ASUS Prime Z590-A ATX Motherboard Intel Socket 1200, Intel Z590, NVIDIA SLI, M.2

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

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: Intel® Z590 Chipset

Memory :

4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR4 5133(OC)/5000(OC)/4800(OC)/4700(OC)/4600(OC)/4500(OC)/4400(OC)/4266(OC)/4133(OC)/4000(OC)/3866(OC)/3733(OC)/3600(OC)/3466(OC)/3400(OC)/3333(OC)/3200/3000/2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 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® Core™ 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 HDMITM 2.0

Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types.

Only Intel® 11th Core™ processors support DisplayPort 1.4 with max. resolution of 5120 x 2880 @60Hz, others will only support DisplayPort 1.4 with max. resolution

of 4096 x 2304 @60Hz. Please refer to www.intel.com for any updates"

Only Intel® 11th Core™ processors, support HDMI™ 2.0 with max. resolution of 4K@60Hz, others would only support HDMI™ 1.4 with max. resolution of 4K@30Hz .Please refer to www.intel.com for any update.

VGA resolution support depends on processors' or graphic cards' resolution.

Expansion Slots :

Intel® 11th & 10th Gen Processors

3 x PCIe 4.0/3.0 x16 slots

Intel® 11th Core™ processors support PCIe 4.0 x16

Intel®10th processors support PCIe 3.0 x16

Intel® Z590 Chipset

1 x PCIe 3.0 x4 slot

Supports PCIe bandwidth bifurcation for RAID on CPU function.

Storage:

Total supports 3 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

Intel®11th Gen Processors

M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110

Only Intel® 11th Core™ processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode, this slot will be disabled for other CPUs

Intel® Z590 Chipset

M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 3.0 x4 & SATA modes)***

M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/22110 (supports PCIe 3.0 x4 & SATA modes)****

6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

Raid function for PCIe mode SSD in Intel® Rapid Storage Technology is available with either 1. Intel® SSDs installed in both CPU-attached and PCH-attached slots, or 2. any other 3rd party SSDs installed in PCH-attached slots.

To enable Intel® Optane™ Memory (Hybrid Storage device), it must be installed in PCH-attached slots with Intel® Rapid Storage Technology.

M.2_2 shares bandwidth with SATA6G_2. When M.2_2 runs SATA mode, SATA6G_2 will be disabled.

M.2_3 shares bandwidth with SATA6G_6. When M.2_6 runs SATA mode, SATA6G_6 will be disabled.

Ethernet:

1 x Intel® I225-V 2.5Gb Ethernet

USB :

Rear USB (Total 9 ports):

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port (1 x USB Type-C®)

4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (3 x Type-A, 1 x Type-C®)

4 x USB 2.0 ports (4 x Type-A)

Front USB (Total 7 ports):

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 connector (suppports USB Type-C®)

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

Audio:

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 Japanese audio capacitors

Audio Shielding

Dedicated audio PCB layers

Audio cover

Unique de-pop circuit

Due to limitations in HDA bandwidth, 32-Bit/192kHz is not supported for 8-Channel audio.

Back Panel I/O Ports:

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port (1 x USB Type-C®)

4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (3 x Type-A, 1 x Type-C®)

4 x USB 2.0 ports (4 x Type-A)

1 x DisplayPort

1 x HDMI™ port

1 x Intel® I225-V 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

1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header

1 x 4-pin AIO Pump header

3 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers

1 x 4-pin VRM_HS Fan header

1 x W_PUMP+ header

Power related:

1 x 24-pin Main Power connector

1 x 8-pin +12V Power connector

1 x 4-pin +12V Power connector

Storage related:

3 x M.2 slots (Key M)

6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

USB:

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 connector (supports USB Type-C®)

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 headers supports additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports

2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports

Miscellaneous:

3 x AURA Addressable Gen 2 headers

1 x AURA RGB headers

1 x Clear CMOS header

1 x COM Port header

1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)

1 x CPU Over Voltage jumper

1 x Power button

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

Accessories:

Cables:3 x SATA 6Gb/s cables

Miscellaneous:

2 x M.2 Rubber Packages

1 x Q-connector

Installation Media:1 x Support DVD

Documentation:1 x User manual

Operating System: Windows® 10 64-bit

Form Factor: ATX Form Factor

12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )