CPU

Intel® Socket 1200 for 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® Z490

Memory

4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR4 4800(O.C.)/4600(O.C)/4500(O.C)/4400(O.C)/4266(O.C.)/4133(O.C.)/4000(O.C.)/3866(O.C.)/3733(O.C.)/3600(O.C.)/3466(O.C.)/3333(O.C.)/3200(O.C.)/3000(O.C.)/2933(O.C.)/2800(O.C.)/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™i9/i7 CPUs support 2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 natively, Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).  

Graphic

Integrated Graphics Processor

1 x DisplayPort 1.4 *

1 x HDMI 1.4b

*Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types.

**Support DisplayPort 1.4 with max. resolution of 4096 x 2304 @60Hz. Please refer to www.intel.com for any update.

Multi-GPU Support

Supports NVIDIA 2-Way SLI® Technology

Supports AMD 3-Way CrossFireX™ Technology

Expansion Slots

Intel® 10th Gen Processors

2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8)

Intel® Z490 Chipset

1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (max at x4 mode)

3 x PCIe 3.0 x1

Storage

Total supports 2 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

Intel® Z490 Chipset :

1 x M.2_1 socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (SATA & PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)

1 x M.2_2 socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)

6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s)

Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10

Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready

LAN

Intel® I225-V 2.5Gb Ethernet

ASUS LANGuard

Wireless Data Network

M.2 slot only (Key E) (Support CNVI interface)*

Audio

ROG SupremeFX 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC S1220A

- Dual OP Amplifiers

- Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs

- Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking

- High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 113 dB SNR recording input

- Supports up to 32-Bit/192kHz playback *

Audio Feature :

- SupremeFX Shielding™ Technology

- Gold-plated jacks

- Optical S/PDIF in port(s) at back panel

- Audio Shielding

- Premium Japanese audio capacitors

- Audio Cover

* Due to limitations in HDA bandwidth, 32-Bit/192kHz is not supported for 8-Channel audio.

USB Ports

Rear USB Port ( Total 8 )

4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s)(3 x Type-A +1 x Type-C)

2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s)(2 x Type-A)

2 x USB 2.0 port(s)

Front USB Port ( Total 7 )

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s)(1 x USB Type-C®)

2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s)(2 x Type-A)

2 x USB 2.0 port(s)

ROG Exclusive Features

ROG Exclusive Software

- RAMCache III

- CPU-Z

- Sonic Radar III

- Overwolf

- Sonic Studio III + Sonic Studio Virtual Mixer

ROG Aluminum heatsink cover

Special Features

AURA :

- Aura RGB Strip Headers

- Addressable Gen 2 Header

ASUS Exclusive Features :

- Pre- mounted I/O shield

ASUS EZ DIY :

- ASUS USB BIOS FlashBack™

ASUS Q-Design :

- ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED)

- ASUS Q-Slot

- ASUS Q-DIMM

DIY Friendly Design

- ProCool II

- SafeSlot

Software Features

ROG Exclusive Software

- RAMCache III

- ROG CPU-Z

- GameFirst VI

- Sonic Studio III + Sonic Studio Virtual Mixer

- Sonic Radar III

- DTS® Sound Unbound

- Overwolf

- Anti-virus software

ASUS Exclusive Software

Armoury Crate

- Aura Creator

- Aura Sync

AI Suite 3

-5-way Optimization with AI Overclocking.

TPU

EPU

Digi+ VRM

Fan Xpert 4

Turbo app

-EZ update

WinRAR

UEFI BIOS

AI Overclocking Guide

ASUS EZ DIY

- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

- ASUS EZ Flash 3

- ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode

FlexKey

Back I/O Ports

1 x Intel® I225-V 2.5Gb Ethernet

1 x DisplayPort

1 x HDMI

4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3 x Type-A+1 x USB Type-C®)

2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1

2 x USB 2.0

1 x Optical S/PDIF out

1 x USB BIOS FlashBack™ Button(s)

5 x Gold-plated audio jacks

Internal I/O Ports

1 x CPU Fan connector(s)

1 x CPU OPT Fan connector(s)

2 x Chassis Fan connector(s)

1 x AIO_PUMP connector

1 x W_PUMP+ connector

2 x Addressable RGB header

1 x AAFP connector

2 x Aura RGB Strip Headers

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 front panel TypeC™ connector

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1(up to 5Gbps) connector(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s)

2 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 port(s)

1 x M.2 Socket 1 with M Key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (SATA mode & PCIE mode)

1 x M.2 Socket 2 with M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)

1 x M.2 with E key for Wi-Fi module

1 x COM port(s) connector(s)

6 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s)

1 x Thunderbolt header(s)

1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s)

1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)

1 x 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)

1 x System panel(s) (Chassis intrusion header is inbuilt)

1 x Thermal sensor connector(s)

1 x Clear CMOS jumper(s)

1 x CPU_OV jumper

1 x M.2 Fan Header

1 x VRM_HS_FAN Header

Accessories

User's manual

4 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s)

1 x M.2 Screw Package

1 x Supporting DVD

1 x ROG Strix stickers

1 x Cable ties pack(s)

1 x Extension Cable for RGB strips (80 cm)

1 x Extension cable for Addressable LED

1 x Thermistor cable(s)

1 x ROG Thank you card

1 x 2-in-1 Rubber pad

1 x M.2 SSD screw package(s)

1 x M.2 Key E screw package(s)

1 ROG key chain

BIOS

192 (128+64) Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS

Manageability

WOL by PME, PXE

Operating System

Windows® 10 64-bit

Form Factor

ATX Form Factor

12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )

Note

*When M.2_1 is operating in SATA device, SATA6G_2 will be disabled.

** M.2_2 shares bandwidth with SATA6G_56. When M.2_2 is populated SATA6G_56 will be disabled.