MotherboardsAsus
ASUS Pro WS W790E-SAGE SE
Quick Specs
ChipsetIntel | ® | W790 Chipset
SocketLGA 4677
MemoryDDR5
Form FactorEEB
M.2 Slots6
Model: 22494
About this motherboards
ASUS W790 series workstation motherboard features the latest PCIe 5.0, DDR5, BMC remote management and dual 10G Ethernet technologies, plus the overclocking capability to deliver superior computing performance, perfect for content creation, AI inferencing, finance, data analytics and enterprise applications.
Technical Specifications22 specs
General
Model
Pro WS W790E-SAGE SE
Cpu
- Intel
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- Socket LGA4677 for Xeon
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- W-3400 and W-2400 Series Processors
- Supports Intel
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- Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0
Chipset
- Intel
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- W790 Chipset
Memory
- 8 x DIMM slots, Max. 2048GB, DDR5 6800(OC)/6600(OC)/6400(OC)/6200(OC)/6000(OC)/ 5800(OC)/5600(OC)/5400(OC)/5200(OC)/5000(OC)/ 4800 ECC Registered Memory
- 8-Channel Memory Architecture
- Supports Intel
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- Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
Graphics
1 x VGA port from AST2600
Expansion Slots
- Intel® Xeon
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- W-3400 Series Processors
- 7 x PCIe 5.0 slot(s) (Seven at x16/x16/x16/x16/x16/ x8/x16)
- Intel® Xeon
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- W-2400 Series Processors
- 4 x PCIe 5.0 slot(s) (Four at x16/x16/x16/x16)
- * Please check the PCIe bifurcation table on the support site (https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/ 1037507/).
- ** Please refer to the block diagrams in the Appendix for more details.
Storage
- Total supports 3 x M.2 slots, 2 x SlimSAS slots and 8 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
- Intel
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- Xeon
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- W-3400 Series Processors
- M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode)
- M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode)
- Intel
- ®
- W790 Chipet
- M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
- SlimSAS_1 port supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode NVMe device
- SlimSAS_2 port supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode NVMe device
- 8 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
- * Supports Intel
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- Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel
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- VROC) and Intel Volume Management Device (Intel
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- VMD)
- ** Intel
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- VROC Technology supports PCIe RAID 0/1/5/10, SATA RAID 0/1/ 5/10. VROC_HW_Key is purchased separately.
- *** M.2_1 and M.2_2 slots will be disabled once an Intel® Xeon
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- W-2400 Series Processor is installed.
Ethernet
- 1 x Intel® dual 10Gb Ethernet
- 1 x Realtek 1Gb Ethernet
- ASUS LANGuard
Usb
- Rear USB (Total 8 ports)
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port(s) (1 x USB Type-C
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- 5 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s) (4 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C
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- 2 x USB 2.0 port(s) (2 x Type-A)
- Front USB (Total 7 ports)
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 connector (supports USB Type-C
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- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header(s) support(s) 2 additional USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
- 2 x USB 2.0 header(s) support(s) 4 additional USB 2.0 ports
Audio
- Realtek S1220A 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC
- - Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs
- - Internal audio Amplifier to enhance the highest quality sound for headphone and speakers
- - Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
- - High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 113 dB SNR recording input (Line-in)
- - Supports up to 32-Bit/192 kHz playback
- Audio Features
- - Power pre-regulator reduces power input noise to ensure consistent performance
- - Rear optical S/PDIF out port
- - Premium audio capacitors
- - Dedicated audio PCB layers
- - Unique de-pop circuit
- * Due to limitations in HDA bandwidth, 32-Bit/192 kHz is not supported for 7.1
- Surround Sound audio.
Back Panel I O Ports
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port(s) (1 x USB Type-C)
- 5 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s) (4 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C
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- 2 x USB 2.0 port(s) (2 x Type-A)
- 1 x VGA port
- 2 x Intel
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- dual 10Gb Ethernet ports
- 1 x Realtek 1Gb Ethernet port
- 5 x Audio jacks
- 1 x Optical S/PDIF out port
- 1 x BIOS FlashBack™ button
- 1 x Clear CMOS button
Internal I O
- Fan and Cooling related
- 1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header(s)
- 1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header(s)
- 5 x 4-pin Chassis Fan header(s)
- 1 x W_PUMP+ header(s)
- Power related
- 2 x 24-pin Main Power connector
- 4 x 8-pin +12V Power connector
- 1 x 8-pin PCIe Power connector
- 1 x 6-pin PCIe Power connector
- Storage related
- 3 x M.2 slots (Key M)
- 2 x SlimSAS connector(s)
- 8 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
- 1 x VROC Key connector
- USB
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 connector (support(s) USB Type-C® )
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header(s) support(s) 2 additional USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
- 2 x USB 2.0 header(s) support(s) 4 additional USB 2.0 ports
- Miscellaneous
- 1 x COM Port header
- 1 x FlexKey button
- 1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)
- 1 x LN2 Mode jumper
- 1 x M.2 slot (Key E)
- 1 x ReTry button
- 1 x Safe Boot button
- 1 x SPI TPM header (14-1pin)
- 1 x Start button
- 1 x 20-3 pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function
- 1 x Thermal Sensor header
- BMC Related
- 1 x BMC switch
- 1 x VGA switch
- 1 x BMC LAN fixed IP switch
- 1 x IPMI switch
- 2 x Q_PSU switch
- 2 x PSU SMBus header
- 1 x Front panel location LED header
- 1 x Location button header
- 1 x VPP_I2C header
- 1 x Micro SD card socket
- 1 x BMC_T_SENSOR header
- 1 x BMC LED
- 1 x Location LED
- 1 x Message LED header
Special Features
- Extreme OC Kit
- - FlexKey button
- - LN2 Mode
- - ReTry button
- - Safe boot button
- - Start button
- Extreme Engine Digi+
- - 10K Black Metallic Capacitors
- - MicroFine Alloy Choke
- ASUS 5X PROTECTION III
- - DIGI+ VRM (- Digital power design with DrMOS)
- - ESD Guards
- - LANGuard
- - Overvoltage Protection
- - Safeslot
- - Stainless-Steel Back I/O
- ASUS Q-Design
- - M.2 Q-Latch
- - Q-Code
- - Q-Connector
- - Q-DIMM
- - Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green])
- - Q-Slot
- ASUS Thermal Solution
- - M.2 heatsink backplate
- - M.2 heatsink
- - Steel backplate
- - VRM heatsink design
- ASUS EZ DIY
- - BIOS FlashBack™ button
- - BIOS FlashBack™ LED
- - Caterr1 LED
- - Box Headers
- - Clear CMOS button
- - ProCool II
- - Pre-mounted I/O shield
- - SafeSlot
- - SafeDIMM
- Bespoke Motherboard Design & Business Focused Features
- - 24/7 Reliability
- - Overcurrent Protection
Software Features
- ASUS Exclusive Software
- Armoury Crate
- - Fan Xpert 4
- AI Suite 3
- - TPU
- - DIGI+ VRM
- - Turbo app
- - PC Cleaner
- ASUS CPU-Z
- IT Management software supported
- - ASUS Control Center Express(ACCE)
- Adobe Creative Cloud (Free Trial)
- Norton 360 Deluxe (60 Days Free Trial)
- WinRAR
- UEFI BIOS
- ASUS EZ DIY
- - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- - ASUSTeK. EzFlash Utility
- FlexKey
Bios
512 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS
Manageability
WOL by PME, PXE (UEFI mode)
Accessories
- Cables
- 4 x SATA 6Gb/s cables
- 1 x Thermistor cable pack
- Miscellaneous
- 1 x VRM Fan holder
- 1 x Q-connector
- 1 x M.2 Rubber Package(s)
- 1 x M.2 backplate Rubber Package(s)
- 1 x Screw package for M.2 Key E
- 1 x CPU guard for LGA 4677 E1A
- 1 x CPU guard for LGA 4677 E1B
- Documentation
- 1 x ACC Express Activation Key Card
- 1 x User guide
Operating System
- Windows
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- 11, Windows
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- 10 64-bit
Form Factor
- EEB Form Factor
- 12 inch x 13 inch (30.5 cm x 33 cm)
Physical Dimensions
Length Mm
304.8
Width Mm
330.2
Height Mm
774.7
