ASUS has announced an astonishing 20 new motherboards based on the Intel Z390 chipset which will offer support for the new 9th Generation Core CPU family. The motherboards are part of the different series which include the ROG Maximus XI, ROG STRIX, TUF Gaming, PRIME and also the workstation part which we will be detailing today.
ASUS Z390 Motherboards Arsenal Includes 20 New Products Based on The New ROG Maximus XI, ROG STRIX, TUF Gaming, and PRIME Designs
Just like every Intel platform launch, ASUS will be launching a range of options for users to select from. They have their iconic ROG Maximus XI, the gaming-oriented ROG STRIX, the highly durable TUF Gaming, and the industrial PRIME designs ready for use with Intel’s next generation of CPUs. Out of the 20 motherboards that are launching today, following is the segmentation of products inside their respective brand:
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ASUS ROG Maximus XI Series Motherboards:
- ROG Maximus XI Extreme ($499.99 US)
- ROG Maximus XI Formula ($449.99 US)
- ROG Maximus XI Code ($349.99 US)
- ROG Maximus XI Hero WIFI ($289.99 US)
- ROG Maximus XI Hero BO4 ($289.99 US)
- ROG Maximus XI Gene
ASUS ROG STRIX Gaming Motherboards:
- ROG STRIX Z390-I ($209.99 US)
- ROG STRIX Z390-E ($244.99 US)
- ROG STRIX Z390-F ($222.99 US)
- ROG STRIX Z390-H ($189.99 US)
ASUS TUF Gaming Motherboards:
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- TUF Z390 Pro Gaming ($169.99 US)
- TUF Z390 Plus Gaming WiFi ($169.99 US)
- TUF Z390 Plus Gaming ($159.99 US)
- TUF Z390M Pro Gaming WiFi ($179.99 US)
- TUF Z390M Pro Gaming ($159.99 US)
ASUS PRIME Motherboards:
- PRIME Z390-A ($149.99 US)
- PRIME Z390-P ($129.99 US)
- PRIME Z390M-Plus
- WS Z390 Pro
As you can tell, there are a ton of motherboards that ASUS has introduced with this launch and rather than taking a look at every single motherboard, we will focus on the flagships of each tier while offering specs of the other motherboards below.
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Motherboard Series With ROG Maximus XI Extreme Flagship
The flagship motherboard of the ROG Maximus XI series is the ROG Maximus XI Extreme. This one is a feature-packed behemoth which rocks an E-ATX form factor and comes with the LGA 1151 CPU socket to support the next-generation Intel Core processors. The motherboard has a very high-end VRM design which is powered by dual 8 pin connectors and cooled by two large aluminum blocks with heat pipe integration. The ROG Maximus XI Extreme has a few design elements similar to the ROG Zenith Extreme, the X399 motherboard we all know and love.
From the design scheme, we can see that ASUS has gone with an all-black aesthetic and uses RGB LEDs on the PCH, I/O cover and the back of the PCB for a smooth lighting effect. The motherboard comes with four DDR4 DIMM slots and also a DIMM.2 riser board that allow for two additional M.2 devices to be connected in addition to the two M.2 slots that are directly available on the board itself. Expansion options include three PCI-e 3.0 x16 slots (x16, x8, x4 electrical) while storage ports include 6 SATA III. There are all the handy OC buttons arranged next to the 24-pin ATX connector which comes in handy while overclocking and tuning.
The motherboard does come with an OLED display on the I/O cover which is similar to recent ASUS high-end options. Coupled with the SupremeFX audio solution and great OC capabilities, we can see this motherboard becoming the best option for overclockers but would cost a lot.
ROG Maximus XI Formula
ROG Maximus XI Code
ROG Maximus XI Hero WIFI
ROG Maximus XI Hero BO4
ROG Maximus XI Gene
Model Name
ROG MAXIMUS XI EXTREME
ROG MAXIMUS XI FORMULA
ROG MAXIMUS XI CODE
ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO
ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO (WI-FI)
ROG Maximus XI Hero Call of Duty®: Black Ops 4 Edition
ROG MAXIMUS XI GENE
CPU
Socket 1151 for 9th / 8th Gen Intel Core, Pentium Gold, and Celeron processors
Chipset
Intel Z390 Chipset
Form Factor
ATX
ATX
ATX
ATX
ATX
ATX
mATX
Memory Slots / Maximum
4 / 64 GB DDR4
4 / 64 GB DDR4
4 / 64 GB DDR4
4 / 64 GB DDR4
4 / 64 GB DDR4
4 / 64 GB DDR4
2 / 64 GB DDR4*
Memory Frequency (MHz)
4400+ MHz(O.C.)
4400+ MHz(O.C.)
4400+ MHz(O.C.)
4400+ MHz(O.C.)
4400+ MHz(O.C.)
4400+ MHz(O.C.)
4600+ MHz(O.C.)
Graphics Output
HDMI
HDMI
HDMI
DP / HDMI
DP / HDMI
DP / HDMI
HDMI
Multi-GPU Support
2-Way SLI/3-Way CFX
2-Way SLI/3-Way CFX
2-Way SLI/3-Way CFX
2-Way SLI/3-Way CFX
2-Way SLI/3-Way CFX
2-Way SLI/3-Way CFX
N/A
PCIe 3.0 x16
2
@ x16 or x8/x8
2
@ x16 or x8/x8 or x8/x4+x4
2
@ x16 or x8/x8 or x8/x4+x4
2
@ x16 or x8/x8 or x8/x4+x4
2
@ x16 or x8/x8 or x8/x4+x4
2
@ x16 or x8/x8 or x8/x4+x4
1
@X16
1
max @ x4
1
max @ x4
1
max @ x4
1
max @ x4
1
max @ x4
1
max @ x4
0
SATA 6Gb/s
6
6
6
6
6
6
4
32Gb/s M.2
1 x M.2 2242-2280 (SATA + PCIe 3.0 x 4)
1 x M.2 2242-22110(PCIE3.0 x 4 + SATA)
1 x M.2 2242-22110(PCIE3.0 x 4 + SATA)
1 x M.2 2242-2280 (SATA + PCIe 3.0 x 4)
1 x M.2 2242-2280 (SATA + PCIe 3.0 x 4)
1 x M.2 2242-2280 (SATA + PCIe 3.0 x 4)
2x M.2 2242-22110 ( PCIe 3.0 x 4) from CPU on DIMM.2
3 x M.2 2242-22110
(PCIe 3.0 x 4)
1 x M.2 2242-2280
(PCIe 3.0 x 4)
1 x M.2 2242-2280
(PCIe 3.0 x 4)
1 x M.2 2242-22110
(PCIe 3.0 x 4)
1 x M.2 2242-22110
(PCIe 3.0 x 4)
1 x M.2 2242-22110
(PCIe 3.0 x 4)
2 x M.2 2242-2280
(PCIe 3.0 x 4) from PCH
USB 3.1 Gen 2 Front Panel Connector
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
USB 3.1 Gen 2
1 x Type-C
3 x Type-A
1 x Type-C
3 x Type-A
1 x Type-C
3 x Type-A
1 x Type-C
3 x Type-A
1 x Type-C
3 x Type-A
1 x Type-C
3 x Type-A
1 x Type-C
3 x Type-A
USB 3.1 Gen 1
10
10
10
4
4
4
8
Gigabit Ethernet
Intel I219-V
Aquantia AQC111C 5G LAN
Intel I219-V
Aquantia AQC111C 5G LAN
Intel I219-V
Intel I219-V
Intel I219-V
Intel I219-V
Intel I219-V
Wireless/ Bluetooth
Intel® Wireless-AC 9560
2×2 MU-MIMO 802.11ac
Bluetooth V5.0
Intel Wireless-AC 9560
2×2 MU-MIMO 802.11ac
Bluetooth V5.0
Intel Wireless-AC 9560
2×2 MU-MIMO 802.11ac
Bluetooth V5.0
N/A
Intel Wireless-AC 9560
2×2 MU-MIMO 802.11ac
Bluetooth V5.0
Intel Wireless-AC 9560
2×2 MU-MIMO 802.11ac
Bluetooth V5.0
Intel Wireless-AC 9560
2×2 MU-MIMO 802.11ac
Bluetooth V5.0
Software
GameFirst V
GameFirst V
GameFirst V
GameFirst V
GameFirst V
GameFirst V
N/A
Audio Codec
SupremeFX S1220
SupremeFX S1220
SupremeFX S1220
SupremeFX S1220
SupremeFX S1220
SupremeFX S1220
SupremeFX S1220
Audio Effects
Sonic Studio III
Sonic Radar III
Sonic Studio Link
Sonic Studio III
Sonic Radar III
Sonic Studio Link
Sonic Studio III
Sonic Radar III
Sonic Studio Link
Sonic Studio III
Sonic Radar III
Sonic Studio Link
Sonic Studio III
Sonic Radar III
Sonic Studio Link
Sonic Studio III
Sonic Radar III
Sonic Studio Link
Sonic Studio III
Sonic Radar III
Sonic Studio Link
AI OC tuning
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
5-way Optimization
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
Water Cooling Headers
Water In/Out T-sensor, Water Pump+_1, Water_Pump+_2, WB_sensor
Water In/Out T-sensor, Flow Rate, Sensor, Water Pump+, AIO Pump
Water In/Out T-sensor, Flow Rate, Sensor, Water Pump+, AIO Pump
Water In/Out T-sensor, Flow, Water Pump+, AIO Pump
Water In/Out T-sensor, Flow, Water Pump+, AIO Pump
Water In/Out T-sensor, Flow, Water Pump+, AIO Pump
Water In/Out T-sensor, Flow, Water Pump+, AIO Pump
DIMM.2 Heatsink
V
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
V
M.2 Cooling Solution
1x M.2 Heatsink
1x M.2 Heatsink for 2 x M.2 SSDs
1x M.2 Heatsink for 2 x M.2 SSDs
2 x M.2 Heatsink
2 x M.2 Heatsink
2 x M.2 Heatsink
1x M.2 Heatsink
LiveDash OLED
V
V
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Aura Sync RGB Lighting
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
4-pin RGB Header
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Addressable RGB header
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
ASUS ROG STRIX Gaming Motherboard Series With ROG STRIX Z370-E Flagship
The ASUS ROG STRIX series comes in four motherboard options this time including the ITX one and you can see them along with their details below.
ROG STRIX Z390-I
ROG STRIX Z390-E
ROG STRIX Z390-F
ROG STRIX Z390-H
Model Name
ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING
ROG STRIX Z390-F GAMING
ROG STRIX Z390-H GAMING
ROG STRIX Z390-I GAMING
CPU
Socket 1151 for 9th / 8th Gen Intel Core, Pentium Gold, and Celeron processors
Chipset
Intel Z390 Chipset
Form Factor
ATX
ATX
ATX
Mini ITX
Memory Slots / Maximum
4 / 64 GB DDR4
4 / 64 GB DDR4
4 / 64 GB DDR4
2 / 64 GB DDR4*
Memory Frequency (MHz)
4266+ MHz(O.C.)
4266+ MHz(O.C.)
4266+ MHz(O.C.)
4600+ MHz (O.C.)
Graphics Output
DP / HDMI
DP / HDMI
DP / HDMI
DP / HDMI 2.0a
Multi-GPU Support
2-Way SLI/3-Way CFX
2-Way SLI/3-Way CFX
2-Way SLI/3-Way CFX
N/A
PCIe 3.0 x16
2
@ x16 or x8/x8
2
@ x16 or x8/x8
2
@x16 or x8/x8
1
@X16
1
max @ x4
1
max @ x4
1
max @x2
N/A
SATA 6Gb/s
6
6
6
4
32Gb/s M.2
1 x M.2 2242-2280 (SATA + PCIe 3.0 x 4)
1 x M.2 2242-2280 (SATA + PCIe 3.0 x 4)
1 x M.2 2242-2280
(SATA + PCIe 3.0 x 4
1 x M.2 2242-2280
(SATA + PCIe 3.0 x 4)
1 x M.2 2242-22110
(PCIe 3.0 x 4)
1 x M.2 2242-22110
(PCIe 3.0 x 4)
1 x M.2 2242-22110
(PCIe 3.0 x 4)
1 x M.2 2242-2280
(SATA + PCIe 3.0 x 4)
USB 3.1 Gen 2 Front Panel Connector
1
1 (Gen1)
0
1
USB 3.1 Gen 2
1 x Type-C
3 x Type-A
1 x Type-C
3 x Type-A
4 x Type-A
2 x Type-A
USB 3.1 Gen 1
6
6
6
1 x Type-C
4 x Type-A
Gigabit Ethernet
Intel I219-V
Intel I219-V
Intel I219-V
Intel I219-V
Wireless/ Bluetooth
Intel Wireless-AC 9560
2×2 MU-MIMO 802.11ac
Bluetooth V5.0
N/A
N/A
Intel Wireless-AC 9560
2×2 MU-MIMO 802.11ac
Bluetooth V5.0
Software
GameFirst V
GameFirst V
GameFirst V
GameFirst V
Audio Codec
SupremeFX S1220A
SupremeFX S1220A
SupremeFX S1220A
SupremeFX S1220A
Audio Effects
Sonic Studio III
Sonic Radar III
Sonic Studio Link
Sonic Studio III
Sonic Radar III
Sonic Studio Link
Sonic Studio III
Sonic Radar III
Sonic Studio Link
Sonic Studio III
Sonic Radar III
Sonic Studio Link
AI OC tuning
V
V
N/A
V
5-way Optimization
V
V
N/A
V
Water Cooling Headers
Water Pump+, AIO Pump
Water Pump+, AIO Pump
AIO Pump
AIO Pump
DIMM.2 Heatsink
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
M.2 Cooling Solution
2 x M.2 Heatsinks
1x M.2 Heatsink
N/A
1 x M.2 Double Decker Heatsink
LiveDash OLED
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Aura Sync RGB Lighting
V
V
V
V
4-pin RGB Header
2
2
1
1
Addressable RGB header
1
1
0
1
ASUS TUF Gaming Motherboard Series With TUF Z390 Pro Gaming Flagship
The ASUS TUF Gaming series comes in five motherboard options this time including the two MATX options and you can see them along with their details below.
TUF Z390 Pro Gaming
TUF Z390 Plus Gaming WiFi
TUF Z390 Plus Gaming
TUF Z390M Pro Gaming WiFi
TUF Z390M Pro Gaming
Model Name
TUF Z390-PRO GAMING
TUF Z390-PLUS GAMING (WI-FI)
TUF Z390-PLUS GAMING
TUF Z390M-PRO GAMING (WI-FI)
TUF Z390M-PRO GAMING
CPU
Socket 1151 for 9th / 8th Gen Intel Core, Pentium Gold, and Celeron processors
Chipset
Intel Z390 Chipset
Form Factor
ATX
ATX
ATX
mATX
mATX
Memory Slots / Maximum
4 / 64 GB DDR4
4 / 64 GB DDR4
4 / 64 GB DDR4
4 / 64 GB DDR4
4 / 64 GB DDR4
Memory Frequency (MHz)
4266+ MHz(O.C.)
4266+ MHz(O.C.)
4266+ MHz(O.C.)
4266+ MHz(O.C.)
4266+ MHz(O.C.)
Graphics Output
DP / HDMI
DP / HDMI
DP / HDMI
DP / HDMI
DP / HDMI
Multi-GPU Support
2-Way SLI/2-Way CFX
2-Way CFX
2-Way CFX
2-Way SLI/2-Way CFX
2-Way SLI/2-Way CFX
PCIe 3.0 x16
2
@ x16 or x8/x8 or x8/x4+x4 or x8+x4+x4/x0
1
@ x16 or x8+x4+x4
1
@ x16 or x8+x4+x4
2
@ x16 or x8/x8 or x8/x4+x4
2
@ x16 or x8/x8 or x8/x4+x4
1
max @ x2
1
max @ x4
1
max @ x4
N/A
N/A
SATA 6Gb/s
6
6
6
6
6
32Gb/s M.2
1 x M.2 2242-22110
(PCIe 3.0 x 4)
1 x M.2 2242-22110
(SATA + PCIe 3.0 x 4)
1 x M.2 2242-22110
(SATA + PCIe 3.0 x 4)
1 x M.2 2242-22110
(SATA + PCIe 3.0 x 4)
1 x M.2 2242-22110
(SATA + PCIe 3.0 x 4)
1 x M.2 2242-2280
(SATA + PCIe 3.0 x 4)
1 x M.2 2242-2280
(SATA + PCIe 3.0 x 4)
1 x M.2 2242-2280
(SATA + PCIe 3.0 x 4)
1 x M.2 2242-2280
(PCIe 3.0 x 4)
1 x M.2 2242-2280
(PCIe 3.0 x 4)
USB 3.1 Gen 2 Front Panel Connector
0
0
0
1
1
USB 3.1 Gen 2
2 x Type-A
2 x Type-A
2 x Type-A
1 x Type-A
1 x Type-A
USB 3.1 Gen 1
8
8
8
7
7
Gigabit Ethernet
Intel I219-V
Intel I219-V
Intel I219-V
Intel I219-V
Intel I219-V
Wireless/ Bluetooth
N/A
Intel Wireless-AC 9560
2×2 MU-MIMO 802.11ac
Bluetooth V5.0
N/A
Intel Wireless-AC 9560
2×2 MU-MIMO 802.11ac
Bluetooth V5.0
N/A
Software
Turbo LAN
Turbo LAN
Turbo LAN
Turbo LAN
Turbo LAN
Audio Codec
Realtek S1200A
Realtek S1200A
Realtek S1200A
Realtek S1200A
Realtek S1200A
Audio Effects
DTS Custom
DTS Custom
DTS Custom
DTS Custom
DTS Custom
AI OC tuning
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
5-way Optimization
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Water Cooling Headers
AIO Pump
AIO Pump
AIO Pump
AIO Pump
AIO Pump
DIMM.2 Heatsink
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
M.2 Cooling Solution
1 x M.2 Heatsink
1 x M.2 Heatsink
1 x M.2 Heatsink
1 x M.2 Heatsink
1 x M.2 Heatsink
LiveDash OLED
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Aura Sync RGB Lighting
V
V
V
V
V
4-pin RGB Header
2
2
2
2
2
Addressable RGB header
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
ASUS PRIME Motherboard Series With PRIME Z390-A Flagship
The ASUS PRIME series comes in four motherboard options this time including the three PRIME and a single workstation oriented design which you can see below.
PRIME Z390-A
PRIME Z390-P
PRIME Z390M-Plus
