Enhanced Power Solution: 12+2+1 80A DrMOS power stages, 8+8 pin ProCool power connectors, alloy chokes and durable capacitors for stable power delivery
Optimized Thermal Design: Large VRM heatsinks, M.2 and PCH heatsinks, hybrid fan headers and Fan Xpert 4
Latest M.2 Support: One onboard PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot and two PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots, all with M.2 heatsink
Ultrafast Connectivity: PCIe 5.0 x16 slot, rear USB 20Gbps Type-C port with DP Alt mode, front USB 10Gbps Type-C connector
1 x PCIe 4.0 x1 slot* * PCIEX16(G4) shares bandwidth with PCIEX1(G4). When PCIEX1(G4) runs at PCIe x1 mode, PCIEX16(G4) will only run at PCIe x2 mode.
Storage Devices
SATA 6Gb/s
4 x SATA 6Gb/s
M.2
Intel Core Ultra Processors(Series 2)* M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2280 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode) Intel B860 Chipset M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode) M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
SATA RAID
* Intel Rapid Storage Technology supports, SATA RAID 0/1/5/10.
Onboard Audio
Audio Channels
Realtek 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 audio capacitors - Dedicated audio PCB layers - Audio cover * Due to limitations in HDA bandwidth, 32-Bit/192 kHz is not supported for 7.1 Surround Sound audio.
Onboard LAN
Max LAN Speed
2.5Gbps
Wireless LAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 be
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.4
Rear Panel Ports
Back I/O Ports
1 x USB 20Gbps port (1 x USB Type-C with DP Alt mode) 2 x USB 10Gbps ports (2 x USB Type-A) 3 x USB 5Gbps ports (3 x Type-A) 2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x Type-A) 1 x DisplayPort 1 x HDMI port 1 x Wi-Fi module 1 x Realtek 2.5Gb Ethernet port 5 x Audio jacks 1 x Optical S/PDIF out port 1 x BIOS FlashBack button
Internal I/O Connectors
Onboard USB
1 x USB 10Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C) 1 x USB 5Gbps header supports 2 additional USB 5Gbps ports 1 x USB 2.0 header supports 2 additional USB 2.0 ports
Other 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 4 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers
Miscellaneous 3 x Addressable Gen 2 headers 1 x Clear CMOS header 1 x Chassis Intrusion header 1 x COM Port header 1 x Front Panel Audio header (F_AUDIO) 1 x 10-1 pin Front System Panel header 1 x Thunderbolt (USB4) header
Software Feature
BIOS Feature
256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS
Software
ASUS Exclusive Software Armoury Crate - Aura Creator - Aura Sync - Fan Xpert 4 - Power Saving ASUS DriverHub ASUS GlideX TUF GAMING CPU-Z Adobe Creative Cloud (Free Trial) DTS Audio Processing Norton 360 for Gamers (60 Days Free Trial) WinRAR (40 Days Free Trial) UEFI BIOS ASUS EZ DIY - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS EZ Flash - ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode - ASUS MyHotkey
Windows 11
Windows 11 (22H2 & later)
Physical Spec
Form Factor
ATX
Dimensions (W x L)
12.0" x 9.6"
Power Pin
1 x 24-pin Main Power connector 2 x 8-pin +12V CPU Power connectors
Features
Features
ASUS TUF PROTECTION - DIGI+ VRM (- Digital power design with DrMOS) - ESD Guards - TUF LANGuard - Overvoltage protection - SafeSlot - Stainless-steel back I/O ASUS Q-Design - M.2 Q-Latch - PCIe Slot Q-Release - Q-Antenna - Q-Dashboard - 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 - BIOS FlashBack™ button - BIOS FlashBack™ LED - CPU Socket lever protector - ProCool - Pre-mounted I/O shield - SafeDIMM Aura Sync - Addressable Gen 2 headers
Packaging
Package Contents
Cables 2 x SATA 6Gb/s cables
Miscellaneous 1 x ASUS WiFi Q-Antenna 2 x M.2 rubber packages 1 x Screw package for M.2 SSD 1 x TUF GAMING sticker
Documentation 1 x Quick start guide
Additional Information
Date First Available
January 08, 2025
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