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TUF GAMING Z890PLUS WIFI
ASUS TUF GAMING Z890PLUS WIFI takes all the essential elements of the latest Intel Core Ultra Processors Series 2 processors and combines them with gameready features and proven durability. Engineered with militarygrade components, an upgraded power solution and a comprehensive cooling system, this motherboard goes beyond expectations with rocksolid and stable performance for marathon gaming. TUF GAMING motherboards also undergo rigorous endurance testing to ensure that they can handle conditions where others may fail. This platform delivers the power and connectivity that advanced AI PC applications demand.
Intel Z890 LGA 1851 ATX motherboard
Advanced AI PCready
16121 80A DrMOS power stages
DDR5 slots
PCIe 5.0
DisplayPort
HDMI
Thunderbolt 4 USB TypeC port
Front panel USB 20Gbps TypeC port
4 x M.2 slots
WiFi 7 with QAntenna
Intel 2.5 Gb Ethernet
M.2 QRelease
PCIe Slot QRelease
Premounted IO shield
BIOS FlashBack botton
Aura Sync
Asus AI Intelligence
Asus AI Advisor An ASUS technical expert thats always available to answer your questions.
AI Cooling II Optimized thermals, and reduced noise via dynamic adjustment of fan speeds, based on CPU temperatures.
AI Networking II Optimized network performance, helping to ensure seamless connectivity and maximized WiFi 7 speeds.
AI Overclocking Maximized CPU performance, and predictions for ideal CPU and cooling settings, pushing your system to its limits.
Overclocking
NPU Boost The integrated NPU in Intel Core Ultra Processors Series 2 efficiently accelerates AI workflows and NPU Boost lets you do more with it. This BIOS feature overclocks the NPU with just one click, increasing performance by up to 24%.
Intelligent Control
UEFI BIOS The UEFI interface delivers easytouse configuration options for PC beginners, and advanced features for veterans.
TurboV Core TurboV Core is engineered for overclocking enthusiasts to elevate system capability with unprecedented simplicity. Accessed via ASUS DriverHub, TurboV Core provides intuitive configuration of CPU and DRAM parameters to unlock your computers potential. No need to enter the BIOS, you can seamlessly modify settings directly from the Windows interface, and apply them right away without restart interruptions.
ASUS DriverHub Simplify driver management with automatic detection, oneclick installation and update for smooth, efficient system performance.
ASUS GlideX Enable seamless screen sharing and control across PCs, tablets, and smartphones via USB or WiFi, supporting multiple platforms.
Power Saving Provides easytouse configuration options for PC beginners and advanced features for veterans.
Armoury Crate Customize Aura Sync RGB and control ASUS devices. Includes product registration and updates.
Premium Power Design Stable power is crucial for maximizing the performance of Intel processors. The motherboard is designed to meet the needs of highcorecount CPUs. It features 1680A 180A 280A 180A power stages that integrate highside and lowside MOSFETs and drivers into packages rated for up to 80A each. This configuration ensures optimal power delivery, efficiency, stability and performance for both current and future Intel processors.
PCB design This multilayered printed circuit board design quickly dissipates heat around the voltage regulators to improve overall system stability and provide the CPU with more overclocking headroom.
ProCool Power Connectors Compared to traditional power inputs, ASUS ProCool connectors are built to tight specifications to ensure full contact with PSU power cables. The resulting lower impedance helps prevent hotspots and connector failure.
TUF Components TUF chokes deliver rocksolid power to the CPU, improving system stability. And TUF 5K black metallic capacitors provide 52% wider temperature tolerance and a 2.5Xlonger lifespan than standard motherboard capacitors.
DigiVRM Control Realtime voltage control.
Memory Storage
DRAM Overclocking Performance Comprehensive memory tuning options are the cornerstone of TUF GAMING motherboards. With the motherboard, you can extract all the potential out of your DDR5 modules, whether theyre from an extremespeed kit or an entrylevel set that would otherwise be locked.
AEMP III ASUS Enhanced Memory Profile III AEMP III is an advanced firmware feature that empowers users to achieve unparalleled memory performance with cuttingedge CUDIMM memory. Through a twophase comprehensive tuning process, AEMP III first optimizes the clock driver and then the memory frequency. This results in the best balance between performance and stability, even at cuttingedge speeds of DDR58000 or higher.
DIMM Fit DIMM Fit is an ASUSexclusive BIOS feature that precisely analyzes individual memory modules to optimize performance and pinpoint potential issues. This offers peak efficiency, compatibility, and system stability.
Whether you are an overclocker seeking ultimate performance, a competitor pursuing the most responsive gameplay, or a content creator prioritizing rocksolid stability, DIMM Fit provides optimizations tailored to your needs and your hardware configuration.
M.2 PCIe 5.0 Support This motherboard also features one PCIe 5.0 M.2 slots to enjoy the fastest data transfers of up to 128 Gbps, and all M.2 slots support NVMe RAID configurations to take advantage of the latest available speeds.
Cooler by Design
Enlarged VRM Heatsinks The extensive surface area of this heatsink covers the MOSFETs and chokes to improve thermal performance.
AIO Pump Header An integrated AIO management system enables full control of PWM or DC water pumps, making it perfect for custom or allinone cooling setups.
Multiple Temperature Sources Each header can dynamically reference five thermal sensors. Fan Xpert 4 allows you to map the temperature of supported ASUS graphics cards to optimize cooling for GPU and CPUintensive tasks.
Smart Fan Protection A dedicated integrated circuit protects each fan header from excess heat and electrical currents.
Superb PCH Heatsink An expanded surface area for the chipset cooler maximizes system performance and heat dissipation.
4Pin PWMDC Fan All onboard fan headers support autodetection of PWM or DC fans.
Empowering Connection
PCIe 5.0 for Graphics Card PCIe 5.0 offers twice the data transfer speed of PCIe 4.0, making it robust enough to handle new dataheavy tasks. PCIe 5.0 also brings other benefits, such as electrical changes to improve signal integrity, backwardcompatible CEM connectors for addin cards and backward compatibility with previous versions of the PCIe bus.
Thunderbolt 4 Support Each port delivers up to 40Gbps of bidirectional bandwidth for the latest superspeed devices and drives. Both ports can be employed for up to two external 4K displays.
Front USB 20Gbps TypeC This motherboard features a USB 20Gbps TypeC front panel connector for speedy data transfers of up to 20Gbps. And it offers Power Delivery PD 3.0 technology to provide up to 30W of quick charging
Easy PC DIY
PCIe Slot QRelease The M.2 heatsink features a convenient switch to quickly remove it, eliminating the need for tiny screws during SSD installation. Its strong locking mechanism also provides a snug contact surface, helping to ensure reliable heat dissipation for your SSD.
M.2 QRelease The M.2 heatsink features a convenient switch to quickly remove it, eliminating the need for tiny screws during SSD installation. Its strong locking mechanism also provides a snug contact surface, helping to ensure reliable heat dissipation for your SSD.
M.2 QSlide This new sliding M.2 latch design supports sizes 2242 and 2260 for easy device installation.
M.2 QLatch The innovative ASUS QLatch makes it easy to install or remove an M.2 SSD without the need for specific tools or screws. This design employs a simple locking mechanism to secure the drive and neatly detach it with one tap.
QAntenna With QAntenna, attaching a WiFi antenna to your PC is now easy and fast. Instead of slowly rotating two fasteners until they finally lock in, they just snap into place. Less hassle, and more consistent performance.
BIOS FlashBack BIOS FlashBack simplifies BIOS updates. Just load the BIOS file onto a FAT32 USB stick, insert it into the BIOS FlashBack port, and press a buttonno CPU or memory needed.
Protection
SafeSlot SafeDIMM SafeSlot is a reinforced metal sheath integrated with a PCIe slot to keep a card firmly installed and to ensure the highest possible data speeds. The SafeDIMM sheath is integrated to protect memory modules, empowering you to insert them with speed, accuracy and confidence.
ESD Guards ASUS added special TVS diodes to boost electrostatic discharge prevention by up to 10 kV of air discharge and 6 kV of contact discharge well above the industry standard.
TUF LANGuard TUF LANGuard is a militarygrade innovation that integrates advanced signalcoupling technology and premium surfacemounted capacitors to improve throughput, helping to protect the motherboard from lightning strikes and static electricity.
Stainless Steel Back IO Panel TUF Gaming motherboards feature a corrosionresistant stainless steel rear IO panel with up to a 3X longer lifespan. These models pass a rigorous 72hour salt fog test, surpassing the industry standard.
Ultrafast Networking
Intel 2.5Gb Ethernet Onboard Intel 2.5Gb Ethernet kicks your LAN connection up a notch by improving bandwidth speeds up to 2.5X faster than 1Gb connections.
WiFi 7 WiFi 7 ensures stable connections and low latency.
ASUS WiFi QAntenna ASUS WiFi QAntenna delivers up to 18% stronger wireless signal reception compared to the previous generation.
Audio
Realtek 7.1 Channel Audio This motherboard utilizes an audio codec designed in close collaboration with Realtek the Realtek ALC1220P. It features an unprecedented 120 dB signaltonoise SNR ratio for the stereo line out and a 113 dB SNR for the line in, providing pristine audio quality. Additionally, an impedancesensing circuit automatically adjusts gain to ensure an optimal volume range for your headphones.
DTS Audio Processing DTS Audio Processing enhances gaming headset and speaker audio experiences by reducing distortion and by providing deeper bass, so games, movies and music sound better. It also allows you to customize audio settings.
Lighting
Outshine The Competition ASUS Aura Sync offers synchronized lighting with other Aura Sync products, including motherboards, graphics cards, monitors and peripherals.
Addressable Gen2 RGB Headers Automatically optimize lighting effects for the number of LEDs present in compatible ARGB gear.
Specifications
Motherboard Type Desktop
Form Factor ATX
Socket Intel 1851
Chipset Intel Z890
CPU Support
Supports Intel Core Ultra Processors Series 2
RAM Technology
DDR5 Dual Channel
NonECC, Unbuffered, Clocked Unbuffered DIMM CUDIMM
Supports Intel XMP
Supports DIMM FIT
ASUS Enhanced Memory Profile III
RAM Slots
4 x DIMM
RAM Speeds
Up to 8600 MTs Overclocked
Maximum Memory
192GB
Graphics
Integrated Graphics varies by CPU type
Graphics Ports
1 x HDMI
1 x DisplayPort
1 x Thunderbolt 4 supports DisplayPort and Thunderbolt video outputs
PCIPCI Express
Intel Core Ultra CPUs Series 2
1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 supports x16 mode
Intel Z890 Chipset
1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 supports x4 mode
1 x PCIe 4.0 x4
2 x PCIe 4.0 x1
Storage
4 x SATA III
4 x M.2
Intel Core Ultra CPUs Series 2
M.2_1 224222602280 PCIe 5.0 x4
M.2_2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4
Intel Z890 Chipset
M.2_3 228022110 PCIe 4.0 x4
M.2_4 224222602280 PCIe 4.0 x4 SATA
RAID Support
Intel Rapid Storage Technology supports PCIe RAID 01510, SATA RAID 01510
M.2 slot from CPU only supports RAID 015
Wireless
WiFi 7
2×2 WiFi 7 802.11be
Supports 2.456GHz frequency bands
WiFi 7 160MHz bandwidth, up to 2.9Gbps transfer rate
Bluetooth
Bluetooth v5.4
LAN
2.5GB LAN
Audio
Realtek ALC1220P 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC
USB Ports Supported
Rear
1 x Thunderbolt 4 USB TypeC
1 x USB 20Gbps TypeC
3 x USB 10Gbps TypeA
3 x USB 5Gbps TypeA
Front
1 x USB 20Gbps TypeC
2 x USB 5Gbps
4 x USB 2.0
Back Panel IO Ports
1 x Thunderbolt 4 USB TypeC
1 x USB 20Gbps TypeC
3 x USB 10Gbps TypeA
3 x USB 5Gbps TypeA
1 x DisplayPort
1 x HDMI
1 x WiFi module
1 x Intel 2.5Gb Ethernet
5 x Audio jacks
1 x Optical SPDIF out
1 x BIOS FlashBack button
Internal IO Connectors
1 x 4pin CPU Fan
1 x 4pin CPU OPT Fan
1 x 4pin AIO Pump
4 x 4pin Chassis Fan
1 x 24pin Main
2 x 8pin 12V CPU
4 x M.2 Key M
4 x SATA 6Gbs
1 x USB 20Gbps TypeC
1 x USB 5Gbps
2 x USB 2.0
3 x Addressable Gen2
1 x Clear CMOS
1 x Chassis Intrusion
1 x COM Port
1 x Front Panel Audio
1 x 101 pin Front System Panel
1 x Thunderbolt USB4
Accessories
2 x SATA 6Gbs cables
1 x ASUS WiFi QAntenna
1 x M.2 QSlide package
2 x M.2 rubber packages
1 x Screw package for M.2 SSD
1 x TUF GAMING sticker
1 x TUF GAMING removable nameplate
1 x Quick start guide
Warranty 3 Years