Board Layout

The ASUS Prime X570-Pro features a gloss black PCB with white lines diagonally printed over it. The rear I/O cover is a pristine white, as is the cover over the chipset. The exposed heatsinks for the VRM and the M.2 slot are a nicely finished brushed aluminium. The back of the ASUS Prime X570-Pro is a uniform gloss black.


The CPU socket is open enough to accommodate most coolers, and the VRM heatsink looks quite capable.


There are just two M.2 slots on the ASUS Prime X570-Pro. The first sits just under the CPU socket and is run off CPU PCIe lanes, while the second is between the second and third PCIe 4.0 x16 slots and run off PCH lanes.


The lower M.2 slot has a nicely brushed aluminium heatsink that is cleverly placed to catch direct airflow from the blower-style chipset fan.


The ASUS Prime X570-Pro offers three PCI Express 4.0 x16 slots, the first two of which are encased in metal reinforcement, as well as three PCI Express 4.0 x1 slots. The board has a total of six SATA 6 Gb/s ports, and all are angled 90 degrees from the board.


The ASUS Prime X570-Pro has a good rear I/O offering that includes both DisplayPort and HDMI 2.0b ports, as well as an optical S/PDIF out port. The full list includes:

• 1x HDMI 2.0b port
• 1x DisplayPort
• 1x PS/2 keyboard and mouse combo connector
• 4x USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A ports
• 3x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A ports
• 1x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C port
• 1x RJ-45 LAN port
• 1x Optical SPDIF out port
• 5x 3.5 mm audio jacks

Networking on the ASUS Prime X570-Pro is handled by an Intel I211AT.