EVGA X99 User Manual download pdf (Page 3)

EVGA X99 Micro Motherboard

Header and Margin

The header and right margin are permanent fixtures in the BIOS. The header gives a general

overview of hardware installed, basic temperatures and voltages.

In the center above the EVGA logo, is basic CPU information. There is the overall CPU clock

speed shown in GHz (Gigahertz). Above that the CPU Multiplier times Base Clock (BCLK) which

is how clock speed is derived. Adjacent to the CPU Clock there is a small outline of a chip and a

number inside of it, the number in this case 6, is the number of physical cores in the CPU. HT

indicates that Hyper Threading is enabled.

On the left, basic memory information is displayed at the top. The 8 small blue circles above

“Memory” represent the memory slots. The number in the circle indicates the memory size per

slot. If there is no number present, then that specific slot is not populated, or perhaps the

DIMM present may be malfunctioning or incorrectly installed.

Below “MEMORY” is the total RAM size and the memory frequency. The X99 MICRO can

support up to 64GB of RAM, and speeds up to 2667+MHz. Current Haswell-E processors are

rated for up to 2133 MHz. Most memory will default to 1866 MHz and this will need to be set

manually to the manufacturers spec or to XMP if the memory supports it. Although this board

is rated for 2667+ MHz, there are many factors that can limit your overclocking ability such as

memory controller in the CPU, among others.

Bottom left section shows current voltages for Processor (CPU VCore) and the Memory

(VDIMM).

The PCI-Express Breakdown is on the upper right. From the center out is the uppermost PCI-E

slot to the lower slots. The lower row of blue circles will show what PCIe generation the slot is

running at. The PCIe generation options are 1.0 2.0 and 3.0. The upper circles indicate the PCIe

lane count for the corresponding slot. PCIe lane count options are 1, 4, 8, or 16.

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