Chinese X79 Motherboards: LGA 2011 Specs and Comparison

Chinese LGA 2011 boards in one place: chipset, memory, storage, USB and PCIe, all in one table. Where a board name is a link, we have had that board on the bench and the link opens the full review. Sort by clicking any column header, and narrow the list down with the filter buttons above it.

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Board	Chipset	CPU power	Memory	Storage	USB 3.0 / 2.0	PCI-e	Form factor	Price
Huananzhi X79-16D	C602	130 W and above	16 × DDR3, 4ch per CPUup to 512 GB	1× M.2 NVMe·1× U.2·2× SATA III·4× SATA II	2/4	x16x16x16x8x8	E-ATX2 sockets	$$$
Huananzhi X79-16D M.2	C602	130 W and above	16 × DDR3, 4ch per CPUup to 512 GB	1× M.2 NVMe·2× SATA III·4× SATA II	2/4	x16x16x16x8x8	E-ATX2 sockets	$$$
Huananzhi X79-16D v2.1	C602	130 W and above	16 × DDR3, 4ch per CPUup to 512 GB	no M.2·2× SATA III·4× SATA II	2/4	x16x16x16x8x8x4	E-ATX2 sockets	$$$
Huananzhi X79-8D	C602	130 W and above	8 × DDR3, 2ch per CPUup to 256 GB	1× M.2 NVMe·2× SATA III·4× SATA II	2/6	x16x16x1x1	E-ATX2 sockets	$$$
E5 ver 2.4 also known as E5 ver 2.4A / B / E / F / F_C / F_G	C602	100–120 W	4 × DDR3, 4chup to 64 GB	1× M.2 NVMe·2× SATA III·4× SATA II	2/6	x16x16x1PCI	ATX	$$
Huananzhi X79 Supreme also known as Huananzhi X79 Deluxe V6.11, GuoShuo G279T V6.11	C602	100–120 W	4 × DDR3, 4chup to 128 GB	1× M.2 NVMe·2× SATA III·4× SATA II	4/4	x16x16x4x4x1	ATX	$$
Huananzhi X79 Supreme V3.0	C602	100–120 W	4 × DDR3, 4chup to 128 GB	2× M.2 NVMe·2× SATA III·4× SATA II	2/6	x16x16x4x1	ATX	$$
Huananzhi X79 Supreme V7.1 also known as Huananzhi X79 Deluxe V7.1, GuoShuo G279T V7.1	C602	100–120 W	4 × DDR3, 4chup to 128 GB	1× M.2 NVMe·2× SATA III·4× SATA II	2/6	x16x16x4x4x1	ATX	$$
Jingsha X79 P3	C602	100–120 W	4 × DDR3, 4ch	1× M.2 NVMe·2× SATA III·4× SATA II	4/4	x16x16x16x4x1	ATX	$$
Huananzhi X79-4D	C602	100–120 W	4 × DDR3, 2ch per CPUup to 128 GB	1× M.2 NVMe·2× SATA III·4× SATA II	2/6	x16x16x1x1	E-ATX2 sockets	$$
X79 V2.81 / V2.82 also known as X79 2.81A / 2.81B, X79 2.82A / 2.82B / 2.82H	C602	up to 90–100 W	4 × DDR3, 4ch	1× M.2 NVMe / SATA·1× SATA III·3× SATA II	2/4	x16x1	mATX	$
Machinist X79 Z9-D7	C602	up to 90–100 W	4 × DDR3, 2ch	1× M.2 NVMe / SATA·1× SATA III·3× SATA II	0/6	x16x1	mATX	$
X79G also known as Machinist X79 S7	C602	up to 90–100 W	4 × DDR3, 2chup to 64 GB	1× M.2 NVMe·1× SATA III·3× SATA II	0/6	x16x1	mATX	$
Huananzhi X79-6M V2.0 also known as X79 V3.4F	Varies	up to 90–100 W	2 × DDR3, 2chup to 64 GB	1× M.2 NVMe + 1× M.2 SATA·1× SATA III·3× SATA II	2/4	x16x1	mATX	$
X79-VG5 V1.1 also known as Huananzhi X79M-CD3	Varies	up to 90–100 W	2 × DDR3, 2chup to 64 GB	1× M.2 NVMe·1× SATA III·3× SATA II	0/8	x16x1	mATX	$
Huananzhi X79-ZD3 also known as X79 v3.6C	Desktop	130 W and above	4 × DDR3, 4chup to 128 GB	1× M.2 NVMe + 1× M.2 SATA·2× SATA III·4× SATA II	2/6	x16x4x1	mATX	$$
Huananzhi X79-ZD3 V2.0 also known as X79 v3.6D	C602	100–120 W	4 × DDR3, 4chup to 128 GB	1× M.2 NVMe + 1× M.2 SATA·2× SATA III·4× SATA II	2/6	x16x4x1	mATX	$$
E5 VER 3.2 also known as E5 3.2A / B / C / G / H / S1 / S2	Desktop	100–120 W	4 × DDR3, 4ch	1× M.2 NVMe·2× SATA III·4× SATA II	2/4	x16x16x1x1	ATX	$$
Huananzhi X79 Deluxe V3.0 / V3.1 also known as Huananzhi X79 Green, Huananzhi X79 2.49PC	Desktop	100–120 W	4 × DDR3, 4chup to 128 GB	1× M.2 NVMe + 1× M.2 SATA·2× SATA III·4× SATA II	2/6	x16x16x4x1	ATX	$$
X79T also known as X79-Turbo, X79T v1.01 / v1.02 / v1.03	Desktop	100–120 W	4 × DDR3, 4ch	1× M.2 NVMe·2× SATA III·4× SATA II	2/6	x16x16x16x1x1	ATX	$$
X79P also known as Kllisre X79P, Jingsha X79P	Desktop	up to 90–100 W	4 × DDR3, 4ch	1× M.2 NVMe·1× SATA III·5× SATA II	2/6	x16x16x4x1	ATX	$$
Huananzhi X79-4MT	H61	up to 90–100 W	4 × DDR3, 2chup to 128 GB	1× M.2 NVMe·no SATA III·4× SATA II	0/6	x16x1x1	mATX	$
X79-VG2 V2.2	H61	up to 90–100 W	4 × DDR3, 2chup to 128 GB	1× M.2 NVMe·no SATA III·4× SATA II	0/6	x16x1	mATX	$
Huananzhi X79-4M V4.0	H61	up to 90–100 W	2 × DDR3, 2chup to 64 GB	1× M.2 NVMe + 1× M.2 SATA·no SATA III·3× SATA II	0/6	x16x1	mATX	$
Huananzhi X79-4M V3.0	H61	up to 90–100 W	2 × DDR3, 2chup to 64 GB	1× M.2 NVMe·no SATA III·4× SATA II	0/6	x16x1	mATX	$
X79-VG3 V2.2	H61	up to 90–100 W	2 × DDR3, 2chup to 64 GB	1× M.2 NVMe·no SATA III·4× SATA II	0/6	x16x1	mATX	$

Specs come from open sources and may contain errors. Always double-check before buying.

What matters when choosing a board

Chinese boards usually exist in several revisions, and those revisions are not cosmetic: the chipset, the port count and the power stages can all change while the name on the box stays the same. Sellers rarely say which one they are shipping. That is why every revision we know of is listed under its board in the table.

1. VRM. Almost every Chinese board here uses the same seven-phase layout (6 CPU + 1 VTT). The real difference is in the MOSFETs, and manufacturers practically never publish what they fit. Treat the CPU power column as a rough tier, not a rating.

2. Chipset. C602 is the server chipset and the only one originally designed for this socket; boards built on it usually — though not always — offer the fullest set of features. The 6/7-series desktop chipsets (B75, Q75, Q77 and others, including C204) were meant for LGA1155 boards. They may give you fewer ports, but beyond that they hold no serious drawbacks. H61 is the bottom of the market: no USB 3.0 and no SATA III at all. Finding it on a board is a reliable sign that you are looking at the cheapest tier there is.

3. Memory channels. The platform supports quad-channel, but manufacturers do not always wire it up. Unless you are building on the tightest of budgets, do not give up the chance to double your memory bandwidth.

4. PCIe layout. Xeon processors carry 40 PCIe Gen 3 lanes, so the better boards are in no danger of running short. How those lanes are actually routed, however, is left to the board maker — always check the real slot configuration rather than assuming it from the CPU.