How many fans does a motherboard need these days? For ASRock, the answer to that question appears to be “more,” having shared a press release today that teases the release of new AMD WRX90 and TRX50 motherboards with up to five active cooling fans. The WRX90 WS EVO and TRX50 WS for AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7000 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7000 WX-Series processors, as they’re called, also feature support for 4/8 channel memory (up to 1 TB/2 TB DDR5 ECC RDIMM), PCI-Express 5.0 expansion slots, and server grade storage expansion, such as Slim-SAS and MCIO and 10 Gbps Ethernet. Other highlights include an ultra-low loss PCB and 18+3+3 phase SPS Dr.MOS VRM design. (The product listing for the WRX90 WS EVO does not appear to be live yet at the time of this writing.)
ASRock TRX50 WS Motherboard Features
- Supports AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7000 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7000 Series Processors
- 18+3+3 Power Phase Design, 110A SPS Design
- Supports 4 DIMMs DDR5 ECC Registered memory
- 3 PCIe 5.0 x16, 2 PCIe 4.0 x16
- Realtek ALC1220 7.1 CH HD Audio, Nahimic Audio
- 4 SATA3,
- 1 Blazing M.2 (PCIe Gen5 x4),
- 1 Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4 x4),
- 1 MCIO (PCIe Gen5 x4),
- 2 SlimSAS (PCIe Gen4 x4 / 4 SATA3)
- 1 USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C (Rear),
- 2 USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C (1 Rear, 1 Front),
- 4 USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A (Rear),
- 4 USB 3.2 Gen1 (2 Rear, 2 Front),
- 4 USB 2.0 (Front)
- Marvell 10 GbE LAN,
- Realtek 2.5 Gigabit LAN
- 802.11ax WiFi 6E + Bluetooth
Ultimate Performance & Rock-Solid Stability
To ensure stability for AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7000 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7000 WX-Series processors in all conditions and systems loads, the WRX90 WS EVO & TRX50 WS has been given a flagship-class server grade ultra-low loss PCB and 18+3+3 phase SPS Dr.MOS VRM design to ensure ultimate performance and superb reliability, even when subjected to the most demanding sustained workloads.
To deliver ultimate performance and longevity, both motherboard is equipped with super large aluminum heat-pipe designed heatsink with server grade cooling fans, providing ultimate heat dissipation especially under overclocking.
Extreme Storage & PCIE 5.0 Performance
The new processor provides monstrous amount of PCIe 5.0 lanes and PCIe 4.0 lanes, with 144 usable PCIe 5.0/4.0 lanes for the WRX90 and 88 PCIe usable 5.0/4.0 for the TRX50, both motherboard is equipped with ample amount of PCIe slots for expansion, PCIe 5.0 x4 ‘Blazing’ M.2 NVMe SSD Sockets, SlimSAS(SFF-8654) and MCIO connector offering the latest high speed and stable storage expansion possibilities, providing numerous storage options making them the perfect choice for your next high end desktop or even workstation build.
Ultimate Network Connectivity
Fast large file transferring is crucial for content creators, therefore TRX50 WS is equipped with Marvell10 GbE & Realtek 2.5 GbE LAN to ensure superfast file-transfer speed to local server, NAS or Cloud storage. Wireless network is also available on both motherboard, Wi-Fi 6E with 2×2 antenna improves connection reliability and provides gigabit-class wireless networking, giving the convenience of high-speed, wire-free connectivity.
For WRX90 WS EVO, it’s been armed with server grade Intel X710 dual 10GbE solution to ensure ultimate stability and networking performance. And besides the vast connectivity of WRX90 WS EVO motherboard, it also supports remote management via AST2600 BMC Server Management Processor, giving system administrators out-of-band managing and monitoring through IPMI interface.
