WS X299 PRO/SE

    WS X299 PRO/SE

    ASUS WS X299 PRO/SE LGA2066 DDR4 M.2 U.2 X299 ATX Motherboard for Intel® Core™ X-Series Processors with SafeSlot, Dual Gigabit LAN and USB 3.1 Type A / C

    • Designed for 7th generation LGA2066 socket Intel® Core™ X-Series processors with dual M.2, front panel USB 3.1 Gen2, Dual Gigabit Intel® LAN, support for Thunderbolt 3, Intel® VROC and Intel® Optane™ Memory compatibility
    • OC Design featuring ASUS ProClock and T-Topology Technology extends CPU and Memory overclocking margins while providing the flexibility to extract every ounce of performance for memory speeds of DDR4-4133 MHz and beyond
    • Patent-pending SafeSlot features an injection molding process that integrates metal framing for stronger, firmly anchored PCIe slots built for heavyweight GPUs, ideal for supporting 3-Way NVIDIA®SLI® or AMD® CrossfireX™
    • Industry-leading 8-channel HD audio enhanced by ASUS exclusive Realtek S1220A featuring Crystal Sound 3, DTS Headphone:X and driven by Japanese capacitors for warm, immersive sound
    • AURA Sync RGB lighting via Addressable RGB header features a nearly endless spectrum of colors with the ability to synchronize effects across an ever-expanding ecosystem of AURA Sync enabled products
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    Rear IO:
    • 1 x BIOS Flashback™ button
    • 4 x USB 2.0 ports
    • 2 x USB 3.1 Gen2 ports
      (TypeA & TypeC)
    • 4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 ports
    • 2 x 1Gbe Intel LAN
    • 7.1 Ch Audio with DTS support

    2 PCI-E Gen3 x 16 (x16 link)

    3 PCI-E Gen3 x 16 (x16 link)

    4 ASMB9-iKVM

    5 PCI-E Gen3 x 4 (x4 link)

    6 Crystal Sound 3

    7 PCI-E Gen3 x 16 (x8 link)

    8 PCI-E Gen3 x 16 (x4 link)

    9 8 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR4 2666 MHz, non-ECC, un-buffered memory

    10 LGA2066 Socket for Intel Core™ X-Series Processors

    11 Intel X299 Chipset

    12 6 x SATA 6Gbs ports

    13 1 x U.2 Connector

    14 2 x M.2 Slots
    (up to 22110 and 2280)

    Comprehensive IT Infrastructure Management Solution

    WS X299 PRO/SE features an embedded iKVM module and is bundled with ASUS Control Center software to provide comprehensive in-band and out-of-band management features for small and mid-size businesses:

    The embedded ASMB9-iKVM module supports remote BIOS updates, fans control, standalone KVM, video recording, and BSOD capture, providing around-the-clock remote monitoring and diagnostics — even if the operating system is down or offline — through a user-friendly, web-based graphical interface that works with all major browsers.

    ASUS Control Center (ACC) is a centralized and integrated IT management platform for monitoring and controlling ASUS commercial products, including servers, workstations and digital signage. ACC enables remote BIOS updates, monitoring of multiple systems via mobile devices, and one-click software updates and dispatching, allowing easier server management for any IT infrastructure.

    Flagship Performance

    Make your memory go faster

    With optimized trace paths for time-aligned signaling and minimal crosstalk, third-generation ASUS T-Topology offers enhanced memory stability and compatibility, allowing support for memory speeds of DDR4-4133MHz and beyond.

    CPU: Intel LGA 2066 i9-7900X |Motherboard: WS X299 PRO/SE | DRAM: Corsair CMK64GX4M8X4200C19*8 |Power: AURUM PT-1200FM

    OC Design – ASUS PRO Clock II Technology

    WS X299 PRO/SE includes a dedicated base-clock (BCLK) generator that extends CPU and memory overclocking margins. This custom solution works in tandem with the TPU to enhance voltage and BCLK overclocking control, providing the flexibility to extract every ounce of performance from the Intel® Core™ X-series processors.

    BCLK Range
    OC
    470MHz
    Default
    100MHz
    *BCLK overclocking range will vary according to CPU capabilities, cooling, motherboard support and tuning options.
    CPU : Intel LGA 2066 i7-7740X | Motherboard : WS X299 PRO/SE | DRAM : Corsair CMK64GX4M8X4133C19*4 | Power : AURUM PT-1200FM
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    Multi-GPU support

    With support for both NVIDIA® SLI™ and AMD CrossFireX™ 2/3-WAY configurations, WS X299 PRO/SE enables multi-GPU setups so you can harness the full power of the latest graphics technologies to drive games at 4K and beyond.

    CPU 44 Lane
    3-Way/2-Way
    CPU 28 Lane
    2-Way
    Cooler by Design

    Ultra-efficient VRM Heatsink

    Designed for the powerful Intel Core X-series processor with up to 18 cores, WS X299 PRO/SE features a capable thermal design to ensure maximum performance with no CPU throttling. Consisting of an ultra-efficient VRM heatsink with a metal fin array design that maximizes surface area for heat dissipation, plus two additional heatsinks and a connecting heatpipe to further increase cooling performance, this innovative thermal design ensures WS X299 PRO/SE is always ready to handle any task, no matter how demanding.

    Connect everything, ultra-fast

    Dual Onboard M.2 & M.2 heatsink

    Perfected cooling for unleashed performance

    WS X299 PRO/SE features dual onboard M.2 slots, each operating at X4 PCI Express 3.0 to provide an abundant 32Gbps of bandwidth. Both slots sit below the X299 chipset and are covered by a heatsink that reduces drive temps by as much as 20°C, ensuring peak performance under all scenarios.

    U.2 connector

    Join the NVMe revolution

    The revolutionary specification that lets your SSDs scream at top speed. Simply attach your choice of drive and experience data-transfer speeds of up to 32Gbps — and free up a PCIe slot for another expansion card.

    Intel Optane memory

    Intel Optane memory ready

    Intel® Optane™ is a revolutionary non-volatile memory technology supported by WS X299 PRO/SE. Intel Optane memory modules accelerate attached storage to reduce boot and load times, so everything feels faster and more responsive.

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    VROC

    Upgrade your RAID

    Unleash the WS X299 PRO/SE Virtual RAID on CPU (VROC) with the addition of an ASUS Hyper M.2 X16 Card*, which allows you to attach up to four PCIe® 3.0 x16 M.2 drives — for a total bandwidth of up to 128Gbps. PCH-based RAID arrays are bottlenecked by the 32Gbps limit of the DMI bus. VROC obliterates that limit by allowing you to utilise CPU PCIe lanes to configure a bootable RAID array that can transfer data at insane speeds.

    *ASUS Hyper M.2 X16 Card available separately for purchase.

    USB 3.1 Gen 2 front-panel connector

    Future-proof connectivity

    WS X299 PRO/SE's front panel USB 3.1 connector is ready for next-gen PC cases and devices.

    USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A & Type-C

    Ultimate-speed 10Gbps with USB 3.1 onboard

    With backward-compatible USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A™ and reversible USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C™ ports, you'll experience ultimate connection flexibility and blazing data-transfer speeds of up to 10Gbps.

    Dual Intel® server-class Gigabit LAN

    For more reliable networking, WS X299 PRO/SE features the latest server-class dual Intel® Gigabit LAN ensuring lower CPU utilization and temperatures outstanding performance as well as better support for diverse operating systems. The dual Ethernet ports also support teaming which combines the network links to provide higher throughput or redundancy in case of failure.

    Intel® Core™ X-series Intel Core X-series processors (6-core and above): 4-channel (8-DIMM), 44/28 PCI Express 3.0/2.0 lanes. Intel Core X-series processors (4 core): 2-channel (4-DIMM), 16 PCI Express 3.0/2.0 lanes.

    Intel® X299 Chipset The Intel X299 chipset supports LGA 2066-socket Intel Core X-series processors. It provides improved performance by utilizing serial point-to-point links, allowing increased bandwidth and stability. Additionally, X299 provides a maximum 10 USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports, 8 SATA 6Gbps ports and 32Gbps M.2 support for faster data retrieval.