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CPU

Intel® Socket LGA1200 for 11th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors & 10th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors

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.
Intel® for 7th/6th 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

Memory

5000(OC)/4800(OC)/4600(OC)/4400(OC)/4266(OC)/4000(OC)/3733(OC)/3600(OC)/3466(OC)/3333(OC)/3200(OC)/2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory*

Dual Channel Memory Architecture

Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

* 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 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.

4 x DIMM, Max. 64GB, DDR4 2400/2133 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory,* Due to Intel® chipset limitation, DDR4 2400MHz memory frequency is only supported by 7th Generation Intel® processors. Higher memory modules will run at the maximum transfer rate of DDR4 2400MHz.,** Due to Intel® chipset limitation, DDR4 2133MHz and higher memory modules on 6th Generation Intel® processors will run at the maximum transfer rate of DDR4 2133MHz.,Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP),* Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs.,* Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).,* The maximum memory frequency supported varies by processor.

Chipset

B560
Intel® Q170

Special Features

ASUS 5X PROTECTION III

- DIGI+ VRM

- LANGuard

- Overvoltage Protection

- SafeSlot Core

- Stainless-Steel Back I/O

ASUS Q-Design

- Q-DIMM

- Q-Slot

ASUS Thermal Solution

- VRM heatsink design

ASUS Lighting Control

-RGB header

- Mobo Connect,- Push Notice,Media Streamer,ASUS 5X Protection II :
- ASUS LANGuard - 2.5X higher surge tolerance,- ASUS Overvoltage Protection - World-class circuit-protecting power design,- ASUS DRAM Overcurrent Protection - Prevents damage from short circuits,- ASUS Stainless-Steel Back I/O - 3X corrosion-resistance for greater durability,- ASUS ESD Guards - Electrostatic discharge protection,- Anti-Surge,TPM IC Onboard,ASUS Exclusive Features :,- AI Suite 3,- Ai Charger,ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution :,- Stylish Fanless Design Heat-sink solution,- ASUS Fan Xpert 2+,ASUS EZ DIY :,- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3,- ASUS EZ Flash 3,- ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode,ASUS Q-Design :,- ASUS Q-Slot,- ASUS Q-DIMM

Manageability

WOL by PME, PXE
WfM 2.0, DMI 3.0, WOL by PME, PXE

Graphic

Multi-VGA output support : HDMI/DVI-D/RGB/DisplayPort ports,Integrated Graphics Processor- Intel® HD Graphics support,- Supports HDMI with max. resolution 4096 x 2160 @ 24Hz / 2560 x 1600 @ 60Hz,- Supports DVI-D with max. resolution 1920 x 1200 @ 60Hz,- Supports RGB with max. resolution 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz,- Supports DisplayPort with max. resolution 4096 x 2304 @ 60 Hz,Supports Intel® InTru™ 3D, Quick Sync Video, Clear Video HD Technology, Insider™,Supports up to 3 displays simultaneously,Maximum shared memory of 1024 MB (for iGPU exclusively)

Software Features

ASUS Exclusive Software

Armoury Crate

AI Suite 3

- Performance And Power Saving Utility

TurboV EVO

EPU

Digi+ VRM

Fan Xpert

- EZ update

ASUS CPU-Z

AI Charger

DAEMON Tools

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

Accessories

Cables

2x SATA 6Gb/s cables

Miscellaneous

1 x I/O Shield

2 x M.2 anchors

Installation Media

1 x Support DVD

Documentation

1 x ACC Express Activation Key Card

1 x User manual

2 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s),User´s manual,I/O Shield,2 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s),1 x Supporting DVD

Expansion Slots

Intel® 11th &10th Gen Processors

1 x PCIe 4.0/3.0 x16 slot

- Intel®11th Gen processors support PCIe 4.0 x16 mode

- Intel®10th Gen processors support PCIe 3.0 x16 mode

Intel® B560 Chipset

2 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots

1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16 mode),1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (max at x4 mode),1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x1,1 x PCI

Storage

Total supports 2 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

- Only Intel® 11th Gen processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode, this slot will be disabled for other CPUs

Intel® B560 Chipset

M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 3.0 x4 & SATA modes)*

6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

* The M.2_2 shares bandwidth with SATA6G_2.When M.2_2 runs SATA mode, SATA6G_2 will be disabled.

Intel® Q170 chipset : ,6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), gray,,Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10

Back Panel I/O Ports

4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A)

2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x Type-A)

1 x D-Sub port

1 x HDMI™ port

1 x Intel® I219-V 1Gb Ethernet

3 x Audio jacks

1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse combo port

LAN

Intel® I219LM, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s)

Audio

Realtek ALC897 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

- Premium Japanese audio capacitors

- Dedicated audio PCB layers

* A chassis with an HD audio module in the front panel is required to support 7.1 Surround Sound audio output.
Realtek ALC887/8977.1-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC *1,- Supports : Front Panel Jack-retasking, up to 24-Bit/192kHz playback

USB

Rear USB (Total 6 ports)

4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A)
2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x Type-A）
Front USB:Total 6 ports
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

Internal I/O Connectors

Fan and Cooling related

1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header

1 x 4-pin Chassis Fan header

Power related

1 x 24-pin Main Power connector

1 x 8-pin +12V Power connector

Storage related

2 x M.2 slots (Key M)

6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

USB

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

1 x RGB header

1 x Clear CMOS header

1 x COM Port header

1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)

1 x S/PDIF Out header

1 x Speaker header

1 x SPI TPM header (14-1pin)

1 x 10-1 pin System Panel header

USB Ports

10 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 port(s) (6 at back panel, blue, 4 at mid-board),Intel® Q170 chipset :,4 x USB 2.0/1.1 port(s) (2 at back panel, black, 2 at mid-board)

BIOS

128 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS

128 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI3.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 3.0 ACPI 5.0, Multi-language BIOS,
ASUS EZ Flash 3, CrashFree BIOS 3, F6 Qfan Control, F3 My Favorites, Quick Note, Last Modified log, F12 PrintScreen, and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) memory information

Operating System Support

Windows® 7 *2,Windows® 8.1,Windows® 10

Back I/O Ports

6 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (blue),1 x PS/2 keyboard (purple),1 x PS/2 mouse (green),1 x DVI-D,1 x D-Sub,1 x DisplayPort,1 x HDMI,1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s),2 x USB 2.0,3 x Audio jack(s)

Graphics

1 x D-Sub

1 x HDMI 2.0
* Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types.

** Only Intel® 11th Gen processors support HDMI™ 2.0 with max. resolution of 4K@60Hz, others will only support HDMI™ 1.4 with max. resolution of 4K@30Hz .Please refer to www.intel.com for any updates.

Internal I/O Ports

2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1(up to 5Gbps) connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s),1 x MONO out header *3,1 x DIS ME jumper,2 x Chassis Fan connector(s) (2 x 4-pin),1 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 2.0 port(s),1 x LPT header,2 x COM port(s) connector(s),6 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s),1 x CPU Fan connector(s) (1 x 4-pin),1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s),1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s),1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP),1 x Internal speaker connector(s),1 x System panel(s),1 x Chassis Intrusion connector(s)

Operating System

Windows 10 64bit
Windows®10 64-bit

Support Disc

Drivers
ASUS Utilities
ASUS EZ Update
Anti-virus software (OEM version)

Form Factor

9.6 inch x 8.9 inch ( 24.4 cm x 22.6 cm ),uATX Form Factor

Note

*1: Use a chassis with HD audio module in the front panel to support an 8-channel audio output.
*2: Please refer to ASUS website and download “Windows® 7 installation guide” and “ASUS EZ installer” to install Windows® 7.
*3: Use with amplified speaker is suggested.
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