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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,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® Q270

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

TPM IC Onboard,ASUS 5X Protection III :
- ASUS SafeSlot Core: Fortified PCIe Slot prevents damage,- ASUS LANGuard: Protects against LAN surges, lightning strikes and static-electricity discharges!,- ASUS Overvoltage Protection: World-class circuit-protecting power design,- ASUS Stainless-Steel Back I/O: 3X corrosion-resistance for greater durability!,- ASUS DIGI+ VRM: 5 Phase digital power design,ASUS Q-Design :,- ASUS Q-Slot,- ASUS Q-DIMM,Digi+VRM

Manageability

WOL by PME, PXE
WfM 2.0, DMI 3.0, WOL, WOR, 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 M.2 Screw Package,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 x16,2 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® Q270 Chipset : ,Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology, Intel Rapid Start Technology,Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready *4,1 x M.2 Socket 3, with M Key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (SATA mode & X4 PCIE mode),1 x M.2 Socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode),6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s),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 ALC887/8978-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® Q270 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, ASUSbackup, LOGO flash, ME update, DMI value edit,BIOS value edit

Operating System Support

Windows® 8.1 *2,Windows® 7 *2,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 *3,2 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 M.2 Socket 3 with M key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (SATA & PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode),1 x M.2 Socket 3 with M Key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (PCIE mode only),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),1 x LPC Debug header

Operating System

Windows 10 64bit
Windows®10 64-bit

Support Disc

Drivers

Form Factor

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

Note

*1: Use a chassis with HD audio module in the front panel to support an 8-channel audio output.
*2: * Windows® 8.1 (64-bit) and Windows® 7 (32/64-bit) are only supported when using 6th Generation Intel® Processors
*3: Use with amplified speaker is suggested.
*4: 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.
*5: Intel® vPro will be supported on the platform when only using the corresponding CPU.
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