- Intel® LGA 1700 Socket: Ready for 12th Gen Intel Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® processors
- Optimal Power Solution: 12+1 power stages with ProCool power connectors, high-quality alloy chokes and durable capacitors to support multi-core processors
- Optimized thermal Design: Integrated I/O cover and VRM heatsinks with high conductivity thermal pad, and two onboard M.2 heatsinks
- High-performance Networking: On-board Intel WiFi 6 (802.11ax) and Intel 2.5 Gb Ethernet with ASUS LANGuard
- Best Gaming Connectivity: Supports HDMI® 2.1 and DisplayPort™ 1.4 output, two M.2 slots, as well as USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 Type-C®
- Intelligent Control: ASUS-exclusive AI Cooling, AI Networking and Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation to simplify setup and improve performance
- DIY Friendly Design: M.2 Q-Latch, pre-mounted I/O shield, Q-LED and BIOS FlashBack™ button
- Unmatched Personalization: ASUS-exclusive Aura Sync RGB lighting, including an RGB header and three addressable Gen 2 RGB headers
- Industry-leading Gaming Audio: SupremeFX S1220A codec with Savitech SV3H712 amplifier, along with Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation, DTS® Sound Unbound™ and Sonic Studio III
- Renowned Software: Bundled AIDA64 Extreme 60-day free trial, and an intuitive UEFI BIOS dashboard with integrated MemTest86
CPU
Intel® Socket LGA1700 for 12th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors
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.
Chipset
Intel® B660 Chipset
Memory
4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR5 6000(OC)/ 5800(OC)/ 5600(OC)/ 5400(OC)/ 5200(OC)/ 5000(OC)/ 4800(OC)/ Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory*
Dual Channel Memory Architecture
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
OptiMem II
*Actual Memory data rate support depends on the CPU types and DRAM modules, for more information refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).
Graphics
1 x DisplayPort**
1 x HDMI® port***
*Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types. Please refer to www.intel.com for any updates.
** Support 8K@60Hz as specified in DisplayPort 1.4.
*** Support 4K@60Hz as specified in HDMI 2.1.
Expansion Slots
Intel® 12th Gen Processors
1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot(s)
Intel® B660 Chipset
1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)
2x PCIe 4.0 x1 slots
Storage
Total supports 2 x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
Intel® 12th Gen Processors
M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280
– Intel® 12th Gen processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.
Intel® B660 Chipset**
M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4)
4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
** Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports Intel® Optane Memory H Series on PCH attached M.2 slots.
Ethernet
1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet
ASUS LANGuard
Wireless & Bluetooth
“Wi-Fi 6
2×2 Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Supports 2.4/5GHz frequency band
Bluetooth v5.2″
USB
Rear USB (Total 9 ports)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 port(s) (1 x USB Type-C®)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s) (1 x Type-A)
3x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s) (2 x Type-A, 1 x USB Type-C®)
4 x USB 2.0 port(s) (4 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) additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
2 x USB 2.0 header(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 ports
Audio
“ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC S1220A
– 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/192 kHz playback”
Audio Features
– SupremeFX Shielding Technology
– Savitech SV3H712 AMP
– Premium audio capacitors
– Audio cover
* Due to limitations in HDA bandwidth, 32-Bit/192 kHz is not supported for 7.1 Surround Sound audio.
Back Panel I/O Ports
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 port (1 x USB Type-C®)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port (1 x Type-A)
3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s) (2 x Type-A, 1 x USB Type-C®)
4 x USB 2.0 port(s) (4 x Type-A)
1 x DisplayPort
1 x HDMI® port
1 x Wi-Fi Module
1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet port
5 x Audio jacks
1 x BIOS FlashBack™ button
Internal I/O Connectors
Fan and Cooling related
1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header(s)
1 x 4-pin AIO Pump header(s)
2 x 4-pin Chassis Fan header(s)
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)
4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
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
Miscellaneous
3 x Addressable Gen 2 header(s)
1 x AURA RGB header(s)
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 SPI TPM header (14-1pin)
1 x 20-3 pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function
1 x Thermal Sensor header
1 x Thunderbolt™ header
Special Features
Extreme Engine Digi+
– 5K Black Metallic Capacitors
ASUS Q-Design
– M.2 Q-Latch
– 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
– CPU Socket lever protector
– ProCool
– Pre-mounted I/O shield
– SafeSlot
– SafeDIMM
AURA Sync
– AURA RGB header(s)
– Addressable Gen 2 header(s)
Software Features
ROG Exclusive Software
– GameFirst VI
– ROG CPU-Z
– Sonic Studio III + Sonic Studio Virtual Mixer + Sonic Suite Companion
– Sonic Radar III
– DTS® Sound Unbound
– Anti-virus software
ASUS Exclusive Software
Armoury Crate
– AIDA64 Extreme (60 days free trial)
– AURA Creator
– AURA Sync
– Fan Xpert 4
– Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation
AI Suite 3
– Performance And Power Saving Utility
TPU
EPU
DIGI+ VRM
MyAsus
WinRAR
UEFI BIOS
AI Overclocking Guide
ASUS EZ DIY
– ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
– ASUS EZ Flash 3
– ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode
MemTest86
BIOS
| 256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS |
Manageability
WOL by PME, PXE
Accessories
Cables
2 x SATA 6Gb/s cables
Miscellaneous
1 x ASUS Wi-Fi moving antennas
1 x Cable ties pack
1 x M.2 Rubber Package(s)
1 x M.2 Q-Latch package(s)
1 x ROG key chain
1 x ROG Strix stickers
1 x ROG Strix thank you card
Installation Media
1 x Support DVD
Documentation
1 x User guide
Operating System
Windows® 11 64-bit, Windows® 10 64-bit
Form Factor
mATX Form Factor
9.6 inch x 9.6 inch ( 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm )
