ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

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CPU

Intel^® Socket 1200for 10^th Gen Intel^{^®} Core^™, Pentium^{^®} Gold and Celeron^{^®} Processors

Supports Intel^® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Intel^® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0**

**Intel^® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 support depends on the CPU types.

Supports Intel^® 14nm CPU

* Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list

Chipset

Intel^® Z490

Memory

4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR4 4600(O.C)/4500(O.C)/4400(O.C)/4266(O.C.)/4133(O.C.)/4000(O.C.)/3866(O.C.)/3733(O.C.)/3600(O.C.)/3466(O.C.)/3333(O.C.)/3200(O.C.)/3000(O.C.)/2933(O.C.)/2800(O.C.)/2666/2400/2133 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory

OptiMem II

* 10th Gen Intel^® Core™i9/i7 CPUs support 2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 natively, Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).

Dual Channel Memory Architecture

Graphic

1 x DisplayPort 1.4 *

**Support DisplayPort 1.4 with max. resolution of 4096 x 2304 @60Hz. Please refer to www.intel.com for any update.

1 x HDMI 1.4b

*Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types.

Integrated Graphics Processor

Multi-GPU Support

Supports NVIDIA 2-Way SLI^® Technology

Supports AMD 3-Way CrossFireX™ Technology

Expansion Slots

Intel^® 10th Gen Processors

Intel^® Z490 Chipset

1 x PCIe 3.0 x4 (x4 mode)

3 x PCIe 3.0 x1

2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8)

Storage

Total supports 2 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

1 x M.2_1 socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (SATA & PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)

Intel^® Z490 Chipset :

1 x M.2_2 socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)

6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s)

Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10

Intel^® Optane™ Memory Ready

LAN

Intel^® I225-V 2.5Gb Ethernet

ASUS LANGuard

Wireless Data Network

2x2 Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) support 1024QAM/OFDMA/MU-MIMO

Supports up to 2.4Gbps max data rate

Supports CNVI interface

Supports dual band frequency 2.4/5 GHz

Supports channel bandwidth: HT20/HT40/HT80/HT160

Bluetooth

Bluetooth v5.1*

*BT 5.1 function will be ready in Windows 10 build 19041 or later.

Audio

- Optical S/PDIF in port(s) at back panel

- LED-lit Audio Shielding

- Premium Japanese audio capacitors

- Audio Cover

- Supports up to 32-Bit/192kHz playback *

ROG SupremeFX8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC S1220A

- SupremeFX Shielding™ Technology

- Gold-plated jacks

* Due to limitations in HDA bandwidth, 32-Bit/192kHz is not supported for 8-Channel audio.

- Dual OP Amplifiers

- Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs

- Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking

- High quality120dBSNR stereo playback outputand113dBSNR recording input

Audio Feature :

USB Ports

4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s)(3 x Type-A +1 x USB Type-C^{^®})

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s)(1 x USB Type-C^{^®})

2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s)(2 x Type-A)

Front USB Port ( Total 7 )

2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s)

Rear USB Port ( Total 10 )

4 x USB 2.0 port(s)

Special Features

- ProCool II

- ASUS USB BIOS FlashBack^™

- ASUS Q-Code

AURA :

- Aura RGB Strip Headers

- Addressable Gen 2 Header

ASUS EZ DIY :

ASUS Q-Design :

- ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED)

- ASUS Q-Slot

- ASUS Q-DIMM

DIY Friendly Design

- SafeSlot

Software Features

ROG Exclusive Software
- RAMCache III
- ROG CPU-Z
- GameFirst VI
- Sonic Studio III + Sonic Studio Virtual Mixer
- Sonic Radar III
- DTS^® Sound Unbound
- Overwolf
- Anti-virus software
ASUS Exclusive Software Features
Armoury Crate
- Aura Creator
- Aura Sync
AI Suite 3:
- 5-way Optimization with AI Optimization.
TPU
EPU
DIGI+ VRM
Fan Xpert 4
Turbo APP
- EZ update
WinRAR
UEFI BIOS
AI Optimization Guide
ASUS EZ DIY
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- ASUS EZ Flash 3
- ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode
FlexKey

Back I/O Ports

4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3 x Type-A+1 x USB Type-C^{^®})

2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1

1 x Intel^® I225-V 2.5Gb Ethernet

1 x USB BIOS FlashBack^™ Button(s)

4 x USB 2.0

5 x Gold-plated audio jacks

1 x DisplayPort

1 x HDMI

1 x Optical S/PDIF out

ASUS Wi-Fi module (Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac and Bluetooth v5.0)

Internal I/O Ports

1 x M.2 Socket 1 with M Key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (SATA mode & PCIE mode)

1 x M.2 Socket 2 with M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)

1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 connector support additional 1 USB ports(20-pin, Type-C)

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1(up to 5Gbps) connector(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s)

1 x VRM_HS_FAN Header

2 x Addressable RGB header

1 x CPU_OV jumper

1 x M.2_FAN connector

1 x System panel(s) (Chassis intrusion header is inbuilt)

1 x Q-Code

1 x Thunderbolt header(s)

2 x Aura RGB Strip Headers

6 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s)

1 x CPU Fan connector(s)

1 x CPU OPT Fan connector(s)

2 x Chassis Fan connector(s)

1 x AIO_PUMP connector

1 x W_PUMP+ connector

1 x AAFP connector

2 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 port(s)

1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s)

1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)

1 x 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)

1 x Thermal sensor connector(s)

1 x Clear CMOS jumper(s)

Accessories

1 M.2 SSD screw package(s)

1 ROG key chain

1 x 2-in-1 Rubber pad

1 x Wi-Fi moving antenna

1 x ASUS Fan Holder

1 x MOS Cooling kit (fan bracket and 40mm x 40mm fan)

User´s manual

4 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s)

1 x Supporting DVD

1 x ROG Strix stickers

1 x Cable ties pack(s)

1 x Extension Cable for RGB strips (80 cm)

1 x Extension cable for Addressable LED

1 x Thermistor cable(s)

1 x ROG Thank you card

BIOS

192 (128+64) Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS

Manageability

WOL by PME, PXE

Operating System

Windows^® 10 64-bit

Form Factor

12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )

ATX Form Factor

Note

*When M.2_1 is operating in SATA device, SATA6G_2 will be disabled.
** M.2_2 shares bandwidth with SATA6G_56. When M.2_2 is populated SATA6G_56 will be disabled.

ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

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