AORUS X399 Xtreme Flagship $449.99 US Motherboard Review With AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 32 Core CPU

Test Setup

For this review, I had access to the Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX flagship processor. AMD did not provide us with any equipment or processors for this review. The motherboard was sent to us by AORUS and we will be using it with our Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX sample. My review is entirely based on facts and precision.

The full test setup configuration can be seen in the provided list below:

Gigabyte X399 AORUS Xtreme Test Bench:

Processors	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
Motherboards	ASRock X399 Professional Gaming ASRock X399M Taichi ASRock X399 Taichi
Memory	Teamgroup Xcalibur RGB Series 32 GB (4 x 8GB) CL16 3200 MHz
Video Cards	ASUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti STRIX OC
Power Supply	Corsair AX1200i PSU
Cooling Solutions	Corsair H115i Pro AIO Liquid
Solid State Drive	Samsung SSD 960 EVO M.2 (512 GB)
BIOS Used	Gigabyte X399 AORUS Xtreme F4C ASRock X399 Professional Gaming v3.20 ASRock X399 Taichi v3.20
OS	Windows 10 64-bit

For overclocking, the maximum clock speeds I was able to achieve on the AORUS X399 Xtreme were 4.2 GHz across all cores with a voltage supply of 1.385V.

Gigabyte X399 AORUS Xtreme Motherboard RGB Gallery:

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9.8

WCCFTECH RATING

For all builders who are buying a $1000+ Ryzen Threadripper processor, the AORUS X399 Xtreme is a perfect choice for you new enthusiast and workstation environment.

Pros

• 10+3 Phase IR Digital PWM Power Supply (Server Level MOSFETs and Chokes)
• Dual 8-Pin Power Connectors For Unrestricted Power Delivery to CPU
• Proper Aluminum Fin Based heatsinks with heat pipe interconnection
• Supports Up To 128 GB of DDR memory with speeds of 3600 MHz+ OC
• Stunning Design With Brushed Aluminum Accents and Full Cover Backplate
• Ultra Durable Nano Carbon Base Plate
• Active (Dual-Fan) cooling Within the IO cover
• Impressive RGB Fusion Lighting Capabilities With Good Software Support
• Triple Heatsink For Triple M.2 Ports
• Metal Shielded PCIe Slots
• Metal Shielded DIMM Slots
• Metal Shielded M.2 Slots
• Metal Shielded Power Connectors
• Integrated Intel 802.11 ac Wireless capabilities
• 10G Ethernet Port (Aquantia) + Dual LAN ports
• ESS Sabre HiFi Sound (Superb onboard sound capabilities)
• Tons of USB 3.1 Gen 1 and Gen 2 ports on rear panel IO
• Pre-mounted IO Shield
• Internal USB 3.1 Gen 2 Header
• Dual BIOS for easy tuning if anything goes haywire

Cons

• Very High Price ($449.99 US)
• Not The Best UEFI BIOS
• Can consume a lot of power when CPUs (especially the WX models) are overclocked beyond 4 GHz

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