AMD Socket sWRX8 for AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO Series Processors*
* Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list.

Intel® for 7^th/6^th Generation Core™ i7/Core™ i5/Core™ i3/Pentium®/Celeron® Processors,Supports Intel® 14nm CPU,Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0,* The Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 support depends on the CPU types.,* Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list

AMD WRX80 Chipset

Intel® Z270

Fan and Cooling related
1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header(s)
1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header(s)
6 x 4-pin Chassis Fan header(s)
1 x VRM heatsink Fan header
1 x Chipset Fan header
Power related
1 x 24-pin Main Power connector
2 x 8-pin +12V Power connector
2 x 6-pin PCIe Graphics Card connector
1 x 8-pin PCIe Power connector
Storage related
3 x M.2 slots (Key M)
8 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
2 x U.2 slots
USB
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 connector (support(s) USB Type-C®)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
2 x USB 2.0 header(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 ports
BMC Related
1 x BMC switch
1 x IPMI switch
1 x Messange LED header
1 x Micro SD card socket
2 x LAN LED header(s)
1 x Location LED header
1 x Location button header
1 x PSU_SMB header
1 x SMART_PSU switch
1 x VGA switch
1 x VGA header
1 x VPP_I2C header
Miscellaneous
1 x COM Port header
1 x FlexKey button
1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)
1 x SPI TPM header (14-1pin)
1 x Start button
1 x 20-3 pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function
1 x RTC Battery header
1 x Thermal Sensor header

- Supports HDMI 2.0 with max. resolution 4096 x 2160 @ 60 / 24Hz*¹,- Supports DisplayPort with max. resolution 4096 x 2304 @ 24Hz / 4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz,- Supports High Dynamic Range(HDR),Wide Color Gamut(Rec.2020),HDCP 2.2,DP 1.2 Multi-Stream Transport compliant, supports DP 1.2 monitor daisy chain up to 3 displays,Integrated Graphics Processor- Intel® HD Graphics support,Multi-VGA output support : HDMI/DisplayPort ports,Maximum shared memory of 1024 MB (for iGPU exclusively),Supports Intel® InTru™ 3D, Quick Sync Video, Clear Video HD Technology, Insider™,Supports up to 2 displays simultaneously

Supports NVIDIA 4-Way/3-Way/2-Way SLI® Technology

Supports NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ Technology *⁷,Supports NVIDIA® 4-Way SLI™ Technology *⁷,Supports AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology *⁷,Supports AMD 4-Way CrossFireX Technology *⁷

1 x Intel® X550-AT2 dual 10Gb Ethernet

Realtek ALC4080 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC
- 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/384 kHz playback

- Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming,120dBSNR stereo playback outputand113dBSNR recording input(Line-in),- DTS Connect,- DTS Headphone:X,- Power pre-regulator: Reduces power input noise to ensure consistent performance,Premium Japan-made audio capacitors provides warm, natural, and immersive sound with exceptional clarity and fidelity,Realtek® S1220A8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC featuring Crystal Sound 3,- Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs,Audio Feature :,- Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel,- Audio Shielding: Ensures precision analog/digital separation and greatly reduced multi-lateral interference,- Unique de-pop circuit: Reduces start-up popping noise to audio outputs,- EMI protection cover to prevent electrical noise to affect the amplifier quality,Separate layer for left and right track, ensuring both sound deliver equal quality

Windows® 10 64-bit

Windows® 8.1 64-bit *⁶,Windows® 7 64-bit *⁶

ASUS Q-Design
- Q-Code
- Q-Connector
- Q-DIMM
- Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green])
- Q-Slot
ASUS Thermal Solution
- M.2 heatsink
ASUS EZ DIY
- BIOS FlashBack™ button
- BIOS FlashBack™ LED
- Clear CMOS button
- ProCool II
- Pre-mounted I/O shield
- SafeSlot
Bespoke Motherboard Design & Business Focused Features
- Event Log in ASMB9-iKVM
- 24/7 Reliability
- Overcurrent Protection
ASMB9-iKVM for KVM-over-Internet

- Industry leading Digital 8 + 4 + 2 Phase Power Design,- Stylish Fanless Design Heat-pipe solution,- ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, HDD LED),- ASUS USB BIOS Flashback^®,CPU Installation Tool,- Three-step simplicity and safety,ASUS TPU :,- Auto Tuning,- MemOK!,OC Design - ASUS PRO Clock Technology,- Full BCLK range for extreme overclocking performance,- Whole system optimization with a single click! 5-Way Optimization tuning key perfectly consolidates TPU, EPU, DIGI+ Power Control, Fan Xpert 4, and Turbo App together, providing better CPU performance, efficient power saving, precise digital power control, whole system cooling and even tailor your own app usages.,ASUS Digital Power Design :,- Crystal Sound 3,- EZ XMP ASUS Exclusive Features,- ASUS CrashFree BIOS,Performance Optimization :,- Fan Xpert 4 featuring Fan Auto Tuning function and multiple thermistors selection for optimized system cooling control,Turbo APP,Key Express,5-Way Optimization by Dual Intelligent Processors 5,Gamer´s Guardian:,- SafeSlot,- GPU Boost,ASUS EPU :,- EPU,ASUS Exclusive Features :,- USB BIOS Flashback^®,- AI Suite 3,- Ai Charger,- ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode featuring friendly graphics user interface,- Turbo LAN,ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution :,- ASUS Fan Xpert 4,ASUS EZ DIY :,- ASUS EZ Flash 3,ASUS Q-Design :,- ASUS Q-Shield,- ASUS Q-Code,- ASUS Q-Slot,- ASUS Q-DIMM,- ASUS Q-Connector,M.2 and U.2 Onboard (The Latest Transfer Technology with up to 32Gb/s Data-transfer Speeds for M.2 and U.2)

WOL by PME, PXE

WfM 2.0, DMI 3.0, WOL by PME, PXE

1 x COM port header,1 x 6-pin EATX 12V_1 Power connector(s),2 x 8-pin EATX 12V Power connector,1 x EZ XMP switch,1 x MemOK! button(s),2 x M.2 Socket 3,1 x Thunderbolt header(s),1 x System panel(s) (Q-Connector),2 x U.2 connector,1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 front panel connector,1 x Aura RGB Strip Header(s),1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1(up to 5Gbps) connector(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.1 Gen 1 port(s) (19-pin),1 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 2.0 port(s),6 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s),1 x CPU Fan connector(s),1 x CPU OPT Fan connector(s),3 x Chassis Fan connector(s) (),1 x AIO_PUMP connector,1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s),1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP),1 x 5-pin EXT_FAN(Extension Fan) connector,1 x Power-on button(s),1 x 14-1 pin TPM connector,1 x COM port header

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port(s) (1 x USB Type-C®)
9 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s) (8 x Type-A+ 1 x USB Type-C®)
1 x Wi-Fi Module
2 x Intel® X550-AT2 dual 10Gb Ethernet ports
5 x Audio jacks
1 x Optical S/PDIF out port
1 x BIOS FlashBack™ button
1 x Clear CMOS button

*1 HDMI 2.0 60Hz resolution support requires necessary drivers update.
*2 The M.2_1 socket shares bandwidth with SATA6G_56 ports. When using M.2 PCIe devices in X2 mode, SATA_56 ports will not be disabled.When using M.2 PCIe devices in X4 mode, SATA_56 ports will be disabled.
*3 The M.2_2 socket shares bandwidth with U.2_2 connector and SATA6G_1 port. When using M.2_2 socket with PCIe bandwidth, SATA6G_1 port will not be disabled and U.2_2 connector will be disabled. When using M.2_2 socket with SATA bandwidth, SATA6G_1 port and U.2_2 connector will be disabled. When using U.2_2 connector, SATA6G_1 port will not be disabled and M.2_2 connector will be disabled.
*4 These functions will work depending on the CPU installed.
*5 Intel® Optane Technology is only supported when using 7th Generation Intel® processors. Before using Intel® Optane memory modules, ensure that you have updated your motherboard drivers and BIOS to the latest version from ASUS support website.
*6 Windows® 8.1 64-bit and Windows® 7 64-bit are only supported when using 6th Generation Intel® Processors
*7 Actual number of Multi-graphic supported differs per Vendors’ Graphic cards. Please check with Vendor beforehand.