ASUS ROG STRIX Z590-A GAMING WIFI ATX Form, For Intel 10th Gen CPU,

ASUS ROG STRIX Z590-A GAMING WIFI ATX Form, For Intel 10th Gen CPU, LGA1200,Z590, PCIE 4.0, 3X M.2, 4X DDR4 Dimm, Back I/O: 8X USB, 2X Type C, DP, HDMI, Lan, HD Audio, Wifi AX + BT, Internal I/O: 2X USB 2.0, 1X USB 3.2, 1X Type C, 1X 12V RGB Header, 3X 5V A-RGB Header

ROG STRIX Z590-A GAMING WIFI
Intel® Z590 LGA 1200 ATX motherboard with PCIe 4.0, 14+2 teamed power stages, Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation, AI Overclocking, AI Cooling, AI Networking, WiFi 6 (802.11ax), Intel® 2.5 Gb Ethernet, three M.2 slots with heatsinks, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 USB Type-C®, SATA and Aura Sync RGB lighting
- Ready for 11th Gen Intel® Core™ processors & 10th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors
- Optimal Power Solution: 14+2 power stages with ProCool II power connector, high-quality alloy chokes and durable capacitors to support multi-core processors
- Optimized Thermal Design: VRM and aluminum I/O heatsink, three onboard M.2 heatsinks, including an M.2 backplate for the PCIe 4.0 M.2 slot
- High-performance Networking: On-board Intel® WiFi 6 AX201 (802.11ax) and Intel® 2.5 Gb Ethernet with ASUS LANGuard
- Best Gaming Connectivity: Supports HDMI™ 2.0 and DisplayPort 1.4 output, four M.2 slots, as well as USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 USB Type-C®
- Intelligent Control: ASUS-exclusive AI Overclocking, 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™ and FlexKey
- Unmatched Personalization: ASUS-exclusive Aura Sync RGB lighting, including RGB header and Gen 2 addressable headers
- Industry-leading Gaming Audio: ALC4080 with Savitech SV3H712 amplifier, along with DTS® Sound Unbound and Sonic Studio III
- Renowned Software: Bundled 60 days AIDA64 Extreme subscription and intuitive UEFI BIOS dashboard with integrated MemTest86

CPU
Intel® Socket LGA1200 for 11th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors & 10th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors
Supports Intel® 14 nm CPU

Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0**

* Refer to for CPU support list.
** Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 support depends on the CPU types.
Chipset
Intel® Z590 Chipset
Memory
Memory Channels:
4 x DIMM (Dual Channel Memory Architecture)
Max Memory Size:
128GB
DDR4 5333(OC)5133(OC)/5000(OC)/4800(OC)/4600(OC)/4500(OC)/4400(OC)/4267(OC)/4133(OC)/4000(OC)/3866(OC)/3733(OC)/3600(OC)/3466(OC)/3400(OC)/3333(OC)/3200/3000/2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory*

Dual Channel Memory Architecture

Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

OptiMem II

* 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7/i9 processors support 2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 natively, others will run at the maximum transfer rate of DDR4 2666MHz.

* 11th Gen Intel® processors support 3200/2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 natively.

* Refer to for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).
Graphics
1 x DisplayPort 1.4**
1 x HDMI 2.0

* Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types.

** Only Intel® 11th processors support DisplayPort 1.4 with max. resolution of 5120 x 2880 @60Hz, others will only support DisplayPort 1.4 with max. resolution of 4096 x 2304 @60Hz. Please refer to for any updates

*** Only Intel® 11th processors support HDMI™ 2.0 with max. resolution of 4K @ 60Hz, others will only support HDMI™ 1.4 with max. resolution of 4K @ 30Hz .Please refer to for any updates.
Expansion Slots
3 x PCIe 4.0/3.0 x16 (x16, x8/x4/x4)

Intel® 11th &10th Gen Processors
3 x PCIe 4.0/3.0 x16 slot(s)*
- Intel® 11th processors support PCIe 4.0 x16 or x8/x4/x4 mode(s)
- Intel® 10th processors support PCIe 3.0 x16 or x8/x4/x4 mode(s)

Intel® Z590 Chipset
1 x PCIe 3.0 x4 slot

* Supports PCIe bandwidth bifurcation for RAID on CPU function.
Storage
Supports 3 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
Intel®11th Gen Processors

M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110
- Only Intel® 11th Core™ processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode, this slot will be disabled for other CPUs.

Intel® Z590 Chipset
M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 3.0 x4 & SATA modes)*
M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 3.0 x4 & SATA modes)**
6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

Raid function in Intel® Rapid Storage Technology is available with either 1. Intel® SSDs installed in both CPU-attached and PCH-attached slots, or 2. any other 3rd party SSDs installed in PCH-attached slots.

To enable Intel® Optane™ Memory (Hybrid Storage device), it must be installed in PCH-attached slots with Intel® Rapid Storage Technology.

*When M.2_2 is operating in SATA device, SATA6G_2 will be disabled.

**When M.2_3 is operating in SATA device, SATA6G_6 will be disabled.
Ethernet
1 x Intel® I225-V 2.5Gb Ethernet

USB
Rear USB:
Total 10 ports
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port(s) (1 x USB Type-C®)
4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port (4 x Type-A)
5 x USB 2.0 port(s) (4 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)

Front USB:
Total 7 ports
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 connector(s) (support(s) USB Type-C®)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
2 x USB 2.0 header(s) support(s) additional 4 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 playback"

Audio Features
- SupremeFX Shielding Technology
- ALC4080 + Savitech SV3H712 AMP
- audio jacks
- Rear audio USB Type-C® port
- Premium Japanese audio capacitors
- Audio cover
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)
5 x USB 2.0 port(s) (4 x Type-A, 1 x Audio USB Type-C®)
1 x HDMI™ port
1 x DisplayPort
1 x ASUS Wi-Fi Module
1 x Intel® I225-V 2.5Gb Ethernet
5 x Audio jacks
1 x BIOS FlashBack™ button
Intrernal I/O Connectors
1 x Thunderbolt 4 header

Fan and Cooling related
1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header(s)
1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header(s)
1 x 4-pin AIO Pump header(s)
4 x 4-pin Chassis Fan header(s)
1 x VRM heatsink Fan header

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

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

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

Miscellaneous
3 x AURA Addressable Gen 2 header(s)
1 x AURA RGB header(s)
1 x Clear CMOS header
1 x CPU Over Voltage jumper
1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)
1 x TPM-M header (14-1pin)
1 x 20-3 pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function
1 x Thermal Sensor header
1 x Thunderbolt header
1 x S/PDIF out header
Special Features
Extreme Engine Digi+
- 5K Black Metallic Capacitors

ASUS Q-Design
- M.2 Q-Latch
- 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

ASUS EZ DIY
- BIOS FlashBack™ button
- BIOS FlashBack™ LED
- ProCool II
- Pre-mounted I/O shield
- SafeSlot

AURA Sync
- AURA RGB header(s)
- Addressable Gen 2 RGB header(s)
Software Features
ROG Exclusive Software
- RAMCache III
- ROG CPU-Z
- GameFirst VI
- Sonic Studio III + Sonic Studio Virtual Mixer
- Sonic Radar III
- DTS® Sound Unbound
- Overwolf
- Anti-virus software

ASUS Exclusive Software
Armoury Crate
- AIDA64 Extreme (60 days free trial)
- AURA Creator
- AURA Sync
- Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation

AI Suite 3
- 5-Way Optimization with AI Overclocking

TPU
EPU
Digi+ VRM
Fan Xpert 4
Turbo app
- EZ update
DAEMON Tools
MyAsus
WinRAR
UEFI BIOS
MemTest86
AI Overclocking Guide
ASUS EZ DIY
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- ASUS EZ Flash 3
- ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode
FlexKey
BIOS
256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS
Manageability
WOL by PME, PXE
Accessories
Cables
1 x ROG audio USB Type-C® cable
4 x SATA 6Gb/s cables

Miscellaneous
1 x ASUS 2x2 Dual-Band Wi-Fi moving antennas
1 x Cable ties pack
1 x M.2 Q-Latch package
2 x M.2 Rubber Packages
1 x ROG key chain
1 x ROG STRIX sticker
1 x ROG STRIX thank you card

Installation Media
1 x Support DVD

Documentation
1 x User manual
Operating System
Windows 10 64bit

Form Factor
ATX
30.5cm x 24.4cm