Our a-X Threadripper PRO Workstation features the latest AMD Threadripper PRO CPU for powerful, multi-threaded processing and up to 4 graphics cards for GPU rendering. With up to 1TB DDR4 3200 GHz ECC RAM, available native 10Gb Ethernet and 2 m.2 slots for fast storage options, the a-X Threadripper PRO Workstation combines the most powerful GPU rendering and CPU rendering capabilities with ECC stability at lower cost than similar AMD EPYC or Intel Xeon systems.
Not sure what the best configuration for your application usage is? Give us a call at 424-235-7479 and we’ll help you configure your workstation.
a-X - Tech Specs
- Dimension & Weight
- Pedestal:
175 x 438 x 680 mm, 48-53 lbs
- Processor/Cache
- CPU:
AMD® Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO 5000WX Processor
AMD® Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO 3000WX Processor
TDP up to 280W
Cores:
Up to 64 Cores, 128 Threads
Socket:
sWRX8 Socket
Chipset:
AMD® WRX80
- System Memory
- Memory Capacity:
8 x DIMM Slots
8 Channel Memory Architecture
Total up to 2TB of System Memory (256GB Single LRDIMM Capacity)
Memory Type:
DDR4 Memory Module Supported Only
Support for 3200/2933/2666/2400/2133 MHz; ECC & non-ECC; Buffered & Unbuffered;
UDIMM, RDIMM, 3DS R-DIMM, LRDIMM
- On-Board Devices
- Video:
Integrated in Aspeed® AST2600
2D Video Graphic Adapter with PCIe bus interface
1920×1200@60Hz 32bpp
Audio:
Realtek® ALC4080 HD audio codec
Supports 7.1 channel configurations
3 ports Audio Jack (Audio in/Audio out/Mic)
- Input / Output
- LAN:
2 x 10GbE LAN (Intel® X550-AT2)
1 x GbE LAN (Intel® i210)
1 x 10/100/1000 management LAN
Storage:
4 x 3.5″ / 2.5″ SATAIII hot-swappable HDD/SSD bays
Additional 4 x 3.5″ / 2.5″ SATAIII hot-swappable HDD/SSD bays (Option)
2 x M.2 Slot for Storage (M-Key; NGFF-2242/2280; PCIe Gen4 x4 or SATA III 6Gb/s)
RAID:
RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10
Peripheral Drives:
2 x 5.25″ space reserved for ODD device
Internal I/O:
1 x 24-pin ATX Main Power Connector
2 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power Connector
1 x CPU Fan Header
1 x PCH Fan Header
8 x System Fan Headers
2 x USB 3.0 Headers for 4 Ports
1 x PMBus Connector
4 x SATA III 6Gb/s Ports
2 x M.2 Slot for Storage
1 x M.2 Slot for Wi-Fi
3 x U.2 Connector
1 x Front Panel Header
1 x Back Plane Board Header
1 x PMBus Header
1 x IPMB Header
1 x TPM Header
1 x COM Header 6 x System Fan Headers
1 x USB 3.0 Header
2 x COM Headers
1 x TPM Header
1 x Front Panel Header
1 x HDD Back Plane Board Header
1 x PMBus Connector
1 x IPMB Connector
1 x Clear CMOS Jumper
1 x BIOS Recovery Jumper
Front I/O:
1 x Front Panel Lock
2 x USB 3.0
1 x Power Button
1 x Reset Button
1 x Power LED
1 x Hard Drives Status LED
1 x System Status LED
1 x UID LED
2 x LAN Ativity/Link LEDs
4 x Hard Drive Bays
Rear I/O:
1 x VGA
1 x ID Button
2 x USB 3.2 gen2 (Type-A + Type-C®)
1 x RJ45 (GbE LAN)
1 x MLAN
4 x USB 3.2 gen2 Type-A
2 x RJ45 (red) (10GbE LAN)
1 x 3 in 1 Audio Jacks 1 x Power Switch with LED
TPM:
1 x TPM Header with SPI Interface
Optional TPM2.0 Kit: CTM010
- Expansion Slots
- Expansion Slots:
Slot_7: 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen4 x16) Slot
Slot_6: 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen4 x16) Slot
Slot_5: 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen4 x16) Slot
Slot_4: 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen4 x16) Slot
Slot_3: 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen4 x16) Slot
Slot_2: 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen4 x8) Slot
Slot_1: 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen4 x16) Slot
2 x M.2 Slot for Storage:
M-key
PCIe Gen4 x4 or 4x SATA 6Gb/s
Supports NGFF-2242/2280 Card
1 x M.2 Slot for Wi-Fi:
E-key
Supports NGFF-2230 card
- Power
- Power Supply:
2 x 2000W Redundant PSUs
80 PLUS Platinum
AC Input:
100-127V~/ 13A, 50-60Hz
200-240V~/ 12A, 50-60Hz
DC Output:
– Max 2000W/ 240-300V
+12.2V/ 166.7A
+12Vsb/ 3A
– Max 1560w / 180-220V
+12.2V/ 130A
+12Vsb/ 3A
– Max 996W/ 90-140V
+12.2V/ 83A
+12Vsb/ 2.1A
- Board Management
- ASPEED® AST2600 Management Controller:
GIGABYTE Management Console (AMI MegaRAC SP-X) Web Interface
Dashboard:
HTML5 KVM
Sensor Monitor (Voltage, RPM, Temperature, CPU Status …etc.)
Sensor Reading History Data
FRU Information
SEL Log in Linear Storage / Circular Storage Policy
Hardware Inventory
Fan Profile
System Firewall
Power Consumption
Power Control
LDAP / AD / RADIUS Support
Backup & Restore Configuration
Remote BIOS/BMC/CPLD Update
Event Log Filter
User Management
Media Redirection Settings
PAM Order Settings
SSL Settings
SMTP Settings
OS Compatibility:
Windows 10 (64bit)
Windows 11 (64bit)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 (64bit)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3 (64bit)
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (64bit)
- Operating Properties
- Environmental Specifications:
Operating temperature:
10°C to 35°C
Operating humidity:
8-80% (non-condensing)
Non-operating temperature:
-40°C to 60°C
Non-operating humidity:
20%-95% (non-condensing)
System Fans:
4 x 80x80x38mm (11,000 rpm)
2 x 80x80x38mm (8,200 rpm)
Recommend Action: purchase additional GPU Fan module (option) to reach
maximum computing performance if system is installed multiple GPU cards
with up to 300w power consumption.
Evan –
I was looking for the fastest PC for Houdini when I started looking to replace my Mac Pro in Spetember. I found the Houdini articles here on MediaWorkstations.net and looking at other benchmarks online, and was clear the AMD 2990WX was the CPU I wanted bc it gave me the maximum number of CPU cores for the price. It also provides expandability for extra drives, and more RAM and additional graphics card if I want to add them later. I got 64GB RAM and also a single 2080 Ti GPU to begin experimenting with Redshift, but still do most of my rendering with Mantra. MediaWorkstations even pre-wired my system so if I want to add additional graphics cards later i can.
Game changer! Incredible performance improvement over my old Mac Pro, and Andy and Chris were great answering all my questions. Thanks for your help!
Casper –
Well this was kind of a no-brainer for me – but I really wasn’t sure what was best before I called mediaworkstations. I’m a CG artist in Miami and wanted the fastest workstation for Arnold, ZBrush and Lightwave. Rendering is always longest, and with 32 cores I have a beast supporting me running Arnold. Chris was cool about GPU rendering, yeah I know what kind of speed you get with Redshift and GPUs, but I’m an Arnold guy, and Chris said if I want the fastest workstation for Arnold and ZBrush the a-X Mediaworkstation is it because of all those cores. Maya is fast but not so much faster, and Chris explained Maya is more about high frequency. Again rendering is what always takes the most time, and I will tell you it’s a night and day difference from the 6-core Intel machine I had before. A whole new world, really.
Alan –
We are a small CG outfit in the valley SLOWLY making our way switching from Mac to PC. We do 90% of work in Cinema 4D and Adobe CC, and wanted a renderbeast for C4D at low cost and we got it with the a-X. We just for our a-X Mediaworkstation with the brand new 2990WX 32 core CPU, 64BG of RAM and 12TB of storage and it is a BEAST. We had some concerns about bringing a PC in but new we could double our productivity this way, and as Chris explained it was easily networked using SMB.
Thank you Mediaworkstations.net for providing us with the fastest PC for Cinema 4D we’ve seen, and with all our Mac to PC questions.
Liam –
We’re are small agency in Los Angeles supporting several large studios, and a number of smaller clients in a variety of different industries. We had been an all Mac studio, and two years ago we made the switch to an all-Adobe CC workflow along with Cinema 4D and Davinci Resolve. Truthfully we had been delaying the inevitable move from Mac to PC and made the plunge purchasing 4 of the a-X media workstations.
The processing speed increase has been dramatic. Having 128GB of RAM for After Effects and other high res work, the 16 core 1950X Threadripper CPUs, and drives which allow us to work with 4K and even 6K raw without dropped frames has been especially gratifying. We are still doing physical render in C4D for most of our work, but we’ve just purchased Redshift and have begin exploring the rendering speed benefits available using the 2 GTX 1080 Ti we have on each workstation.
There are things we still prefer about Mac OS of course – all of us – but our company project scope and artistic freedom has increased dramatically as a result of the processing power of our new a-Xs.