Z390 DESIGNARE

1. Support for 9th and 8th Generation Intel^® Core™ i9 processors/Intel^® Core™ i7 processors/Intel^® Core™ i5 processors/Intel^® Core™ i3 processors/Intel^® Pentium^® processors/Intel^® Celeron^® processors in the LGA1151 package
2. L3 cache varies with CPU

(Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.)

1. Intel^® Z390 Express Chipset

1. 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128GB (32GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory**
   ** Please note that the support for system total memory size depends on the CPU installed.
2. Dual channel memory architecture
3. Support for DDR4 4266(O.C.) / 4133(O.C.) / 4000(O.C.) / 3866(O.C.) / 3800(O.C.) / 3733(O.C.) / 3666(O.C.) / 3600(O.C.) / 3466(O.C.) / 3400(O.C.) / 3333(O.C.) / 3300(O.C.) / 3200(O.C.) / 3000(O.C.) / 2800(O.C.) / 2666 / 2400 / 2133 MHz memory modules
4. Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)
5. Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules
6. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

(Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)

Integrated Graphics Processor+Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller:

1. 2 x Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 3 connectors (USB Type-C™ ports), supporting DisplayPort and Thunderbolt™ video outputs and a maximum resolution of 4096x2304@60 Hz
   * Supports up to 7680x3840@60 Hz if connected to an external graphics card for display output.
   * Because of the limited I/O resources of the PC architecture, the number of Thunderbolt™ devices that can be used is dependent on the number of the PCI Express devices being installed. (Refer to Chapter 1-7, "Back Panel Connectors," for more information.)
   * Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version.

Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel^® HD Graphics support:

1. 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@30 Hz
   * Support for HDMI 1.4 version and HDCP 2.2.

Support for up to 3 displays at the same time
Maximum shared memory of 1 GB
Actual support may vary by CPU

1. Realtek^® ALC1220-VB codec
   * The back panel line out jack supports DSD audio.
2. High Definition Audio
3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
4. Support for S/PDIF Out

1. 2 x Intel^® GbE LAN chips (10/100/1000 Mbit)

1. Intel^® CNVi interface 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band
2. BLUETOOTH 5
3. Support for 11ac 160 MHz wireless standard and up to 1.73 Gbps data rate
   * Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment.

1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
   * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.
2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8)
   * The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot. When the PCIEX8 slot is populated, the PCIEX16 slot operates at up to x8 mode.
3. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
4. 2 x PCI Express x1 slots
   (All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
5. 1 x M.2 Socket 1 connector for an Intel^® CNVi wireless module (CNVI)

Chipset:

1. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2M)
2. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P)
3. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
4. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
   * Refer to "1-8 Internal Connectors," for the installation notices for the M.2 and SATA connectors.

Intel^® Optane™ Memory Ready

1. Support for NVIDIA^® Quad-GPU SLI™ and 2-Way NVIDIA^® SLI™ technologies
2. Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire™ and 3-Way/2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies

Chipset+Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller:

1. 2 x USB Type-C™ ports on the back panel, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support

Chipset:

1. 1 x USB Type-C™ port with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support, available through the internal USB header
2. 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel
3. 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports available through the internal USB header
4. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)

Chipset+USB 3.1 Gen 1 Hub:

1. 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports on the back panel

1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
3. 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
4. 1 x PEG power connector
5. 2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
6. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
7. 1 x CPU fan header
8. 1 x water cooling CPU fan header
9. 2 x system fan headers
10. 1 x system fan/water cooling pump header
11. 1 x RGB LED strip header
12. 1 x front panel header
13. 1 x front panel audio header
14. 1 x USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support
15. 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 header
16. 1 x USB 2.0/1.1 header
17. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
18. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper

1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
2. 1 x DisplayPort In port
3. 1 x HDMI port
4. 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)
5. 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)
6. 2 x Thunderbolt™ 3 connectors (USB Type-C™ ports, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support)
7. 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports
8. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
9. 2 x RJ-45 ports
10. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
11. 5 x audio jacks

1. iTE^® I/O Controller Chip

1. Voltage detection
2. Temperature detection
3. Fan speed detection
4. Water cooling flow rate detection
5. Overheating warning
6. Fan fail warning
7. Fan speed control
   * Whether the fan (pump) speed control function is supported will depend on the fan (pump) you install.

1. 2 x 128 Mbit flash
2. Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
3. Support for DualBIOS™
4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

1. Support for APP Center
   * Available applications in APP Center may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications.
   3D OSD
   @BIOS
   Ambient LED
   AutoGreen
   Cloud Station
   EasyTune
   Easy RAID
   Fast Boot
   Game Boost
   ON/OFF Charge
   Platform Power Management
   Smart Backup
   Smart Keyboard
   Smart TimeLock
   Smart HUD
   Smart Survey
   System Information Viewer
   USB Blocker
   USB DAC-UP 2
2. Support for Q-Flash
3. Support for Xpress Install

1. Support for Windows 10 64-bit