ASUS Pro WS TRX50-SAGE WIFI DDR5 AMD Motherboard

The ASUS Pro WS TRX50-SAGE WIFI is a CEB-form-factor workstation motherboard built on the AMD TRX50 chipset and AMD sTR5 socket, purpose-engineered for AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7000 WX-Series and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7000 Series processors — CPUs that scale up to 96 cores. Whether you are rendering complex 3D scenes, training machine-learning models, compiling large codebases, or editing high-resolution video, the TRX50-SAGE WIFI delivers the platform horsepower that demanding professional workloads require. At the heart of its power delivery is a robust (18×2)+3+4+4 power-stage VRM configuration, totalling 36 power stages, paired with two 8-pin CPU power connectors. Extruded-aluminium heatsinks with active cooling fans and hidden heat pipes manage thermals across the MOSFETs and chokes, while ProCool II connectors ensure a secure, heat-dissipating link to the 12 V CPU rail. Onboard 8-pin and 6-pin PCIe power connectors provide supplemental power stability when multiple graphics cards are installed. Memory support spans four DDR5 R-DIMM slots with ECC capability across a four-channel architecture, accommodating up to 1 TB of ECC Registered DDR5 (1DPC). EXPO profiles are supported for memory performance tuning alongside CPU overclocking options. Connectivity is extensive: three PCIe 5.0 x16 expansion slots (two full x16, one at x8 mode), one PCIe 4.0 x16 slot, and one PCIe 4.0 x16 slot running at x4 mode provide multi-GPU flexibility. Storage options include two M.2 slots supporting PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe, one M.2 slot supporting PCIe 4.0 x4, four SATA 6 Gb/s ports, and a SlimSAS slot for PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe devices. AMD RAIDXpert2 enables PCIe RAID 0/1/5/10 and SATA RAID 0/1/5/10. Networking combines a Marvell AQtion 10 Gb Ethernet controller with an Intel I226-LM 2.5 Gb Ethernet port, plus onboard 2×2 Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) covering 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz bands at up to 2.8 Gbps, alongside Bluetooth 5.4. The rear I/O panel provides one USB 20 Gbps Type-C port, six USB 10 Gbps Type-A ports, two USB 2.0 Type-A ports, an optical S/PDIF output, two audio jacks, BIOS FlashBack, and a Clear CMOS button. Front-panel headers add another USB 20 Gbps Type-C connector (up to 27 W PD/QC4+) and additional USB 5 Gbps and USB 2.0 headers. Server-class manageability comes via a BMC header for ASUS IPMI expansion cards and ASUS Control Center Express software for real-time remote monitoring. A SPI TPM header, chassis-intrusion header, LN2-mode jumper, Slow-mode switch, Safe Boot button, and ReTry button round out the board’s professional and overclocking toolkit. Audio is handled by a Realtek ALC1220P HD Audio codec supporting 32-bit/192 kHz playback, 120 dB SNR stereo output, and 113 dB SNR line input. BIOS is stored on a 256 Mb Flash ROM (UEFI AMI), with ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 and EzFlash utility for resilient firmware management. ASUS Q-LED diagnostics (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device), Q-Code display, SafeSlot reinforced PCIe, and Q-DIMM latch simplify assembly and troubleshooting. Verified Specifications: – Form Factor: CEB, 12 in × 11 in (30.5 cm × 28.0 cm) – Socket / Chipset: AMD sTR5 / AMD TRX50 – CPU Support: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7000 WX-Series; AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7000 Series (up to 96 cores) – Memory: 4 × DDR5 R-DIMM slots, ECC, 4-channel, up to 1 TB (1DPC) – Expansion: 2× PCIe 5.0 x16, 1× PCIe 5.0 x16 (x8 mode), 1× PCIe 4.0 x16, 1× PCIe 4.0 x16 (x4 mode) – Storage: 2× M.2 PCIe 5.0 x4, 1× M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4, 4× SATA 6 Gb/s, 1× SlimSAS PCIe 4.0 x4 – Ethernet: 1× Marvell AQtion 10 Gb + 1× Intel I226-LM 2.5 Gb – Wireless: Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) 2×2, 2.4/5/6 GHz, up to 2.8 Gbps; Bluetooth 5.4 – Audio: Realtek ALC1220P, 32-bit/192 kHz, 120 dB SNR output – BIOS: 256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI – Warranty: 3 Years