ASUS PRO B650M-CT-CSM AMD B650 Socket AM5 micro ATX

ASUS Pro business motherboards provide enhanced features to smooth your IT operations, including comprehensive system protection, 24/7 stability and reliability and an improved management suite for easier customization. Known as the world's biggest and best-known motherboard brand, ASUS provides world-class after-sales service and guaranteed long-term availability to maximize your investment over the product life cycle and offers a high-quality, TCO-optimized solution for your business computing-needs.ASUS Corporate Stable ModelASUS Corporate Stable Model (CSM) is a commercial program designed to provide stable and reliable motherboards. Offering up to 36-month product lifecycle support and 6-month end-of-life notice to allow sufficient lead times for your organization to get ready for product transitions. Each purchase of an ASUS CSM motherboard comes with ASUS Control Center Express - server-grade IT management software.ASUS Control Center ExpressASUS Control Center Express is a real-time IT monitoring and management tool designed for business that improves productivity and enhances security, helping prevent unauthorized access and data leaks. The intuitive dashboard enables easy, real-time hardware and software management across your organization. Purchase of a Pro motherboard entitles you to a copy of Control Center Express a US$60Optimize IT endpoint managementDesigned to assist IT staff in monitoring and controlling devices within their corporate networks, and facilitate inventory checking in multiple locations remotelyAutomate IT maintenanceAllows IT staff to schedule automatic updates of the latest BIOS, software and utilities to specific or all devices at off-peak times, enhancing system stability and IT operational flexibilitySecurely manage all of endpointsSecurely manage endpoint configuration, portable storage access and PC software applications by enabling them to create grouping rules on individual devicesDDR5 SupportThis business motherboard is a DDR5-compatible motherboard that optimizes memory module speeds and stability, while providing an advanced voltage delivery architecture for greater energy efficiency.PCIe 5.0 M.2 SupportThis business motherboard offers a total of two M.2 slots, the first one supports data-transfer speeds of up to 128Gbps via PCIe 5.0, enabling quicker boot-up and app load times with OS or application drives.ASUS Boot DefenderASUS Boot Defender on ASUS Business motherboards is designed to automatically protect, detect and recover the boot environment against any intrusions and attacks.ASUS Self-recovering BIOSASUS-exclusive BIOS protection technology automatically recovers the system BIOS with a verified backup in the event of an update failure, preventing the need to replace or reinstall hardware.Trusted Platform Module(TPM)Hardware-based security offers better data protection, enhances network security, protects digital identities and ensures platform integrity.NIST SP 800-193 CompliantASUS Business motherboard with ASUS Boot Defender adheres to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Platform Firmware Resiliency guidelines to protect against potentially destructive attacks.Certified NIST SP 800-147ASUS Business motherboard is certified by the national computer security standards.ASUS Secure BootASUS business motherboard is set to check the firmware and signature of each piece of boot software.ASUS SHIELDEnhances system security from bottom to topASUS Boot Defender ASUS Boot Defender ensures your PC is secure even before you boot up the OS and offers additional protection beyond the OS environment. On start-up, it verifies the BIOS code to detect attacks or corrupted firmware. It s designed to automatically protect and repair the compromised BIOS code to safeguard PCs from intrusions and attacks.Protection Provide advanced BIOS protection and resiliency through ASUS Defender controllerDetection Identifies corrupted or tampered BIOS codes at start upRecovery Automatically repairs corrupted BIOS with a backup copy of the ASUS BIOSThe ASUS Defender controller uses hardware-based Root-of-Trust (ROT) with immutable and non-bypassable boot firmware to form a chain of trust (COT) with integrity for a secure computing system.ASUS Self-recovering BIOSWith ASUS Self-recovering BIOSThe user simply needs to reboot the system and ASUS Self-recovering BIOS will restore the latest BIOS update.Standard process for BIOS update crash recoveryThe user must go through the following steps to reinstall the BIOS updateASUS RELIANTEnsures consistent performance with the finest components and rigorous reliability testingAnti-moisture CoatingProtection against moisture and corrosionAn innovative moisture-resistant coating protects the motherboard in humid environments, such as factories, libraries, data centers and internet cafes. It also minimizes internal corrosion by preventing adhesion and migration of moisture, prolonging the life of the motherboard.Anti-sulfur ResistorsConsider long-term reliability of commercial product, ASUS Business motherboard is equipped with anti-sulfur resistors. The resistors provide excellent resistance to sulfuration by constructed in a high grade ceramic body (aluminum oxide). With anti-sulfur resistors, ASUS Business motherboard can be operated under the harsh environments.Stainless-Steel Back I/O3X corrosion-resistance for greater durabilityCorrosion-resistant stainless steel back I/O panels bonded with chromium oxide have a lifespan that's three times longer than ordinary panels.Overvoltage ProtectionWorld-class circuit-protecting power designAn exclusive circuit design with built-in voltage regulators to protect your chipset, connectivity ports, and audio codecs from damage caused by unexpected high-level voltages from unstable or inferior power supplies.* Specifications and features vary by model, and all images are illustrative. Please refer to specification and gallery pages for full details.ESD GuardsElectrostatic discharge protectionASUS ESD Guards prevent damage from electrostatic discharge, up to +/- 10kV for air discharge and +/-15kV for contact discharge, arranged in an active-protective-circuit design that prolongs the life of components.LANGuardPumped-up throughput. 2.5X higher surge tolerance.ASUS LANGuard is hardware-level networking protection that employs signal-coupling technology and premium anti-EMI surface-mounted capacitors ensuring a more reliable connection and better throughput, plus electrostatically guarded and surge-protected components for greater tolerance to static electricity and improved protection against surges.24/7 Reliability TestOptimized for twenty-four seven operations, the motherboard is tested under temperature up to 45°C and relative humidity up to 80% to ensure it can handle diverse temperature and humidity range of different location.ASUS MANAGEMENT SUITEASUS Commercial BIOS KitASUS understands how important a customized product impacts users' mind share, experience the brand new Commercial BIOS Kit for partial BIOS update solution!Remote IT ManagementThe onboard SMBUS header connects to a DASH LAN card* for remote IT management. DASH is a desktop and mobile architecture system hardware that allows the motherboard to be managed via the network.ASUS SERVICEABILITYFacilitate the assembly process and enable efficient troubleshootingQ-LED CoreThe Q-LED Core display produces light patterns by power LED during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) that can help users troubleshoot potential issues.ASUS COM Debug HeaderThis 6-1 pin COM debug header allows for faster and more efficient motherboard troubleshooting. IT administrators can view error and debugging codes to get a better idea of initialization and recovery processes when connecting to a debug card*.*Third-party debug card sold separately.** Specifications and features vary by model, and all images are illustrative. Please refer to specification and gallery pages for full details.Box HeadersAll USB headers are box style, enabling fast connector installation and preventing pin damage.* Specifications and features vary by model, and all images are illustrative. Please refer to specification and gallery pages for full details.Fixed-position ConnectorsConnector positions on ASUS Business motherboards remain consistent across product generations, protecting training, manufacturing and investments in supporting hardware.

Processor
Processor manufacturer:	AMD
Processor socket:	Socket AM5
Compatible processor series:	AMD Ryzen 3, AMD Ryzen 5, AMD Ryzen 7, AMD Ryzen 9 7th Gen
Maximum number of SMP processors:	1
Supported processor sockets:	Socket AM5
Memory
Supported memory types:	DDR5-SDRAM
Number of memory slots:	4
Maximum internal memory:	128 GB
Memory slots type:	DIMM
Memory channels:	Dual-channel
ECC:
Non-ECC:
Supported memory clock speeds:	4800,5000,5200,5400,5600,5800,6000,6200,6400 MHz
Supported memory clock speed (max):	6400 MHz
Unbuffered memory:
Storage controllers
Supported storage drive interfaces:	M.2, SATA III
Supported storage drive types:	HDD & SSD
Number of HDDs supported:	4
Number of storage drives supported:	6
RAID support:
RAID levels:	0, 1, 10
Graphics
Parallel processing technology support:	Not supported
Internal I/O
USB 2.0 connectors:	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors:	2
Number of SATA III connectors:	4
Front panel audio connector:
ATX Power connector (24-pin):
CPU fan connector:
Number of chassis fan connectors:	2
Chassis intrusion connector:
EPS power connector (8-pin):
Number of COM connectors:	1
12V power connector:
Rear panel I/O ports
USB 2.0 ports quantity:	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity:	2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity:	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity:	1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports:	1
HDMI ports quantity:	1
PS/2 ports quantity:	1
HDMI version:	2.1
DisplayPorts quantity:	2
DisplayPort version:	1.4
Headphone outputs:	1
Line-in:
Microphone in:
Network
Wi-Fi:
Ethernet LAN:
Ethernet interface type:	Gigabit Ethernet
Features
Component for:	PC
Motherboard form factor:	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family:	AMD
Motherboard chipset:	AMD B650
Audio output channels:	7.1 channels
Cooling type:	Passive
Power source type:	ATX
Expansion slots
PCI Express x1 (Gen 4.x) slots:	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 4.x) slots:	2
Number of M.2 (M) slots:	2
BIOS
BIOS type:	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory size:	256 Mbit
Weight & dimensions
Width:	244 mm
Depth:	244 mm
Packaging content
Cables included:	SATA
User guide:
Other features
Number of M.2 (E) slots:	1