ASUS PRIME Z390-A, Intel Z390 Motherboard, RoG - Socket 1151 [90MB0YT0-M0EAY0]

Additionally, Z390 motherboards support the ninth-generation Intel Core processors (Coffee Lake-S Refresh). Also on the start are the chip-side Wi-Fi support - but still a WiFi module must be present - and native USB 3.1 support, so they no longer need to be provided with additional chips.

The features of the ASUS PRIME Z390-A motherboard at a glance:
- 3x PCIe (3.0) x16 (x16 / x8 / x4) & 3x PCIe x1
- 4x USB 3.1 (3x Type A & 1x Type C)
- 5x USB 3.0 and 6x USB 2.0 (internal & external)
- 2x M.2 (of which 1x PCIe 3.0 x4) / 6x SATA 6G
- Supports max. 64 GB of DDR4 RAM up to 4,133 MHz
- Integrated LED lighting including RGB LED header
- With integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth module

The ASUS PRIME Z390-A in detail
The ASUS PRIME Z390-A motherboard (ATX) provides a total of three PCIe x16 slots, one of which is connected to the chipset with a full 16 lanes, while the others are connected with four or eight data lines. For additional plug-in and expansion cards, the motherboard has three PCIe x1 slots. In addition, multiple graphics cards can be used simultaneously on the motherboard and it supports AMD CrossFire and NVIDIA SLI.

The four DIMM slots support up to 64GB of DDR4 memory in dual-channel mode. Native support of the Z390 chipset clock rates up to 2.666 MHz, OC allows the ASUS PRIME Z390-A but also the operation of RAM kits up to 4133 MHz. There are six SATA 6G connectors and two M.2 slots for hard drives and SSDs. Both M.2 slots are connected to the chipset with four PCIe lanes and support the NVMe protocol, which allows data transfer rates of almost 4 GB / s. This makes M.2 PCIe SSDs up to eight times faster than SATA 6G SSDs!

On the I / O panel, the ASUS PRIME Z390-A has a USB 3.1 connector with Type-C female connector. This new USB type C port is very thin and can be plugged in on both sides. USB 3.1 or USB 3.1 Gen 2 achieves maximum speeds of 10 Gbps per port, and USB ports with this standard generally support the fast charging function of smartphones and tablets. In addition to the I / O panel, there are three additional USB 3.1, two USB 3.0 and two USB 2.0 ports as well as an HDMI and a DisplayPort connection. Internally, the motherboard provides a large selection of ports and headers.

Features of the ASUS PRIME Z390-A include the eye-catching radiator design and integrated RGB LED lighting. ASUS adds a SLI bridge to the motherboard.

Only compatible with Intel CPUs of the 8th and 9th generation!

Technical details:
- Format:
- ATX
- chipset:
- Intel Z390
- Base:
- 1151 (v2) (for Intel 8th and 9th generation CPUs)
- R.A.M:
- 4x DDR4 (2,666 MHz, up to 4,000 MHz using OC)
- Dual-Channel
- Max. 64 GB
- Slots (physical):
- 1x PCIe 3.0x16
- 1x PCIe 3.0 x16 (electric x8)
- 1x PCIe 3.0 x16 (electric x4)
- Compatible multi-VGA configurations: 3-Way AMD CrossFire, 2-Way NVIDIA SLI
- 3x PCIe 3.0x1

Internal connections:
- 6 × SATA 6G
- 1x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4; 2242/2260/2280/22110)
- 1x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x2 & SATA; 2242/2260/2280)
- 1x USB 3.0 (Type C, a header)
- 1x USB 3.0 (Type A, a header)
- 6x USB 2.0 (three headers)
- 1x CPU fan header (4-pin)
- 1x CPU_OPT header
- 2x fan header (4-pin)
- 1x M.2 fan header
- 1x AiO pump header
- 1x EXT_Fan header
- 1x W_PUMP + Connector (4-pin)
- 1x Thunderbolt AIC Connector (5-Pin)
- 1x COM header
- 1x TPM header
- 1x clear CMOS jumper
- 1x thermal sensor header
- 1x power-on button
- 1x MemOK! button
- 1x front panel audio C
- 2x RGB LED header (4-pin)
- 1x RGB LED header (5-pin)
- 2x AURA RGB header
- 1x 5-pin EXT_Fan header

External connections:
- 1x PS / 2 keyboard / mouse
- 4 × USB 3.1 (3 × type A and 1x type C)
- 2x USB 3.0
- 2x USB 2.0
- 1x HDMI 1.4b
- 1x DisplayPort 1.2
- 1x Gigabit LAN (Intel I219V)
- 1x S / PDIF
- 5x audio (Realtek S1220A codec)

Power supply:
- 1x 24-pin ATX 12V
- 1x 8-pin ATX 12V