Dec 17, 2020 19:03 EST
The first AMD WRX80 chipset based motherboard, the Gigabyte WRX80 SU8, has been pictured for Ryzen Threadripper Pro CPUs. The motherboard was leaked out by Videocardz and shows a design that is fully catered towards workstation enthusiasts and professionals with insane amounts of I/O options.
Gigabyte WRX80 SU8 Motherboard For AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro CPUs Leaks Out, 7 Full Lenght PCIe Gen 4.0 Slots, 8-Channel Memory Support & CEB Form Factor
The WRX80 chipset based motherboard rumors date all the way back to 2019 when we first heard about it. Back then, we heard that AMD was going to segment their workstation and consumer line of Threadripper chips on their own respective platforms. The TRX40 platform with 4-channel DDR4 memory was going to be used for the consumer Ryzen Threadripper 3000 lineup while the WRX80 platform with 8-channel DDR4 memory was going to support the Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3000 line of processors.