Asus TUF GAMING B560M-PLUS WIFI - Storage Features; Ethernet and Wireless Connectivity; USB Ports and Headers; Audio Features

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TUF GAMING B560M-PLUS WIFI specications summary
Storage
Total supports 2 x M.2 slot and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
Intel
®
11
th
Gen Processors
M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280
- Only Intel
®
11
th
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 SATA6G_2.When M.2_2 slot is operating in
SATA mode, SATA6G_2 will be disabled.
Ethernet
Realtek 2.5Gb Ethernet
TUF LANGuard
Wireless &
Bluetooth
Intel
®
Wi-Fi 6
2x2 Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Supports 2.4/5GHz frequency band
Bluetooth v5.0 or later
USB
Rear USB (Total 9 ports)
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (2 x Type-A)
3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (2 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C
®
)
4 x USB 2.0 ports (4 x Type-A)
Front USB (Total 7 ports)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 connector (supports USB Type-C
®
)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header supports additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports
Audio
Realtek ALC897 7.1 Surround Sound High Denition Audio CODEC
- Supports: Jack detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
- Supports up to 24-Bit/192kHz playback
Audio Features
- Audio Shielding
- Rear optical S/PDIF out port
- Premium Japanese audio capacitors
- Dedicated audio PCB layers
Back Panel I/O Ports
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (2 x Type-A)
3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (2 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C
®
)
4 x USB 2.0 ports (4 x Type-A)
1 x DisplayPort
1 x HDMI
®
port
1 x ASUS Wi-Fi Module
1 x Realtek 2.5Gb Ethernet port
5 x Audio jacks
1 x Optical S/PDIF out port
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