ASUS Maximus X CODE Intel Z370 motherboard RoG socket 1151 [90MB0VX0-M0EAY0]

The Z370 chipset is a refresh of the "Kaby Lake" chip sets, which also has a maximum of 24 PCI Express 3.0 lanes and sufficient HSIO lanes (High Speed I / O) brings to several internal connections ( such as SATA or PCIe slots) to be able to use simultaneously. As a Z370 motherboard, the ASUS Maximus X CODE also enables overclocking of K Series CPUs with a freely selectable multiplier.

The features of the ASUS Maximus X CODE at a glance:

    2 × PCIe (3.0) x16 (x16, x8 / x8 or x8 / x4 + x4) / 1 x PCIe x4 / 3 x PCIe x1
    3 × USB 3.1 Gen 2/6 × USB 3.1 Gen 1/6 × USB 2.0
    2 × M.2 (PCIe 3.0 × 4) / 6 × SATA 6G
    Supports max. 64 GB of DDR4 RAM up to 4,133 MHz (OC)
    Integrated LED lighting with ASUS Aura support
    Simple overclocking of the CPU by multiplier

The ASUS Maximus X CODE in detail

The ASUS Maximus X CODE is a top-of-the-line ATX motherboard powered by Intel's Z370 chipset, designed for Intel's 8000 series core processors. The board has a total of three PCIe x16 slots, one of which is connected to the chipset with a full 16 lanes, while the other two are connected with four or eight data lines. As a result, the board supports both NVIDIA SLI and AMD's CrossFireX technology, providing the ability to run multiple graphics cards simultaneously. For plug-in and expansion cards, the board also has three PCIe x1 slots.

Equipped with a total of four DIMM slots for DDR4 memory in fast dual-channel mode, up to 64 GB of RAM can be installed in the four memory banks. The Coffee Lake processors support a memory clock of 2,666 MHz, whereby overclocking can also be used with memory modules up to 4,133 MHz.

The board provides two M.2 slots for ultra-fast NVMe M.2 SSDs and six SATA 6G ports for 3.5 "or 2.5" hard drives and SSDs to connect disks (including RAID support). The M.2 ports are connected to the chipset via four PCIe lanes in the 3.0 standard and, in combination with the NVMe protocol, enable a data transfer rate of almost 4 GB / s. This makes M.2 PCIe SSDs up to eight times faster than SATA 6G SSDs!

At the I / O panel, the motherboard has a new Type-C USB 3.1 port, which is very thin and can finally be plugged in on both sides. In addition to the Type-C port, the motherboard also provides a backwards-compatible USB 3.1 Type A port. USB 3.1 ports are twice as fast as conventional USB 3.0 ports with maximum speeds of 10 Gbps! For input devices and other gaming peripherals, the I / O panel also has four more USB 3.1 Gen 1 and four USB 2.0 ports. The connection to the Internet is realized via an Intel I219-V Gigabit LAN port with Anti-Surge LAN Guard and Wi-Fi 802.1ac including Bluetooth 4.2. The excellent sound comes from the ROG Supreme FX S1220 8-Channel High Definition Audio Codec.

The internal connection variety also has a more than considerable equipment and offers various connections for USB, fans, LEDs, overclocking and more. Of course, a RGB LED lighting must not be missing, which is why this board has several lighting zones and can be illuminated in breathtaking fashion. With ASUS Aura, these LEDs can also be synchronized with other components.

Technical details:

    Format:
    ATX (305 x 244 mm)
    chipset:
    Intel Z370
    Base:
    1151 (for Intel CPUs of the 8th generation "Coffee Lake")
    R.A.M:
    4 × DDR4 (Coffee Lake: DDR4-2.666, 64 GB max, OC max 4.133 MHz)
    Dual-Channel
    Slots (physical):
    2 × PCIe 3.0 x16
    1 × PCIe 3.0 x16 (electric x4)
    Compatible multi-VGA configurations: 2-Way NVIDIA SLI & 3-Way AMD CrossFireX
    3 × PCIe 3.0 x1
    Network:
    1x Intel I219V Gigabit LAN
    1x WLAN 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac MU-MIMO
    1x Bluetooth 4.2
    Internal connections:
    6 × SATA 6G
    1 × M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4 & SATA; 2242/2260/2280/22110)
    1 × M.2 (PCIe 3.0 × 4; 2242/2260/2280/22110)
    1 × USB 3.1 front panel connector
    2 × USB 3.1 Gen 1 (a header)
    2 × USB 2.0 (a header)
    1 × CPU Fan Connector (4-Pin)
    1 × CPU_OPT Fan Connector (4-Pin)
    3 × Chassis Fan Connector (4-Pin)
    1 × EXT_Fan header
    1 × W_PUMP + Connector
    1 × W_IN header
    1 × W_OUT header
    1 × W_FLOW header
    1 × AiO_PUMP connector (4-pin)
    1 × H_AMP Fan Connector
    1 × Thermal Sensor Connector
    1 × Start Button
    1 × Reset Button
    1 × Safe Boot Button
    1 × Retry Button
    1 × LN2 mode jumper
    1 × Slow Mode Switch
    1 × MemOK! button
    1× Front Panel Audio Connector
    1× TPM Connector
    1× System Panel Connector
    2× AURA RGB Header
    2× AURA Adressable RGB Header
    Externe Anschlüsse:
    1× Clear CMOS Button
    1× BIOS Flashback Button
    1× HDMI 1.4b
    1x DisplayPort 1.2
    2× USB 3.1 (je 1× Typ A und Typ C)
    4× USB 3.1 Gen 1
    4× USB 2.0
    1× Gigabit-LAN (Intel I219-V)
    1× S/PDIF (optisch)
    5× Audio (ROG SupremeFX S1220)
    Power supply:
    1× 24-Pin
    1× 8-Pin