Review Motherboard ASUS Sabertooth X79: Workstation dengan Penampilan Beda

ASUS memiliki motherboard khusus untuk High-End workstation. Seri motherboard tersebut dinamakan The Ultimate Force atau biasa disingkat TUF. Belum lama ini mereka mengeluarkan varian motherboard baru dari chipset terbaru Intel X79 untuk Sandy  Bridge-E dalam bentuk ASUS Sabertooth X79. Motherboard ini telah datang ke meja pengujian kami! Penasaran performa dengan board ini? Simak review kami berikut ini.

Sabertooth merupakan hewan sejenis Singa yang hidup di masa prasejarah. Nama Sabertooth diambil dari bentuk giginya yang menyerupai pedang (sabre). Binatang ini terkenal atas “kegarangan” dan ketangguhan nya dalam menyerang mangsa. Tema inilah yang diusung oleh ASUS ketika menggunakan nama ini untuk varian motheboard dalam kelas TUF-nya. Motherboard di kelas ini terkenal berpenampilan “garang” dan memiliki performa yang tangguh. Saat ini, telah hadir varian baru dari Sabertooth. Varian tersebut sudah menggunakan X79. Apakah performanya menjanjikan kegarangan dan ketangguhan sesuai dengan reputasi nama yang disandangnya ? Mari kita buktikan melalui pengujian di lab JagatReview.

Spesifikasi

CPU	Intel® Socket 2011 for 2nd Generation Core™ i7 Processors Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2 * Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list
Chipset	Intel® X79
Memory	8 x DIMM, Max. 64GB, DDR3 1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory Quad Channel Memory Architecture Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) * Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs. * Refer to www.asus.com or user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).
Multi-GPU Support	Supports NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ Technology Supports AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology
Expansion Slots	2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (dual x16) *1 1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x8 mode) *1 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 1 x PCI
Storage	Intel® X79 chipset : 2 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), brown 4 x SATA 3Gb/s port(s), black Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10 Marvell® PCIe 9128 controller : 2 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), gray ASMedia® ASM1061 controller : 1 x Power eSATA 6Gb/s port(s), green 1 x eSATA 6Gb/s port(s), red
LAN	Intel® 82579V, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s)
Audio	Realtek® ALC892 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 – Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel
IEEE 1394	VIA® 6315N controller 1 x IEEE 1394a port(s) (1 at back panel)
USB Ports	ASMedia® USB 3.0 controller : 6 x USB 3.0 port(s) (4 at back panel, blue, 2 at mid-board) Intel® X79 chipset : 14 x USB 2.0 port(s) (6 at back panel, black, 8 at mid-board)
Special Features	TUF ENGINE! Power Design : – 8 +2 +2 +2 Digital Phase Power Design – TUF Components (Choke, Cap. & MOSFET; certified by military-standard) – ASUS DIGI+ Power Control Utility Ultimate COOL! Thermal Solution : – TUF Thermal Armor – TUF Thermal Radar ASUS Exclusive Features : – MemOK! – AI Suite II – Anti-Surge – ESD Guards – ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode featuring friendly graphics user interface – ASUS SSD Caching – USB 3.0 Boost 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-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED) – ASUS Q-Slot – ASUS Q-DIMM – ASUS Q-Connector
Back I/O Ports	1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port(s) 1 x eSATA 6Gb/s 1 x Power eSATA 6Gb/s 1 x IEEE 1394a 1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s) 4 x USB 3.0 6 x USB 2.0 1 x Optical S/PDIF out 6 x Audio jack(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, moss green) 4 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 8 USB 2.0 port(s) 1 x COM port(s) connector(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 Assistant 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 Clear CMOS jumper(s)
Accessories	User’s manual ASUS Q-Shield 2 x SATA 3Gb/s cable(s) 4 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s) 1 x SLI bridge(s) 1 x Q-connector(s) (2 in 1) 1 x I/O Cover Fan(s) 1 x TUF Certification card(s) 1 x TUF 5 Year Warranty manual(s) (by region)
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 Anti-virus software (OEM version) ASUS Update ASUS Utilities
Form Factor	ATX Form Factor 12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )
Note	*1: This motherboard is ready to support PCIe 3.0 SPEC. Functions will be available when using PCIe 3.0-compliant devices. Please refer to www.asus.com for updated details.