ASUS MB Sc LGA1700 ROG STRIX B660-A GAMING WIFI, Intel B660, 4xDDR5, 1xDP, 1xHDMI, WIFI

ROG STRIX B660-A GAMING WIFI

Intel B660 LGA 1700 ATX motherboard with PCIe 5.0, 12+1 power stages, DDR5 memory support, ASUS Enhanced Memory Profile, Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation, AI Cooling, AI Networking, WiFi 6 (802.11ax), Intel 2.5 Gb Ethernet, three PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots with heatsinks, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C, SATA and Aura Sync RGB lighting

• IntelLGA 1700 Socket: Ready for 12th Gen Intel Core™, Pentium Gold and Celeron processors
• Optimal Power Solution: 12+1 power stages with ProCool power connectors, high-grade alloy chokes and durable capacitors to support multi-core processors
• Optimized Thermal Design: Integrated I/O cover, VRM heatsinks with high conductivity thermal pads, and three onboard M.2 heatsinks
• High-performance Networking: Onboard Intel WiFi 6 (802.11ax) and Intel 2.5 Gb Ethernet with ASUS LANGuard
• Best Gaming Connectivity: Supports HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort™ 1.4 output, three M.2 slots, as well as USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C
• Intelligent Control: ASUS-exclusive AI Cooling, AI Networking and Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation to simplify setup and improve performance
• DIY Friendly Design: M.2 Q-Latch, pre-mounted I/O shield, BIOS FlashBack™ button and Q-LED
• Unmatched Personalization: ASUS-exclusive Aura Sync RGB lighting, including one RGB header and three addressable Gen 2 headers
• Industry-leading Gaming Audio: ALC4080 with a Savitech SV3H712 amplifier, along with DTS Sound Unbound™ and Sonic Studio III
• Renowned Software: Bundled 60-day free trial of AIDA64 Extreme, and an intuitive UEFI BIOS dashboard

CPU

Intel Socket LGA1700 for 12th Gen Intel Core™, Pentium Gold and Celeron Processors*
Supports Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0**
* Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list.
** Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 support depends on the CPU types.

Chipset

Intel B660 Chipset

Memory

4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR5 6000(OC)/
5800(OC)/ 5600(OC)/ 5400(OC)/ 5200(OC)/ 5000(OC)/4800 Non-ECC, Un-buffered
Memory*
Dual Channel Memory Architecture
OptiMem II
* Supported memory types, data rate(Speed), and number of DRAM module vary depending on the CPU and memory configuration, for more information refer to www.asus.com for memory support list.
*Actual memory data rate depends on the CPU types and DRAM modules, for more information refer to www.asus.com for memory support list.

Graphics

1 x DisplayPort**
1 x HDMI port***
* Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types. Please refer to www.intel.com for any updates.
** Supports max. 4K@60Hz as specified in DisplayPort 1.4
***Supports 4K@60Hz as specified in HDMI 2.1
**** VGA resolution support depends on processors' or graphic cards' resolution.

Expansion Slots

Intel 12th Gen Processors
1 x PCIe 5.0/4.0/3.0 x16 slot*
Intel B660 Chipset**
1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)*
2 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots
* Please check PCIe bifurcation table in User Guide Chapter 1 // support site.
** Supports Intel Optane Memory H Series on PCH-attached PCIe slot

Storage

Total supports 3 x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports*
Intel 12th Gen Processors
M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110
- Intel 12th Gen processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.
Intel B660 Chipset**
M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x2 mode)
M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
* Intel Rapid Storage Technology supports SATA RAID 0/1/5/10.

Ethernet

1 x Intel 2.5Gb Ethernet
1 x Intel 2.5Gb Ethernet
ASUS LANGuard

Wireless & Bluetooth

Wi-Fi 6
2x2 Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Supports 2.4/5GHz frequency band
Bluetooth v5.2

USB

Rear USB:
Total 9 ports
Rear USB (Total 9 ports)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port (1 x USB Type-C)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port (1 x USB Type-A)
3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (2 x USB Type-A+1 x USB Type-C)
4 x USB 2.0 ports (4 x USB Type-A)
Front USB:
Total 6 ports
Front USB (Total 6 ports)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 connector (1 x USB Type-C)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header supports additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
1 x USB 2.0 10-1 pin header + 1 USB 2.0 4 pin header support additional 3 USB 2.0 ports

Audio

ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4080
- Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs
- Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
- High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 113 dB SNR recording input
- Supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback
Audio Features
-SupremeFX Shielding Technology
- Savitech SV3H712 AMP
- Premium audio capacitors
- Audio cover
* Due to limitations in HDA bandwidth, 32-Bit/192 kHz is not supported for 7.1 Surround Sound audio.
** A chassis with an HD audio module in the front panel is required to support 7.1 Surround Sound audio output.

Internal I/O Connectors

Fan and Cooling related
1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header
1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header
1 x 4-pin AIO Pump header
3 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers
Power related
1 x 24-pin Main Power connector
1 x 8-pin 12V Power connector
1 x 4-pin +12V Power connector
Storage related
3 x M.2 slots (Key M)
4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
USB
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 connector (support USB Type-C)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header supports additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
1 x USB 2.0 10-1pin header + 1 USB 2.0 4pin header support additional 3 USB 2.0 ports
Miscellaneous
3 x Addressable Gen 2 headers
1 x AURA RGB header
1 x Clear CMOS header
1 x S/PDIF Out header
1 x SPI TPM header (14-1pin)
1 x 20-3 pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function
1 x Thermal Sensor header
1 x Thunderbolt™ header

Special Features

Extreme Engine Digi+
- 5K Black Metallic Capacitors
ASUS Q-Design
- M.2 Q-Latch
- Q-DIMM
- Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green])
- Q-Slot
ASUS Thermal Solution
- M.2 heatsink
- VRM heatsink design
ASUS EZ DIY
- BIOS FlashBack™ button
- BIOS FlashBack™ LED
- CPU Socket lever protector
- ProCool
- Pre-mounted I/O shield
- SafeSlot
- SafeDIMM
AURA Sync
- ROG AURA sync Armor
- AURA RGB header
- Addressable Gen 2 headers

Software Features

ROG Exclusive Software
- GameFirst VI
- ROG CPU-Z
- Sonic Studio III + Sonic Studio Virtual Mixer + Sonic Suite Companion
- Sonic Radar III
- DTS Sound Unbound
- Anti-virus software
ASUS Exclusive Software
Armoury Crate
- AIDA64 Extreme (60 days free trial)
- AURA Creator
- AURA Sync
- Fan Xpert 4
- Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation
AI Suite 3
- Performance And Power Saving Utility
- TurboV EVO
-EPU
DIGI+ VRM
ASUS CPU-Z
MyAsus
WinRAR
UEFI BIOS
ASUS EZ DIY
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- ASUS EZ Flash 3
- ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode

BIOS

192 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS

Manageability

WOL by PME, PXE

Accessories

Cables
4 x SATA 6Gb/s cables
Miscellaneous
1 x Cable ties pack
1 x M.2 Rubber Package
1 x M.2 Q-Latch package
1 x ROG key chain
1 x ROG Strix sticker
1 x ROG Strix thank you card
Installation Media
1 x Support DVD
Documentation
1 x User guide

Operating System

Windows 11 64-bit, Windows 10 64-bit

Form Factor

30.5cm x 24.4cm