ASUS ROG Zenith Extreme, AMD X399 Mainboard - Socket TR4 [90MB0UV0-M0EAY0]

PCIe NVE SSDs are connected directly to the CPU on AMD's X399 motherboards and all 12 PCIe lanes are reserved by Threadripper. This allows the extreme read and write rates of NVMe-M.2 and U.2 SSDs to be used optimally without slowing down the data through the chipset. The connection via four PCI-Express 3.0 lanes per PCIe-NVMe slot in the U.2 or M.2 format enables enormously high data transfer rates of up to 32 Gbit / s, which is nearly eight times as fast as SATA 6G ,

The X399 chipset on Socket TR4 motherboards is connected to the processor as usual via four PCIe lanes, and the X399 platform supports native USB 3.1, so that usually no additional USB controllers are required to run the extremely fast USB- Standard with maximum speeds of 10 Gbps per port. Memory is run on X399-Mainboards in the particularly fast quad-channel mode and via OC depending on the mainboard RAM clock rates beyond the 4,000 MHz mark are possible.

As a further feature, X399 motherboards support overclocking the Ryzen threadripper CPUs and the motherboards with the TR4 socket, along with the threadripper processors, form AMD's Enthusiast platform for gamers and content creators.
Features of the ASUS ROG Zenith Extreme in E-ATX format

The ASUS ROG Zenith Extreme is a motherboard in E-ATX format and has graphics cards with four PCI Express 3.0 slots, two of which are connected to the chipset with full 16- or 8-lanes. Additional expansion cards can be connected in a PCIe x1 and x4 slot, and the ASUS ROG Zenith Extreme also supports AMD's Crossfire and NVIDIA SLI technology for multi-GPU setups as the X399 motherboard. Up to 128 GB of DDR4 memory can be accommodated by the eight RAM banks, with the corresponding memory running at a maximum of 2.666 megahertz, but overclocking clock rates up to 3,200 MHz are supported.
The special features of the ASUS ROG Zenith Extreme motherboard at a glance:

4x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16 / x16 / x8 / x8) for high-end graphics cards
2x USB 3.1: Type A & Type C + 3x M.2 slot PCIe 3.0 x4
DDR4 memory up to 3,200 MHz in quad-channel mode
BT / WLAN module & 2x Gigabit LAN
RGB LED lighting including RGB LED headers
Modern UEFI BIOS including temperature monitoring

Such as SSDs and hard drives, the board manages over eight SATA 6G connectors (including RAID support), as well as three M.2 slots and one U.2 port, each with four PCI Express 3.0 lanes directly The CPU are connected. M.2 SSDs of 42 to 110 mm in length can be used, as well as the advanced NVM Express protocol, which has been specially optimized for highly parallelized data carrier accesses to modern PCIe SSDs. Two of the M.2 slots are located on an M.2 DIMM card, which is placed vertically on the board next to the DIMM slots on the right side of the motherboard. This means that the M.2 slots are located in the airflow and not next to PCIe slots, which could throttle the M.2 SSDs through waste heat.

A small highlight on the ASUS ROG Zenith Extreme is also that a I / O panel on the back of the motherboard is a USB 3.1 port with type C socket. The new USB type C port is especially thin and can be inserted at both ends. USB 3.1 or USB 3.1 Gen 2 achieves maximum speeds of 10 Gbit / s per port. Two LAN ports, one USB 3.1 Type A port and eight USB 2.0 ports complete the peripheral connectivity range.

Special refinements of the ASUS ROG Zenith Extreme are also LED lighting including RGB LED headers as well as a WLAN module, which even supports the particularly fast AD standard. Additional internal ports each include two headers for USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 for 4 ports each, a total of five 4-pin headers for CPU and chassis fans as well as water pumps, and last but not least, numerous internal status / debug LEDs, headers and switches. Another special feature of the ASUS ROG Zenith Extreme is the expansion card for a 10 Gigabit LAN port, which is connected via the PCIe x4 slot.

Note: Due to the size of the Ryzen Threadripper CPU, the TR4 socket differs greatly from conventional sockets. When installing the CPU, please pay careful attention to the instructions in the mounting instructions of the CPU or the mainboard! It is an LGA socket! The pins are located on the socket, not the CPU.

Technical details:
Format: E-ATX
Chipset: AMD X399
Socket: TR4 (for Ryzen Threadripper)
R.A.M:
8x DDR4 (2.666 MHz, using OC up to 3,200 MHz)
Quad-Channel
Max. 128 GB
slots:
2x PCIe 3.0 x16
2x PCIe 3.0 x16 (electrical x8)
Multi-GPU configurations: 4-way CrossFireX (16/8/16/8), 4-way SLI (16/8/16/8)
1x PCIe 2.0 x4
1x PCIe 2.0 x1
Internal connections:
6x SATA 6G (RAID 0, 1, 10)
2x M.2 on M.2 dimming card (M-Key, PCIe 3.0 x4 with a maximum of 32 Gbit / s, sizes 2242 to 22110)
1x M.2 (M-Key, PCIe 3.0 x4 with a maximum of 32 Gbit / s, horizontal, sizes 2242 to 2280)
1x U.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4 with up to 32 Gbit / s)
2x USB 3.0 header (4 ports)
1x USB 2.0 header (2 ports)
1x USB 3.1 front panel header
2x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)
1x High-Amp Fan Connector (4-pin)
1x water pump connector (4-pin)
2x Chassis Fan Connectors (4-Pin)
2x thermal sensor
2x RGB LED header
1x TPM header
4x WaKü header
1x Start button
1x Slowboot button
1x Retry button
1x slow-mode jumper
1x LN2 jumper
Power / Reset / Front Audio
External connections:
2x USB 3.1 (each 1 × Type A and Type C)
8x USB 3.0
1x Gigabit LAN (Intel I211AT)
1x BIOS flashback switch
1x CMOS switch
3x WLAN antenna (included)
1x S / PDIF
1x audio (7.1 ALC1220)
1x PS / 2 Combi port (keyboard / mouse)
Power supply:
1x 24-pin ATX12V
1x 8-pin ATX12V
Special features: integrated LED lighting