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List of AMD WRX80 Motherboards with Overclocking Support

List of AMD WRX80 Motherboards with Overclocking Support

Looking for a list of AMD WRX80 motherboards with overclocking support? If you’re building a powerful workstation using AMD Threadripper PRO processors, then WRX80 motherboards are a must-have.

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But not all of them support overclocking. In this post, we’ve made it easy for you by listing all the AMD WRX80 motherboards that come with overclocking support. Whether you’re a content creator, gamer, or just love high performance, this guide will help you choose the right one.

AMD WRX80 Motherboards with Overclocking Support:

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WRX80 Creator R1.0

 

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WRX80 Creator R2.0

 

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PRO WS WRX80E-SAGE SE WIFI II

 

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  1. PRO WS WRX80E-SAGE SE WIFI II:

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Specifications:

Form factor EATX(EEB) Form Factor 12.2 inch x 13 inch
CPU AMD Socket sWRX8 for AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO Series Processors
Chipset AMD WRX80 Chipset
Memory
  • 8 x DDR4 8 x DIMM, Max. 2048GB, DDR4 Non-ECC and ECC Unbuffered DIMM
  • 8 x DIMM, Max. 2048GB, DDR4 ECC R-DIMM and LR-DIMM
  • 8 Channel Memory Architecture
Storage
  • 3 x M.2 slots and 8 x SATA 6Gb/s ports supported
  • AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO Series Processors:
  • M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110
  • M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110
  • U.2_1 slot supports U.2 NVMe device and up to 4 SATA devices

 

  • AMD WRX80 Chipset:
  • M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110
  • U.2_2 slot supports U.2 NVMe device and up to 4 SATA devices
  • 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

 

  • ASMedia ASM1061 Controller:
  • 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
  • NVMe RAID configurations supported through M.2 storages
Expansion slots
  • AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO Series Processors
  • 7 x PCIe 4.0/3.0 x16 slot(s) (PCIe bandwidth bifurcation supported for RAID on CPU function)
Multi-GPU Support NVIDIA 4-Way/3-Way/2-Way SLI® Technology supported
Key Internal I/O Connectors For Cooling:

  • 1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header(s)
  • 1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header(s)
  • 6 x 4-pin Chassis Fan header(s)
  • 1 x VRM heatsink Fan header
  • 1 x Chipset Fan header

For Power:

  • 1 x 24-pin Main Power connector
  • 2 x 8-pin +12V Power connector
  • 2 x 6-pin PCIe Graphics Card connector
  • 1 x 8-pin PCIe Power connector

For USB:

  • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 connector
  • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header(s)
  • 2 x USB 2.0 header(s)

For Storage:

  • 8 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
  • 3 x M.2 slots (Key M)
  • 2 x U.2 slots

BMC Related:

  • 1 x BMC switch
  • 1 x IPMI switch
  • 1 x Micro SD card socket
  • 1 x Messange LED header
  • 2 x LAN LED header(s)
  • 1 x Location LED header
  • 1 x PSU_SMB header
  • 1 x SMART_PSU switch
  • 1 x Location button header
  • 1 x VPP_I2C header
  • 1 x VGA switch
  • 1 x VGA header

Miscellaneous:

  • 1 x Start button
  • 1 x COM Port header
  • 1 x FlexKey button
  • 1 x SPI TPM header (14-1pin)
  • 1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)
  • 1 x Thermal Sensor header
  • 1 x 20-3 pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function
  •  1 x RTC Battery header
Rear Panel I/O Ports
  • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2×2
  • 9 x USB 3.2 Gen 2
  • 1 x Wi-Fi Module
  • 2 x Intel® X550-AT2 dual 10Gb Ethernet ports
  • 1 x BIOS FlashBack™  button
  • 1 x Optical S/PDIF out port
  • 1 x Clear CMOS button
  • 5 x Audio jack
USB ports Rear:

  • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 port
  • 9 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports

 

Front:

  • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header
  • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 connector
  • 2 x USB 2.0 headers
Audio Relatek ALC4080 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC
Ethernet 1 x Intel® X550-AT2 dual 10Gb Ethernet
Wireless & Bluetooth 2×2 Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax); Bluetooth v5.3
Supported software features
  • ASUS Exclusive Software
  • ·         Armoury Crate
  • ·         AI Charger
  • ·         ASUS Turbo LAN
  • ·         ASUS CPU-Z
  • ·         DTS:X® Ultra
  • ·         DAEMON Tools
  • ·         Norton Anti-virus software (Free Trial version)
  • ·         UEFI BIOS
  • ·         WinRAR
  • ASUS EZ DIY
  • ·         ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
  • ·         ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode
  • ·         ASUS EZ Flash 3
Other features ASUS Q-Design, ASUS Thermal Solution, ASUS EZ DIY, Bespoke Motherboard Design & Business Focused Features
BIOS 256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS
Manageability WOL by PME, PXE
OS Windows 11, Windows 10 (64-bit)
  1. WRX80 Creator R2.0:

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Specifications:

Form factor
  • EATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 10.7-in
  • 14 Layer PCB
  • 2oz Copper PCB
CPU Supports AMD Socket sWRX8 for AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO 5000WX and 3000WX Series Processors
Chipset AMD WRX80
Memory
  • 8 x DDR4 DIMM Slots
  • Eight Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
  • Supports DDR4 ECC & non-ECC, buffered and un-buffered memory (U-DIMM) up to 4400+(OC)
  • Supports DDR4 3200 / 2933 / 2667 / 2400 / 2133 ECC & non-ECC, buffered and un-buffered memory (R-DIMM and 3DS R-DIMM)
  • Max. system memory: 2048 GB
  • 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots
Storage CPU:

  • – 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_1, Key M)
  • (type 2260/2280/22110 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s & PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) modes supported)

Chipset:

  • 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_2, Key M) (type 2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode supported)
  • 8 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors
  • 1 x U.2 Connector
Slots CPU:

  • 7 x PCIe 4.0 x16 Slots (PCIE1/PCIE2/PCIE3/PCIE5/PCIE7 at x16; PCIE4/PCIE6 at x8)

Chipset:

  • 1 x Vertical M.2 Socket (Key E) (type 2230 WiFi/BT PCIe WiFi module supported)
  • 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slots (PCIE1, PCIE2,PCIE3, PCIE5 and PCIE7)
RAID
  • RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 (for SATA storage devices)
  • RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 5 (for M.2 NVMe storage devices)
Graphics
  • Aspeed AST2500 BMC Controller
  • D-Sub supported (max. resolution: 1920×1200 @ 60Hz)
Connectors
  • 1 x COM Port Header
  • 1 x SPI TPM Header
  • 1 x Intelligent Platform Management Bus Header
  • 1 x PSU SMBus Header
  • 1 x BMC SMBus Header
  • 1 x Auxiliary Panel Header
  • 1 x RGB LED Header
  • 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header
  • 2 x Addressable LED Headers
  • 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)
  • 3 x Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)
  • 1 x CPU/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)
  • 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
  • 2 x 8 pin 12V Power Connectors (Hi-Density Power Connector)
  • 1 x 6 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
  • 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector (15μ Gold Audio Connector)
  • 1 x Right Angle Front Panel Audio Connector
  • 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Headers (Support four USB 3.2 Gen1 ports) (ESD Protection supported)
  • 1 x USB 2.0 Header (Supports two USB 2.0 ports) (ESD Protection supported)
  • 1 x Front Panel Type C USB 3.2 Gen2 Header (ESD Protection supported)
  • 1 x Non Maskable Interrupt Button Header
  • 1 x Power Button with LED
  • 1 x Dr. Debug with LED
  • 1 x Reset Button
Rear Panel I/O Ports
  • 1 x D-Sub Port
  • 2 x Antenna Ports
  • 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
  • 2 x USB 4.0 Thunderbolt™ 4 Type-C Ports (Supports ESD Protection)
  • 2 x Mini DisplayPort Input Ports(For Thunderbolt)
  • 4 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Ports (10 Gb/s) (Supports ESD Protection)
  • 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)
  • 1 x RJ45 Dedicated IPMI LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
  • 2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
  • 1 x Clear CMOS Button
  • HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Line in / Central / Front Speaker / Microphone (Gold Audio Jacks)
Audio 7.1 channel HD Audio (Realtek ALC4050H+ALC1220)
LAN
  • 2 x 10 Gigabit LAN 100/1000/2500/5000/10000 Mb/s (Marvell (Aquantia) AQC113CS)
  • Supported features: Wake-On-LAN, PXE 1 x Dedicated IPMI (ASPEED AST2500), iKVM and vMedia
Wireless

WiFi

  • 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E Module

Supported features:

  • IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ax
  • Dual-Band 2×2 160MHz (extended 6GHz band support)
  • 2 antennas support 2 (Transmit) x 2 (Receive) diversity technology
  • MU-MIMO
  • Bluetooth + High speed class II
Software and UEFI features

Software

  • ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning)
  • ASRock Polychrome SYNC

 

  • UEFI
  • ASRock Full HD UEFI
  • ASRock Instant Flash
Hardware monitoring features
  • Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore, CPU VDDCR_SOC, DRAM, PREM VDDCR_SOC, +1.8V
  • Fan Tachometer: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump Fans
  • Quiet Fan (Auto adjusts chassis fan speed as per CPU temperature): CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump Fans
  • Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump Fans
Other features
  • ASRock Super Alloy
  • Server-Grade Low-Loss PCB
  • ASRock Steel Slot
  • ASRock Auto Driver Installer
  • ASRock Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4x4)
  • ASRock Ultra USB Power
  • ASRock Full Spike Protection (for all Audio, USB, LAN Ports)
  • ASRock Full Coverage M.2 Heatsink
  • ASRock Live Update & APP Shop
BIOS 256Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS (GUI supported)
Certifications
  • FCC, CE
  • ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply needed)
  • CEC Tier II ready
OS Windows® 10 (64-bit) / 11 (64-bit)

 

  1. WRX80 Creator R1.0:

Specifications:

 

Form factor
  • EATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 10.7-in
  • 14 Layer PCB
  • 2oz Copper PCB
CPU AMD Socket sWRX8 supported for AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO 5000WX and 3000WX Series Processors
CPU features
  • 8 Power Phase design
  • Intersil Digital PWM
  • Supports ASRock Hyper BCLK Engine III
Chipset AMD WRX80
Memory
  • 8 x DDR4 DIMM Slots
  • Eight Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
  • Supports DDR4 ECC & non-ECC, buffered and un-buffered memory (U-DIMM) up to 4533+(OC)
  • Supports DDR4 3200 / 2933 / 2667 / 2400 / 2133 ECC & non-ECC, buffered and un-buffered memory (R-DIMM and 3DS R-DIMM)
  • Max. system memory: 2048 GB
  • 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots
Storage CPU:

  • 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_1, Key M)
  • (type 2260/2280/22110 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s & PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) modes supported)

 

Chipset:

  • 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_2, Key M) (type 2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode supported)
  • 1 x U.2 Connector
  • 8 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors
Slots CPU:

7 x PCIe 4.0 x16 Slots (PCIE1/PCIE2/PCIE3/PCIE5/PCIE7 @ x16; PCIE4/PCIE6 @ x8)

 

Chipset:

  • 1 x Vertical M.2 Socket (Key E) (type 2230 WiFi/BT PCIe WiFi module supported)
  • 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slots (PCIE1, PCIE2,PCIE3, PCIE5 and PCIE7)
RAID
  • RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 (for SATA storage devices)
  • RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 5 (for M.2 NVMe storage devices)
Graphics
  • Aspeed AST2500 BMC Controller
  • D-Sub supported (max. resolution: 1920×1200 @ 60Hz)
Connectors
  • 1 x COM Port Header
  • 1 x SPI TPM Header
  • 1 x Intelligent Platform Management Bus Header
  • 1 x PSU SMBus Header
  • 1 x BMC SMBus Header
  • 1 x Auxiliary Panel Header
  • 1 x RGB LED Header
  • 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header
  • 2 x Addressable LED Headers
  • 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)
  • 3 x Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)
  • 1 x CPU/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)
  • 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
  • 2 x 8 pin 12V Power Connectors (Hi-Density Power Connector)
  • 1 x 6 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
  • 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector (15μ Gold Audio Connector)
  • 1 x Right Angle Front Panel Audio Connector
  • 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Headers (Support four USB 3.2 Gen1 ports) (ESD Protection supported)
  • 1 x USB 2.0 Header (Supports two USB 2.0 ports) (ESD Protection supported)
  • 1 x Front Panel Type C USB 3.2 Gen2 Header (ESD Protection supported)
  • 1 x Non Maskable Interrupt Button Header
  • 1 x Power Button with LED
  • 1 x Dr. Debug with LED
  • 1 x Reset Button
Rear Panel I/O Ports
  • 1 x D-Sub Port
  • 2 x Antenna Ports
  • 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
  • 2 x USB 4.0 Thunderbolt™ 4 Type-C Ports (Supports ESD Protection)
  • 2 x Mini DisplayPort Input Ports(For Thunderbolt)
  • 4 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Ports (10 Gb/s) (Supports ESD Protection)
  • 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)
  • 1 x RJ45 Dedicated IPMI LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
  • 2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
  • 1 x Clear CMOS Button
  • HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Line in / Central / Front Speaker / Microphone (Gold Audio Jacks)
Audio 7.1 channel HD Audio (Realtek ALC4050H+ALC1220)
LAN
  • 2 x 10 Gigabit LAN
  • 100/1000/2500/5000/10000 Mb/s

Supported features:

  • Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
  • Lightning/ESD Protection
  • PXE 1 x Dedicated IPMI (ASPEED AST2500)
  • iKVM and vMedia
Wireless

Wi-Fi:

  • 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E Module

 

Supported features:

  • IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ax
  • Dual-Band 2×2 160MHz (extended 6GHz band support)
  • 2 antennas support 2 (Transmit) x 2 (Receive) diversity technology
  • MU-MIMO
  • Bluetooth + High speed class II
Software and UEFI features

Software

  • ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning)
  • ASRock Polychrome SYNC

 

UEFI

  • ASRock Full HD UEFI
  • ASRock Instant Flash
Hardware monitoring features
  • Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore, CPU VDDCR_SOC, DRAM, PREM VDDCR_SOC, +1.8V
  • Fan Tachometer: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump Fans
  • Quiet Fan (Auto adjusts chassis fan speed as per CPU temperature): CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump Fans
  • Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump Fans
Other features
  • ASRock Super Alloy
  • Server-Grade Low-Loss PCB
  • ASRock Steel Slot
  • ASRock Full Coverage M.2 Heatsink
  • ASRock Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4x4)
  • ASRock Ultra USB Power
  • ASRock Full Spike Protection (for all USB, Audio, LAN Ports)
  • ASRock Live Update & APP Shop
BIOS 256Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS (GUI supported)
Certifications
  • FCC, CE
  • ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply needed)
  • CEC Tier II ready
OS Windows® 10 (64-bit) / 11 (64-bit)

Conclusion

To get the best performance from your AMD Threadripper PRO CPU, choosing the right WRX80 motherboard with overclocking support is very important.

Overclocking allows you to push your system beyond standard limits, but it also needs strong VRM design, proper cooling, and BIOS-level tuning options.

The motherboards listed above offer these features, making them suitable for professionals who need extra speed and power for tasks like 3D rendering, video editing, or simulation workloads.

Always check the official specs and BIOS updates before buying, so you get full support for overclocking and long-term stability.

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