Memory

Intel® Core™ i9/i7 processors:

Support for DDR4   5000(O.C.)/4933(O.C.)/4800(O.C.)/ 4700(O.C.)/ 4600(O.C.)/ 4500(O.C.)/   4400(O.C.)/ 4300(O.C.)/4266(O.C.) / 4133(O.C.) / 4000(O.C.) / 3866(O.C.) /   3800(O.C.) / 3733(O.C.) / 3666(O.C.) / 3600(O.C.) / 3466(O.C.) / 3400(O.C.) /   3333(O.C.) / 3300(O.C.) / 3200(O.C.) / 3000(O.C.) / 2933 / 2800 / 2666 / 2400   / 2133 MHz

Intel® Core™ i5/i3/Pentium®/Celeron® processors:

Support for DDR4 2666/2400/2133 MHz

4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB (32   GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory

Dual channel memory architecture

Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory   modules (operate in non-ECC mode)

Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM   1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules

Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory   modules

(Please refer "Memory Support List" for   more information.)

Onboard Graphics

Integrated Graphics Processor+Intel® Thunderbolt™   3 Controller:

2 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 3 connectors (USB Type-C™   ports), supporting DisplayPort and Thunderbolt™ video outputs and a maximum   resolution of 5120 x 2880@60 Hz with 24 bpp

* Because of the limited I/O resources of the PC   architecture, the number of Thunderbolt™ devices that can be used is   dependent on the number of the PCI Express devices being installed. (Refer to   Chapter 1-7, "Back Panel Connectors," for more information.)

* Support for DisplayPort 1.4 version, HDCP 2.3,   and HDR.

Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel® HD Graphics   support:

1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of   4096x2160@30 Hz

* Support for HDMI 1.4 version and HDCP 2.3.

Maximum shared memory of 512 MB

Audio

Realtek® ALC1220-VB codec+ESS ES9218P DAC (front   panel audio)

Realtek® ALC1220-VB codec+ESS ES9018K2M DAC+TI   OPA1622 operational amplifier (rear panel audio)

Support for DTS:X® Ultra

High Definition Audio

2/4/5.1/7.1-channel

Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN

1 x Aquantia 10GbE LAN chip (10 Gbit/5 Gbit/2.5   Gbit//1 Gbit/100 Mbit) (LAN1)

1 x Intel® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbit/1 Gbit/100   Mbit) (LAN2)

Wireless communication module

Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201

WIFI a, b, g, n, ac with wave 2 features, ax,   supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band

BLUETOOTH 5.1

Support for 11ax 160MHz wireless standard and up   to 2.4 Gbps data rate

* Actual data rate may vary depending on   environment and equipment.

Expansion Slots

1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16   (PCIEX16)

* For optimum performance, if only one PCI   Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the   PCIEX16 slot.

1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8)

* The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the   PCIEX16 slot. When the PCIEX8 slot is populated, the PCIEX16 slot operates at   up to x8 mode.

1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)

* The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with the   M2P_PCH connector. The PCIEX4 slot operates at up to x2 mode when an M.2 SSD   is installed in the M2P_PCH connector.

(All of the PCI Express x16 slots conform to PCI   Express 3.0 standard.)

Multi- Graphics Technology

Support for NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ and 2-Way   NVIDIA® SLI™ technologies

Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire™ and 2-Way AMD   CrossFire™ technologies

Storage

1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type   2242/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support)(M2A_CPU)

1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type   2242/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support)(M2M_PCH)

1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type   2242/2260/2280/22110 PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_PCH)

6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10

* Refer to "1-9 Internal Connectors,"   for the installation notices for the PCIEX4, M.2, and SATA connectors.

Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready

USB

Chipset+Intel® Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller:

2 x USB Type-C™ ports on the back panel, with USB   3.2 Gen 2 support

Chipset:

1 x USB Type-C™ port with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support,   available through the internal USB header

4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back   panel

Chipset+USB 3.2 Gen 1 Hub:

4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (2 ports on the back   panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)

Chipset+2 USB 2.0 Hubs:

6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel,   4 ports available through the internal USB headers with the included front   USB header extension cable)

Internal I/O Connector

1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector

2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors

1 x CPU fan header

1 x water cooling CPU fan header

1 x water cooling kit CPU LED header (LED_CPU)

1 x water cooling kit Chipset LED header   (LED_PCH)

4 x system fan headers

2 x system fan/water cooling pump headers

1 x noise detection header

2 x addressable LED strip headers

2 x RGB LED strip headers

6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

3 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors

1 x front panel header

1 x front panel audio header

1 x USB Type-C™ header, with USB 3.2 Gen 2   support

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header

1 x USB 2.0/1.1 header

2 x temperature sensor headers

1 x power button

1 x reset button

1 x OC button

2 x BIOS switches

Voltage Measurement Points

Backpanel Connectors

1 x Q-Flash Plus button

1 x Clear CMOS button

2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)

2 x Thunderbolt™ 3 connectors (USB Type-C™ ports,   with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support)

4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)

2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports

2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports

1 x HDMI port

2 x RJ-45 ports

1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector

5 x audio jacks

I/O Controller

iTE® I/O Controller Chip

H/W Monitoring

Voltage detection

Temperature detection

Fan speed detection

Water cooling flow rate detection

Overheating warning

Fan fail warning

Fan speed control

* Whether the fan (pump) speed control function   is supported will depend on the fan (pump) you install.

Noise detection

BIOS

2 x 256 Mbit flash

Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS

Support for DualBIOS™

PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

Unique features

Support for APP Center

* Available applications in APP Center may vary   by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary   depending on motherboard specifications.

@BIOS

EasyTune

Fast Boot

Game Boost

RGB Fusion

Smart Backup

System Information Viewer

USB TurboCharger

Support for Q-Flash Plus

Support for Q-Flash

Support for Xpress Install

Bundled software

Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)

cFosSpeed

XSplit Gamecaster + Broadcaster (12 months   license)

OS

Support for Windows 10 64-bit

Form factor

E-ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 27.1cm