Asus TUF Z890 Plus Gaming Wi-Fi Motherboard

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

* Refer to https://www.asus.com/support/download-center/ for CPU support list.

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

Support up to 9066+MT/s (OC), Non-ECC, Un-buffered ,Clocked Unbuffered DIMM (CUDIMM)*

Dual channel memory architecture

DIMM Fit

Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory module

ASUS Enhanced Memory Profile III(AEMPIII)

* Supported memory types, data rate (speed), and number of DRAM modules vary depending on the CPU and memory configuration, for more information please refer to CPU/Memory Support list under the Support tab of product information site or visit https://www.asus.com/support/download-center/.

** Non-ECC, un-buffered DDR5 memory supports On-Die ECC function.

1 x HDMI™ port***

1 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 port (USB Type-C®) supports DisplayPort and Thunderbolt™ video outputs****

1 x USB 20Gbps port (USB Type-C®) supports DisplayPort video output******

* Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types. Please refer to www.intel.com for any updates.

** Supports max. 4K@60Hz as specified in DisplayPort 1.4.

*** Supports 4K@60Hz as specified in HDMI 2.1.

****In ThunderboltTM 4 mode, supports up to 8K@60Hz x1 with DSC, maximum total bandwidth up to 23.8Gbps, for resolution support please check DisplayPort 2.1 specs.

***** In DP alt mode, supports up to UHBR20.

****** Supports max. 4K@60Hz as specified in DisplayPort 1.4.

******* VGA resolution support depends on processors’ or graphic cards’ resolution.

********While installing the operating system, please ensure that your monitor is connected to the HDMI port on the back I/O panel or to a discrete graphics card.

1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot

Intel® Z890 Chipset

1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)

1 x PCIe 4.0 x4 slot

2 x PCIe 4.0 x1 slots

* Please check the PCIe bifurcation table on the support site (https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1037507/).

– To ensure compatibility of the device installed, please refer to https://www.asus.com/support/download-center/ for the list of supported peripherals.

Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors(Series 2)*

M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280  (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode)

M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)

Intel® Z890 Chipset

M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)

M.2_4 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA modes)

4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

* Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports PCIe RAID 0/1/5/10, SATA RAID 0/1/5/10, M.2 slot from CPU only support RAID 0/1/5.

TUF LAN Guard

2×2 Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)

Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band**

Supports Wi-Fi 7 160MHz bandwidth, up to 2.9Gbps transfer rate.

Bluetooth® v5.4***

*Wi-Fi features may vary depending on the operating system

For Windows 11, Wi-Fi 7 will require  24H2 or later version for full functions, Windows 11 21H2/22H2/23H2 only support Wi-Fi 6E.

For Windows 10, please note that no driver is available , please refer to the Wi-Fi chipset vendor’s website for details.

** Wi-Fi 6GHz frequency band and bandwidth regulatory may vary between countries.

*** The Bluetooth® version may vary, please refer to the Wi-Fi module manufacturer’s website for the latest specifications.

1 x Thunderbolt™ 4 port (1 x USB Type-C®)

1 x USB 20Gbps port (1 x USB Type-C®)

3 x USB 10Gbps ports (3 x Type-A)

3 x USB 5Gbps ports (3 x Type-A)

Front USB (Total 7 ports)

1 x USB 20Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C®)

1 x USB 5Gbps header supports 2 additional USB 5Gbps ports

2 x USB 2.0 headers support 4 additional USB 2.0 ports

USB Type-C® power delivery output: max. 5V/3A

– Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs

– Internal audio Amplifier to enhance the highest quality sound for headphone and speakers

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

– High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 113 dB SNR recording input (Line-in)

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

Audio Features

– Audio Shielding

– Rear optical S/PDIF out port

– Premium audio capacitors

– Dedicated audio PCB layers

– Audio cover

– Unique de-pop circuit

* Due to limitations in HDA bandwidth, 32-Bit/192 kHz is not supported for 7.1 Surround Sound audio.

1 x USB 20Gbps port (1 x USB Type-C® with DP Alt mode)

3 x USB 10Gbps ports (3 x Type-A)

3 x USB 5Gbps ports (3 x Type-A)

1 x DisplayPort

1 x HDMI™ port

1 x Wi-Fi module

1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet port

5 x Audio jacks

1 x Optical S/PDIF out port

1 x BIOS Flash Back™ button

1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header

1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header

1 x 4-pin AIO Pump header

4 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers

Power Related

1 x 24-pin Main Power connector

2 x 8-pin +12V CPU Power connector

Storage Related

4 x M.2 slots (Key M)

4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

USB

1 x USB 20Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C® )

1 x USB 5Gbps header supports 2 additional USB 5Gbps ports

2 x USB 2.0 headers support 4 additional USB 2.0 ports

Miscellaneous

3 x Addressable Gen 2 headers

1 x Clear CMOS header

1 x Chassis Intrusion header

1 x COM Port header

1 x Front Panel Audio header (F_AUDIO)

1 x 10-1 pin Front System Panel header

1 x Thunderbolt™ (USB4®) header

– DIGI+ VRM (- Digital power design with Dr MOS)

– ESD Guards

– TUF LAN Guard

– Overvoltage protection

– Safe Slot

– Stainless-steel back I/O

ASUS Q-Design

– M.2 Q-Latch

– M.2 Q-Release

– M.2 Q-Slide

– PCIe Slot Q-Release

– Q-Antenna

– Q-Dashboard

– Q-DIMM

– Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green])

– Q-Slot

ASUS Thermal Solution

– M.2 heatsink backplate

– M.2 heatsink

– VRM heatsink design

ASUS EZ DIY

– BIOS Flash Back™ button

– BIOS Flash Back™ LED

– CPU Socket lever protector

– Pro Cool

– Pre-mounted I/O shield

– Safe DIMM

Aura Sync

– Addressable Gen 2 headers

Armoury Crate

– Aura Creator

– Aura Sync

– Fan X-pert 4 (with AI Cooling II)

– Power Saving

ASUS Driver Hub

ASUS Glide X

Turbo V Core

TUF GAMING CPU-Z

DTS Audio Processing

Adobe Creative Cloud (Free Trial)

Norton 360 for Gamers (60 Days Free Trial)

WinRAR (40 Days Free Trial)

UEFI BIOS

ASUS EZ DIY

– ASUS Crash Free BIOS 3

– ASUS EZ Flash

– ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode

– ASUS My Hotkey

NPU Boost

2 x SATA 6Gb/s cables

Miscellaneous

1 x ASUS WiFi Q-Antenna

1 x M.2 Q-Slide 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

Documentation

1 x Quick start guide

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