ASUS ROG STRIX XII FORMULA

ROG Maximus XII series motherboards are designed to explore the upper echelons of gaming and overclocking. The Formula is plumbed for custom liquid cooling and includes other enhancements to punctuate premium systems. The CrossChill EK III VRM block, co-developed with EK Water Blocks, help cope with higher VRM loads associated with Intel Comet Lake CPUs.

Aesthetically, Maximus XII Formula has a stealthy black finish with intricate patterns cut into its reflective armor. The latest-generation Formula is all set to make your showcase rig shine.

CPU

Intel ® Socket 1200for 10 th Gen Intel ® Core ™ , Pentium ® Gold and Celeron ® Processors

Supports Intel ® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Intel ® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0**

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

Supports Intel ® 14nm CPU

Chipset

Intel ® Z490

Memory

4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR4 4800(O.C.)/4700(O.C)/4600(O.C)/4500(O.C)/4400(O.C)/4266(O.C.)/4133(O.C.)/4000(O.C.)/3866(O.C.)/3733(O.C.)/3600(O.C.)/3466(O.C.)/3400(O.C.)/3333(O.C.)/3200(O.C.)/3000(O.C.)/2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory *

OptiMem III

* 10th Gen Intel ® Core™i9/i7 CPUs support 2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 natively, Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).

Dual Channel Memory Architecture

Supports Intel ® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

Multi-GPU Support

Supports NVIDIA 2-Way SLI ® Technology

Supports AMD 3-Way CrossFireX™ Technology

Expansion Slots

2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8) * 1

1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4 mode) * 2

1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 * 3

Intel ® 10th Gen Processors

Intel ® Z490 Chipset

Storage

Total supports 3 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

1 x M.2_1 socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (SATA & PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)* 4

1 x M.2_3 socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)* 6

Intel ® Z490 Chipset :

1 x M.2_2 socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)* 5

6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s)

Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10

Intel ® Rapid Storage Technology supports

Intel ® Optane™ Memory Ready