Name: TUF Z370-PLUS GAMING
Brand: ASUS
SKU: 9658

Intel® LGA 1151 ATX gaming motherboard with Aura Sync RGB LED lighting, DDR4 4000MHz support, 32Gbps M.2, Intel Optane memory ready, and USB 3.1 Gen 2.

ASUS OptiMem: Careful routing of traces and vias to preserve signal integrity for improved memory overclocking
Exclusive DTS Custom audio: Delivers positional cues to stereo headphones, helping you to pinpoint enemies and action
TUF Protection: SafeSlot, ESD Guards, DDR4 overvoltage protection, Digi+ VRM, and stainless-steel back I/O for long-term reliability
TUF Components: TUF LANGuard, TUF Chokes, TUF Capacitors, and TUF MOSFETs for maximum durability
Fan Xpert 4 Core: Ensures every fan achieves the best balance of cooling performance and acoustics
Onboard M.2 heatsink: Cools your M.2 drive, delivering consistent storage performance and enhanced reliability.
Aura Sync RGB: Synchronize LED lighting with a vast portfolio of compatible PC gear.

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The 2023 Readers’ Choice Award for Best Motherboard Brand goes to…ASUS. Not only has the brand been a favourite of our readers year-on-year, but this year’s results have been their highest in the last decade, surpassing their previous high of 62% in 2020’s Awards.

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ASUS is highly regarded for quality components as well; its motherboards often the choice of enthusiasts, overclockers and gamers for their durability and performance.

With a commanding 62% share of the votes, ASUS is once again the winner of this Readers’ Choice category.

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Arm Your Battlestation

TUF Gaming motherboards are built to survive and thrive on every battlefield. Infused with the military spirit of The Ultimate Force (TUF) and styled to strike fear into the hearts of every enemy, TUF Z370-Plus Gaming is the perfect foundation for your ATX battle rig: a solid, durable and camouflaged force that's fit for today's fights, and with the durability to handle multiple upgrades for the campaigns of tomorrow.

Thermal Armor
DVI Port
USB Type-CTM port
HDMI Port
USB 3.1 Gen 2 Ports
PCI Express 3.0(Gen 3)
CFX Support
Asus SafeSIot Support
Realtek® ALC 887
Exclusive DTS Custom for
Gaming headsets
・ TUF Gaming Audio Cover
・ Audio Shielding
・ Dedicated audio PCB layers
・ Premium Japanese audio capacitors
DIGI+ VRM & EPU
DDR4 4000(O.C.)MHz
Intel® LGA 1151 Socket
AURA SYNC
Intel® Z370 Chipset
・ 32 Gb/s M.2 x4 PCIe&SATA mode
・ Intel® Optane Memory Ready
Front USB 3.1 Gen 1

GAME YOUR WAY

Gaming Audio

DTS Custom for gaming headsets

Hone your battleskills with exclusive DTS Custom onboard audio. Utilizing advanced emulation techniques to create positional cues via stereo headphones, DTS Custom takes onboard audio to a new frontier. With three presets ― Aerial, Soundscape, and Tactical ― for different genres, you'll have a distinct advantage in every game.

Shielded audio, superior sound

Intelligent design and premium hardware create audio quality unlike anything you've ever experienced!

Audio shielding

Separates analog/digital signal domains, significantly reducing multi-lateral interference.
Dedicated channel layouts

Separate layers for left and right channels to preserve the quality of the sensitive audio signals.
TUF Gaming audio cover

Effective shielding preserves the integrity of audio signals to ensure best quality.
Audio enjoyment

Premium Japanese audio capacitors provide warm, natural, and immersive sound with exceptional clarity and fidelity.

Outshine the competition

A well-tuned system deserves a matching aesthetic. ASUS Aura offers full RGB lighting control with a variety of functional presets for the built-in RGB LEDs as well as strips connected to the onboard RGB headers. And it can all be synced with an ever-growing portfolio of Aura-capable hardware.

*Learn more about ASUS Aura Sync.

Static
Breathing
Strobing
Rainbow
Color cycle
Comet
Flash & dash
Wave
Glowing Yo Yo
Starry night
Music effect
CPU Temperature

GAMING NETWORKING

Intel Ethernet

More throughput, less CPU usage

TUF Z370-Plus Gaming features the very latest Intel Ethernet. Intel's LAN has the advantage of reducing CPU overhead and offering exceptionally high TCP and UDP throughput for faster, smoother data transfer.

TUF LANGuard

Best surge protection

TUF LANGuard is a military-grade innovation that integrates advanced signal-coupling technology and premium surface-mounted capacitors to improve throughput, protecting the motherboard from lightning strikes and static electricity.

Turbo LAN

Network-optimization software for customizable packet prioritization

Turbo LAN with cFosSpeed traffic-shaping technology adds even more lag-reducing support and an intuitive user interface, so you'll reduce lag by up to 1.45X — with no expert knowledge. It even includes Game mode to prioritise game-related data transmissions, smoothing network operations every time you play!

Real-time speed monitor
Grouping your own favorite list
Set priority to speed up for your application

PERFORMANCE LEVEL UP

Make Your Memory Go Faster

ASUS OptiMem preserves memory signal integrity by routing memory traces and vias to the optimal PCB layer, and our T-Topology layout ensures time-aligned signaling by balancing trace lengths between memory slots. These enhancements lead to more headroom for overclocking and improved stability, allowing DDR4 memory speeds of 4000MHz with all slots populated — and even beyond!

Improved stability and overclocking

With all slots populated

DDR4 – 4000MHz

CPU: Intel i7-8700K | Motherboard: TUF Z370-Plus Gaming |
DRAM: Corsair CMK32GX4M4B4000C19R Ver 4.31 | Power: Corsair AX1500i |
Water-cooling: Corsair H115i

One Click Overclocking

You don't need to be a technical expert to experience exhilarating overclocking performance. TUF Z370-Plus Gaming incorporates the OC Tuner feature for efficient operation with precise voltage control and monitoring. OC Tuner takes all the hassle out of complex tuning by overclocking your system with a single click — it couldn't be easier!

ULTRAFAST TRANSFER SPEED

10Gbps USB 3.1 Gen 2 Onboard

With backward-compatible USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A, you'll experience ultimate connection flexibility and blazing data-transfer speeds of up to 10Gbps — or twice as fast as USB 3.1 Gen 1!

Intel Optane Memory Ready

Intel® Optane™ is a revolutionary non-volatile memory technology supported by TUF Z370-Plus Gaming. Intel Optane memory modules accelerate attached storage to reduce boot and load times, so everything feels faster and more responsive.

Dual Onboard M.2 & M.2 Heatsink

Perfected cooling for unleashing performance

TUF Z370-Plus Gaming features dual onboard M.2 slots, both operating at X4 PCI Express 3.0 to provide a scintillating 32Gbps of bandwidth. The primary slot is placed below the CPU socket, making use of chassis airflow to keep drive temperatures under control. The second sits below the Z370 chipset and is covered by a heatsink that reduces drive temps by as much as 25℃, ensuring peak performance under all scenarios.

Flexible Cooling Controls

Fan Xpert 4 Core

TUF Z370-Plus Gaming features the most comprehensive fan controls ever, configurable via Fan Xpert 4 Core and our award-winning UEFI BIOS.

Multiple temperature sources
4-pin PWM/DC fan
Smart protection

Enables full control of PWM or DC water pumps, perfect for both custom and self-contained cooling setups.
Every onboard header supports auto-detection of PWM or DC fans.
A dedicated integrated circuit protects each fan header from over-temperature and overcurrent.

EAZY PC DIY EXPERIENCE

TUF Gaming motherboards offer easy and safe DIY builds by leveraging great design, innovative engineering, and strong partnerships with major component manufacturers. The unrivalled combination of military-grade TUF Components, TUF Protection and the TUF Gaming Alliance means that you can rest assured that your gaming rig will go the distance.

TUF gaming alliance

TUF Gaming Alliance is the marque of collaboration between ASUS and major PC-component manufacturers, including trusted brands like Antec^®, Apacer^®, Ballistix, Cooler Master^®, Corsair^®, Deepcool, Enermax, G.Skill, GeIL^®, In Win, Scythe, SilverStone, Team Group and XPG. A growing range of compliant parts, from PC cases and power supplies to CPU coolers and DRAM, guarantee both compatibility and aesthetic harmony. We're also continually increasing our partnerships to make the TUF Gaming Alliance ever stronger.

TUF PROTECTION

SafeSlot

Protect your graphics card investment

SafeSlot is the PCIe slot reinvented by ASUS and engineered to provide superior retention and shearing resistance. Manufactured in a single step using a new insert-molding process, SafeSlot integrates fortifying metal for an inherently stronger slot, which is then firmly anchored to the PCB through additional solder points.

ESD GUARDS

Electrostatic discharge protection

ESD Guards prolong the life of components while preventing damage from electrostatic discharge, providing protection for up to +/- 10kV of air discharge and +/- 6kV of contact discharge.

LAN port

ESD TVS diode protection on the LAN Circuit.

Keyboards and mouse connectors

Additional on-circuit ESD transient-voltage-suppression.

USB connectors

TVS diode for surface-mount and dual-inline package.

DIGI+ VRM

Precision control for stable power

The Digi+ VRM voltage-regulator module (VRM) is one of the finest in the industry, ensuring ultra-smooth and ultra-clean power delivery to the CPU at all times.

DRAM OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION

Short-circuit damage prevention

Onboard resettable fuses prevent overcurrent and short-circuit damage. This extends beyond I/O ports to DRAM to safeguard the lifespan of your system and connected devices.

Stainless-steel back I/O

3X corrosion-resistance for greater durability

TUF's corrosion-resistant stainless-steel back I/O panels bonded with chromium oxide have a lifespan that's 3X longer than traditional panels.

TUF COMPONENTS

TUF CHOKES

Certified military-grade TUF chokes deliver rock-steady power to the CPU, helping to improve system stability.

TUF CAPACITORS

+20% temperature tolerance and 2.5X-longer lifespan.

TUF MOSFETs

Certified military-grade MOSFETs with lower RDS(on)*.

*Lower RDS(on) results in better power efficiency and reduced heat generation.

Intel CPU and Chipset features

Intel® Z370 Chipset

The Intel® Z370 chipset supports 8th Generation Intel® Core™ processors. It provides improved performance by utilizing serial point-to-point links, allowing increased bandwidth and stability. Additionally, the Z370 provides a maximum of 10 USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports, six SATA 6Gbps ports, and 32Gbps M.2 and PCIe 3.0 lane speed support, for faster data retrieval. Intel Z370 also supports integrated-graphics, so you'll enjoy the very latest in graphics performance.

Ready for Socket 1151 for 9^th / 8^th Gen Intel^® Core^™, Pentium^® Gold and Celeron^® processors

This motherboard supports Socket 1151 for 9^th Gen and 8^th Gen Intel^® Core^™, Pentium^® Gold and Celeron^® processors, with integrated graphics, memory and PCI Express controllers to support onboard graphics output with dedicated chipsets, dual-channel (4-DIMM) DDR4 memory and 16 PCI Express 3.0/2.0 lanes for great performance.