ASUS Pro WS C246-ACE Intel C246 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX

WORKSTATION MOTHERBOARD
ASUS Pro Workstation motherboards are designed for professionals in AI training, deep learning, animation, 3D rendering or media production. Featuring expandable graphics, extensive storage, impressive connectivity and exceptional overall performance and reliability, Pro Workstation motherboards are the ideal solution for creative professionals. Each motherboard includes centralized management software, so they're also an efficient and cost-effective option for IT administrators.

Power delivery enhancements
Pro WS C246-ACE supports the latest Intel® Xeon E and 9th Generation Core CPUs, delivering stable power to ensure optimal performance.

ProCool II power connector
The latest ProCool II is an enhanced EATX 8-pin power connector that offers higher endurance and longer lifespan by lowering impedance to prevent hotspots and connector failure. The new design includes upgrades to metal amour and solid pins for better dissipation, as well as a warning LED display with a BIOS POST message to indicate an improper connection.

Power stages with Dr. MOS design
The CPU VRM on Pro WS C246-ACE employs a 8+1 power stage design with Dr. MOS, combining high-side and low-side MOSFETs and drivers into a single package, delivering the power and efficiency that high core count processors demand.

Make your memory faster and reliable
Pro WS C246-ACE supports 4-DIMM memory up to 128GB. Error-Correcting-Code (ECC) offers a potent foundation for your build and enables Pro WS C246-ACE to automatically detect and repair single-bit memory errors, ensuring reliable and responsive performance in mission-critical environments.

Durable capacitors
Durable capacitors are engineered to resist extreme temperatures and provide up to 110% better performance than the industry standard.

ASUS OptiMem
Proprietary Memory Design
ASUS OptiMem preserves memory signal integrity by routing traces and vias to the optimal PCB layer, and our T-Topology trace layout ensures time-aligned signaling by balancing trace lengths between memory slots.

Multi-Card support
Pro WS C246-ACE features three PCIe x16 slots for flexible expandability with graphics, RAID and LAN cards

Dual Intel® server-class Gigabit LAN
Pro WS C246-ACE features the latest server-class dual Intel® Gigabit LAN ensuring lower CPU utilization and temperatures outstanding performance as well as better support for diverse operating systems. The dual Ethernet ports also support teaming which combines the network links to provide higher throughput or redundancy in case of failure.

ASUS Control Center Express
A server-grade IT management software
ASUS Control Center Express is centralized server-grade IT management software that takes just one minute to install and is designed to reduce IT operations costs and improve efficiency. This powerful tool enables IT administrators to manage and control multiple clients in different locations remotely and includes features such as asset management, software deployment and monitoring. ASUS Control Center Express also lets IT staff visualize deployments, facilitating real-time control.

Armoury Crate
The new Armoury Crate portal keeps you updated with the latest drivers and BIOS releases. Its easy-to-use UI can be configured to show a variety of information, including security updates and bug patches.

Cooler by design
Flexible cooling controls
Pro WS C246-ACE features the most comprehensive cooling controls ever, configurable via Fan Xpert 4 or the UEFI BIOS.

Each header can be set to monitor and react to three thermal sensors, and Fan Xpert 4 allows you to assign a sensor to monitor the temperature of supported ASUS graphics cards — all to provide optimal cooling during GPU- or CPU-intensive workloads.
Dedicated PWM/DC header for self-contained water-cooling setup, built right in.
Each onboard header supports auto-detection of PWM or DC fans.
A dedicated integrated circuit protects each fan header from over-temperature and over-current.

M.2 & U.2
Speed up with onboard M.2 & U.2
Pro WS C246-ACE features up to 32Gbps M.2 and U.2 for faster data-transfer speeds — ideal for an operating system or application drive.

USB 3.2 Gen 2 back-panel connectors
Future-proof connectivity
The back panel of the Pro WS C246-ACE features four USB 3.2 Gen 2 connectors, including one reversible Type-C™ and three backward-compatible Type-A to deliver ultimate connection flexibility and blazing data-transfer speeds of up to 10Gbps.

Trusted Stability
Pro WS C246-ACE provides enhanced features to smooth your IT operations, including comprehensive system protection, 24/7 stability and reliability.

Ultra-efficient MOS & PCH heatsink
Pro WS C246-ACE ensures optimal cooling and system stability for both Intel ® Xeon and Core processors. Higher power requirements are balanced by carefully designed VRM-heatsinks array and a PCH heasink that carefully balance mass and surface area to maximize thermal dissipation

24/7 Dependability
Quality reliability test
Optimized for twenty-four seven operations, the motherboard is tested under temperature up to 45°C and humidity up to 80% to ensure it can handle diverse temperature and humidity range of different location.

SafeSlot
Protect your graphics card investment
SafeSlot is the PCIe slot reinvented by ASUS and engineered to provide superior retention and shearing resistance. Manufactured in a single step using an insert-molding process, SafeSlot integrates the slot with fortifying metal for an inherently stronger slot, which is then firmly anchored to the PCB through additional solder points.

ASUS Node
A header to keep ahead
The ASUS Node connector features a bi-directional interface that offers all kinds of potential for DIY components and builds. The included ASUS Fan Extension Card II connects via Node, and In Win is developing a compatible OLED panel that fits into a chassis and offers LiveDash functionality and the ability to boot directly to the UEFI. FSP has also created a HydroDPM 1000W PSU that connects to Node to share power stats and temperature information while also enabling CPU fan control.

Intel Optane memory
Intel Optane memory ready
Intel Optane™ is a revolutionary non-volatile memory technology supported by Pro WS C246-ACE. Intel Optane memory modules accelerate attached storage to reduce boot and load times, so everything feels faster and more responsive.

Crystal Sound 3
Flawless, immersive audio for entertainment

Audio shielding
Separates analog/digital signal domains, significantly reducing multilateral interference.

Separate layer for left and right tracks
Ensures minimal crosstalk between audio paths.

Integrated amplifier
Capable of driving high-impedance headphones, without rolling-off high or low frequencies.

Premium Japanese-made audio capacitors
Premium parts provide an immersive sound signature, with exceptional fidelity.

Ready for Intel® Xeon® E processors
This motherboard supports Intel® Xeon® E processors to deliver professional-grade performance with the built-in platform security features and reliability with support for up to 8 cores, 16 threads, 5 GHz frequency, and 128 GB DDR4-2666 ECC memory. This motherboard is purpose-built for 2D/3D CAD, BIM, and VR content development in tower, AIO, small form factor and mobile designs.

Ready for Socket 1151 for 9th / 8th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® processors
This motherboard supports Socket 1151 for 9th Gen and 8th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® processors, with integrated graphics, memory and PCI Express controllers to support onboard graphics output with dedicated chipsets, dual-channel (4-DIMM) DDR4 memory and 16 PCI Express 3.0/2.0 lanes for great performance.