Pro WS W680-ACE IPMI

2024/08/12: The new BIOS with Intel microcode (0x129) enhancing the stability of Intel Core 13th and 14th Gen desktop processors is now available. Please visit support site for the latest BIOS updates.

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.

Intel^® W680 Chipset

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.

1 x DisplayPort**
1 x HDMI^® port***  
1 x VGA port
* 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.  

Intel^®   14^th  13^th & 12^th Gen Processors*
- 2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slots (support x16 or x8 / x8 mode)
Intel^® W680 Chipset
- 2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (supports x4 mode)
- 1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slot
* Please check the PCIe bifurcation table at the support site (https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1037507/).

Total supports 3 x M.2 slots and 8 x SATA 6Gb/s ports*
Intel^®  14^th 13^th & 12^th Gen Processors
- 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)
- M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (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.

2 x Intel^® 2.5Gb Ethernet
ASUS LANGuard

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

Rear USB (Total 8 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)
- 2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 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

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

-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)
-2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x Type-A)
-1 x DisplayPort
-1 x HDMI^® port
-1 x VGA port
-2 x Intel^® 2.5Gb Ethernet ports
-5 x Audio jacks
-1 x BIOS FlashbackTM button

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
1 x 4-pin +12V Power connector
1 x 6-pin PCIe Power connector
Storage related
3 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 BMC Header
1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)
1 x Start button
1 x Flexkey button
1 x SPI TPM header (14-1pin)
1 x  20-3 pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function
1 x M.2 slot (Key E)
1 x LPT_P80 Switch
1 x Thunderbolt™  header

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

Intel^® vPro support
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)
UEFI BIOS
ASUS EZ DIY
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- ASUS EZ Flash 3
FlexKey

256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS

WOL by PME, PXE

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 Screw package for M.2 Key E
1 x I/O Shield


IPMI Expansion Card and related accessories
1 x IPMI expansion card
1 x BMC cable
1 x Power On/Off cable
1 x Reset cable
1 x USB 2.0 cable
1 x IPMI Expansion Card user guide
Documentation
1 x User guide
1 x ACC Express Activation Key Card

Windows^® 11, Windows^® 10 64-bit

ATX Form Factor
12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )