ASUS X99-PRO Motherboard
Main Specifications
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The main specifications for the ASUS X99-PRO include:
- Socket: LGA2011-v3
- Chipset: Intel X99
- Super I/O: Nuvoton NCT6791D
- Parallel ATA: none
- Serial ATA: ten SATA-600 ports controlled by the chipset (RAID 0, 1, 10, and 5), supporting one SATA Express connector
- External SATA: none
- USB 2.0: eight USB 2.0 ports, four on the motherboard real panel and four available through two headers on the motherboard
- USB 3.0: ten USB 3.0 ports, six on the motherboard rear panel (one controlled by the chipset and five controlled by one ASMedia ASM1042 chip and one ASMedia ASM1074 chip) and four available through two headers on the motherboard, controlled by the chipset
- FireWire (IEEE 1394): none
- Thunderbolt: none
- On-board video: no
- On-board audio: produced by the chipset together with a Realtek ALC1150 codec (7.1+2 channels, 24-bit resolution, 192 kHz sampling rate, 115 dB SNR for the outputs, and 104 dB SNR for the inputs), on-board optical SPDIF output
- On-board LAN: one Gigabit Ethernet port, controlled by an Intel i218V chip
- Wireless LAN: one IEEE 802.11ac dual-band interface (MIMO 2×2:2 antenna set), Bluetooth 4.0
- Buzzer: no
- Infrared interface: no
- Power supply required: EPS12V
- Slots: three PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x16 slots (working at x16/x16/x8 on a 40-lane CPU or x16/x8/x4 with a 28-lane CPU), one PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (working at x4 or x1), two PCI Express x1 slots, one M.2 PCI Express x4 slot, and one M.2 PCI Express x4 add-on card
- Memory: Eight DDR4-DIMM sockets (up to DDR4-3300, 64 GiB maximum)
- Fan connectors: two four-pin connectors for the CPU cooler, and four four-pin connectors for auxiliary fans
- Extra features: support for TPM, POST status display
- Number of CDs/DVDs provided: one
- Programs included: motherboard utilities
- More Information: https://www.asus.com
- Average price in the U.S.*: USD 330.00
* Researched at Newegg.com on the day we published this review.