ASUS Pro WS W880-ACE SE LGA1851 ATX Workstation Motherboard (MB-AW88PAS)

Please see the updated OS support requirements for the Intel® Core Ultra 200S Series below:

•Intel® Core Ultra 200S Series: Supports Windows 10 (version 21H2 and later) and Windows 11 (version 22H2 and later).

•Intel® Core Ultra 200S Plus Series: Windows 11 (version 25H2 and later) for full compatibility.
, Please visit our GLOBAL website to check and download the latest updates.

Supports Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors (Series 2) , LGA1851
Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0**
* Refer to https://www.asus.com/support/download-center/ for CPU support list.
** Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 support depends on the CPU types.

Intel® W880 Chipset

4 x DIMM slots, max. 256GB, DDR5
Support up to 9066+MT/s (OC), ECC and Non-ECC Un-buffered, Clocked Unbuffered DIMM (CUDIMM)*
Dual channel memory architecture
Supports DIMM Fit
Supports DIMM Flex
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory module
ASUS Enhanced Memory Profile III (AEMP III)
* 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/download-center/.
* *Non-ECC, un-buffered DDR5 memory supports On-Die ECC function.

1 x HDMI™ port**
1 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 port (USB Type-C®) support DisplayPort and Thunderbolt™ video outputs***
1 x VGA port from AST2600
* Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types. Please refer to www.intel.com for any updates.
**Supports 4K@60Hz as specified in HDMI 2.1.
***In Thunderbolt™  4 mode, supports up to 8K@60Hz x1 with DSC, maximum total bandwidth up to 23.8Gbps, for resolution support please check DisplayPort 2.1 specs. In DP alt mode, supports up to UHBR20.
**** VGA resolution support depends on processors' or graphic cards' resolution.
******While installing the operating system, please ensure that your monitor is connected to the HDMI port on the back I/O panel or to a discrete graphics card.

Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors (Series 2)*
2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slots*** (supports x16 or x8/x8 modes)**
Intel® W880 Chipset**
1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)**
*Please check the PCIe bifurcation table on the support site (https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1037507/).
**To ensure compatibility of the device installed, please refer to https://www.asus.com/support/download-center/ for the list of supported peripherals.

Total supports 4 x M.2 slots and 8 x SATA 6Gb/s ports*
Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors (Series 2)
M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280  (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode)
M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2280 (supports PCIe4.0 x4 mode)
Intel® W880 Chipset**
M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
M.2_4 slot (Key M), type 2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
SlimSAS_1 connector supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode or up to 4 SATA devices via an adapter cable. The cable is purchased separately. **
4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
* Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports PCIe RAID 0/1/5/10, SATA RAID 0/1/5/10, M.2 slot from CPU only supports RAID 0/1/5.
**SlimSAS connector connected to a U.2 device via an adapter cable does not support VMD/RST.

2 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet
1 x Realtek 1Gb Ethernet dedicated for AST2600

Rear USB (Total 8 ports)
1 x Thunderbolt™ 4 port (1 x USB Type-C®)
1 x USB 20Gbps port (1 x USB Type-C®)
6 x USB 10Gbps ports (6 x Type-A)
Front USB (Total 7 ports)
1 x USB 20Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C®)
1 x USB 5Gbps header supports 2 additional USB 5Gbps ports
2 x USB 2.0 headers supports 4 additional USB 2.0 ports

Realtek ALC1220P 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC
- Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs
- Internal audio Amplifier to enhance the highest quality sound for headphone and speakers
- Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
- High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 113 dB SNR recording input (Line-in)
- Supports up to 32-Bit/192 kHz playback*"
Audio Features
- Audio Shielding
- Premium audio capacitors

1 x Thunderbolt™ 4 USB Type-C® port
1 x USB 20Gbps port (1 x USB Type-C®)
6 x USB 10Gbps ports (6 x Type-A)
1 x HDMI™ port
2 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet port
1 x Realtek 1Gb Ethernet dedicated for AST2600
1 x VGA port from AST2600
2 x Audio jacks
1 x BIOS FlashBack™ button
1 x Clear CMOS button

Fan and Cooling Related
1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header
1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header
5 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers
1 x W_PUMP+ header
Power Related
1 x 24-pin Main Power connector
2 x 8-pin +12V CPU Power connector
Storage Related
4 x M.2 slots (Key M)
4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
1 x SlimSAS connector
USB
1 x USB 20Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C® )
1 x USB 5Gbps header supports 2 additional USB 5Gbps ports
2 x USB 2.0 header supports 4 additional USB 2.0 ports
Miscellaneous
1 x Chassis Intrusion header
1 x COM Port header
1 x Front Panel Audio header (F_AUDIO)
1 x 10-1 pin Front Panel System header
1 x Thermal Sensor header
1 x Thunderbolt™ (USB4®) header
1 x SPI TPM header (14-1 pin)

ASUS 5X PROTECTION III
- DIGI+ VRM (- Digital power design with DrMOS)
- ESD Guards
- LANGuard
- Overvoltage protection
- SafeSlot Core+
- Stainless-steel back I/O
ASUS Q-Design
- M.2 Q-Latch
- Q-Code
- 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
- BIOS FlashBack™ button
- BIOS FlashBack™ LED
- Clear CMOS button
- CPU Socket lever protector
- ProCool II
- SafeSlot
- SafeDIMM
Bespoke Motherboard Design & Business Focused Features
- 24/7 reliability
- Overcurrent protection

ASUS Exclusive Software
Armoury Crate
- Fan Xpert 4
ASUS DriverHub
ASUS CPU-Z
Adobe Creative Cloud (Free Trial)
Norton 360 Deluxe (60 Days Free Trial)
WinRAR (40 Days Free Trial)
UEFI BIOS
ASUS EZ DIY
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- ASUS EZ Flash
- ASUS MyHotkey

IT Management software supported
- ASUS Control Center Express(ACCE)
BMC Related
1 x BMC switch
1 x BMC debug UART header
1 x BMC LAN fixed IP switch
1 x IPMI switch
1 x Message LED header
1 x microSD card socket
1 x Location LED header
1 x Location button header
1 x PSU_SMB header
1 x SMART_PSU switch
1 x VGA switch
1 x VPP_I2C header
BMC LED Design
1 x BMC LED
Intel W880 Chipset
Intel vPro®

256 Mb Flash ROM UEFI AMI BIOS(text-based)

WOL by PME, PXE

Cables
2 x SATA 6Gb/s cables
Miscellaneous
1 x AMI license sticker
1 x I/O shield
1 x M.2 Q-Latch packages
2 x M.2 rubber packages
1 x Q-connector
Documentation
1 x ACC Express activation key card
1 x Quick start guide

Windows 11  (22H2 & later), Windows 10 64-bit(21H2 & later)

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

AMD Socket sTR5 for Ryzen™  Threadripper™  PRO 9000 & 7000 WX-Series*

*Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list.
**System boot may take longer with Threadripper™ 9000 series CPUs due to memory calibration.
This behavior is normal. Please allow sufficient time for the process to complete.

AMD WRX90 Chipset

8 x DIMM slots, DDR5, ECC Registered Memory*
8 Channel Memory Architecture

*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/.

AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO 9000 & 7000 WX-Series Processors*
6 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slots
1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot (x8 mode)

*Please check the PCIe bifurcation table on the support site (https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1037507/)
**To ensure compatibility of the device installed, please refer to https://www.asus.com/support/ for the list of supported peripherals.

Total supports 4 x M.2 slots, 2 x SlimSAS ports and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports*
AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO 9000 & 7000 WX-Series Processors*
M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode)
M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode)
M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode)
M.2_4 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode)
AMD WRX90 Chipset
2 x SlimSAS slots support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode NVMe device
4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

* AMD RAIDXpert2 Technology supports both PCIe RAID 0/1/5/10 and SATA RAID 0/1/5/10.

1 x Realtek 1Gb Ethernet (Dedicated management LAN for AST2600)
1 x Intel® dual 10Gb Ethernet
ASUS LANGuard

Rear USB (Total 9 ports)
2 x USB 40Gbps (USB4®) with ASMedia ASM4242 controller ports (2 x USB Type-C®)    
6 x USB 10Gbps ports (6 x Type-A)
1 x USB 2.0 port (1 x Type-A )
Front USB (Total 7 ports)
1 x USB 20Gbpsconnector (supports USB Type-C®)
1 x USB 5Gbps header supports 2 additional USB 5G ports
2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports

Realtek ALC1220P Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC*
- Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs
- Internal audio Amplifier to enhance the highest quality sound for headphone and speakers
- Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
- High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 113 dB SNR recording input (Line-in)
- Supports up to 32-Bit/192 kHz playback
Audio Features
- Premium audio capacitors
- Dedicated audio PCB layers
- Unique de-pop circuit

*A chassis with an HD audio module in the front panel is required to support 5.1 Surround Sound audio output.
* This motherboard will only support up to 5.1 Surround Sound due to the number of audio ports available on the motherboard.

2 x USB 40Gbps (USB4®) with ASMedia ASM4242 controller ports (2 x USB Type-C®)    
6 x USB 10Gbps ports (6 x Type-A)
1 x USB 2.0 port (2 x Type-A)
1 x VGA port
2 x mini DisplayPort IN
1 x Intel® dual 10Gb Ethernet ports
1 x Realtek 1Gb Ethernet port
2 x Audio jacks
1 x BIOS FlashBack™  button
1 x Clear CMOS button

Fan and Cooling related
1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header
1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header
1 x W_PUMP+ header
5 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers
2 x 4-pin VRM Fan header (with VRM FAN onboard)
1 x 4-pin M.2 Fan header (with M.2 FAN onboard)
Power related
1 x 24-pin Main Power connectors
2 x 8-pin +12V Power connectors
2 x 8-pin PCIe to CPU power connectors
2 x 8-pin PCIe Power connector
Storage related
4 x M.2 slots (Key M)
4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
2 x SlimSAS port
USB
1 x USB 20Gbps connector supports USB Type-C®
1 x USB 5Gbps header supports 2 additional USB 5Gbps ports
2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports
Miscellaneous
1 x Chassis intrusion header
1 x COM port header
1 x FlexKey button
1 x Front panel audio header (F_AUDIO)
1 x LN2 mode jumper
1 x M.2 slot (Key E)
7 x ProbeIt measurement points
1 x ReTry button
1 x RSVD switch
1 x Slow mode switch
1 x Safe boot button
1 x SPI TPM header (14-1 pin)
1 x Start button
1 x 10-1 pin system panel header
1 x Thermal sensor header

ASUS 5X PROTECTION III
- DIGI+ VRM (- Digital power design with SPS)
- ESD Guards
- LANGuard
- Overvoltage protection
- SafeSlot
- Stainless-steel back I/O
ASUS Q-Design
- M.2 Q-Latch
- Q-Release Slim (with PCIe SafeSlot)
- Q-Code
- Q-Connector
- Q-DIMM
- Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green])
- Q-Slot
ASUS Thermal Solution
- M.2 heatsink backplate and onboard thermal pads
- M.2 heatsink
- Steel backplate
- VRM heatsink design with active fans
ASUS EZ DIY
- BIOS FlashBack™ button
- BIOS FlashBack™ LED
- Clear CMOS button
- ProCool II
- Pre-mounted I/O shield
- SafeSlot
- SafeDIMM
Bespoke Motherboard Design & Business Focused Features
- 24/7 Reliability
- Overcurrent Protection
BMC Related
1 x BMC switch
1 x BMC LAN fixed IP switch
1 x IPMI switch
1 x Message LED header
1 x microSD card socket
2 x LAN LED headers
1 x Location LED header
1 x Location button header
1 x PSU_SMB header
1 x SMART_PSU switch
1 x VGA switch
1 x VGA header (Dedicated Management for AST2600)
1 x VPP_I2C header

ASUS Exclusive Software
Armoury Crate
- Fan Xpert 4
ASUS CPU-Z
Adobe Creative Cloud (Free Trial)
Norton 360 for Deluxe (60 Days Free Trial)
WinRAR (40 Days Free Trial)
UEFI BIOS
ASUS EZ DIY
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- ASUSTeK. EzFlash Utility
FlexKey
IT Management software supported
- ASUS Control Center Express(ACCE)

256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS(text-based)

WOL by PME, PXE (UEFI mode)

Cables
2 x PCIe 8-pin to CPU power cables
1 x 24-pin power cable (Y cable)
2 x Mini DisplayPort cables
4 x SATA 6Gb/s cables
1 x Thermistor cable pack
Miscellaneous
1 x Q-connector
1 x M.2 Q-Latch package
1 x AMI license sticker
4 x M.2 rubber packages
1 x Screw package for M.2 Key E
Documentation
1 x ACC Express Activation Key Card
1 x Quick start guide

Windows® 11
Windows® 10 64-bit

EEB Form Factor
12 inch x 13 inch
(30.5 cm x 33 cm)