ASUS PRIME Z370-A II, Intel Z370 Motherboard - Socket 1151 [90MB0ZT0-M0EAY0]

As a Z370 motherboard, the ASUS PRIME Z370-A II also enables overclocking of K Series CPUs with a freely selectable multiplier.

The features of the ASUS PRIME Z370-A II at a glance:
- 3 × PCIe (3.0) x16 (x16 / x8 / x4) & 4 × PCIe x1
- 2 × USB 3.1 (1x Type A and 1x Type C) / 6 × USB 3.0 / 6 × USB 2.0
- 2 × M.2 (PCIe 3.0 × 4) / 6 × SATA 6G
- Supports max. 64 GB DDR4 RAM up to 4,000 MHz (OC)
- Integrated LED lighting with ASUS Aura support
- Simple overclocking of the CPU by multiplier

The ASUS PRIME Z370-A II in detail
The ASUS PRIME Z370-A II is a full-featured ATX motherboard with a state-of-the-art Z370 chipset from Intel 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 four 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 also allows memory modules with up to 4000 MHz to be used.

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 two more USB 3.0 and two 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 excellent sound comes from the Realtek S1220A 8-Channel High Definition Audio Codec.

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

Technical details:
- Format:
- ATX (305 x 244 mm)
- chipset:Intel Z370Base:
- 1151 (for Intel CPUs of the 8th core generation ("Coffee Lake")
- R.A.M:
- 4 × DDR4 (Coffee Lake: DDR4-2.666, 64 GB maximum, OC 4,000 MHz max)
- Dual-ChannelSlots (physical):
- 1 × PCIe 3.0 x16
- 1 × PCIe 3.0 x16 (electric x8)
- 1 × PCIe 3.0 x16 (electric x4)
- Compatible multi-VGA configurations: 2-Way NVIDIA SLI & 3-Way AMD CrossFireX
- 4 × PCIe 3.0 x1

Internal connections:
- 6 × SATA 6G
- 1 × M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4 & SATA; 2242/2260/2280)
- 1 × M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4; 2242/2260/2280)
- 4 × USB 3.0 (two headers)
- 4 × USB 2.0 (two headers)
- 1 × CPU fan connector (4-pin)
- 1 × CPU_OPT fan connector (4-pin)
- 2 × chassis fan connector (4-pin)
- 1 × M.2_FAN Connector (4-Pin)
- 1 × extension fan connector (5-pin)
- 1 × AiO_PUMP connector (4-pin)
- 1 × thermal sensor connector
- 1 × Thunderbolt header (5-pin)
- 1 × Clear CMOS Header (2-pin)
- 1 × CPU_OV
- 1 × COM connector
- 1 × front panel audio connector
- 1 × TPM connector
- 1 × system panel connector
- 1 × AURA RGB header

External connections:
- 1 × HDMI 1.4b
- 1x DisplayPort 1.2
- 1x DVI-D
- 2 × USB 3.1 (1 × Type A and Type C each)
- 2 × USB 3.0
- 2 × USB 2.0
- 1 × Gigabit LAN (Intel I219-V)
- 1 × S / PDIF (optical)
- 5 × Audio (Realtek S1220)

Power supply:
- 1 × 24 pin
- 1 × 8 pin