Mainboard ASUS Pro WS W680M-ACE SE

Model

Pro WS W680M-ACE SE

CPU

Intel^® Socket LGA1700 for Intel^® Core™ 14^th & 13^th
Gen Processors, Intel^® Core™ 12^th Gen, Pentium^® Gold and
Celeron^® Processors*
* Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list.

Chipset

Intel^® W680 Chipset

Memory

4 x DIMM, Max. 192GB, DDR5  ECC and Non-ECC Un-buffered Memory*
Dual Channel Memory Architecture
Supports Intel^® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
OptiMem II
* 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 list under the Support tab of product information site or visit https://www.asus.com/support/
* Non-ECC, un-buffered DDR5 memory supports On-Die ECC function.

Graphics

1 x DisplayPort**
1 x HDMI^® port***  
1 x VGA port from AST2600
* Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types. Please refer to www.intel.com for any updates.
**Supports max. 8K@60Hz as specified in DisplayPort 1.4.
***Supports 4K@60Hz as specified in HDMI 2.1.  

Expansion Slots

Intel^® Core™ Processors (14^th & 13^th & 12^th Gen)*
- 1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot
Intel^® W680 Chipset
- 1 x PCIe 4.0 x4 slot
- 1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slot

Storage

Total supports 2 x M.2 slots and 8 x SATA 6Gb/s ports*
Intel^® Core™ Processors (14^th & 13^th & 12^th Gen)
- M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
Intel^® W680 Chipset**
- M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
- 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
- 1 x SlimSAS Slot Support SlimSAS NVMe device (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode and up to 4 SATA devices)***
* Intel^® Rapid Storage Technology supports PCIe RAID 0/1/5/10, SATA RAID 0/1/5/10.
** Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports Intel® Optane Memory H Series on PCH attached M.2 slots.
*** SlimSAS slot can support up to 4 SATA devices via a transfer cable. the cable is purchased separately.

Ethernet

2 x Intel^® 2.5Gb Ethernet
1 x Realtek 1Gb Ethernet dedicated for AST2600
ASUS LANGuard

Wireless & Bluetooth

M.2 slot only (Key E, CNVi & PCIe)*
*Wi-Fi module is sold separately.

USB

Rear USB (Total 6 ports)
- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (1 x Type-A, 1 x Type-C^®)
- 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A)
Front USB (Total 7 ports)
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connector (supports USB Type-C^®)
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header supports additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
- 2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports

Audio

Realtek 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC
- Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
- Supports up to 24-Bit/192 kHz playback"
Audio Features
- Audio Shielding
- Premium audio capacitors
- Dedicated audio PCB layers
- Unique de-pop circuit

Back Panel I/O Ports

-2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (1 x Type-A, 1 x Type-C^®)
-4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A)
-1 x DisplayPort
-1 x HDMI^® port
-1 x VGA port from AST2600
-2 x Intel^® 2.5Gb Ethernet ports
-1 x Realtek 1Gb Ethernet dedicated for AST2600
-3 x Audio jacks
-1 x BIOS Flashback^TM button

Internal I/O Connectors

Fan and Cooling related
1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header
1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header
1 x 4-pin W_PUMP+ header
3 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers
Power related
1 x 24-pin Main Power connector
1 x 8-pin +12V Power connector
Storage related
2 x M.2 slots (Key M)
4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
1 x SlimSAS port
USB
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connector (supports USB Type-C^® )
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header supports 2 additional USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
2 x USB 2.0 headers support 4 additional USB 2.0 ports
Miscellaneous
1 x LPT header
1 x T-sensor
1 x Clear CMOS header
1 x COM Port header
1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)
1 x SPI TPM header (14-1pin)
1 x  20-3 pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function
BMC Related
1 x BMC LED and switch
1 x VGA switch1 x BMC LAN fixed IP switch
1 x IPMI switch
1 x Q_PSU switch
1 x PSU SMBus header
1 x VPP_I2C header
1 x Micro SD card socket
1 x BMC_T_SENSOR header
1 x Location button header
1 x Location LED and header
1 x Message LED and header

Special Features

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
- Q-Code
- M.2 Q-Latch
- Q-Connector
- Q-DIMM
- Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green])
- Q-Slot
ASUS Thermal Solution
- M.2 heatsink
- VRM heatsink design
ASUS EZ DIY
- CPU Socket lever protector
- SafeDIMM
- SafeSlot
- BIOS FlashBack™ button
- BIOS FlashBack™ LED
Bespoke Motherboard Design & Business Focused Features
- 24/7 Reliability

Software Features

ASUS Exclusive Software
Armoury Crate
- Fan Xpert 4
- Power Saving
ASUS CPU-Z
Adobe Creative Cloud (Free Trial)
Norton 360 Deluxe (60 Days Free Trial)
WinRAR
IT Management software supported
- ASUS Control Center Express(ACCE)
Intel® vPro
UEFI BIOS
ASUS EZ DIY
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- ASUSTek. EzFlash Utility

BIOS

256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS(text-based)

Manageability

WOL by PME, PXE

Accessories

Cables
2 x SATA 6Gb/s cables
Miscellaneous
1 x Q-connector
1 x M.2 Rubber Packages
2 x Screw package for M.2 SSD
1 x I/O Shield
Documentation
1 x User guide
1 x ACC Express Activation Key Card

Operating System

Windows^® 11, Windows^® 10 64-bit

Form Factor

micro-ATX Form Factor
9.6 inch x 9.6 inch ( 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm )