WS X299 PRO

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Intel LGA 2066 ATX motherboard with DDR4 4133MHz, dual M.2 and M.2 heatsink, U.2, and USB 3.1 Gen 2 connectors.
  • 5-Way Optimization: One-click, system-wide tuning, delivers optimized overclocking and intelligent cooling for a diverse range of workloads.
  • Industry-leading cooling options: Comprehensive controls for fans and water pumps, via Fan Xpert 4 software or the acclaimed ASUS UEFI.
  • Ultra-efficient VRM heatsink: Metal fin array connected to large surface area via a heatpipe tames X299 thermals to enable unthrottled performance.
  • Next-gen transfer speeds: Up to 32Gbps dual M.2 and U.2, plus up to 10Gbps USB 3.1 Type-A and Type-C connections.
    • WS X299 PRO
    WS X299 PRO motherboard, front view
    1
    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 PCI-E Gen3 x 4 (x4 link)

    5 Crystal Sound 3

    6 PCI-E Gen3 x 16 (x8 link)

    7 PCI-E Gen3 x 16 (x4 link)

    8 8 x DIMM, Max. 256GB, DDR4 2666 MHz, non-ECC, un-buffered memory

    9 LGA2066 Socket for Intel Core™ X-Series Processors

    10 Intel X299 Chipset

    11 6 x SATA 6Gbs ports

    12 1 x U.2 Connector

    13 2 x M.2 Slots
    (up to 22110 and 2280)

    Tune it your way

    5-Way Optimization

    One-click overclocking and cooling

    ASUS 5-Way Optimization makes your workstation smart. One click takes care of complex tuning, dynamically optimizing essential aspects of the system to provide overclocking and cooling profiles that are tailored for your rig.

    An automated tuning utility that optimizes overclocking and cooling profiles for your unique system configuration.

    Fans stay whisper-quiet with everyday computing, and deliver optimal airflow when the system is crunching through CPU or GPU-intensive tasks.

    Stress test function helps optimize and overclock for CPU- or memory-centric workloads.

    i9-7900X
    O.C.
    4.4G*
    Default
    3.3G
    CPU: Intel LGA 2066 i9-7900X | Motherboard: WS X299 PRO | DRAM: Corsair CMK64GX4M8X4000C19 | Power: Corsair AX1500ic
    i7-7740X
    O.C.
    5.0G
    Default
    4.3G
    CPU: Intel LGA 2066 i7-7740X | Motherboard: WS X299 PRO | DRAM: Corsair CMK64GX4M8X4000C19 | Power: Corsair AX1500i
    TPU
    EPU
    Fan Xpert 4
    Digi+ Power
    Control
    Turbo Core
    App
    CPU performance boost

    Unleash your workstation's full performance with the ASUS AI Suite 3 utility. The TurboV Processing Unit (TPU) is the intelligence behind our automated system-tuning utility, offering the ability to fine-tune voltages, monitor system stats, and adjust overclocking parameters for optimal performance.

    All-round energy efficiency

    With the Energy Processing Unit (EPU) you'll enjoy system-wide power savings. The EPU automatically optimizes power consumption and maximizes savings with Away mode – a smart setting that creates an extreme energy-saving scenario by shutting down unused I/O controllers.

    Flexible cooling controls for air or liquid

    With WS X299 PRO, you have comprehensive control over fans, water pumps and even all-in-one (AIO) coolers – all via Fan Xpert 4 or our media-acclaimed UEFI. Whether you're cooling with air or water, Auto-Tuning mode intelligently configures all parameters with a single click. There's also Extreme Quiet mode, which reduces all fan speeds to below the default minimum – keeping your system whisper-quiet when performing light tasks.

    Precise digital power control

    Digi+ delivers real-time control over voltage droop, switching frequency and power-efficiency settings, allowing you to fine-tune CPU voltage regulation for ultimate stability and performance.

    App-specific optimization for professionals and gamers

    Whether you're a professional content creator or gaming enthusiast, you'll feel the benefit of the ASUS-exclusive Turbo Core app. This intuitive tool allows you to define CPU overclocking, apply fan profiles, prioritize network data and optimize audio settings at app level – so your WS X299 PRO system is perfectly optimized for whatever you're doing.

    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 | DRAM: Corsair CMK64GX4M8X4200C19*8 |Power: AURUM PT-1200FM

    OC Design – ASUS PRO Clock II Technology

    WS X299 PRO 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 | 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 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

    Flexible Cooling Controls

    WS X299 PRO features the most comprehensive cooling controls ever, configurable via Fan Xpert 4 or the UEFI BIOS.

    Multiple temperature sources
    Water pump+
    AIO pump
    4-pin PWM/DC fan
    ASUS Fan Extension Card support
    Smart protection

    Each header can be set to monitor and react to three user-configurable thermal sensors, for workload based cooling. All easily managed by Fan Xpert 4 or UEFI

    A dedicated header that can supply over 3A to high-performance PWM or DC water pumps.

    A dedicated PWM/DC header for self-contained water-cooling setups.

    Every onboard header supports auto-detection of PWM or DC fans.

    Includes a header for fan extension card support.

    A dedicated integrated circuit protects each fan header from over-temperature and over-current.

    Ultra-efficient VRM Heatsink

    Designed for the powerful Intel Core X-series processor with up to 18 cores, WS X299 PRO 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 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 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. 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 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.

    *Intel® VROC is supported via RSTe, Hyper M.2 x 16 card, and Intel® VROC_ HW_key. Hyper M.2 x 16 card and VROC_HW_Key are to be purchased separately. NVMe RAID type and function will depend on Intel® VROC_HW_ key installed.

    USB 3.1 Gen 2 front-panel connector

    Future-proof connectivity

    WS X299 PRO'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 Gen 2 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 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 processors for LGA 2066 socket Intel Core X-series processors (6-core and above): 4-channel (8-DIMM), 48/44 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.

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