ASUS Prime X299 Deluxe Motherboard
26th June 2017Type
MotherboardPrice
$499.99 USTest Setup
Since this is a full Intel Core-X CPU lineup review, we used all the latest Intel processors in this range which have been launched. These include the Core i5-7640X, Core i7-7740X, Core i7-7800X, Core i7-7820X and the Core i9-7900X.
Intel did not contact us or provided NDA for testing of their Core-X series processors. Our review is based purely on fact and precision. The full test setup configuration can be seen in the provided list below:
ASUS PRIME X299 Deluxe Test Setup:
| Processor | Intel Core i9-7900X Intel Core i7-7820X Intel Core i7-7800X Intel Core i7-7740X Intel Core i5-7640X Intel Core i7-6950X Intel Core i7-6900K Intel Core i7-6800K Intel Core i7-7700K Intel Core i5-7600K AMD Ryzen 7 1800X AMD Ryzen 7 1700X AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | ASUS PRIME X299 Deluxe Gigabyte GA-X99-UD7 Gigabyte AORUS Z270X-Gaming 8 ASRock X370 Killer SLI/AC |
| Power Supply | Corsair RM 750X Gold Plus |
| Solid State Drive | Samsung SSD 960 EVO M.2 (512 GB) |
| Hard Disk | Seagate Barracuda 1 TB 7200.12 |
| Memory | G.SKILL Trident Z RGB Series 32 GB (4 x 8GB) CL16 3600 MHz |
| Case | Corsair Graphite Series 780T Full Tower |
| Video Cards | ASUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti STRIX OC |
| Cooling Solutions | Corsair H115i GTX Deepcool Captain 120 EX Cryorig R1 Ultimate |
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit |
I would like to thank G.Skill for providing the Trident Z RGB memory, ASUS for providing the GTX 1080 TI STRIX OC and PRIME X299 Deluxe Motherboard and DeepCool for providing the Captain 120EX for this review. Out of all the coolers we listed, only the Corsair H115i which I personally bought was the most adequate at overclocked loads so I resorted to using it for the entire test procedure.
- Intel Core i9-7900X @ 4.5 GHz With 1.276V
- Intel Core i7-7820X @ 4.5 GHz With 1.272V
- Intel Core i7-7800X @ 4.6 GHz With 1.252V
- Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.9 GHz With 1.263V
- Intel Core i5-7640X @ 5.1 GHz With 1.274V
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News Source: ASUS Prime X299 Deluxe Official Page
The ASUS PRIME X299 Deluxe is a true high-end desktop board that looks gorgeous, features tons of connectivity and I/O options and has decent overclocking potential. ASUS just needs to sort out their BIOS which is very buggy at the moment and can result in higher power draws and performance deficit in various applications with the Core-X processors.
- Beautiful Design
- Tons of Features
- Tons of Connectivity and I/O Option
- Supports all Intel Core-X processors
- Fast DDR4-4000+ MHz Memory Support
- 5 GHz band for wireless connectivity
- On-board audio is very high quality
- Dual Ethernet LAN ports are a plus for HEDT users
- M.2 heatsink provides decent cooling on PCI-e NVMe storage devices
- RGB Lighting looks great, ASUS keeps things modest here
Pros
- X299 Platform Not Fully Optimized At The Moment
- Power Delivery System Is a mess, New BIOS may fix
- VRM Heatsink is inefficient at cooling
- Very buggy BIOS, new release is expected
- Requires good cooling systems for optimal working
Cons
About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.
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