Features
ASUS ROG STRIX Z490-I GAMING Mini-ITX Motherboard
Any mini-ITX build with ROG Strix Z490-I Gaming motherboard as its backbone is going to punch well above its weight. With boosted power delivery, innovative active cooling design, plus the all new Triple-decker Heatsink, ROG Strix Z490-I Gaming is the perfect compact platform for the latest Intel® Core™ processors.
Specifications
CPU
Intel® Socket LGA1200 for 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 www.asus.com for CPU support list
** The support of these features depends on the CPU types.
Chipset
Intel® Z490 Chipset
Memory
2 x DIMM, Max. 64GB, DDR4 4800(O.C)/4600(O.C)/4500(O.C)/4400(O.C)/4333(O.C)/4266(O.C.)/4133(O.C.)/4000(O.C.)/3866(O.C.)/3733(O.C.)/3600(O.C.)/3466(O.C.)/3400(O.C.)/3200(O.C.)/
3000(O.C.)/2933(O.C.)/2800(O.C.)/2666/2400/2133 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory*
Dual Channel Memory Architecture
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
OptiMem II
* For 10th Gen Intel® processors, only Core™ i9/i7 CPUs support 2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 natively, others will run at the maximum transfer rate of DDR4 2666MHz.
* Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).
Graphics
1 x DisplayPort 1.4**
1 x HDMITM 2.0a
*Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types.
**Support DisplayPort 1.4 with max. resolution of 4096 x 2304 @60Hz. Please refer to www.intel.com for any update.
Expansion Slots
Intel® 10th Gen Processors
1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (support x16)
*Support PCIe bifurcation for RAID on CPU function.
Storage
Total supports 2 x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
Intel® Z490 Chipset
M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 3.0 x4 & SATA modes)
M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 3.0 x4 & SATA modes)*
4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports*
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports Raid 0,1,5,10
Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready
* When the M.2_2 Socket is operating in SATA mode, SATA port 2 will be disabled.
Ethernet
1 x Intel® I225-V Ethernet
ASUS LANGuard
Wireless & Bluetooth
"Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201
2x2 Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) support 1024QAM/OFDMA/MU-MIMO
Supports up to 2.4Gbps max data rate
Support 2.4/5GHz Dual-Band
Supports channel bandwidth: HT20/HT40/HT80/HT160
Supports CNVI interface
Bluetooth v5.1*
*BT 5.1 function will be ready in Windows 10 build 19041 or later."
USB
Rear USB (Total 8 ports)
4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (3 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (2 x Type-A)
2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x Type-A)
Front USB (Total 5 ports)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 front panel connector (suppports USB Type-C®)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header supports additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
1 x USB 2.0 header supports additional 2 USB 2.0 ports
Audio
ROG SupremeFX 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC S1220A
- Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs
- 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/192kHz playback*
Audio Features:
- Dual OP Amplifiers
- LED-illuminated audio jacks**
- Premium Japanese audio capacitors
- Audio Shielding
* Due to limitations in HDA bandwidth, 32-Bit/192kHz is not supported for 8-Channel audio.
** A chassis with an HD audio module in the front panel is required to support 8-channel audio output.
Back PanelI/O Ports
1 x ASUS Wi-Fi Module
1 x BIOS FlashBackTM button
1 x DisplayPort
3 x LED-illuminated audio jacks
1 x HDMITM port
1 x Intel® I225-V Ethernet port
4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (3 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (2 x Type-A)
2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x Type-A)
Internal I/O connectors
Fan and cooling related
1 x 4-Pin CPU Fan header
1 x 4-Pin AIO Pump header
1 x 4-Pin Chassis Fan header
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
USB
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 front panel connector (suppports USB Type-C®)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header supports additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
1 x USB 2.0 header supports additional 2 USB 2.0 ports
Miscellaneous
1 x AURA Addressable Gen 2 header
1 x AURA RGB header
1 x Clear CMOS header
1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)
1 x Speaker header
1 x 10-1 pin System Panel header
1 x Thermal Sensor header
Special Features
ASUS Q-Design
- Q-DIMM
- Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [green])
- Q-Slot
ASUS Thermal Solution
- Aluminum M.2 heatsink
ASUS EZ DIY
- BIOS FlashBack™ button
- BIOS FlashBack™ LED
- Procool II
- Pre- mounted I/O shield
- SafeSlot
AURA Sync
- Standard RGB header
- Addressable Gen 2 RGB header
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 Features
Armoury Crate
- Aura Creator
- Aura Sync
AI Suite 3
- 5-Way Optimization with AI Overclocking
TPU
EPU
DIGI+ VRM
Fan Xpert 4
Turbo APP
- EZ update
WinRAR
UEFI BIOS
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 Addressable RGB extension cable
4 x SATA 6Gb/s cables
1 x Panel Cable
Miscellaneous
1 x Cable ties pack
2 x M.2 SSD screw packages
1 x ROG key chain
1 x ROG Strix stickers
1 x ROG Strix thank you card
1 x ASUS 2 x 2 dual band Wi-Fi moving antennas
Installation Media
1 x Support DVD
Documentation
1 x User manual
Operating System
Windows® 10 - 64 bit
Form Factor
Mini ITX Form Factor
6.7 inch x 6.7 inch (17cm x 17cm)