Asus Prime B360M-A 8th Generation mATX Motherboard

CPU

Intel® Socket 1151 for 8th Generation Core™ i7/Core™ i5/Core™ i3/Pentium®/Celeron® Processors 

Supports Intel® 14 nm CPU

Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 

* The Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 support depends on the CPU types.

* Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list

Chipset

Intel® B360

Memory

Intel® B360 Chipset

4 x DIMM, Max. 64GB, DDR4 2666/2400/2133 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory 

Dual Channel Memory Architecture 

Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

* Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).

* The maximum memory frequency supported varies by processor

** DDR4 2666MHz and higher memory modules will run at max. 2666MHz on Intel® 8th Gen. 6-core or higher processors.

Graphic

Integrated Graphics Processor- Intel® HD Graphics support 

Multi-VGA output support : HDMI/DVI-D/RGB ports 

- Supports HDMI 1.4b with max. resolution 4096 x 2160 @ 24 Hz / 2560 x 1600 @ 60 Hz

- Supports DVI with max. resolution 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz

- Supports D-sub with max. resolution 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz

Maximum shared memory of 1024 MB (for iGPU exclusively)

Supports Intel® InTru™ 3D, Quick Sync Video, Clear Video HD Technology, Insider™

Expansion Slots

1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16 mode) 

2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x1

Storage

Intel® B360 Chipset : 

1 x M.2 Socket 3, , with M key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (SATA & PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)

1 x M.2 Socket 3, , with M key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)

6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), gray

LAN

Realtek® RTL8111H, 1 x Gigabit LAN

ASUS LAN Guard

Audio

Realtek® ALC887 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC 

- Supports : Jack-detection, Front Panel Jack-retasking

Audio Feature :

- LED-illuminated design - Brighten up your build with the gorgeous illuminated audio trace path.

- Audio Shielding: Ensures precision analog/digital separation and greatly reduced multi-lateral interference

- Dedicated audio PCB layers: Separate layers for left and right channels to guard the quality of the sensitive audio signals

- Premium Japanese audio capacitors: Provide warm, natural and immersive sound with exceptional clarity and fidelity

* Choose the chassis with HD audio module in front panel to support 8-channel audio output.

USB Ports

Intel® B360 Chipset : 

2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 up to 10Gbps port(s) (2 at back panel, teal blue, Type-A)

Intel® B360 Chipset : 

3 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 up to 5Gbps port(s) (1 at back panel, , USB Type-CTM, 2 at mid-board)

Intel® B360 Chipset : 

6 x USB 2.0/1.1 port(s) (2 at back panel, +black, Type-A, 4 at mid-board)

Special Features

ASUS 5X Protection III :

- ASUS SafeSlot Core: Fortified PCIe Slot prevents damage

- ASUS LANGuard: Protects against LAN surges, lightning strikes and static-electricity discharges!

- ASUS Overvoltage Protection: World-class circuit-protecting power design

- ASUS Stainless-Steel Back I/O: 3X corrosion-resistance for greater durability!

- ASUS DIGI+ VRM: 5 Phase digital power design

ASUS OptiMem：

- Optimem (Improved DDR4 stability)

ASUS EPU :

- EPU 

ASUS Exclusive Features :

- AI Suite 3

- Ai Charger 

- PC Cleaner

- File Transfer

ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution :

- Stylish Fanless Design Heat-sink solution

- ASUS Fan Xpert 2+

ASUS EZ DIY :

- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 

- ASUS EZ Flash 3 

- ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode

ASUS Q-Design :

- ASUS Q-DIMM 

M.2 Onboard(The latest transfer technologies with up to 32Gb/s data transfer speeds)

Back I/O Ports

1 x PS/2 keyboard (purple)

1 x PS/2 mouse (green)

1 x DVI-D

1 x D-Sub

1 x HDMI

1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s)

2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 (teal blue)Type-A, up to 10Gbps

1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 USB Type-CTM, up to 5Gbps

2 x USB 2.0 

1 x 8-channel Audio I/O

Internal I/O Ports

1 x Aura RGB Strip Header

1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1(up to 5Gbps) connector(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.1 Gen 1 port(s) (19-pin)

2 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 port(s)

2 x M.2 Socket 3 for M Key, type 2242/2260/2280 devices

1 x TPM header

1 x LPT header

1 x COM port(s) connector(s)

6 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s)

1 x CPU Fan connector(s) 

2 x Chassis Fan connector(s) 

1 x S/PDIF out header(s)

1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s)

1 x 8-pin EATX 12V Power connectors

1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP)

1 x Clear CMOS jumper(s)

1 x System panel connector

1 x Chassis intrusion header

1 x Speaker connector

Accessories

User's manual

I/O Shield

2 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s)

2 x M.2 screws

1 x Supporting DVD

BIOS

128Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS, PnP, SM BIOS 3.1, ACPI 6.1, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 3, CrashFree BIOS 3, F3 My Favorites, Last Modified log, F4 AURA ON/OFF, F6 Qfan Control, F9 Search, F12 PrintScreen, and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial

Presence Detect) memory information

Manageability

WOL by PME, PXE

Operating System

Windows® 10 64-bit

Form Factor

mATX Form Factor 

9.6 inch x 8.1 inch ( 24.4 cm x 20.6 cm )