Asus Pro WS W790-ACE Socket 4677 Motherboard

The WS W790 Pro Series workstation motherboard is cleverly tailored for creative professionals, developers and engineers, unleashing the dominant performance of the latest Intel Xeon processors, with CPU and memory overclocking capabilities. With an optimized memory trace layout, advanced power stage design, server-grade IPMI remote management, and ultra-fast PCIe 5.0 and network connectivity, the Pro WS W790 Series combines uncompromising engineering with incredible aesthetics.

ASUS W790 motherboards go beyond the ordinary with a thorough collection of hardware validations that help ensure your workstation build supports a wide variety of memory, coolers, chassis, power supplies and other devices.
 
Low profile professionalism
Featuring metallic black aluminum extrusions, black stainless steel mesh with highlighted details, and a transparent smoke gray I/O cover, the Pro WS W790-ACE features a professional, low-profile look for content creators.

Multi-GPU Support
The Pro WS W790-ACE has five PCIe 5.0 x16 slots for high-power graphics cards, allowing you to improve the performance of professional design, modeling, simulation and rendering applications.

Reliability with supreme memory overclocking
The Pro WS W790-ACE supports 4-channel 2DPC DDR5 RDIMM ECC memory, allowing it to automatically detect and correct data corruption, reducing the possibility of system failures. Featuring deliberate memory trace layout, this motherboard enables overclocking of DDR5 memory at maximum speeds to deliver better memory performance across a wide range of workloads.

Two M.2
The Pro WS W790-ACE features two wired M.2 slots for PCIe 4.0 bandwidth. Creators working with massive video files can mount multiple NVMe drives in a RAID array for massive I/O bandwidth and seamless playback in their editing bays. Two of these M.2 slots rest under dedicated heatsinks to prevent SSD slowdown under heavy loads, and feature ASUS Q-Latch for easy drive installation and replacement.

More storage
To connect even more high-speed storage, integrated SlimSAS slots let you connect industrial SSDs - not to mention server and network equipment - via the fast PCIe 4.0/PCIe 3.0 interface.

Pre-mounted I/O protection
The patented I/O shield has a sleek matte black finish, comes pre-assembled for easy installation on the motherboard, and is designed to allow airflow and draw heat away from the board.

Immersive audio experience
The Realtek S1220A 7.1 audio codec features a high-quality stereo playback output with an SNR of 120 dB and a recording input with an SNR of 113 dB to deliver pristine audio quality, and features EMI shielding and PCB layers. Independent for left and right channels to maintain signal integrity.

Characteristics

Processor
- Processor manufacturer: Intel
- Processor socket: LGA 4677 (Socket E)
- Compatible processor: Intel® Xeon® W
- Intel® ® Xeon ® series: W3400, W2400
- Supported processor sockets: LGA 4677 (Socket E)
Memory
- Supported memory types: DDR5-SDRAM
- Number of memory slots: 8
- Type of memory slots: DIMM
- Memory channels: Eight channels
- Supported memory clock speeds: 4800, 5000, 5200, 5400, 5600, 5800, 6000, 6200, 6400, 6600, 6800 MHz
- Maximum memory clock speed supported: 6800 MHz
- Maximum internal memory: 2.05 TB
Storage controllers
- Supported storage drive types: HDD & SSD
- Supported storage drive interfaces: SlimSAS, M.2, SATA III
- Number of HDDs supported: 10
- Number of storage drives supported: 13
- RAID Compatibility: Yes
- RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics
- Support for parallel processing: Not supported
Internal I/O
- USB 2.0, connectors: 2
- USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors: 1
- USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors: 1
- Number of SATA III connectors: 8
- Audio connector on front panel: Yes
- ATX power connector (24 pins): Yes
- Fan connector: Yes
- CPU fan connector: Yes
- Number of connectors to chassis fan: 5
- EPS power connector (8-pin): Yes
- Number of COM connectors: 1
- TPM Connector: Yes
- 12 V electrical connector: Yes
- Integrated SAS ports: 2
Rear panel I/O ports (input/output)
- Number of USB 2.0 ports: 2
- Number of Type A USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) ports: 4
- Number of Type-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) ports: 1
- Number of USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type C ports: 1
- Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) number of ports: 3
- Number of VGA ports (D-Sub): 1
- Headphone outputs: 1
- Line input: Yes
- Microphone, input jack: Yes
- S/PDIF output port: Yes
Connection
- Ethernet: Yes
- Ethernet interface type: 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
- Wifi: No
Characteristics
- Chipset: Intel W790
- Sound chip: Realtek S1220A
- Audio output channels: 7.1 channels
- Component for: Workplace
- Form factor: BSE
- Chipset family: Intel
- Cooling type: Passive
- Power: ATX
- Supported Windows operating system: Windows 10, Windows 11
Expansion slots
- PCI Express x16 slots (Gen 5.x): 7
- Number of M.2 (M) slots: 3
BIOS
- BIOS types: UEFI AMI
- BIOS, memory size: 512 MB/s
- CMOS cleaning button: Yes
Packaging
- Package width: 379 mm
- Package depth: 362 mm
- Package height: 81 mm
- Package weight: 2.99 kg
Weight and measurements
- Width: 305mm
- Depth: 330mm
Packaging content
- Cables included: SATA
- User manual: Yes
Other features
- Button to return to BIOS: Yes
- Number of M.2 (E) slots: 1