PRIME Series ASUS Prime is the next evolution of the ASUS motherboard, born of a pedigree that stretches back to 1989. Our team of world-class engineers are passionate about empowering everyone to enjoy the benefits of customization & tuning, & the driving force behind the development of Prime is to make advanced enthusiast controls easily accessible — maximizing performance, stability & compatibility for the very best DIY PC experiences. Simply stated: it’s time for Prime. The ASUS mainstream motherboard PRIME B350M-A supports AMD Ryzen™ /7th Gen A-series / Athlon™ Processors, featuring with advanced technologies, including 5X Protection III & Safe Slot Core. Ultimate storage speed is elevated by 32 Gb/s M.2 & 10 Gb/s USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 support. Gaming Audio brightens the battlefield with beautiful LED. superb performance &8231;DDR4 Support: Make your memory go faster. &8231; Ultra-fast transfer speed: M.2 onboard speed up to 32 Gbps. &8231; Ultimate-Speed 10 Gbps With USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Onboard: Enjoy the 10 Gbit/s speed! Gaming Experience &8231;LED-Illuminated Design: Brighten up your build with the gorgeous illuminated audio trace path. &8231; Audio Shielding: Ensures precision analog/digital separation & greatly reduces multi-lateral interference. &8231; Dedicated audio PCB layers: Separate layers for left & right tracks ensures both channels deliver consistent, equal quality. &8231; Premium Japanese audio capacitors: Provide warm, natural & immersive sound with exceptional clarity & fidelity. &8231;FAN RGB LED Control: Give you right to build your exclusive motherboard. Proven Quality 5X Protection III &8231; Safe Slot Core: Fortified PCIe Slot prevents damage &8231;LANGuard: Protects against LAN surges, lightning strikes & static-electricity discharges! &8231; Overvoltage Protection: World-class circuit-protecting power design &8231;DIGI+ VRM: Precision control for stable power! &8231; Stainless-Steel Back I/O: 3X corrosion-resistance for greater durability! EZ DIY &8231;EZ Flash 3: Get your latest BIOS fast & easy!
Specification CPU AM4 socket for AMD Ryzen™/7th Generation A-series/ Athlon™ Processors Supports CPU up to 8 cores* * Due to CPU limitation, CPU cores supported varies by processor. ** Refer to www.asus.com for the AMD CPU support list. Chipset AMD B350 Chipset Memory AMD Ryzen™ Processors 4 x DIMMs, max. 64GB, DDR4 2666/2400/2133 MHz, ECC & non-ECC, un-buffered memory AMD 7th Generation A-series/ Athlon™ Processors 4 x DIMMs, max. 64GB, DDR4 2400/2133 MHz, non-ECC un-buffered memory Dual Channel memory architecture ** Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors List). Expansion Slots AMD Ryzen™ Processors 1 x PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x 16 slot (max.@x 16 mode) AMD 7th Generation A-series/ Athlon™ Processors 1 x PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x 16 slot (max.@x 8 mode) AMD B350 Chipset: 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x 1 slots VGA Integrated AMD Radeon™ R Series Graphics in the 7th Generation A-Series APU Multi-VGA output support: HDMI, DVI-D, D-Sub port
- Supports HDMI 1.4b with max. resolution 4096 x 2160@24 Hz / 2560 x 1600@60 Hz
- Supports DVI-D with max. resolution up to 1920 x 1200 @60 Hz
- Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920 x 1200 @60 Hz
- Maximum shared memory of 2048 MB Storage
- 6 x Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors with RAID 0, RAID 1 & RAID 10 support AMD Ryzen™ Processors
- 1 x M.2 socket 3 with M Key, Type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (PCIE 3.0 x 4 & SATA modes)storage devices support*C33* When a SATA / PCIE mode M.2 device is installed, the M.2 Socket shares bandwidth with the SATA6G_5/6 ports * When a SATA / PCIE mode M.2 device is installed, the M.2 Socket shares bandwidth with the SATA6G_5/6 ports AMD 7th Generation A-series/ Athlon™ Processors
- 1 x M.2 socket 3 with M Key, Type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (PCIE 3.0 x 2 & SATA modes)storage devices support*C33* When a SATA / PCIE mode M.2 device is installed, the M.2 Socket shares bandwidth with the SATA6G_5/6 ports * When a SATA mode M.2 device is installed, the M.2 Socket shares bandwidth with the SATA6G_5/6 ports LAN Realtek 8111H Gigabit LAN Controller Audio Realtek ALC 887-VD2 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC * Use a chassis with HD audio module in the front panel to support an 8-channel audio output. USB (Universal Serial Bus) ASMedia USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 controllers:
- 2 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 ports (2 ports at back) AMD Ryzen™/7th Generation A-series/ Athlon™ Processors
- 4 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 ports (4 ports at back panel) AMD B350 Chipset:
- 2 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0/2.0 ports (2 ports at mid-board)
- 4 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports at mid-board) ASUS Unique Features Dependable Stability ASUS 5X PROTECTION III
- ASUS Safe Slot Core: Fortified PCIe Slot prevents damage
- ASUS LANGuard: Protects against LAN surges, lightning strikes & static-electricity discharges!
- ASUS Overvoltage Protection: World-class circuit-protecting power design
- ASUS Stainless-Steel Back I/O: 3X corrosion-resistance for greater durability!
- ASUS DIGI+ VRM: 6 Phase digital power design superb performance UEFI BIOS
- Most advanced options with fast response time Easy PC DIY Safe motherboard mounting - Component-free areas to minimize damage risk Q-Design
- ASUS Q-DIMM
- ASUS Q-Slot UEFI BIOS EZ Mode
- featuring friendly graphics user interface
- ASUS Crash Free BIOS 3
- ASUS EZ Flash 3 ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution Quiet Thermal Design:
- Stylish Fanless Design: Chipset Heat-sink
- ASUS Fan Xpert Back Panel I/O Ports 1 x PS/2 keyboard (violet) 1 x PS/2 mouse port (green) 1 x HDMI port 1 x DVI-D port 1 x D-Sub port 1 x LAN (RJ-45) port 2 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 ports 4 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0/2.0 ports 3 x Audio jacks support 8-channel audio output 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 connector supports additional 2 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 ports Internal I/O Connectors 2 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0/1.1 connectors support additional 4 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0/1.1 ports 6 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors 1 x M.2 Socket 3 for M Key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 devices, (both SATA & PCIE mode) 1 x COM connector 1 x CPU Fan connector 1 x Fan RGB header 1 x Chassis Fan connector (Support DC & PWM mode) 1 x Front panel audio connector 1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector 1 x 2-pin Clear CMOS 1 x System Panel connector 1 x Speaker connector 1 x S/PDIF out header BIOS 128 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS, Pn P, DMI3.0, Wf M2.0, SM BIOS 3.0, ACPI 6.1, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 3, ASUS Crash Free BIOS 3, My Favorites, Last Modified log, F12 Print Screen, ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) memory information, F6 Qfan Control Manageability Wf M 2.0, DMI 3.0, WOL by PME, PXE Accessories 2 x Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s cables 1 x I/O shield 1 x M.2 screw package 1 x Users manual Support DVD Drivers ASUS Utilities ASUS Update Anti-virus software (OEM version) Operating System Windows 10 (64-bit) Form Factor u ATX Form Factor, 9.6" x 9.45" (24.4 cm x 24 cm)