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Chapter 1: Introduction
Figure 1-5. Intel PCH C246 Chipset: System Block Diagram
Note:
This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent the features on your
motherboard. See the System Specifications appendix for the actual specifications of your
motherboard.
INTEL LGA1151
Intel
PCH-H
(Socket-H4)
SPI
PCIE[1:4]
USB 3.1[1]
USB 2.0[1]
USB 3.1[3]
USB 2.0[3]
USB 3.1[2]
USB 2.0[2]
USB2.0[4]
USB3.1[4]
USB 3.1[5:6]
USB 2.0[5:6]
USB 2.0[8]
USB 2.0[9:14]
PCIE[5]-GbE
PCIE[6]
PCIE[9:12]
SATA[5]
SATA[0b]
C246/Q370
GPP_K[0:7]
LPC
PCIE[7]
USBB 2.0[7]
PCIE[21-24]
PCIE[8]
IMVP8-Vcore
PCIe x16 Slot 6
x4 DMI
8 GT/s
8.0GT/s
PCIe3.0 x16/x8x8
DIMMA1
DIMMA2
DIMMB1
DIMMB2
DDI 1
eDP
DDI 3
DDI 2
Digital port 3
Digital port 2
DVI-I
ASM1442K
PTN3355
TDMS
RGB
Display Port++
Display Port++
SVID
DDR4 (CHA)
DDR4 (CHB)
Type-A
Rear I/O
Rear I/O
Rear I/O
Rear I/O
Internal P/H
Internal P/H
Internal P/H
Rear I/O
Type-A
Type-C
ASM1543
Type-A
Header
USB2.0
Type-A
USB3.1 Gen2 10 GT/s
480 MT/s
480 MT/s
USB2.0
x6
USB3.1
x2
Gen1 5 GT/s
ASM1042AE
PCIe3.0_x1
LINE OUT
LINE IN
RealTek ALC888S-VD2
Audio FP
CS0#
HD-A
FLASH
SPI 256Mb
80 Port
TPM P/H
TPM 2.0
SLB9670
SATA[1b:4]
PCIe x4 Slot 4
GLAN1
I219LM
GLAN2
I210-AT
Rear I/O
1250 Mbps-Phy
SATA 6 Gb/s
PCIe3.0 x4
SATA 6 Gb/s
SATA 6 Gb/s
M.2 2280/22110
M-Key
CBTL02043A
PCIe x4 Slot 7
SATA-DOM
SGPIO
8 bit-GPIO P/H
SATA *4 Conn.
NC-SI
RGMII
RGB
PWM, TACH
BMC AST2500
NCT6116D
HWM
RS-232 *4
FAN4
VGA Conn.
RTL8211F-CG
Intel Rapid Storage Technology
--x2 and x4 PCIe NVMe SSD
--x2 and x4 Next Generation
Intel Optane Memory
IMVP8-VGT
X11SCZ-F SKU only
2666MHz
2666MHz
FAN1~3, A, B
PWM, TACH
PCIe3.0 x4
PCIe3.0 x1
PCIe3.0 x4
USB3.1 Gen2 10 GT/s
USB3.1 Gen2 10 GT/s
USB3.1 Gen2 10 GT/s
USB3.1 Gen2 10 GT/s