Asus PRIME X299-A Intel X299 ATX Motherboard (LGA 2066)

ASUS Prime X299-A is the ATX motherboard that's been expertly engineered for professional content creators and power users who work hard by day and play harder by night. This powerful, innovative board puts a friendly face on advanced enthusiast controls, enabling you to maximize performance, cooling and personalization with ease. So, if you live to create, to explore, to enjoy and to push the boundaries, look no further than Prime X299-A.

Media-acclaimed UEFI BIOS
The smoothest, slickest mouse-controlled graphical BIOS has been improved to make it even more appealing. Whether you're a PC novice or a seasoned overclocker, the EZ and Advanced Modes help you find your way, quickly and easily.

OC design- ASUS PRO Clock II technology
A dedicated base-clock generator that extends CPU and memory overclocking margins. This custom solution works in tandem with the TPU to enhance voltage and base-clock overclocking control, providing the flexibility to extract every ounce of performance from Intel® Core™ X-series processors.

VROC
Upgrade your RAID
Unleash the Prime X299-A Virtual RAID on CPU (VROC) feature with the addition of an ASUS Hyper M.2 X16 Card*, which allows you to attach up to four PCIe® 3.0 x16 M.2 drives — for a total bandwidth of up to 128Gbps. With VROC, you can utilize CPU PCIe lanes to configure a bootable RAID array, eliminating traditional DMI bottlenecks, so that storage transfers aren't held back by other traffic.

ThunderboltEX 3 Card
Experience blistering ThunderboltTM 3 speeds and any-way-up connectivity
Prime X299-A offers support for ThunderboltEX 3 card, an Intel-certified Thunderbolt™ 3 add-on card enables breathtaking bi-directional speeds of up to 40Gbps through a single cable — up to 4X faster than other PC data-transfer protocols. Beyond sheer bandwidth, Thunderbolt 3 supports daisy-chaining up to six devices; utilizes a Type-C reversible connector for compatibility with the latest USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C devices; and supports the USB Power Delivery specification for fast, high-power charging of up to 36W.

Intel® Core™ X-series processors for LGA 2066 socket
Intel Core X-series processors (6-core and above): 4-channel (8-DIMM), 44/28 PCI Express 3.0/2.0 lanes.
Intel Core X-series processors (4 core): 2-channel (4-DIMM), 16 PCI Express 3.0/2.0 lanes.

Intel X299 chipset
The Intel X299 chipset supports LGA 2066-socket Intel Core X-series processors. It provides improved performance by utilizing serial point-to-point links, allowing increased bandwidth and stability. Additionally, X299 provides a maximum 10 USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports, 8 SATA 6Gbps ports and 32Gbps M.2 support for faster data retrieval.

General

Brand:	Asus
Release date:	June 2017
Package Dimensions:	335 x 265 x 65mm (L x W x T)
Categories:	Computers > Components > Motherboards
LSN:	XFD-30F-SJ2-1
Barcode:	0889349769430
Component For:	PC
Model Number:	90MB0U40-M0EAY0

Supported CPU

CPU Socket Type:	LGA 2066
Processor Series:	Intel Core i7

Chipset

Chipset:	Intel® X299
Chipset Family:	Intel

Memory

Maximum Memory Supported:	128 GB
Memory Standard:	DDR4-SDRAM
Non-ECC:	Yes
Slot Type:	DIMM
Supported Clock Speed:	2133 • 2400 • 2666 • 3600 • 4000
Unbuffered Memory:	Yes

Storage

SATA 6Gb/s:

8

Onboard

Audio Channels:	7.1 channels
Fan Connectors:	2
USB Ports:	1

Rear Panel Ports

Ethernet:	1
Headphone Out:	1
Mic In:	Yes
S/PDIF Out:	Yes
USB 2.0:	2
USB 3.0:	2

BIOS

BIOS Memory Size:	128 Mbit
BIOS Type:	UEFI AMI
Clear BIOS Jumper:	Yes

Power

Power Source:

ATX

Networking

Ethernet / LAN:	Yes
Lan Chipset:	Intel® I219-V

Ports

USB 3.0 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A Ports:	4
USB 3.1 (Gen 2) Type-A Ports:	1
USB 3.1 (Gen 2) Type-C Ports:	1

Package Contents

Manuals:

Yes

System Requirements

Windows Operating Systems Supported:

Windows 10

Physical Specification

Form Factor:	ATX
Item Depth (mm):	244
Item Width (mm):	305

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