Central Processing Unit (Cpu); System Memory - Asus TUF X470-PLUS GAMING Manual

1.1.3

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

The motherboard comes with an AM4 socket designed for AMD Ryzen™ 2
Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics/ Ryzen™ 1
Athlon X4 processors.
TUF X470-PLUS GAMING CPU socket AM4
The AM4 socket has a different pinout design. Ensure that you use a CPU designed for the
AM4 socket. The CPU fits in only one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the
socket to prevent bending the connectors on the socket and damaging the CPU!
Ensure that all power cables are unplugged before installing the CPU.
1.1.4

System memory

The motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 4 (DDR4) Dual Inline Memory Modules
(DIMM) slots.
A DDR4 module is notched differently from a DDR, DDR2, or DDR3 module. DO NOT
install a DDR, DDR2, or DDR3 memory module to the DDR4 slot.
TUF X470-PLUS GAMING 288-pin DDR4 DIMM sockets
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