CPU
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.
Chipset
B560
Memory
DDR4 5000(OC)/4800(OC)/4600(OC)/4400(OC)/4266(OC)/4000(OC)/3733(OC)/3600(OC)/3466(OC)/3333(OC)/3200/2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory*
Dual Channel Memory Architecture
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
OptiMem II
* 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 3200/2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 natively.
* Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists), and memory frequency support depends on the CPU types.
Graphics
1 x DisplayPort 1.4**
1 x HDMI™ 1.4 / 2.0***
* Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types.
** Intel® 11th & 10th Gen processors support DisplayPort 1.4 with max. resolution of 4096 x 2304 @60Hz. Please refer to www.intel.com for any updates.
*** 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.
Expansion Slots
1 x PCIe 4.0/3.0 x16 + 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (max. x4)
Intel® 11th &10th Gen Processors
1 x PCIe 4.0/3.0 x16 slot(s)*
– Intel® 11th Gen processors support PCIe 4.0 x16
– Intel®10th Gen processors support PCIe 3.0 x16
Intel® B560 Chipset
1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)
1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots
Storage
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
To enable Intel® Optane™ Memory (Hybrid Storage device), it must be installed in PCH-attached slots with Intel® Rapid Storage Technology.
* M.2_2 slot shares bandwidth with SATA_2.When M.2_2 slot is operating in SATA mode, SATA_2 will be disabled.
Ethernet
TUF LANGuard
Wireless & Bluetooth
Intel® Wi-Fi 6
Intel® Wi-Fi 6
2×2 Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Supports 2.4/5GHz frequency band
Bluetooth v5.0 or later
USB
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s) (2 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)
Front USB:Total 7 ports
1 x USB 3.2 Gen Gen 1 connector(s) (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
Audio
– Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
– Supports up to 24-Bit/192 kHz playback
Audio Features
– Audio Shielding
– Rear optical S/PDIF out port
– Premium Japanese audio capacitors
– Dedicated audio PCB layers
Back Panel I/O Ports
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s) (2 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 ASUS Wi-Fi Module
1 x Realtek 2.5Gb Ethernet port
5 x Audio jacks
1 x Optical S/PDIF out port
Internal I/O Connectors
Fan and Cooling related
1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header(s)
1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan 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)
6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
USB
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 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
2 x AURA Addressable Gen 2 header(s)
2 x AURA RGB header(s)
1 x Clear CMOS header
1 x COM Port header
1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)
1 x 20-3 pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function
1 x Thunderbolt™ header
Special Features
ASUS TUF PROTECTION
– Digital power design with DrMOS
– Enhanced DRAM Overcurrent Protection
– ESD Guards
– TUF LANGuard
– Overvoltage Protection
– SafeSlot Core+
– Stainless-Steel Back I/O
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
– Flexible M.2 heatsink
– VRM heatsink design
ASUS EZ DIY
– ProCool
– Pre-mounted I/O shield
AURA Sync
– AURA RGB header(s)
– Addressable Gen 2 RGB header(s)
Software Features
ASUS Exclusive Software
Armoury Crate
– AURA Creator
– AURA Sync
– Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation
AI Suite 3
– Performance And Power Saving Utility
TurboV EVO
EPU
Digi+ VRM
Fan Xpert 2+
– EZ update
TUF GAMING CPU-Z
AI Charger
ASUS Turbo LAN
DAEMON Tools
DTS Custom for GAMING Headsets
MyAsus
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
BIOS
128 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 M.2 Rubber Package(s)
1 x M.2 SSD screw package(s)
1 x TUF Gaming sticker
Installation Media
1 x Support DVD
Documentation
1 x TUF Certification card
1 x User manual
Operating System
Windows 10 64bit
Form Factor
microATX
24.4cm x 24.4cm
