| Best Seller Ranking |
#90 in AMD Motherboards
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| Onboard Video Chipset |
Aspeed AST2500 BMC Controller- Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920×1200 @ 60Hz
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| Windows 11 |
Supported
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| Power Pin |
1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)- We recommend using a PSU with a max. current of 3A on +5VSB.2 x 8 pin 12V Power Connectors (Hi-Density Power Connector)1 x 6 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
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| Dimensions (W x L) |
12.0" x 10.7"
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| LED Lighting |
RGB
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| Form Factor |
Extended ATX- 14 Layer PCB- 2oz Copper PCB
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| Other Connectors |
1 x SPI TPM Header1 x COM Port Header1 x Intelligent Platform Management Bus Header1 x PSU SMBus Header1 x BMC SMBus Header1 x Auxiliary Panel Header1 x Power LED and Speaker Header1 x RGB LED Header- Supports in total up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip2 x Addressable LED Headers- Support in total up to 5V/3A, 15W LED Strip1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)- The CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power.1 x CPU/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)- The CPU/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 2A (24W) fan power.3 x Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)- The Chassis/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 2A (24W) fan power.- CPU_FAN2/WP, CHA_FAN1/WP, CHA_FAN2/WP and CHA_FAN3/WP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.1 x Front Panel Audio Connector (15µ Gold Audio Connector)1 x Right Angle Front Panel Audio Connector- Connect the audio device to either one of the audio connectors.1 x USB 2.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection)2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Headers (Support 4 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports) (Supports ESD Protection)1 x Front Panel Type C USB 3.2 Gen2 Header (Supports ESD Protection)1 x Non Maskable Interrupt Button Header1 x Dr. Debug with LED1 x Power Button with LED1 x Reset Button
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| Back I/O Ports |
2 x Antenna Ports1 x D-Sub Port1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port2 x USB 4.0 Thunderbolt 4 Type-C Ports (40 Gb/s for USB 4.0 protocol, 40Gb/s for Thunderbolt protocol) (Supports ESD Protection)*2 x Mini DisplayPort Input Ports**(For Thunderbolt)4 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Ports (10 Gb/s) (Supports ESD Protection)***2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)1 x RJ45 Dedicated IPMI LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)1 x Clear CMOS ButtonHD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker, Central, Line in, Front Speaker, Microphone (Gold Audio Jacks)* Supports USB-PD 3.0 9V/3A(27W) and 5V/3A(15W)** Please choose regular mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort adapter cables instead of right angled ones if you use two mini DisplayPort input ports simultaneously.*** Ultra USB Power is supported on USB31_1_2 ports.*** ACPI wake-up function is not supported on USB31_1_2 ports.
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| Bluetooth |
Yes
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| Wireless LAN |
802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E ModuleSupports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/axSupports Dual-Band 2×2 160MHz with extended 6GHz band* support2 antennas to support 2 (Transmit) x 2 (Receive) diversity technologySupports Bluetooth + High speed class IISupports MU-MIMO* Wi-Fi 6E (6GHz band) will be supported by Microsoft Windows 11. The availability will depend on the different regulation status of each country and region. It will be activated (for supported countries) through Windows Update and software updates once available.* A 6GHz compatible router is required for 6E functionality.
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| Max LAN Speed |
2 x 10 Gigabit LAN 100/1000/2500/5000/10000 Mb/s
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| LAN Chipset |
2 x 10 Gigabit LAN 100/1000/2500/5000/10000 Mb/s (Marvell (Aquantia) AQC113CS)- Support Wake-On-LAN- Support PXE1 x Dedicated IPMI (ASPEED AST2500)- Supports iKVM and vMedia
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| Audio Channels |
7.1 Channels
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| Audio Chipset |
7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC4050H+ALC1220)Premium Blu-ray Audio supportSupports Surge ProtectionNE5532 Premium Headset Amplifier for Front Panel Audio Connector (Supports up to 600 Ohm headsets)Pure Power-InDirect Drive TechnologyPCB Isolate ShieldingImpedance Sensing on Rear Out portIndividual PCB Layers for R/L Audio ChannelGold Audio Jacks15µ Gold Audio ConnectorNahimic Audio
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| SATA RAID |
Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devicesSupports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 5 for M.2 NVMe storage devices** Requires additional M.2 NVMe expansion cards to support RAID 5
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| Brand |
ASRock
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| M.2 |
1 x Vertical M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi/BT PCIe WiFi module2 x Hyper M.2 Sockets (Key M)CPU:- 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_1, Key M), supports type 2260/2280/22110 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s & PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) modes*Chipset:- 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_2, Key M), supports type 2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode** Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks* Supports ASRock U.2 Kit
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| SATA 6Gb/s |
8 x SATA 6Gb/s
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| Other Slots |
1 x U.2 Connector
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| PCI Express 4.0 x16 |
7 x PCIe 4.0 x16 Slots (PCIE1/PCIE2/PCIE3/PCIE5/PCIE7 at x16, PCIE4/PCIE6 at x8)*- 15µ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slots (PCIE1, PCIE2 ,PCIE3, PCIE5 and PCIE7)* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
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| Memory Feature |
15µ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots
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| ECC Supported |
Yes
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| Channel Supported |
Eight Channel
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| Maximum Memory Supported |
2TB
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| Memory Standard |
Supports DDR4 ECC & non-ECC, buffered and un-buffered memory (U-DIMM) up to 4400+(OC)*Supports DDR4 3200/2933/2667/2400/2133 ECC & non-ECC, buffered and un-buffered memory (R-DIMM and 3DS R-DIMM)** Supports DDR4 3200 natively.* Please refer to Memory Support List on ASRock's website for more information. (http://www.asrock.com/)
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| Number of Memory Slots |
8x288pin (DDR4)
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| Chipset |
AMD WRX80
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| CPU Type |
Supports AMD Socket sWRX8 for AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5000WX and 3000WX Series Processors- Intersil Digital PWM- 8 Power Phase design- Supports ASRock Hyper BCLK Engine III
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| CPU Socket Type |
sWRX8
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| Model |
WRX80 CREATOR R2.0
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| Date First Available |
October 13, 2022
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Gavin –
Pros: Fits in a Fractal Design Mesh XL and it works well with the Threadripper WX CPU. Originally purchased the Asus board, but the Asus shipped warped and defective, so here we are. It was an easy build, the CPU install makes you wish all CPU’s pins are on the board and not on the CPU. I had one bad stick of memory, but the board is capable of running on seven sticks as opposed to eight. Same is true of the Asus. I prefer the pin pointing up as opposed to pointing out as in the Asus, to each their own. The Asus probably is a nicer board and if you are willing to go through the buy and keep swapping until you get a board that works, but I chose not to go that route despite the absence of reviews for the Asrock. This is a video editing/rendering 3D animation build, cooled on air, so no plans to overclock. No interest in RGB blinky things. The biggest + for me is it fits in a Mesh XL without issue. The weight of the board and running cables is not an issue with the Asrock motherboard, unlike the Asus. The feature set varies between the Asrock and Asus, so choose as you will, but the Asrock works without issue. Cons: I would have preferred a few more four pin fan headers on the board. The software isn’t as sophisticated as the Asus, but it gets the job done. The fan control isn’t the greatest, but monitoring the temperatures works, so away we go. The PCI lanes are okay for me, but if you need all the slots, you probably are better off with the Asus. Overall Review: If you are DYIing yourself, it’s just an easier board to work with. It’s a motherboard, the CPU layout on the board is not the same on the wx boards as opposed to the threadripper x series. If you are planning on air, the cpu’s fans are pointing straight up not out the back. I watched several youtube review builds, and that was not obvious.
Anonymous –
Pros: – Has everything on board – Solid BIOS – It works Cons: – Only thing I’m not crazy about is the IPMI remote functionality Overall Review: I’ve built a few rigs on this board now and love it. Coming from many TRX40 builds on the Creator, it’s a perfect step up. TONS of hardware capability and it’s all on-board. Thunderbolt, dual 10Gbps, lots of USB, and a bunch of PCIe. I’m a huge fan of the BIOS as it really finishes off the bridging of servers to workstations like this board does. The BIOS is more of a server-type BIOS than previous-gen workstation/consumer BIOSs. NEMIX ECC RAM works great (Samsung die), and has always been good to me. If I had to pick at one thing, I wish there was a 3rd m.2 slot but no big deal. It’s a $30 pcie-to-m.2 card purchase to get a 3rd in there. With the 1.0 version of this board, they couldn’t get remote control display functionality working over IPMI. They seem to have got that resolved, but I don’t like how it requires Windows seeing 2 displays (one you’ve got connected via discreet GPU and the onboard GPU) and you cannot make them duplicate in Windows. What this means is if you really want to remote control over IPMI, you’ll want to set the only display to the onboard GPU. If Windows could do “duplicate the displays” it would be perfect. I’ll be spinning up a few rigs on the Asus board here shortly and will review (including multi-m.2 RAID performance), but as usual, right out of the gate ASRock has supplied more on-board hardware than Asus (like Thunderbolt).