Gigabyte X299-WU8 Server Motherboard - Intel Chipset - Socket R4 LGA-2066 - X299-WU8

Specifications
Manufacturer: GIGABYTE Technology, Inc
Manufacturer Part Number: X299-WU8
Manufacturer Website Address: http://www.gigabyte.us
Brand Name: Gigabyte
Product Model: X299-WU8
Product Name: X299-WU8 (Rev. 1.0) Server Motherboard
Marketing Information:

Intel X299 motherboard with 7 PCIe x16 slots, Dual Intel® Server LAN, PCIe x4 M.2, USB 3.1 gen 2 Type-C, 120dB SNR ALC1220, Digital LED strip support

• Supports Intel® Core™ X-Series Processor Family
• Quad Channel DDR4, 8 DIMMs
• 7 PCIe x16 slots design: 2 PLX 8747 design supports total bandwidth of 64 PCIe lanes and four dual-slot graphics cards. It also supports 4-way NVIDIA® SLI™ or AMD CrossFireX™ GPU configurations
• Dual Intel® Server LAN
• Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready
• Next-gen transfer speeds: PCIe x4 M.2, USB 3.1 Type-A and Type-C connections
• Smart Fan 5 features Multiple Temperature Sensors and Hybrid Fan Headers with FAN STOP
• Two RGBW Pin Headers support digital LED & RGB LED strips
• ALC1220 120dB SNR HD Audio with Smart Headphone AMP and WIMA audio capacitors
• Powerful heatsink design: an efficient thermal cooling design to provide absolute maximum performance
• Lightning-Fast Intel® Thunderbolt™ 3 AIC Support
• Intel® VROC ready

PERFORMANCE

4-Way SLI™/4-Way CrossFire™ Multi-Graphics

Multi-graphics configurations offer better graphics performance for applications which demand the highest frame rates without compromising on resolution.

Dual PLX8747 chips

Dual PLX chips increase the number of available PCIe lanes to enable 4-way GPU configurations, X299-WU8 also features multiple heatsinks for PLX to provide absolute maximum performance.

NVIDIA® QUADRO® Professional Graphics Supports

NVIDIA® QUADRO® 3D Workstation Professional Graphics Solutions are designed and built specifically for artists, designers, and engineers, NVIDIA Quadro GPUs power more than 100 professional applications across a broad range of industries. Professionals trust them to enable their best work using applications such as Adobe® Creative Cloud, Avid Media Composer, Autodesk Suites, Dassault Systemes, CATIA and SOLIDWORKS, Siemens NX, PTC Creo, and many more.

Support for DDR4 XMP Up to 4000MHz and Beyond

GIGABYTE is offering a tested and proven platform that ensures proper compatibility with profiles up to 4000MHz and beyond. All users need to do to attain this performance boost is to ensure that their memory module is XMP capable and that the XMP function is activated and enabled on their GIGABYTE motherboard.

What is XMP?

DDR4 memory modules are available at a stock frequency of 2133MHz, but as frequency tweaking requires a considerable amount of effort and knowledge, memory vendors encode XMP profiles which can automatically modify the timings of the supported memory modules to work with your CPU and to achieve increased performance.

PERFORMANCE FUELED BY OPTANE

The GIGABYTE X299 Platform is the first enthusiast platform that supports Intel's latest Optane technology. Optane fuels storage performance by acting as a cache drive giving users a significant boost compared to traditional mechanical drives.

Broad DDR4 Compatibility with Support List of 1000+ DDR4 Validated?

GIGABYTE partners very closely with memory vendors from around the world to ensure that modules offered by popular memory brands are compatible with GIGABYTE Motherboards. GIGABYTE has verified over 1000+ different modules to ensure performance in a GIGABYTE built system.

Product Type: Server Motherboard
Processor & Chipset
Chipset Manufacturer: Intel
Total Processor Supported: 1
Processor Socket: Socket R4 LGA-2066
Processor Supported: Core X-Series
Memory
Number of Memory Slots: 8
Memory Form Factor:

• DIMM
• UDIMM

Maximum Memory: 128 GB
Memory Speed Supported:

• 2.67 GHz
• 2.40 GHz
• 2.13 GHz

Memory Technology: DDR4 SDRAM
Intel Optane Memory Ready: Yes
I/O Controller
Controller Type: Serial ATA/600
Intel VROC: Yes
RAID Supported: Yes
RAID Levels:

• 0
• 1
• 5
• 10

Video
Onboard Video: No
Audio
Audio Channels: 7.1
Network & Communication
Gigabit Ethernet: Yes
I/O Expansions
Number of Total Expansion Slots: 7
Total Number of PCI Express Slots: 7
Number of PCI Express x16 Slots: 7
Interfaces/Ports
Total Number of USB Ports: 10
Number of USB 3.1 Ports: 8
S/PDIF: Yes
Onboard Interfaces
Number of SATA Interfaces: 8
Number of M.2 Interfaces: 1
Total Number of Onboard USB Ports: 4
Number of Onboard USB 3.1 Ports: 4
Onboard S/PDIF Header: Yes
Physical Characteristics
Form Factor: ATX
Width: 12"
Depth: 9.6"
Miscellaneous
Environmentally Friendly: Yes
Environmental Certification:

• RoHS
• WEEE
• China RoHS
• ErP Ready