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Description

Support Intel^® Core™ Ultra Processors (Series 2) for LGA 1851 socket

Supports DDR5 Memory, Dual Channel DDR5 9600+ MT/s (OC)

Ultra Performance: Direct 20+2+1+1 Phases, TLVR Inductors, 110A SPS, OC Engine, dual 8-pin CPU power connectors, Core Boost, Memory Boost, 8-layer PCB made by 2oz thickened copper and server-grade level material.

Frozr Guard: Aluminum Cover, Direct Touch Cross Heat-pipe, MOSFET Baseplate, 9W/mK thermal pads, Double-Sided M.2 Shield Frozr and Frozr AI software ensure the utmost performance with low temperature.

EZ DIY: EZ PCIe Release, EZ M.2 Shield Frozr II, EZ M.2 Clip II and EZ Antenna.

Ultra Connect: Dual Thunderbolt™ 4 ports, Intel^® Killer™ 5G LAN, and Full-speed Intel^® Killer™ Wi-Fi 7 Solution – The latest solution for professional and multimedia use, delivering secure, stable, and high-speed networking and data transmission.

Lightning Fast Game Experience: PCIe 5.0 slots, Onboard 6x M.2 Connectors with Lightning Gen 5 Solution, Front USB 20G with 60W USB Power Delivery.

Audio Boost 5: Reward your ears with studio grade sound quality for the most immersive gaming experience.

Specs

Chipset

Intel Z890

CPU

Supports Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors (Series 2)
LGA 1851

Memory

2x DDR5 UDIMM, Maximum Memory Capacity 128GB
Memory Support:
- 9600 – 6400 (OC) MT/s / 6400 – 4800 (JEDEC) MT/s
Max. Overclocking Frequency:
- 1DPC 1R Max speed up to 9600+ MT/s
- 1DPC 2R Max speed up to 7200+ MT/s
Features:
- Supports Intel® POR Speed and JEDEC Speed
- Supports Memory Overclocking and Intel® XMP 3.0
- Dual-Controller Dual-Channel mode
- Non-ECC, Un-buffered memory
- Supports CUDIMM
- DIMM slots have single-sided latches
Compatibility:
- Memory compatibility and supported speeds depend on the CPU and memory configuration.
- Detailed information available on the product’s support page.

Onboard Graphics

2x Type-C DisplayPort
Thunderbolt™ 4 ports, supporting:
- DisplayPort 2.1 with UHBR20 over USB Type-C
- Maximum Resolution: 4K@120Hz / 8K@60Hz*
Available only on processors featuring integrated graphics. Graphics specifications vary depending on the CPU installed.

Slots

3x PCI-E x16 slots
1x PCI-E x1 slot
Configurations:
- PCI_E1 Gen PCIe 4.0 supports up to x1 (From Chipset)
- PCI_E2 Gen PCIe 5.0 supports up to x16 (From CPU)
- PCI_E3 Gen PCIe 5.0 supports up to x8 (From CPU)
- PCI_E4 Gen PCIe 4.0 supports up to x4 (From Chipset)
Notes:
- PCI_E2 will run at x8 speed, and PCI_E3 will run at x4 speed when installing PCIe Gen 5 M.2 device in M2_4 slot.
- PCI_E4 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SSD in the M2_3 slot.

Audio

Realtek® ALC4080 Codec
7.1-Channel USB High-Performance Audio
Supports S/PDIF output
Supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback on the front panel

Storage

6x M.2 Slots:
- M.2_1: PCIe 4.0 x4 (From CPU), supports 2280/2260 devices
- M.2_2: PCIe 4.0 x4 (From Chipset), supports 2280/2260 devices
- M.2_3: PCIe 4.0 x4 (From Chipset), supports 2280/2260 devices
- M.2_4: PCIe 5.0 x4 + PCIe 4.0 x4 (From CPU+Chipset), supports 22110/2280/2260 devices
- M.2_5: PCIe 4.0 x4 / SATA mode (From Chipset), supports 2280/2260 devices
- M.2_6: PCIe 5.0 x4 (From CPU), supports 2280/2260 devices
6x SATA 6G
Notes:
- M2_4 default from chipset but can support PCIe 5.0 x4 (From CPU) with manual BIOS adjustment.
- SATA3 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA SSD in the M2_5 slot.
- Refer to the manual for M.2 SSD heatsink restrictions.

RAID

RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 support for:
- SATA storage devices
- M.2 NVMe storage devices

Onboard Thunderbolt

2x Thunderbolt4 Ports (Rear)
Features:
- 40Gbps transfer rate with Thunderbolt devices
- 20Gbps transfer rate with USB4 devices
- 10Gbps transfer rate with USB 3.2 devices
- 5V/3A, 15W power charging
- Daisy-chain support:
  - Up to 3 Thunderbolt 4 devices
  - Up to 5 Thunderbolt 3 devices
- Support for up to 8K display

USB

Front Ports:
- 4x USB 2.0
- 4x USB 5Gbps Type A
- 1x USB 20Gbps Type C (Supports PD 60W fast charging with PD_PWR1 connector)
Rear Ports:
- 8x USB 10Gbps Type A
- 2x USB 10Gbps Type C

LAN

1x Intel® Killer E5000B 5G LAN

Internal IO

Power Connectors:
- 1x ATX_PWR
- 2x CPU_PWR
- 1x PCIE_PWR (8pin)
- 1x Front Type-C Quick Charge Connector (PD_PWR1)
Cooling Support:
- 1x CPU Fan
- 2x Combo Fan (Pump_Sys Fan)
- 4x System Fan
Additional Features:
- 1x Thunderbolt5 card connector (JTBT5, support RTD3)
- 2x Front Panel (JFP)
- 1x Chassis Intrusion (JCI)
- 1x Water Flow connector
- 1x Slow Mode Booting Jumper (JSLOW)
- 1x Front Audio (JAUD)
- 2x Thermal Sensor connectors (T_SEN)
- 1x Tuning Controller connector (JDASH)
- 3x Addressable V2 RGB LED connector (JARGB_V2)
- 1x RGB LED connector (JRGB)
- 1x TPM pin header (Support TPM 2.0)

Wireless LAN & Bluetooth

Intel® Killer™ BE1750x Wi-Fi 7
- MU-MIMO TX/RX support
- 2.4GHz / 5GHz / 6GHz (320MHz) up to 5.8Gbps
- 802.11 a/ b/ g/ n/ ac/ ax/ be
Bluetooth® 5.4 (Ready with Windows 11 version 24H2)