ASUS TUF Gaming B560M-PLUS WiFi 6 mATX Gaming Motherboard

Model

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.

** Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 support depends on the CPU types.

Chipset

Storage

M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280

– Only Intel® 11th Gen processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode, this slot will be disabled for other CPUs

Intel® B560 Chipset

M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 3.0 x4 & SATA modes)*

6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

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

* M.2_2 slot shares bandwidth with SATA_2.When M.2_2 slot is operating in SATA mode, SATA_2 will be disabled.

Ethernet

Operating System

Form Factor

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 www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists), and memory frequency support depends on the CPU types.

Graphics

Expansion Slots

1 x PCIe 4.0/3.0 x16 slot(s)*

– Intel® 11th Gen processors support PCIe 4.0 x16

– Intel®10th Gen processors support PCIe 3.0 x16

Intel® B560 Chipset

1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)

1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots

USB

3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s) (2 x Type-A+ 1 x USB Type-C®)

4 x USB 2.0 port(s) (4 x Type-A)

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 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

– Supports up to 24-Bit/192 kHz playback

Audio Features

– Audio Shielding

– Rear optical S/PDIF out port

– Premium Japanese audio capacitors

– Dedicated audio PCB layers

Back Panel I/O Ports

3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s) (2 x Type-A, 1 x USB Type-C®)

4 x USB 2.0 port(s) (4 x Type-A)

1 x DisplayPort

1 x HDMI™ port

1 x ASUS Wi-Fi Module

1 x Realtek 2.5Gb Ethernet port

5 x Audio jacks

1 x Optical S/PDIF out port

Internal I/O Connectors

1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header(s)

1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header(s)

2 x 4-pin Chassis Fan header(s)

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)

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

2 x AURA Addressable Gen 2 header(s)

2 x AURA RGB header(s)

1 x Clear CMOS header

1 x COM Port header

1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)

1 x 20-3 pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function

1 x Thunderbolt™ header

Special Features

– Digital power design with DrMOS

– Enhanced DRAM Overcurrent Protection

– ESD Guards

– TUF LANGuard

– Overvoltage Protection

– SafeSlot Core+

– Stainless-Steel Back I/O

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

– Flexible M.2 heatsink

– VRM heatsink design

ASUS EZ DIY

– ProCool

– Pre-mounted I/O shield

AURA Sync

– AURA RGB header(s)

– Addressable Gen 2 RGB header(s)

Software Features

Armoury Crate

– AURA Creator

– AURA Sync

– Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation

AI Suite 3

– Performance And Power Saving Utility

TurboV EVO

EPU

Digi+ VRM

Fan Xpert 2+

– EZ update

TUF GAMING CPU-Z

AI Charger

ASUS Turbo LAN

DAEMON Tools

DTS Custom for GAMING Headsets

MyAsus

Norton Anti-virus software (Free Trial version)

WinRAR

UEFI BIOS

ASUS EZ DIY

– ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

– ASUS EZ Flash 3

– ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode

BIOS

Manageability

Accessories

2 x SATA 6Gb/s cables

Miscellaneous

1 x ASUS Wi-Fi moving antennas

1 x M.2 Rubber Package(s)

1 x M.2 SSD screw package(s)

1 x TUF Gaming sticker

Installation Media

1 x Support DVD

Documentation

1 x TUF Certification card

1 x User manual