ASRock X99 WS

Overview

With all of its features the ASRock X99 WS-E is simply a workstation beast. It comes with a ton of storage and peripheral connectivity options as well as seven PCIe 3.0 x16 slots for near endless expansion. If you are in search of a rock solid and reliable motherboard that won't disappoint the ASRock X99 WS-E is a great option.

-- As reviewed by thessdreview.com

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 5 expert reviews

Excellent:

3
Good:

0
Average:

2
Bad:

0

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Last revision on September 30, 2016

Reviewers Liked

Support for 4way SLI and CrossFireX setups
Support for Xeon Processors and ECC memory
Made with quality materials
Power and Reset buttons on board
Ultra M.2 slot
Dual Intel Gigabit LAN

Reviewers Didn't Like

EATX form factor might not fit in all cases
More PWM fan headers
M.2 Placement

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Expert reviews and ratings

By thessdreview.com on March 18, 2015

The ASRock UEFI BIOS is quite functional without being over the top and makes it easy to manually tweak your system. Overclocking is straightforward using the OC Tweaker and we had no issues bumping our CPU up to 4GHz. The board has a hardware power and...

By APC Magazine on December 17, 2014

100

The ASRock X99 WS is definitely one of the more high-end X99 motherboards that we have taken a look at. Being a workstation motherboard ASRock definitely has a specific user in mind when they designed this motherboard. There are many features on this...

By ThinkComputers on October 30, 2014

the structure is easy to understand and even if you're not a very experienced user you will find the things you'd like to change On another note it's always interesting to see how mature a BIOS is before a prodcut launch ASRock did a pretty good job...

By Ocaholic on August 29, 2014

The ASRock X99 WS-E/10G is a monster of a motherboard. It has more features than you can shake a stick at that's for sure! The main feature of the ASRock X99 WS-E/10G and partial justification for the astronomical price is the ability to team not two but...

By vortez.net on February 16, 2015

Our testing however shows the reality of the situation. In a single user point to point transfer, we yielded just over 2.0 Gbps, only 20% of the supposed rating. This was with a 1 GB transfer, with higher sizes increasing the speed up to a point. In...

By AnandTech on December 19, 2014

By APC Magazine on December 17, 2014

ASRock is a well known name brand producing a wide range of motherboards typically at lower price points than its competition. Founded in 2002 ASRock has grown into the world's third largest motherboard manufacturer. We've reviewed a number of ASRock...

By HardOCP on October 28, 2014

The Hardware.Info Price comparison tool at the moment has a total of 30 X99 boards, out of the 30 we have now tested 20 motherboards. This should give us a good view on what is on the market and what are the best choices at the moment. We are basing...

By uk.hardware.info on October 27, 2014

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ASRock X99 WS

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Price: $500

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