| CPU |
Intel® Socket LGA1200 for 11th Gen Intel® Core™ processors & 10th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors
Supports Intel® 14 nm CPU
Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0**
* Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list.
** Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 support depends on the CPU types. |
| Chipset |
Intel® Z590 Chipset |
| Memory |
4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR4 5133(OC)/ 5000(OC)/ 4800(OC)/
4700(OC)/ 4600(OC)/4500(OC)/4400(OC) /4266(OC)/4133(OC)/4000
(OC)/3866(OC)/3733(OC)/ 3600(OC)/ 3466(OC)/3400(OC)/ 3333(OC)/
3200/3000/2933/2800/2666/2400/2133
MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory*
Dual Channel Memory Architecture
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
OptiMem II
* 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7/i9 processors support 2933/ 2800/ 2666/ 2400/2133 natively,
others will run at the maximum transfer rate of DDR4 2666MHz.
* 11th Gen Intel® processors support 3200/2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 natively.
* Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists),
and memory frequency support depends on the CPU types. |
| Graphics |
1 x DisplayPort 1.4**
1 x HDMITM 2.0***
* Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types.
** Intel® 11th & 10th processors support DisplayPort 1.4 with max. resolution of 4096 x 2304 @60Hz.
Please refer to www.intel.com for any updates.
*** Only Intel® 11th processors, support HDMI™ 2.0 with max. resolution of 4K@60Hz,
others would only support HDMI™ 1.4 with max. resolution of 4K@30Hz .Please refer to www.intel.com for any update.
**** VGA resolution support depends on processors’ or graphic cards’ resolution. |
| Expansion Slots |
Intel® 11th & 10th Gen Processors
1 x PCIe 4.0/3.0 x16 slot*
– Intel® 11th processors support PCIe 4.0 x16
– Intel®10th processors support PCIe 3.0 x16
Intel® Z590 Chipset
1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)
2 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots
* Enable RST PCIe Storage Remapping for PCH attached PCIe slots to activate Intel® Optane Memory. |
| Storage |
Total supports 3 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
Intel®11th Gen Processors
M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110
– Only Intel® 11th processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode, this slot will be disabled for other CPUs
Intel® Z590 Chipset
M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 3.0 x4 & SATA modes)***
M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 3.0 x4 & SATA modes)****
6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
* Raid function for PCIe mode SSD in Intel® Rapid Storage Technology is available
with either 1. Intel® SSDs installed in both CPU-attached and PCH-attached slots,
or 2. any other 3rd party SSDs installed in PCH-attached slots.
** To enable Intel® Optane™ Memory (Hybrid Storage device), it must be installed
in PCH-attached slots with Intel® Rapid Storage Technology.
*** M.2_2 shares bandwidth with SATA6G_2. When M.2_2 runs SATA mode, SATA6G_2 will be disabled.
**** M.2_3 shares bandwidth with SATA6G_56. When M.2_3 is occupied, SATA6G_56 will be disabled. |
| Ethernet |
1 x Intel® I225-V 2.5Gb Ethernet
TUF LANGuard |
| USB |
Rear USB (Total 7 ports)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 port (1 x USB Type-C®)
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (2 x Type-A)
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (2 x Type-A)
2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x Type-A)
Front USB (Total 7 ports)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 connector (suppports USB Type-C®)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header supports additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports |
| Audio |
“Realtek ALC S1200A 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC*
– Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
– Supports up to 24-Bit/192 kHz playback”
Audio Features
– Audio Shielding
– Rear optical S/PDIF out port
– Premium Japanese audio capacitors
– Dedicated audio PCB layers
– Audio cover |
| Back Panel I/O Ports |
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 port (1 x USB Type-C®)
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (2 x Type-A)
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (2 x Type-A)
2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x Type-A)
1 x DisplayPort
1 x HDMI™ port
1 x Intel® I225-V 2.5Gb Ethernet port
5 x Audio jacks
1 x Optical S/PDIF out port
1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse combo port |
| Internal I/O Connectors |
Fan and Cooling related
1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header
1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header
1 x 4-pin AIO Pump header
3 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers
Power related
1 x 24-pin Main Power connector
1 x 8-pin +12V Power connector
1 x 4-pin +12V Power connector
Storage related
3 x M.2 slots (Key M)
6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
USB
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 connector (supports USB Type-C®)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header supports additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports
Miscellaneous
2 x AURA Addressable Gen 2 headers
2 x AURA RGB headers
1 x Clear CMOS header
1 x COM Port header
1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)
1 x 20-3 pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function
1 x Thunderbolt™ header |
| Special Features |
ASUS TUF PROTECTION
– DIGI+ VRM (- Digital power design with DrMOS)
– Enhanced DRAM Overcurrent Protection
– TUF LANGuard
– Overvoltage Protection
ASUS Q-Design
– M.2 Q-Latch
– Q-DIMM
– Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green])
– Q-Slot
ASUS Thermal Solution
– M.2 heatsink
– VRM heatsink design
ASUS EZ DIY
– ProCool
– Pre-mounted I/O shield
– SafeSlot
AURA Sync
– AURA RGB headers
– Addressable Gen 2 RGB headers |
| Software Features |
ASUS Exclusive Software
Armoury Crate
– AURA Creator
– AURA Sync
– Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation
AI Suite 3
– Performance And Power Saving Utility
TurboV EVO
EPU
Digi+ VRM
Fan Xpert 4
– EZ update
TUF GAMING CPU-Z
AI Charger
ASUS Turbo LAN
DAEMON Tools
DTS Custom for GAMING Headsets
MyASUS
Norton Anti-virus software (Free Trial version)
WinRAR
UEFI BIOS
ASUS EZ DIY
– ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
– ASUS EZ Flash 3
– ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode |
| BIOS |
192 (128+64) Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS |
| Manageability |
WOL by PME, PXE |
| Accessories |
Cables
2 x SATA 6Gb/s cables
Miscellaneous
2 x M.2 Rubber Packages
1 x M.2 SSD screw package
1 x TUF Gaming sticker
Installation Media
1 x Support DVD
Documentation
1 x TUF Certification card
1 x User manual |
| Operating System |
Windows® 10 64-bit |
| Form Factor |
ATX Form Factor
12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm ) |
| Warranty |
3 Years |
EdwardD
Nice mobo but pricey for limited features. I purchased this motherboard as the foundation for a new DAW (Digital Audio Workstation). It's my first ASUS since the Striker 2 Extreme. Setup is relatively easy if the user has some previous PC build experience. I would recommend reading the manual to see which resources are shared so there are no surprises if something does not work. For the DAW I also fitted an ASUS ThunderboltEX 4 card to allow me to connect an audio interface via thunderbolt (Presonus Quantum 2626). The thunderbolt card instructions advise inserting the card into the primary x16 PCI-E 4 slot, but I was unable to get the card to recognise the audio interface and had to move the card to the secondary x4 PCI-E slot. Windows 10 would only recognise the card 'sometimes' when in the PCI x16 slot - something needs some new firmware!