ASUS reveals three X399 series Threadripper motherboards

 

Looking at the Prime X399-A and the ROG Zenith Extreme we can see that the overall design of each motherboard is very different, though both share many of the same features. 

Both include an M.2 PCIe that can utilise the board’s chipset heatsink for cooler operation, with the Prime X399-A featuring a single, vertical M.2 slot beside the motherboard’s right DIMM slots. On the Zenith, ASUS has a DIMM.2 slot around the same location, which can fit up to two additional M.2 SSDs (PCIe only). 

Both motherboards share a similar VRM heatsink design, with a finstack and fan under the board’s IO shield. Both include Intel Gigabit NICs, though the Zenith also includes a PCIe card that can be used to act as a 10 Gigabit Ethernet connection.  

The Zenith also includes a built-in WiFi card while the Prime has no such feature, that being said who builds a workstation that is this expensive to not use a wired internet connection?   

     
  

Below are the full specifications of all three of ASUS’ X399 offerings, all of which will be available to purchase by the end of August. 

 

 

 

 

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