PRIME – Tune it your way

ASUS Prime 300 Series motherboards provide the solid foundation needed for your first build, plus flexibility to grow with your ambitions. We've melded all the good stuff that's packed into the latest 8th Generation Intel® Core™ processors with essential ASUS design and engineering, so you benefit from industry-leading technologies — including automated system tuning, comprehensive cooling controls, and immersive onboard audio. When you build with an ASUS Prime 300 Series motherboard, you build smart, easy and affordably.

The Intel® H310 is a single-chipset design that supports 8th Generation Intel® Core™ LGA1151 processors. It provides improved performance by utilizing serial point-to-point links, allowing increased bandwidth and stability. Additionally, the H310 chipset provides a maximum of four USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports, four SATA 6Gbps ports, and 10Gbps M.2 and PCIe 2.0 lane-speed support, for faster data retrieval. Intel H310 also supports integrated-graphics, so you'll enjoy the very latest in graphics performance.

This motherboard supports 8th Generation Intel® Core™ processors in the LGA1151 package, with integrated graphics, memory and PCI Express controllers to support onboard graphics output with dedicated chipsets, dual-channel (2-DIMM) DDR4 memory and 16 PCI Express 3.0/2.0 lanes for great performance.

ASUS OptiMem: Careful routing of traces and vias to preserve signal integrity for improved memory stability.
Fan Xpert: Flexible controls for ultimate cooling and quietness, plus GPU-temperature sensing for cooler gaming.
5X Protection III: Multiple hardware safeguards for all-round protection.

Improved DDR4 stability
ASUS OptiMem preserves memory signal integrity by routing traces and vias to the optimal PCB layer, and our T-Topology trace layout ensures time-aligned signaling by balancing trace lengths between memory slots. These enhancements allow the Prime 300 Series to support a wide range of dual and quad-DIMM memory kits, while providing your rig with the stability it needs to deal with any type of workload – whether you're gaming or running intensive applications

Flexible cooling controls
Prime 300 Series motherboards offer comprehensive control over system fans, via the included Fan Expert software. Auto-Tuning mode intelligently configures all parameters with a single click.

All-round energy efficiency
With the Energy Processing Unit (EPU) you'll enjoy system-wide power savings. The EPU automatically optimizes power consumption and maximizes savings with Away mode — a smart setting that creates an extreme energy-saving scenario by shutting down unused I/O controllers.

SPECIFICATIONS

• CPU:
  • Intel® Socket 1151 for 8th Generation Core™ i7/Core™ i5/Core™ i3/Pentium®/Ce­leron® Processors
  • Supports Intel® 14 nm CPU
  • Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0
    • The Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 support depends on the CPU types.
• Chipset: Intel® H310
• Memory:
  • 2 x DIMM, Max. 32GB, DDR4 2666/2400/2133 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory
  • Dual Channel Memory Architecture
  • Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
    • The maximum memory frequency supported varies by processor
      • DDR4 2666MHz and higher memory modules will run at max. 2666MHz on Intel® 8th Gen. 6-core or higher processors.
• Graphic:
  • Integrated Graphics Processor- Intel® HD Graphics support
  • Multi-VGA output support : HDMI/DVI-D/D-Sub ports
    • Supports HDMI 1.4b with max. resolution 4096 × 2160 @ 24 Hz / 25600 × 1600 @ 60 Hz
    • Supports DVI-D with max. resolution 1920 × 1200 @ 60 Hz
    • Supports D-sub with max. resolution 1920 × 1200 @ 60 Hz
  • Maximum shared memory of 1024 MB (for iGPU exclusively)
  • Supports Intel® InTru™ 3D, Quick Sync Video, Clear Video HD Technology, Insider™
• Expansion Slots:
  • 1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16 mode, gray)
  • 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1
• Storage:
  • 1 x M.2 Socket 3, , with M Key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (both SATA & x2 PCIE mode)
  • 4 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), gray,
• LAN: Realtek® RTL8111H, 1 x Gigabit LAN
• Audio:
  • Realtek® ALC887 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
    • Supports Jack-detection, Front Panel Jack-retasking
  • Audio Feature:
    • LED-illuminated design – Brighten up your build with the gorgeous illuminated audio trace path.
    • Audio Shielding: Ensures precision analog/digital separation and greatly reduced multi-lateral interference
    • Dedicated audio PCB layers: Separate layers for left and right channels to guard the quality of the sensitive audio signals
    • Premium Japanese audio capacitors: Provide warm, natural and immersive sound with exceptional clarity and fidelity
  • Choose the chassis with HD audio module in front panel to support 8-channel audio output.
• USB Ports:
  • 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 up to 5Gbps port(s) (2 at back panel, blue, Type-A, 2 at mid-board)
  • 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 port(s) (2 at back panel, , 4 at mid-board)
• Special Features:
  • ASUS 5X Protection III:
    • ASUS SafeSlot Core: Fortified PCIe Slot prevents damage
    • ASUS LANGuard: Protects against LAN surges, lightning strikes and static-electricity discharges!
    • ASUS Overvoltage Protection: World-class circuit-protecting power design
    • ASUS Stainless-Steel Back I/O: 3X corrosion-resistance for greater durability!
    • ASUS DIGI+ VRM: 4 Phase digital power design
    • ASUS OptiMem: Optimem (Improved DDR4 stability)
  • ASUS EPU:** EPU
  • ASUS Exclusive Features:
    • AI Suite 3
    • Ai Charger
    • PC Cleaner
    • File Transfer
  • ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution:
    • Stylish Fanless Design Heat-sink solution
    • ASUS Fan Xpert
  • ASUS EZ DIY:
    • ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
    • ASUS EZ Flash 3
    • ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode
  • ASUS Q-Design:
    • ASUS Q-DIMM
  • M.2 Onboard(The latest transfer technologies with up to 10Gb/s data transfer speeds)
• Back I/O Ports:
  • 1 x PS/2 keyboard (purple)
  • 1 x PS/2 mouse (green)
  • 1 x DVI-D
  • 1 x D-Sub
  • 1 x HDMI
  • 1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s)
  • 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 (blue) Type-A, up to 5Gbps
  • 2 x USB 2.0
  • 3 x Audio jack(s)
• Internal I/O Ports:
  • 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1(up to 5Gbps) connector(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.1 Gen 1 port(s) (19-pin)
  • 2 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 port(s)
  • 1 x M.2 Socket 3 with M Key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (both SATA & x2 PCIE mode)
  • 1 x COM port(s) connector(s)
  • 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s)
  • 1 x CPU Fan connector(s) (1 × 4 -pin)
  • 1 x Chassis Fan connector(s) (1 × 4 -pin)
  • 1 x S/PDIF out header(s)
  • 1 × 24-pin EATX Power connector(s)
  • 1 × 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)
  • 1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP)
  • 1 x Clear CMOS jumper(s)
  • 1 x System panel connector
  • 1 x Speaker connector
• Accessories:
  • User's manual
  • I/O Shield
  • 2 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s)
  • 1 x M.2 Anchor
  • 1 x Supporting DVD
• BIOS: 128 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS, PnP, SM BIOS 3.1, ACPI 6.1, MultilanguageBIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 3, CrashFree BIOS 3, F6 Qfan Control, F3 MyFavorites, Last Modified log, F12 PrintScreen, * and ASUS DRAM SPD (SerialPresence Detect) memory information
• Manageability: WOL by PME, PXE
• Operating System: Windows® 10 64-bit
• Form Factor: mATX Form Factor / 8.9 inch x 7.3 inch ( 22.6 cm x 18.5 cm )