Asus · 2019
Asus ROG Zenith Extreme Alpha
The Asus ROG Zenith Extreme Alpha is an E-ATX motherboard for AMD Ryzen Threadripper processors, featuring the X399 chipset and TR4 socket.
The Asus ROG Zenith Extreme Alpha is a high-end motherboard designed for AMD Ryzen Threadripper CPUs, released in 2019. It uses the AMD X399 chipset and TR4 socket, and comes in an E-ATX form factor. The board supports up to 128 GB of DDR4 memory across eight slots, with quad-channel memory architecture. It offers four PCIe 3.0 x16 slots and one PCIe 3.0 x4 slot, along with three M.2 slots and eight SATA ports for storage. Rear I/O includes eight USB 3.1 Gen 1 and four USB 2.0 ports. Networking is provided by a 10Gbps LAN port and an Intel Gigabit LAN port, plus 802.11ac Wi-Fi with MU-MIMO. Audio is handled by the SupremeFX S1220 codec.
Specifications
| Chipset | AMD X399 |
|---|---|
| CPU socket | TR4 |
| Form factor | E-ATX |
| Memory slots | 8 |
| Memory type | DDR4 |
| Max memory | 128 GB |
| Memory channels | 4 |
| PCIe slots | 4 x PCIe 3.0 x16, 1 x PCIe 3.0 x4 |
| M.2 slots | 3 |
| SATA ports | 8 |
| USB ports (rear) | 8 x USB 3.1 Gen 1, 4 x USB 2.0 |
| Ethernet | 10Gbps LAN, Intel Gigabit LAN |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11ac Wi-Fi with MU-MIMO |
| Audio codec | SupremeFX S1220 |
| Release year unverified | 2019 |