Asus Rog Strix B660-A GAMING WIFI 90MB18S0-M1EAY0

ROG STRIX B660-A GAMING WIFI D4

Intel B660 LGA 1700 ATX motherboard with PCIe 5.0, 12+1 power stages, Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation, AI Cooling, AI Networking, WiFi 6 (802.11ax), Intel 2.5 Gb Ethernet, three PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots with heatsinks, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C, SATA and Aura Sync RGB lighting

• Intel LGA 1700 Socket: Ready for 12th Gen Intel Core™, Pentium Gold and Celeron processors
• Optimal Power Solution: 12+1 power stages with ProCool power connectors, high-quality alloy chokes and durable capacitors to support multi-core processors
• Optimized Thermal Design: Integrated I/O cover, VRM heatsinks with high conductivity thermal pads, and three onboard M.2 heatsinks
• High-performance Networking: On-board Intel WiFi 6 (802.11ax) and Intel 2.5 Gb Ethernet with ASUS LANGuard
• Best Gaming Connectivity: Supports HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort™ 1.4 output, three M.2 slots, as well as USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C
• Intelligent Control: ASUS-exclusive AI Cooling, AI Networking and Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation to simplify setup and improve performance
• DIY Friendly Design: M.2 Q-Latch, pre-mounted I/O shield, BIOS FlashBack™ button and Q-LED
• Unmatched Personalization: ASUS-exclusive Aura Sync RGB lighting, including one RGB header and three addressable Gen 2 headers
• Industry-leading Gaming Audio: ALC4080 with Savitech SV3H712 amplifier, along with DTS Sound Unbound™ and Sonic Studio III
• Renowned Software: Bundled 60-day free trial of AIDA64 Extreme, and an intuitive UEFI BIOS dashboard

CPU

Intel Socket LGA1700 for 12th Gen IntelCore™, Pentium Gold and Celeron Processors*Supports Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0*** Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list.** Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 support depends on the CPU types.

Chipset

Intel B660 Chipset

Memory 4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR4 5333(OC) /5000(OC)/4800(OC)/4600(OC)/4400(OC)/4266(OC)/4000(OC)/3733(OC)/3600(OC)/3466(OC)/3400(OC)/3333(OC)/3200/3000/2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory*Dual Channel Memory ArchitectureOptiMem II*Actual Memory frequency support depends on the CPU types and DRAM modules, for more information refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).

Graphics 1 x DisplayPort**1 x HDMI port****Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types. Please refer to www.intel.com for any updates.** Support 4K@60Hz as specified in DisplayPort 1.4.***Support 4K@60Hz as specified in HDMI 2.1.**** VGA resolution support depends on processors' or graphic cards' resolution.

Expansion Slots

Intel 12th Gen Processors1 x PCIe 5.0/4.0/3.0 x16 slot(s)*Intel B660 Chipset**1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)*2 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots* Please check PCIe bifurcation table in User Guide Chapter 1 // support site.** Supports Intel Optane Memory H Series on PCH-attached PCIe slot

Storage

Total supports 3 x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports*Intel 12th Gen ProcessorsM.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110- Intel 12th Gen processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.Intel B660 ChipsetM.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x2 mode)M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports**** Intel Rapid Storage Technology supports SATA RAID 0/1/5/10.

Ethernet 1 x Intel 2.5Gb EthernetASUS LANGuard

Wireless & Bluetooth

Wi-Fi 62x2 Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)Supports 2.4/5GHz frequency bandBluetooth v5.2

USB

Rear USB (Total 9 ports)1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port(s) (1 x USB Type-C)1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s) (1 x Type-A)3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s) (2 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C)4 x USB 2.0 port(s) (4 x Type-A)Front USB (Total 6 ports)1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 connector (supports USB Type-C)1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports1 x USB 2.0 10-1 pin header + 1 USB 2.0 4 pin hearer support additional 3 USB 2.0 ports

Audio

ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4080- Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs- Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking- High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 113 dB SNR recording input- Supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playbackAudio Features- SupremeFX Shielding Technology- Savitech SV3H712 AMP- Premium audio capacitors- Audio cover* Due to limitations in HDA bandwidth, 32-Bit/192 kHz is not supported for 7.1 Surround Sound audio.** A chassis with an HD audio module in the front panel is required to support 7.1 Surround Sound audio output.

Back Panel I/O Ports 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port(s) (1 x USB Type-C)1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s) (1 x Type-A)3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s) (2 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C)4 x USB 2.0 port(s) (4 x Type-A)1 x DisplayPort1 x HDMI port1 x Wi-Fi Module1 x Intel 2.5Gb Ethernet port5 x Audio jacks1 x BIOS FlashBack™ button

Internal I/O Connectors

Fan and Cooling related1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header(s)1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header(s)1 x 4-pin AIO Pump header(s)3 x 4-pin Chassis Fan header(s)Power related1 x 24-pin Main Power connector1 x 8-pin +12V Power connector1 x 4-pin +12V Power connectorStorage related3 x M.2 slots (Key M)4 x SATA 6Gb/s portsUSB1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 connector (support USB Type-C)1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header supports additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports1 x USB 2.0 10-1pin header + 1 USB 2.0 4pin header support additional 3 USB 2.0 portsMiscellaneous3 x Addressable Gen 2 headers1 x AURA RGB header1 x Clear CMOS header1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)1 x S/PDIF Out header1 x SPI TPM header (14-1pin)1 x 20-3 pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function1 x Thunderbolt™ header

Special Features

Extreme Engine Digi+-5K Black Metallic CapacitorsASUS Q-Design- M.2 Q-Latch- Q-DIMM- Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green])- Q-SlotASUS Thermal Solution- M.2 heatsink- VRM heatsink designASUS EZ DIY- BIOS FlashBack™ button- BIOS FlashBack™ LED- CPU Socket lever protector- Pre-mounted I/O shield- SafeSlot- SafeDIMMAURA Sync- AURA RGB header(s)- Addressable Gen 2 header(s)

Software Features

ROG Exclusive Software- GameFirst VI- ROG CPU-Z- Sonic Studio III + Sonic Studio Virtual Mixer + Sonic Suite Companion- Sonic Radar III- DTS Sound Unbound- Anti-virus softwareASUS Exclusive SoftwareArmoury Crate- AIDA64 Extreme (60 days free trial)- AURA Creator- AURA Sync- Fan Xpert 4- Two-Way AI Noise CancelationAI Suite 3- Performance And Power Saving UtilityTurboV EVOEPUDIGI+ VRMTurbo appMyAsusWinRARUEFI BIOSASUS EZ DIY- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3- ASUS EZ Flash 3- ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode

BIOS 192 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS

Manageability

WOL by PME, PXE

Accessories

Cables4 x SATA 6Gb/s cablesMiscellaneous1 x ASUS Wi-Fi moving antennas1 x Cable ties pack1 x M.2 Rubber Package(s)1 x M.2 Q-Latch package(s)1 x ROG key chain1 x ROG Strix stickers1 x ROG Strix thank you cardInstallation Media1 x Support DVDDocumentation1 x User guide

Operating System

Windows 11 64-bit, Windows 10 64-bit

Form Factor

ATX Form Factor12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )