ASUS Pro WS Z890-ACE SE Z890 LGA 1851 ATX Motherboard Intel Core Ultra Series 2 Ready Advanced AI PC-Ready Onboard BMC

The Pro WS Z890-ACE SE is an Intel Z890 LGA1851 ATX workstation motherboard designed for advanced AI PCs, offering the power and connectivity required for demanding AI applications while supporting Intel Core Ultra 9, 7, and 5 desktop processors. It delivers robust performance through 16+2+1+2 teamed power stages with ProCool II power connectors, high-quality alloy chokes, and durable capacitors, enhanced by an eight-layer PCB design for quick heat dissipation around voltage regulators, Digi+ VRM control for ultra-smooth power delivery, and testing for 24/7 operation at up to 45°C and 80% humidity.

Connectivity is future-proofed with Thunderbolt 4 providing high-speed data transfers up to 40Gbps, support for multiple 4K or a single 8K display, and compatibility with existing devices; dual Ethernet options including 10Gb and 2.5Gb; two PCIe 5.0 expansion slots offering up to 64 GB/s bandwidth with SafeSlot retention brackets and Q-Release Slim for easy removal; one PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot and three PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots supporting NVMe RAID and data transfers up to 128 Gbps; and a USB 20Gbps front-panel header.

AI readiness is advanced with exclusive technologies such as AI Overclocking for maximized CPU performance and ideal settings predictions, AI Cooling II for balancing thermals and acoustics, AI Advisor for understanding natural-language questions on motherboard features, and NPU Boost which overclocks the integrated Neural Processing Unit in Intel Core Ultra processors by up to 24% for accelerated AI workflows. Memory performance is optimized for DDR5 up to 9066+ MHz via ASUS Enhanced Memory Profile III, a two-phase tuning process for speeds like DDR5-8000 or higher with balanced stability; DIMM Fit for analyzing and optimizing memory modules; and DIMM Fit Pro for advanced control over up to twenty overclocking parameters.

Cooling is intelligently managed through AI Cooling II, with a dedicated chipset heatsink and active fan in ASUS Control Center Express for enhanced thermal efficiency. Remote management includes server-grade IPMI with onboard BMC controller linked via a dedicated LAN port, offering hardware- and software-level in-band and out-of-band management, USB port management to enable, disable, or set to read-only, software blacklisting for security, and registry editor on/off control. DIY friendliness is ensured with PCIe Slot Q-Release Slim for tilting and removing graphics cards, M.2 Q-Latch for tool-free SSD installation and removal, BIOS FlashBack, Q-Connector, and ASUS DriverHub for streamlined driver management and updates.