ASUS TUF GAMING Z890-PLUS WIFI DDR5 LGA1851 ATX Motherboard – WiFi 7 PCIe 5.0

The ASUS TUF GAMING Z890-PLUS WIFI is engineered to unlock the full potential of the latest Intel® Core™ Ultra (Series 2) processors. Built with military-grade components, a robust power design, and an advanced cooling system, it delivers exceptional durability and stable performance for gaming, content creation, and AI-powered workloads. Featuring DDR5, PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7, and Thunderbolt™ 4, it provides a premium platform for next-generation high-performance PCs.

Key Features:

• Supports Intel® Core™ Ultra (Series 2) processors with LGA1851 socket.
• Intel® Z890 chipset.
• Up to 256GB DDR5 memory with speeds up to 9066+ MT/s (OC).
• Supports Intel XMP and ASUS AEMP III memory profiles.
• PCIe 5.0 x16 slot for the latest graphics cards.
• Four M.2 slots including one PCIe 5.0 x4 and three PCIe 4.0 slots.
• Four SATA 6Gb/s ports with RAID support.
• Intel 2.5Gb Ethernet with TUF LANGuard protection.
• Built-in Wi-Fi 7 with transfer speeds up to 2.9Gbps.
• Bluetooth 5.4 connectivity.
• Thunderbolt™ 4 USB Type-C with up to 8K video output support.
• Additional USB 20Gbps Type-C with DisplayPort Alt Mode.
• Premium Realtek ALC1220P 7.1 HD Audio with Optical S/PDIF output.
• Advanced VRM and M.2 cooling solutions.
• Tool-free installation features including M.2 Q-Latch and PCIe Q-Release.
• Aura Sync RGB lighting support.
• BIOS FlashBack™ for easy BIOS updates without a CPU.
• Standard ATX form factor.

Technical Specifications:

CPU

• Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors (Series 2).
• LGA1851 socket.
• Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 & Turbo Boost Max 3.0.

Chipset

• Intel® Z890.

Memory

• 4 × DDR5 DIMM slots.
• Maximum capacity: 256GB.
• Up to 9066+ MT/s (OC).
• Dual Channel architecture.
• Intel XMP & ASUS AEMP III support.
• Supports CUDIMM and Non-ECC Unbuffered memory.

Expansion Slots

• 1 × PCIe 5.0 x16.
• 1 × PCIe 4.0 x16 (x4 mode).
• 1 × PCIe 4.0 x4.
• 2 × PCIe 4.0 x1.

Storage

• 4 × M.2 NVMe slots.
• 1 × PCIe 5.0 x4 M.2.
• 3 × PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots.
• 4 × SATA 6Gb/s ports.
• Intel Rapid Storage & RAID support.

Graphics Outputs

• DisplayPort 1.4.
• HDMI 2.1.
• Thunderbolt™ 4 video output up to 8K.
• USB-C DisplayPort Alt Mode.

Networking

• Intel 2.5Gb Ethernet.
• Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be).
• Bluetooth 5.4.

Rear USB

• 1 × Thunderbolt™ 4 USB-C.
• 1 × USB 20Gbps Type-C.
• 3 × USB 10Gbps Type-A.
• 3 × USB 5Gbps Type-A.

Front USB

• 1 × USB-C 20Gbps.
• 2 × USB 5Gbps.
• 4 × USB 2.0.

Audio

• Realtek ALC1220P 7.1 HD Audio.
• Built-in headphone amplifier.
• 32-bit/192kHz playback.
• Optical S/PDIF output.

Rear I/O

• Thunderbolt™ 4 USB-C.
• USB-C 20Gbps.
• 6 × USB Type-A.
• DisplayPort.
• HDMI.
• Intel 2.5Gb LAN.
• Wi-Fi antenna connectors.
• 5 × Audio jacks.
• Optical S/PDIF.
• BIOS FlashBack™ button.

Cooling & Power

• 1 × CPU Fan header.
• 1 × CPU OPT header.
• 1 × AIO Pump header.
• 4 × Chassis Fan headers.
• 24-pin ATX power connector.
• Dual 8-pin CPU power connectors.

RGB

• 3 × Addressable Gen 2 RGB headers.
• Aura Sync support.

Additional Features

• BIOS FlashBack™.
• PCIe Q-Release.
• M.2 Q-Latch.
• M.2 Q-Slide.
• Q-DIMM.
• DIGI+ VRM.
• SafeSlot.
• SafeDIMM.
• Armoury Crate.
• Fan Xpert 4 with AI Cooling II.
• ASUS DriverHub.
• ASUS GlideX.
• NPU Boost.

Operating System

• Windows 11 (22H2 and later).

Form Factor

• ATX.
• 12 × 9.6 inches (30.5 × 24.4 cm).