ASUS Pro WS W680-ACE Workstation Motherboard (LGA 1700, DDR5)

Description

Overview

The ASUS Pro WS W680-ACE is an ATX workstation motherboard built on the Intel W680 chipset for Intel LGA 1700 processors (12th and 13th Gen). It’s aimed at content creators, CAD/3D professionals and IT-managed workstations where stability, expandability and 24/7 operation are important. The board supports DDR5 memory (including ECC unbuffered DIMMs) and a wide range of I/O and storage options.

Key features

• Intel W680 chipset, LGA 1700 socket — compatible with 12th & 13th Gen Intel Core, Pentium Gold and Celeron CPUs.
• Four DDR5 DIMM slots, up to 128GB, ECC and non‑ECC unbuffered memory supported.
• Two reinforced PCIe 5.0 x16 SafeSlots plus additional PCIe 3.0 x16 slots for flexible GPU and expansion card layouts.
• Three M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 slots, four SATA 6Gb/s ports and one SlimSAS (supports PCIe 4.0 / SATA mode) for mixed NVMe and SATA storage.
• Dual onboard Intel 2.5Gb Ethernet; dedicated header for Thunderbolt 4 support and multiple USB 3.2 ports (including front-panel Gen2x2 Type‑C).
• Workstation-oriented features: TPM header, LPT header, BMC header support (IPMI variant available), Q-Latch M.2 retention, robust VRM cooling and fan headers tuned for continuous operation.

Included accessories typically comprise SATA cables and a user manual. The motherboard measures 305 x 244 mm (ATX) and is validated for extended compatibility and 24/7 operation. For exact CPU and memory support (including validated ECC modules) consult the ASUS support compatibility lists before purchase or system build.