Features 5X Protection III: Multiple hardware safeguards for all-round protection LED illumination: Lighting control for audio trace paths Native M.2: Lightning-fast storage speeds One-stop controls: Media-acclaimed UEFI BIOS with EZ Flash 3 Overview 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 customisation & tuning, & the driving force behind the development of Prime is to make advanced enthusiast controls easily accessible — maximising performance, stability & compatibility for the very best DIY PC experiences. Simply stated: its time for Prime. Built to Last ASUS is the worlds foremost motherboard manufacturer, renowned for our unique Design Thinking approach. Our exhaustive testing exceeds industry standards, supported by high-quality components for exceptional real-world protection. Our motherboards are proven to be compatible with more than 1, 000 components & devices, & each new model undergoes a minimum of 8, 000 hours of strict validation. ASUS gives you the peace of mind of knowing that your motherboard is fit for all environments & applications. By choosing ASUS, you also gain the freedom to select outstanding component options, for trouble-free DIY experiences. Safe Slot Core Fortified PCIe slot prevents damage Safe Slot Core is the ASUS-exclusive PCIe slot. Featuring a fortified design thats anchored to the motherboard by a special hook, Safeslot Core provides 1.6x stronger retention & 1.3x greater shearing resistance than standard expansion slots. LANGuard Pumped-up throughput. 2.5x higher surge tolerance. ASUS LANGuard is hardware-level networking protection that employs signal-coupling technology & premium anti-EMI surface-mounted capacitors to ensure a more reliable connection & better throughput, plus electrostatically guarded & surge-protected components for greater tolerance to static electricity & enhanced protection against surges. Overvoltage Protection World-class circuit-protecting power design An exclusive circuit design with built-in voltage regulators to protect your chipset, connectivity ports, & audio codecs from damage caused by unexpected high-level voltages from unstable or inferior power supplies.
Specification CPU AMD AM4 Socket Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics/ Ryzen™ 1st Generation/7th Generation A-series/ Athlon X4 Processors Supports CPU up to 8 cores * Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list Chipset AMD A320 Memory AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics/ Ryzen™ 1st Generation Processors 2 x DIMM, Max. 32GB, DDR4 3200 (O.C.)/2933 (O.C.)/2666/2400/2133 MHz Un-buffered Memory AMD 7th Generation A-Series/ Athlon X4 Processors 2 x DIMM, Max. 32GB, DDR4 2400/2133 MHz Un-buffered Memory Dual Channel Memory Architecture * Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs. * Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists). Graphic Integrated Graphics in the AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics/ 7th Generation A-Series APU Multi-VGA output support: HDMI/RGB ports
- Supports HDMI 1.4b with max. resolution 4096 x 2160 @ 24 Hz / 2560 x 1600 @ 60 Hz
- Supports RGB with max. resolution 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz Maximum shared memory of 2048 MB (for i GPU exclusively) Expansion Slots AMD Ryzen™ 1st Generation Processors 1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x 16 (x 16 or dual x 8) AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics /7th Generation A-Series/ Athlon X4 Processors 1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x 16 (x 8 mode) AMD A320 chipset 2 x PCIe 2.0 x 1 Storage AMD A320 chipset: 4 x SATA 6 Gb/s port (s), gray, Support Raid 0, 1, 10 AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics/ Ryzen™ 1st Generation Processors: 1 x M.2 Socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (SATA & PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode) AMD 7th Generation A-series/ Athlon™ Processors: 1 x M.2 Socket 3, with M Key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (SATA mode) LAN Realtek RTL8111H, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller (s) Audio Realtek ALC887 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC USB (Universal Serial Bus) Ports AMD Ryzen™ 2nd Generation/ Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics/ Ryzen™ 1st Generation/7th Generation A-Series/ Athlon X4 Processors: 4 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 1 port (s) (4 at back panel, blue) AMD A320 chipset: 2 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 port (s) (2 at mid-board) AMD A320 chipset: 6 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 port (s) (2 at back panel, , 4 at mid-board) Special Features 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 ASUS Exclusive Features :
- AI Suite 3
- Ai Charger ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution :
- Stylish Fanless Design Heat-sink solution
- ASUS Fan Xpert ASUS EZ DIY :
- ASUS Crash Free BIOS 3
- ASUS EZ Flash 3
- ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode
- Multi-language BIOS ASUS Q-Design :
- ASUS Q-Slot
- ASUS Q-DIMM Operating System Support Windows 10, 64bit Back I/O Ports 1 x PS/2 keyboard (violet) 1 x PS/2 mouse (green) 1 x D-Sub 1 x HDMI 1 x LAN (RJ45) port (s) 4 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 1 (blue), 2 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 3 x Audio jack (s) Internal I/O 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 1 (up to 5 Gbps) connector (s) support (s) additional 2 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 1 port (s) (19-pin) 2 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 connector (s) support (s) additional 4 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 port (s) 1 x M.2 Socket 3 with M key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (SATA & PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode) 1 x COM port (s) connector (s) 4 x SATA 6 Gb/s connector (s) 1 x CPU Fan connector (s) (1 x 4 -pin) 1 x Chassis Fan connector (s) (1 x 4 -pin) 1 x S/PDIF out header (s) 1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector (s) 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector (s) 1 x Front panel audio connector (s) (AAFP) 1 x System panel (s) 1 x Clear CMOS jumper (s) 1 x Speaker connector Accessories Users manual I/O Shield 2 x SATA 6 Gb/s cable (s) 1 x M.2 Screw Package 1 x Supporting DVD BIOS 128 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS, Pn P, 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 Operating System Windows 10 64-bit Form Factor m ATX Form Factor 8.9 inch x 8.7 inch (22.6 cm x 22.1 cm )