ASUS PRIME Z390M-PLUS, Intel Z390 Motherboard - Socket 1151 [90MB0Z60-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 Z390M-PLUS motherboard at a glance:
- 2x PCIe (3.0) x16 (x16 / x4) & 2x PCIe x1
- 2x USB 3.1 (2x Type A)
- Total 8x USB 3.0 and 4x USB 2.0 (internal & external)
- 2x M.2 (of which 1x PCIe 3.0 x4) / 4x SATA 6G
- Supports max. 64 GB of DDR4 RAM up to 4,133 MHz

The ASUS PRIME Z390M-PLUS in detail
The ASUS PRIME Z390M-PLUS motherboard (Micro ATX) provides a total of two PCIe x16 slots, one of which is connected to the chipset with a full 16 lanes, while the other is connected to four data lines. For additional plug-in and expansion cards, the motherboard has two PCIe x1 slots. In addition, multiple graphics cards can be used simultaneously on the motherboard and it supports AMD CrossFire.

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 Z390M-PLUS but also the operation of RAM kits up to 4133 MHz. Hard drives and SSDs have four SATA 6G ports and two M.2 slots. 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!

The ASUS PRIME Z390M-PLUS has two USB 3.1 ports with type A female connector on the I / O panel. 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, in addition to four USB 3.0 ports, there is also an HDMI and a DVI connection. Internally, the motherboard provides a large selection of ports and headers.

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

Technical details:
- Format:
- mATX
- chipset:
- Intel Z390
- Base:
- 1151 (v2) (for Intel 8th and 9th generation CPUs)
- R.A.M:
- 4x DDR4 (2,666 MHz, up to 4,133 MHz using OC)
- Dual-Channel
- Max. 64 GB
- Slots (physical):
- 1x PCIe 3.0x16
- 1x PCIe 3.0 x16 (electric x4)
- Compatible multi-VGA configurations: 2-Way AMD CrossFire
- 2x PCIe 3.0x1

Internal connections:
- 4 × SATA 6G
- 1x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x2 & SATA; 2242/2260/2280/22110)
- 1x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x2 & SATA; 2242/2260/2280)
- 4x USB 3.0 (Type A, two headers)
- 4x USB 2.0 (two headers)
- 1x CPU fan header (4-pin)
- 2x fan header (4-pin)
- 1x AiO pump header
- 1x COM header
- 1x clear CMOS jumper
- 1x MemOK! button
- 1x front panel audio C

External connections:
- 1x PS / 2 mouse
- 1x PS / 2 keyboard
- 2 × USB 3.1 (2 × Type A)
- 4x USB 3.0
- 1x HDMI 1.4b
- 1x DisplayPort 1.2
- 1x Gigabit LAN (Intel I219-V)
- 3x audio (Realtek ACL887 8 codec)

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