ASUS TUF GAMING B560M-PLUS Intel® B560 (LGA 1200) mATX Motherboard with PCIe 4.0, two M.2 slots, 8+1 Power stages, Realtek 2.5Gb Ethernet

Rock-Solid Performance

With upgraded power delivery and comprehensive cooling options to drive the 11thand 10th Gen Intel® Core™ processors, plus support for faster memory and storage, TUF GAMING B560M-PLUS series motherboards are the perfect foundation for your next high-core-count battle rig.

Easy PC DIY

TUF GAMING motherboards are designed to be easy to set up and configure just the way you want —even for first-time builders. The TUF GAMING Alliance ecosystem makes selecting compatible parts easy, while Armoury Crate software offers full control of system settings via a single dashboard. TUF GAMING motherboards give you everything you need to build your dream gaming rig without adding complexity.

Immersive Gaming

TUF GAMING B560M-PLUS series motherboards provide a complete, high-performance gaming package with a long list of features to improve your experience, including ultrafast networking for smoother online gameplay, pristine audio with positional cues for FPS gaming, and onboard RGB lighting that syncs with attached accessories to help you create a personalized gaming atmosphere.

Supports Intel® 14 nm CPU

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.

DDR4 5000(OC)/4800(OC)/4600(OC)/4400(OC)/4266(OC)/4000(OC)/3733(OC)/3600(OC)/3466(OC)/3333(OC)/3200/2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory*

Dual Channel Memory Architecture

Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

OptiMem II

* 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7/i9 processors support 2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 natively, others will run at the maximum transfer rate of DDR4 2666MHz.

* 11th Gen Intel® processors support 3200/2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 natively.

* Refer to www.asus.com for
the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists), and memory frequency support depends on the CPU types.

* Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types.

** Intel® 11th & 10th Gen processors support DisplayPort 1.4 with max. resolution of 4096 x 2304 @60Hz. Please refer to www.intel.com for any updates.

*** Only Intel® 11th Gen processors support HDMI™ 2.0 with max. resolution of 4K@60Hz, others will only support HDMI™ 1.4 with max. resolution of 4K@30Hz .Please refer to www.intel.com for any updates.

Intel® 11&10Gen Processors

1 x PCIe 4.0/3.0 x16 slot(s)*

– Intel® 11th Gen processors support PCIe 4.0 x16

– Intel®10th Gen processors support PCIe 3.0 x16

Intel® B560 Chipset

1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)

1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots

Intel®11Gen Processors

M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280

– Only Intel® 11th Gen processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode, this slot will be disabled for other CPUs

Intel® B560 Chipset

M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 3.0 x4 & SATA modes)*

6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

To enable Intel® Optane™ Memory (Hybrid Storage device), it must be installed in PCH-attached slots with Intel® Rapid Storage Technology.

* M.2_2 slot shares bandwidth with SATA_2.When M.2_2 slot is operating in SATA mode, SATA_2 will be disabled.

2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s) (2 x Type-A)

3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s) (2 x Type-A+ 1 x USB Type-C®)

4 x USB 2.0 port(s) (4 x Type-A)

Front USB:Total 7 ports

1 x USB 3.2 Gen Gen 1 connector(s) (support(s) USB Type-C®)

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports

2 x USB 2.0 header(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 ports

– Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking

– Supports up to 24-Bit/192 kHz playback

Audio Features

– Audio Shielding

– Rear optical S/PDIF out port

– Premium Japanese audio capacitors

– Dedicated audio P.C.B layers

2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s) (2 x Type-A)

3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s) (2 x Type-A, 1 x USB Type-C®)

4 x USB 2.0 port(s) (4 x Type-A)

1 x DisplayPort

1 x HDMI™ port

1 x Realtek 2.5Gb Ethernet port

5 x Audio jacks

1 x Optical S/PDIF out port

Fan and Cooling related

1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header(s)

1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header(s)

2 x 4-pin Chassis Fan header(s)

Power related

1 x 24-pin Main Power connector

1 x 8-pin +12V Power connector

Storage related

2 x M.2 slots (Key M)

6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

USB

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 connector (support(s) USB Type-C®)

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports

2 x USB 2.0 header(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 ports

Miscellaneous

2 x AURA Addressable Gen 2 header(s)

2 x AURA RGB header(s)

1 x Clear CMOS header

1 x COM Port header

1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)

1 x 20-3 pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function

1 x Thunderbolt™ header

ASUS TUF PROTECTION

– Digital power design with DrMOS

– Enhanced DRAM Overcurrent Protection

– ESD Guards

– TUF LANGuard

– Overvoltage Protection

– SafeSlot Core+

– Stainless-Steel Back I/O

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

– Flexible M.2 heatsink

– VRM heatsink design

ASUS EZ DIY

– ProCool

– Pre-mounted I/O shield

AURA Sync

– AURA RGB header(s)

– Addressable Gen 2 RGB header(s)

ASUS Exclusive Software

Armoury Crate

– AURA Creator

– AURA Sync

– Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation

AI Suite 3

– Performance And Power Saving Utility

TurboV EVO

EPU

Digi+ VRM

Fan Xpert 2+

– EZ update

TUF GAMING CPU-Z

AI Charger

ASUS Turbo LAN

DAEMON Tools

DTS Custom for GAMING Headsets

Norton Anti-virus software (Free Trial version)

WinRAR

UEFI BIOS

ASUS EZ DIY

– ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

– ASUS EZ Flash 3

– ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode

128 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS

WOL by PME, PXE

Cables

2 x SATA 6Gb/s cables

Miscellaneous

1 x M.2 Rubber Package(s)

1 x M.2 SSD screw package(s)

1 x TUF Gaming sticker

Installation Media

1 x Support DVD

Documentation

1 x TUF Certification card

1 x User manual