Asus PRO WS W790-ACE 90MB1C70-M0EAY0

Intel® W790 (LGA 4677) CEB workstation motherboard, PCIe 5.0 x16, M.2, 10G and 2.5G LAN, Server-grade Remote Management, 12+1+1 power stages, front and Rear USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C®

• Intel® LGA 4677 socket: Ready for Intel Xeon® W-3400 & W-2400 processors
• CPU and memory overclocking: Supports for up to 2TB of ECC R-DIMM DDR5 memory (2DPC)
• Ultrafast connectivity: 5 PCIe 5.0 x16 slots, 10G & 2.5G LAN, 2 M.2, front and rear USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C® and 3 SlimSAS
• Server-grade IPMI remote management: Hardware and software-level with ASUS IPMI expansion card support, plus a real-time monitoring and management software – ASUS Control Center Express
• Robust power and thermal design: 12+1+1 power stages, 8-pin PCIe power connector, Massive VRM, chipset and M.2 heatsinks and M.2 backplate
• Trusted stability: Highly compatible with the latest technologies with solid QVL list and tested for 24/7 operation, validated for extensive compatibility

Model

Pro WS W790-ACE

CPU

Intel® Socket LGA4677 for Xeon® W-3400 and W-2400 Series Processors*

Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 * Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list.

Chipset

Intel® W790 Chipset

Memory 8 x DIMM slots, Max. 2048GB, DDR5 6800(OC)/6600(OC)/6400(OC)/6200(OC)/6000(OC)/5800(OC)/5600(OC)/5400(OC)/5200(OC)/5000(OC)/4800 ECC Registered Memory*

Quad Channel Memory Architecture

Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) * 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 under the Support tab or visit https://www.asus.com/support/

Expansion Slots

Intel® Xeon™ W-3400 and W-2400 Series Processors 5 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot(s) (supports x16, x16, x16, x0/x8, x16/x8 modes) * 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/ for the list of supported peripherals.

Storage

Total supports 2 x M.2 slots, 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports and 3 x SlimSAS ports*

Intel® W790 Chipset**

M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)

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

SlimSAS_1 slot supports PCIe 3.0 x4 mode NVMe device

SlimSAS_2 slot supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode or up to 4 SATA devices via a transfer cable. The cable is perchased seperately.

SlimSAS_3 slot supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode NVMe device 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports*

• Supports Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel® VROC) and Intel Volume Management Device (Intel®VMD)
• * Intel® VROC Technology supports PCIe RAID 0/1/5/10, SATA RAID 0/1/5/10. VROC HW_Key is purchased separately.

Ethernet 1 x Marvell® AQtion 10Gb Ethernet 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet

ASUS LANGuard

USB

Rear USB (Total 13 ports) 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port(s) (1 x USB Type-C®) 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s) (4 x Type-A ) 8 x USB 2.0 port(s) (8 x Type-A)

Front USB (Total 7 ports) 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (supports USB Type-C®) 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header(s) support(s) 2 additional USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports 2 x USB 2.0 header(s) support(s) 4 additional USB 2.0 ports

Audio

Realtek S1220A 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC*

• 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

• Power pre-regulator reduces power input noise to ensure consistent performance
• Rear optical S/PDIF out port
• Premium audio capacitors
• Dedicated audio PCB layers
• Unique de-pop circuit

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

Surround Sound audio.

Back Panel I/O Ports 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port(s) (1 x USB Type-C®) 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s) (4 x Type-A) 8 x USB 2.0 port(s) (8 x Type-A) 1 x Marvell® AQtion 10Gb Ethernet port 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet port 5 x Audio jacks 1 x Optical S/PDIF out port 1 x BIOS FlashBack™ button 1 x Clear CMOS button

Internal I/O Connectors

Fan and Cooling related 1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header(s) 1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header(s) 5 x 4-pin Chassis Fan header(s) 1 x W_PUMP+ header(s)

Power related 2 x 24-pin Main Power connector 4 x 8-pin +12V Power connector 1 x 8-pin PCIe Power connector

Storage related 2 x M.2 slots (Key M) 3 x SlimSAS slots 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

USB 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connector (support(s) USB Type-C® ) 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header(s) support(s) 2 additional USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports 2 x USB 2.0 header(s) support(s) 4 additional USB 2.0 ports

Miscellaneous 1 x BMC header 1 x COM Port header 1 x FlexKey button 1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP) 1 x LN2 Mode jumper 1 x ReTry button 1 x Start button 1 x SPI TPM header (14-1pin) 1 x 20-3 pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function 1 x Thermal Sensor header 1 x VROC Key header

Special Features

Extreme OC Kit

• FlexKey button
• ReTry button
• Start button

ASUS 5X PROTECTION III

• DIGI+ VRM (- Digital power design with DrMOS)
• ESD Guards
• LANGuard
• Overvoltage Protection
• Safeslot
• Stainless-Steel Back I/O

ASUS Q-Design

• M.2 Q-Latch
• Q-Code
• Q-Connector
• 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 FlashBack™ button
  • BIOS FlashBack™ LED
  • Clear CMOS button
  • ProCool II
  • Pre-mounted I/O shield
  • SafeSlot
  • SafeDIMM

Bespoke Motherboard Design & Business Focused Features

• 24/7 Reliability
• Overcurrent Protection

Software Features

ASUS Exclusive Software

Armoury Crate - Fan Xpert 4

AI Suite 3

• TPU
• DIGI+ VRM
• Turbo app
• PC Cleaner

ASUS CPU-Z

IT Management software supported - ASUS Control Center Express(ACCE)

Adobe Creative Cloud (Free Trial)

Norton 360 Deluxe (60 Days Free Trial)

WinRAR

UEFI BIOS

• ASUS EZ DIY
  • ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
  • Start ASUS EzFlash

FlexKey

BIOS 512 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS

Manageability

WOL by PME, PXE (UEFI mode)

Accessories

Cables 2 x SATA 6Gb/s cables

Miscellaneous 1 x Q-connector 1 x M.2 Rubber Package(s) 1 x M.2 backplate Rubber Package(s) 1 x CPU guard for LGA 4677 E1A 1 x CPU guard for LGA 4677 E1B

Documentation 1 x ACC Express Activation Key Card 1 x User guide

Operating System

Windows® 11, Windows® 10 64-bit

Form Factor

CEB Form Factor 12 inch x 10.5 inch (30.5 cm x 26.67 cm)