2.3 ACPI 1.0 / 2.0 / 3.0 / 4.0 USB Keyboard support Hardware BIOS Virus protection SMBIOS 2.7.1 UEFI 2.3.1 RTC (Real Time Clock) Wakeup |
| Management | |
| Software | SuperDoctor® III Watch Dog |
| Power Configurations | ACPI Power Management Keyboard Wakeup from Soft-Off CPU Fan auto-off in sleep mode Power-on mode for AC power recovery |
| PC Health Monitoring | |
| Voltage | +12V, +3.3V, +5V, 1.05 (PCH), 1.2V (VDIMM), 3.3V standby, Chassis intrusion header, Monitors CPU voltages, VBAT |
| FAN | Total of 5 fan headers supporting up to 5 fans 5 fans with tachometer status monitoring Status monitor for speed control Status monitor for on/off control Low noise fan speed control Pulse Width Modulated (PWM) fan connectors |
| Temperature | Monitoring for CPU and chassis environment CPU thermal trip support I2C temperature sensing logic Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) support PECI |
| LED | CPU / System Overheat LED Suspend static indicator LED |
| Other Features | Chassis intrusion detection Chassis intrusion header RoHS |
Glad to see Supermicro in
Glad to see Supermicro in prosumer market. I like their sys. boards and chassis. Good quality products.
What’s next, you’ll be
What’s next, you’ll be telling me about DFI’s X99 LAN Party board?
If DFI releases a new
If DFI releases a new LanParty board I’m no board for it.
Ahh..DFI how I miss thee,
Ahh..DFI how I miss thee, design wise it was very impressive for it’s times..
Still, as for this board, it looks quite good, but I’d stick to other manufacturers for the desktop segment.
apparently this board isn’t
apparently this board isn’t that good if it didn’t get at least a silver award for CMOS battery placement.
How come all the images
How come all the images provided by super micro show a vga port that isn’t in the photos you took morry?
suspect it could only used
suspect it could only used for IPMI – so for consumers they decided to just drop it?
unfortunately, that is the
unfortunately, that is the only one I could find of the rear panel…
The review is for the
The review is for the C7X99-OCE, thus video port is missing.
VGA/video port is only included with the C7X99-OCE-F (IPMI) variant.
PS/2 is very welcome. The
PS/2 is very welcome. The only thing missing is m.2 for me.. but nothing a PCIE adapter can’t handle. Interested to see a review of this board.
4x8GB is 32GB isn’t it?
4x8GB is 32GB isn’t it?
you are correct. Thanks for
you are correct. Thanks for the heads up…
Cool! Xeon E5 support right
Cool! Xeon E5 support right out of the box.