ASUS Motherboard Specifications

General Information

CPU Socket: LGA 1700 for 13th, 12th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium Gold, and Celeron Processors

Chipset: Z790

Memory: 4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR4

Dual Channel Memory Architecture

Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

OptiMem II

Graphics

DisplayPort: 1 x DisplayPort, Supports 4K@60Hz as specified in DisplayPort 1.4

HDMI® Port: 1 x HDMI® port, Supports 4K@60Hz as specified in HDMI 2.1

Graphics Specifications: May vary between CPU types. Please refer to www.intel.com for any updates.

Expansion Slots

Intel® 13th Gen and 12th Gen Processors: 1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot

Intel® Z790 Chipset: 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode), 2 x PCIe 4.0 x1 slots

PCIe Bifurcation: Please check PCIe bifurcation table in support site

Intel® Optane Memory H Series: Supported on PCH-attached PCIe slot

Storage

M.2 Slots: Supports 3 x M.2 slots (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA modes)

SATA Ports: 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

Intel® Rapid Storage Technology: Supports NVMe RAID 0/1/5, SATA RAID 0/1/5/10

Networking

Ethernet: 1 x Intel® 1Gb Ethernet with ASUS LANGuard

Wireless & Bluetooth: M.2 slot only (Key E, CNVi & PCIe), Wi-Fi module sold separately

USB Ports

Rear USB: Total 8 ports

• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port (1 x USB Type-C®)
• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port (1 x Type-A)
• 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A)
• 2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 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*

* USB_E1 port, USB_E2 port, USB_E3 port, and USB_E4 port share the bandwidth.

Audio

Audio CODEC: Realtek 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC

• Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
• Supports up to 24-Bit/192 kHz playback
• Audio Shielding
• Premium audio capacitors
• Dedicated audio PCB layers

* A chassis with an HD audio module in the front panel is required to support 7.1 Surround Sound audio output.

Back Panel I/O Ports

• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port (1 x USB Type-C®)
• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port (1 x Type-A)
• 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A)
• 2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x Type-A)
• 1 x DisplayPort
• 1 x HDMI® port
• 1 x Intel® 1Gb Ethernet port
• 3 x Audio jacks

Internal I/O Connectors

Fan and Cooling Related:

• 1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header
• 1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header
• 1 x 4-pin AIO Pump header
• 3 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers

Power Related:

• 1 x 24-pin Main Power connector
• 1 x 8-pin +12V Power connector
• 1 x 4-pin +12V Power connector

Storage Related:

• 3 x M.2 slots (Key M)
• 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

USB:

• 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

Miscellaneous:

• 3 x Addressable Gen 2 headers
• 1 x AURA RGB header
• 1 x Clear CMOS header
• 1 x COM Port header
• 1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)
• 1 x M.2 slot (Key E)
• 1 x S/PDIF Out header
• 1 x SPI TPM header (14-1pin)
• 1 x 20-3 pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function
• 1 x Thunderbolt™ header

Special Features

• ASUS 5X PROTECTION III
• DIGI+ VRM (- Digital power design with DrMOS)
• LANGuard
• Overvoltage Protection
• SafeSlot
• Stainless-Steel Back I/O
• ASUS Q-Design: Q-DIMM, Q-LED Core, Q-Slot
• ASUS Thermal Solution: VRM heatsink design
• ASUS EZ DIY: ProCool
• AURA Sync: AURA RGB header, Addressable Gen 2 headers

Software Features

• ASUS Exclusive Software:
• Armoury Crate
• Fan Xpert 4
• Power Saving
• AI Suite 3
• TurboV EVO
• EPU
• DIGI+ VRM
• PC Cleaner
• ASUS CPU-Z
• Norton Anti-virus software (Free Trial version)
• WinRAR

UEFI BIOS: ASUS EZ DIY (ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3, ASUS EZ Flash 3, ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode)

BIOS

Capacity: 192 (128+64) Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS

Manageability

• WOL by PME
• PXE

Accessories

Cables: 2 x SATA 6Gb/s cables

Miscellaneous: 1 x I/O Shield, 2 x M.2 SSD screw packages

Documentation: 1 x User guide, 1 x ACC Express Activation Key Card

Operating System

Windows® 11 64-bit, Windows® 10 64-bit

Form Factor

microATX, 24.4cm x 24.4cm

Warranty

3 Years