CPU

LGA1200 package:

11th Generation Intel® Core™ i9 processors / Intel® Core™ i7 processors / Intel® Core™ i5 processors

10th Generation Intel® Core™ i9 processors / Intel® Core™ i7 processors / Intel® Core™ i5 processors / Intel® Core™ i3 processors/ Intel® Pentium® processors / Intel® Celeron® processors*
* Limited to processors with 4 MB Intel® Smart Cache, Intel® Celeron® G5xx5 family.

L3 cache varies with CPU

(Please refer to "CPU Support List" for more information.)

Chipset

Intel® Z590 Express Chipset

Internal I/O Connectors

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

4 x system fan headers

4 x system fan/water cooling pump headers

2 x addressable LED strip headers

2 x RGB LED strip headers

3 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors

6 x SATA 6Gb/s 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

2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 headers

2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers

1 x noise detection header

2 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connectors

1 x Trusted Platform Module header (For the GC-TPM2.0 SPI/GC-TPM2.0 SPI 2.0 module only)

1 x power button

1 x reset button

2 x temperature sensor headers

1 x Clear CMOS jumper

2 x BIOS switches

Voltage Measurement Points

Memory

11th Generation Intel® Core™ i9/i7/i5 processors:
Support for DDR4 5400 (O.C)/ DDR4 5333(O.C.)/ DDR4 5133(O.C.)/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 memory modules

10th Generation Intel® Core™ i9/i7 processors:
Support for DDR4 2933/2666/2400/2133 MHz memory modules

10th Generation Intel® Core™ i5/i3/Pentium®/Celeron® processors:
Support for DDR4 2666/2400/2133 MHz memory modules

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

Onboard Graphics

Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel® HD Graphics support:

1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2304@60 Hz
* Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version and HDCP 2.3

(Graphics specifications may vary depending on CPU support.)

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.
(The PCIEX16 and PCIEX8 slots conform to PCI Express 4.0 standard.)*
* Supported by 11th Generation processors only.

1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
(The PCIEX4 slot conforms to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)

USB

Chipset:

1 x USB Type-C® port on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support

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

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

Chipset+2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Hubs:

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

Chipset+USB 2.0 Hub:

4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB headers

LAN

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

Storage Interface

CPU:

1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU)*
* Supported by 11th Generation processors only.

Chipset:

1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe 3.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_SB)

1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe 3.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2M_SB)

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 M.2 and SATA connectors.

Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready

Audio

Realtek® ALC1220-VB codec
* The front panel line out jack supports DSD audio.

ESS ES9118 DAC chip

Support for DTS:X® Ultra

High Definition Audio

2/4/5.1/7.1-channel

Support for S/PDIF Out

Wireless Communication module

Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX210

WIFI a, b, g, n, ac, ax, supporting 2.4/5/6 GHz carrier frequency bands

BLUETOOTH 5.2

Support for 11ax 160MHz wireless standard and up to 2.4 Gbps data rate
* Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment.

* Wi-Fi 6E and its 6GHz carrier frequency support may vary by country

Multi-Graphics Technology

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

Operating System

Support for Windows 10 64-bit

Back Panel Connectors

1 x Q-Flash Plus button

1 x Clear CMOS button

2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)

1 x DisplayPort

1 x USB Type-C® port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support

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

4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports

1 x RJ-45 port

1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector

5 x audio jacks

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
ON/OFF Charge
RGB Fusion
Smart Backup
System Information Viewer

Support for Q-Flash Plus

Support for Q-Flash

Support for Xpress Install

I/O Controller

iTE® I/O Controller Chip

H/W Monitoring

Voltage detection

Temperature detection

Fan speed detection

Water cooling flow rate detection

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

Form Factor

ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm

Bundle Software

Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)

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