ASUS ROG STRIX B250I GAMING LGA1151 DDR4 DP HDMI M.2 mini-ITX Motherboard with onboard 802.11AC Wifi, Intel Gigabit LAN and USB 3.0

• Innovative M.2 Double-Decker Heatsink shrouds the main M.2 slot and provides shared cooling for both the front side M.2 and PCH.
• Gamer’s Guardian with FanXpert 4 Core provides hardware-level safeguards for maximum performance with dynamic system cooling
• Patent-pending SafeSlot features an injection molding process that integrates metal framing for a stronger, firmly anchored PCIe slot built for heavyweight GPUs
• Maximize your connectivity and speed with Dual M.2 (1x inside double-decker PCH heatsink, 1x back side), Intel Gigabit LAN, onboard 802.11ac Wifi and Intel® Optane™ Memory compatibility
• AURA Sync RGB lighting with additional 4-pin RGB header features a nearly endless spectrum of colors with the ability to synchronize effects across an ever-expanding ecosystem of AURA Sync enabled products
• Industry-leading 8-channel HD audio with the ROG exclusive SupremeFX S1220A driven by Japanese capacitors

SPECIFICATIONS

CPU

• Intel® Socket 1151 for 7th/6th Generation Core™ i7/Core™ i5/Core™ i3/Pentium®/Celeron® Processors
• Supports Intel® 14 nm CPU
• Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0

Memory

• 2 x DIMM, Max. 32GB, DDR4 2400/2133 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory
• Dual Channel Memory Architecture
• Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

Graphic

• Integrated Graphics Processor- Intel® HD Graphics support
• Multi-VGA output support : HDMI/DisplayPort 1.2 ports
  – Supports HDMI with max. resolution 4096 x 2160 @ 24 Hz
  – Supports DisplayPort 1.2 with max. resolution 4096 x 2304 @ 60 Hz
• Maximum shared memory of 1024 MB
• Supports Intel® InTru™ 3D, Quick Sync Video, Clear Video HD Technology, Insider™

Expansion Slots

• 1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x1 (x16 mode)

Storage

• Intel® B250 Chipset :
  1 x M.2 Socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (both SATA & PCIE mode)*
  1 x M.2 Socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)*1
  4 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s),
• Intel® Rapid Storage Technology 15 support*2
• Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready *3

LAN

• Intel® I219V, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s), Dual interconnect between the Integrated Media Access
• Controller (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY)
• Anti-surge LANGuard
• ROG GameFirst IV

Wireless Data Network

• Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
• Supports dual band frequency 2.4/5 GHz
• Supports MU-MIMO

Bluetooth

• Bluetooth V4.1*4

Audio

• ROG SupremeFX 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC S1220A
  – Dual Headphone Amplifiers
  – Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs
  – Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-recording, Front
• Panel Jack-retasking
  120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 113 dB SNR recording input
  – SupremeFX Shielding Technology
  – Supports up to 32-Bit/192kHz playback *5
• Audio Feature :
  – Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel
  – Sonic Radar III
  – Sonic Studio III

USB Ports

• Intel® B250 Chipset :
  6 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 port(s) (4 at back panel, +blue, 2 at mid-board)
• Intel® B250 Chipset :
  2 x USB 2.0 port(s) (2 at back panel, +black)
• ROG Exclusive Features
• ROG RAMCache II
• ROG CPU-Z
• ROG CloneDrive
• Overwolf
• GameFirst IV
• ROG Aura
  – Aura Lighting Control
  – Aura RGB Strip Headers

Special Features

• Gamer’s Guardian:
  – ESD Guards on LAN, Audio, KBMS and USB3.0/2.0 ports
  – DRAM Overcurrent Protection
  – Highly Durable Components
  – DIGI+ VRM
  – SafeSlot
• ASUS EPU :
  – EPU
• AURA :
  – Aura Lighting Control
  – Aura RGB Strip Headers
• ASUS Exclusive Features :
  – AI Suite 3
  – Ai Charger
• ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution :
  – ASUS Fan Xpert 4 Core
• ASUS EZ DIY :
  – ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
  – ASUS EZ Flash 3
• ASUS Q-Design :
  – ASUS Q-Shield
  – ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED)
  – ASUS Q-Slot
  – ASUS Q-DIMM

Back I/O Ports

• 1 x DisplayPort
• 1 x HDMI
• 1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s)
• 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1
• 2 x USB 2.0
• 0 x Optical S/PDIF out
• 5 x Audio jack(s)
• 1 x Wi-Fi antenna port(s)

Internal I/O Ports

• 1 x Aura RGB Strip Header
• 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 connector(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.1 Gen 1 port(s)
• 1 x M.2 Socket 3 with M key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (SATA & PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)
• 1 x M.2 Socket 3 with M key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)
• 1 x TPM connector(s)
• 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s)
• 1 x CPU Fan connector(s)
• 1 x Chassis Fan connector(s)
• 1 x AIO_PUMP connector
• 1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s)
• 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)
• 1 x Front panel connector(s)
• 1 x Internal speaker connector(s)
• 1 x System panel(s)
• 1 x Clear CMOS jumper(s)

Accessories

• User’s manual
• M.2 2242 mounting kit
• I/O Shield
• 2 x SATA power cable
• 2 x M.2 screws
• 1 x pack of cable tie
• 1 x Supporting DVD
• 1 x ASUS 2T2R dual band Wi-Fi moving antennas (Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compliant)
• 1 x ROG Strix stickers
• 1 x 10-in-1 ROG cable label
• 1 x Extension Cable for RGB strips (80 cm)
• 1 x Panel cable

BIOS

• 1 x 128 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI3.0, SM BIOS 3.0, ACPI 5.0, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 3, CrashFree BIOS 3, F11 EZ Tuning Wizard, F6 Qfan Control, F3 My Favorites, Last Modified log, F12 PrintScreen, F3 Shortcut functions and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) memory information.

Operating System

• Windows® 10 64-bit
• Windows® 8.1 64-bit *6
• Windows® 7 32-bit *6
• Windows® 7 64-bit *6

Form Factor

• Mini ITX Form Factor
• 6.7 inch x 6.7 inch ( 17 cm x 17 cm )

Note

* For a 2242 storage device, use the bundled 2242 mounting kit.
*1 M.2_2 supports both Intel® Smart Response Technology and Intel® OptaneTM Memory.
*2 Only M.2_2 supports Intel® Rapid Storage Technology.
*3 M.2_2 supports Intel® OptaneTM Memory and Intel® Optane Technology only supported when using 7th Generation Intel® Processors. Before using Intel® Optane memory modules, ensure that you have updated your motherboard drivers and BIOS to the latest version from ASUS support website.
*4 Support for the Bluetooth specification depends on the Windows version. Win7/8.1 support up to Bluetooth 4.0.
*5 Due to limitations in HDA bandwidth, 32-Bit/192kHz is not supported for 8-Channel audio and due to
Windows 7 limitations, 32-Bit playback is unavailable for Windows 7.
*6 Windows® 8.1 64-bit and Windows® 7 32/64-bit are only supported when using 6th Generation Intel® Processors