Total supports 3 x M.2 slots, 2 x SlimSAS slots and 8 x SATA 6Gb/s ports*
Intel^® Xeon^® W-3400 Series Processors
M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode)***
M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode)***
Intel^® W790 Chipet**
M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
SlimSAS_1 port supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode NVMe device
SlimSAS_2 port supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode NVMe device
8 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
* Supports Intel^® Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel^® VROC) and Intel Volume Management Device (Intel^®VMD)
** Intel^® VROC Technology supports PCIe RAID 0/1/5/10, SATA RAID 0/1/5/10. VROC_HW_Key is purchased separately.
*** M.2_1 and M.2_2 slots will be disabled once an Intel® Xeon^® W-2400 Series Processor is installed.

Total supports 3 x M.2 slots and 8 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO Series Processors
M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA modes)
M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA modes)
U.2_1 slot supports U.2 NVMe device and up to 4 SATA devices*
AMD WRX80 Chipset
M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA modes)
U.2_2 slot supports U.2 NVMe device and up to 4 SATA devices*
4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
ASMedia ASM1061 Controller
4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

Supports NVMe RAID configurations via M.2 storages
*The U.2_1 slot shares bandwidth with M.2_2, U.2_2 slot shares bandwidth with M.2_3. When M.2_2 slot is being populated, U.2_1 slot will be disabled. When M.2_3 slot is being populated, U.2_2 slot will be disabled. Each U.2 slots can support up to 4 SATA devices via a transfer cable. the cable is purchased separately.

Fan and Cooling related
1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header(s)
1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header(s)
5 x 4-pin Chassis Fan header(s)
1 x W_PUMP+ header(s)
Power related
2 x 24-pin Main Power connector
4 x 8-pin +12V Power connector
1 x 8-pin PCIe Power connector
1 x 6-pin PCIe Power connector
Storage related
3 x M.2 slots (Key M)
2 x SlimSAS connector(s)
8 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
1 x VROC Key connector
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) 2 additional USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
2 x USB 2.0 header(s) support(s) 4 additional USB 2.0 ports
Miscellaneous
1 x COM Port header
1 x FlexKey button
1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)
1 x LN2 Mode jumper
1 x M.2 slot (Key E)
1 x ReTry button
1 x Safe Boot button
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 Thermal Sensor header
BMC Related
1 x BMC switch
1 x VGA switch
1 x BMC LAN fixed IP switch
1 x IPMI switch
2 x Q_PSU switch
2 x PSU SMBus header
1 x Front panel location LED header
1 x Location button header
1 x VPP_I2C header
1 x Micro SD card socket
1 x BMC_T_SENSOR header
1 x BMC LED
1 x Location LED
1 x Message LED header

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

Rear USB (Total 8 ports)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port(s) (1 x USB Type-C^®)
5 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s) (4 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C^®)
2 x USB 2.0 port(s) (2 x Type-A)
Front USB (Total 7 ports)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 connector (supports USB Type-C^® )
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header(s) support(s) 2 additional USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
2 x USB 2.0 header(s) support(s) 4 additional USB 2.0 ports

Rear USB (Total 10 ports)
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®)

Front USB (Total 7 ports)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 connector(s) (suppport(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

Socket sWRX8

8 x DIMM slots, Max. 2048GB, DDR5 6800(OC)/6600(OC)/6400(OC)/6200(OC)/6000(OC)/5800(OC)/5600(OC)/5400(OC)/5200(OC)/5000(OC)/4800 ECC Registered Memory*
8-Channel Memory Architecture
Supports Intel^® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
* Supported memory types, data rate (speed), and number of DRAM modules vary depending on the CPU and memory configuration, for more information please refer to CPU/Memory Support list under the Support tab of product information site or visit https://www.asus.com/support/

8 x DIMM, Max. 2048GB, DDR4 3200/3000/2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 MHz ECC and Non-ECC, buffered and Un-buffered, U-DIMM, R-DIMM, 3DS R-DIMM and LR-DIMM Memory*
8 Channel Memory Architecture
* Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).

1 x Intel® dual 10Gb Ethernet
1 x Realtek 1Gb Ethernet
ASUS LANGuard

1 x Intel® X550-AT2 dual 10Gb Ethernet

512 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS

256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS

Realtek S1220A 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC*
- Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs
- Internal audio Amplifier to enhance the highest quality sound for headphone and speakers
- Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
- High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 113 dB SNR recording input (Line-in)
- Supports up to 32-Bit/192 kHz playback*
Audio Features
- Power pre-regulator reduces power input noise to ensure consistent performance
- Rear optical S/PDIF out port
- Premium audio capacitors
- Dedicated audio PCB layers
- Unique de-pop circuit
* Due to limitations in HDA bandwidth, 32-Bit/192 kHz is not supported for 7.1
Surround Sound audio.

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

Extreme OC Kit
- FlexKey button
- LN2 Mode
- ReTry button
- Safe boot button
- Start button
Extreme Engine Digi+
- 10K Black Metallic Capacitors
- MicroFine Alloy Choke
ASUS 5X PROTECTION III
- DIGI+ VRM (- Digital power design with DrMOS)
- ESD Guards
- LANGuard
- Overvoltage Protection
- Safeslot
- Stainless-Steel Back I/O
ASUS Q-Design
- M.2 Q-Latch
- 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 backplate
- M.2 heatsink
- Steel backplate
- VRM heatsink design
ASUS EZ DIY
- BIOS FlashBack™ button
- BIOS FlashBack™ LED
- Caterr1 LED
- Box Headers
- Clear CMOS button
- ProCool II
- Pre-mounted I/O shield
- SafeSlot
- SafeDIMM
Bespoke Motherboard Design & Business Focused Features
- 24/7 Reliability
- Overcurrent Protection

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

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