ASUS Pro WS W790-Ace DDR5 Motherboard

The ASUS Pro WS W790-Ace DDR5 Workstation Motherboard is engineered for Intel Socket LGA4677 compatible processors, delivering outstanding performance with support for up to 2TB of DDR5 memory, five PCIe 5.0 x16 slots and robust 12+1+1 power stages. High-speed 10G and 2.5G networking, dual PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots, extensive USB connectivity and server-grade remote management make the motherboard an ideal foundation for demanding professional and AI workloads.

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Features

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Pro WS W790-ACE

Performance, Productivity, Proven

Intel® W790 (LGA 4677) CEB workstation motherboard, PCIe 5.0 x16, M.2, 10G and 2.5G LAN, Server-grade Remote Management, 12+1+1 power stages, front and Rear USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C®.

The Pro WS W790 series workstation motherboard is deftly tailored for creative professionals, developers and engineers, unleashing the dominate performance of the latest Intel Xeon processors, with CPU and memory overclocking capability. Featuring an optimised memory trace layout, advanced power stage design, server-grade IPMI remote management, and ultrafast PCIe 5.0 and networking connectivity, Pro WS W790 series melds no-compromise engineering with incredible aesthetics.

ASUS W790 motherboards go above and beyond the ordinary with a painstakingly cultivated collection of hardware validations to help ensure that your workstation build supports a wide variety of memory, cooler, chassis, PSU and other devices.

• Ready for Advanced AI PC: Designed for the future of AI computing, with the power and connectivity needed for demanding AI applications
• Intel® LGA 4677 socket: Ready for Intel Xeon® W-3400 & W-2400 processors
• CPU and memory overclocking: Supports for up to 2TB of ECC R-DIMM DDR5 memory (2DPC)
• Ultrafast connectivity: 5 PCIe 5.0 x16 slots, 10G & 2.5G LAN, 2 M.2, front and rear USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C® and 3 SlimSAS
• Server-grade IPMI remote management: Hardware and software-level with ASUS IPMI expansion card support, plus a real-time monitoring and management software – ASUS Control Center Express
• Robust power and thermal design: 12+1+1 power stages, 8-pin PCIe power connector, Massive VRM, chipset and M.2 heatsinks and M.2 backplate
• Trusted stability: Highly compatible with the latest technologies with solid QVL list and tested for 24/7 operation, validated for extensive compatibility

Left

• BIOS Flashback and Clear CMOS
• 8x USB 2.0 Type-A ports
• 10G + 2.5G Ethernet
• 4x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C ports
• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C port
• 5 PCIe 5.0 x16 Safeslots
• Realtek 51220A 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC
• 10G Ethernet heatsink
• VRM Heatsinks

Right

• 8x DIMM, DDR5 ECC R-DIMM (2-DIMM per channel)
• Intel Socket LGA4677 for Xeon® W-3400 and W-2400 Series Processors
• 1 x M.2 slot (22110)
• 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C port
• 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
• 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
• Intel W790 Chipset
• 3x SlimSAS ports
• 1 x M.2 slot (2280)

Function-First Aesthetics

Low-Profile Professionalism

With metallic black aluminium extrusions, stainless steel black mesh with highlighted details, and a transparent smoky grey I/O cover, Pro WS W790-ACE presents a professional, low-profile look for content creators.

Multi-GPU Support

The Pro WS W790-ACE features five PCIe 5.0 x16 slots for high-powered graphics cards, enabling enhanced performance for professional design, modelling, simulation and rendering applications.

Robust Power Solution

12 + 1 + 1 Power Stages

Pro WS W790-ACE's VRM is comprised of 12 + 1 + 1 power stages, and delivers the power and efficiency that the latest Intel processors demand.

8-Pin Power Connector

Additional PCIe 8-pin power connector can add power output stability when creators and developers use multiple graphics cards.

Reliability with Supreme Memory Overclocking

The Pro WS W790-ACE supports 4-channel 2DPC DDR5 RDIMM ECC memory, allowing automatically to detect and correct data corruption, reducing the chance of system crashes. Being infused with deliberate memory trace layout, this motherboard enables DDR5 memory overclocking with maxed-out speeds to provide better memory performance for a diverse range of workloads.

UltraFast Connectivity to Power Creativity

10G & 2.5G Ethernet

One Marvell® AQC113CS 10G Ethernet is ready for network attached storage (NAS) and one Intel® 1226-LM 2.5G Ethernet port is ready for streaming or file upload.

USB 3.2 Gen 2 x 2 Type C

The latest USB standard doubles transfer bandwidth by opening a second USB 3.2 lane, achieving a maximum throughput of up to 20 Gbps. In addition to blazingly fast data-transfer speeds, USB 3.2 offers easy connectivity and ultimate flexibility via USB-C ports.

Two M.2

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

More Storage

To connect even more high-speed storage, onboard SlimSAS slots let you connect industrial SSDs — not to mention server and networking equipment — through the fast PCIe 4.0/PCIe 3.0 interface.

Front-Panel Connector

The front panel USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connector is ready for next-gen PC cases and devices.

Server-Grade Remote Management

This motherboard supports remote management with ASUS IPMI expansion card, bringing the benefits for applications that ask for high-performance systems, yet sufficiently and remotely monitoring system status and able to provide real-time troubleshooting. Administrators can remotely communicate with client devices to take some corrective actions — such as resetting or power cycling a system.

ASUS Control Center Express

The Pro WS W790-ACE comes with ASUS Control Center Express - a real-time IT monitoring and management software designed for business that improves productivity and enhance