Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO

CPU Intel® Socket LGA1700 for 12th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list. Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 support depends on the CPU types. Chipset Intel® Z690 Chipset Memory 4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR5 6400+(OC)/ 6200(OC)/ 6000(OC)/ 5800(OC)/ 5600(OC)/ 5400(OC)/ 5200(OC)/ 5000(OC)/ 4800 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory Dual Channel Memory Architecture Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) Actual Memory frequency support depends on the CPU types and DRAM moduless, for more information refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists). Graphics 1 x HDMI® port** 2 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 ports (USB Type-C®) support DisplayPort 1.4 and Thunderbolt™ video outputs Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types. Please refer to www.intel.com for any updates. Support 4K@60Hz as specified in HDMI 2.1. Expansion Slots Intel® 12th Gen Processors 2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slots (support x16 or x8/x8 modes) Intel® Z690 Chipset 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4, x4/x4 modes) Please check PCIe bifurcation table in Chapter 1. When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5)_1, PCIEX16(G5)_2 will run x8 only and if ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5)_2, PCIEX16(G5)_1 will run x8 only. Supports Intel® Optane Memory H Series on PCH-attached PCIe slot. Storage Total supports 5 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports Intel® 12th Gen Processors M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 Intel® 12th Gen processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode. Hyper M.2_1 slot (Key M) via ROG Hyper M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 Intel® 12th Gen processors support PCIe 5.0 x4 mode Intel® Z690 Chipset M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 3.0 x4 mode) M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4& SATA modes) Hyper M.2_1 slot (Key M) via ROG Hyper M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (suppports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode) Hyper M.2_2 slot (Key M) via ROG Hyper M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (suppports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode) 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports NVMe RAID 0/1/5, SATA RAID 0/1/5/10. Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports Intel® Optane Memory H Series on PCH attached M.2 slots. When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5)_1, Hyper M.2_1 slot can support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode. When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5)_2, Hyper M.2_1 slot can support PCIe 5.0 x4 mode. When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G4), Hyper M.2_1 and Hyper M.2_2 slots can support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode. When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5)_1 or PCIEX16(G5)_2, Hyper M.2_2 slot will be disabled. When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G4), Hyper M.2_1 and Hyper M.2_2 slots can support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode. RAID configuration and boot drives are not supported on the SATA6G_E1-2 ports Ethernet 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet ASUS LANGuard Wireless& Bluetooth "Wi-Fi 6E 2x2 Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band* Bluetooth v5.2 hardware ready** * WiFi 6E 6GHz regulatory may vary between countries, and function will be ready in Windows 11 or later. " USB 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 ports (2 x USB Type-C®) 7 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (6 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®) 2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x Type-A) 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connector (supports USB Type-C®) 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 headers support additional 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports 2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports Audio ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4082 - Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs - Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking - High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 113 dB SNR recording input - Supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback Audio Features SupremeFX Shielding Technology ESS® SABRE9018Q2C DAC/AMP Gold-plated audio jacks Rear optical S/PDIF out port Premium audio capacitors Audio cover Back Panel I/O Ports 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 USB Type-C® ports 7 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (6 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®) 2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x Type-A) 1 x HDMI® port 1 x Wi-Fi Module 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet port 5 x Gold-plated audio jacks 1 x Optical S/PDIF out port 1 x BIOS FlashBack™  button 1 x Clear CMOS button 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 4 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers 1 x W_PUMP+ header 1 x 2-pin Water In header 1 x 2-pin Water Out header 1 x 3-pin Water Flow header 1 x 24-pin Main Power connector 2 x 8-pin +12V Power connector 1 x 6-pin PCIe Graphics Card connector 3 x M.2 slots (Key M) 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connector (supports USB Type-C®) 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 headers support additional 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports 2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports 3 x Addressable Gen 2 headers 1 x AURA RGB header 1 x FlexKey button 1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP) 1 x SPI TPM header (14-1pin) 1 x Start button 1 x ReTry button 1 x 10-1 pin System Panel header 1 x Thermal Sensor header Special Features Extreme OC Kit FlexKey button ReTry button Start button Extreme Engine Digi+ 10K Black Metallic Capacitors MicroFine Alloy Choke ASUS Q-Design M.2 Q-Latch PCIe Slot Q-Release Q-Code Q-Connector Q-DIMM Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green]) Q-Slot ASUS Thermal Solution M.2 heatsink backplate M.2 heatsinks VRM heatsink design ASUS EZ DIY BIOS FlashBack™ button Clear CMOS button CPU Socket lever protector ProCool II Pre-mounted I/O shield SafeSlot SafeDIMM AURA Sync AURA RGB header(s) Addressable Gen 2 header(s) Front Panel USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 with Quick Charge 4+ Support Support: up to 60W charging* Output: 5/9/15/20V max. 3A, PPS:3.3–21V max. 3A Compatible with QC 4.0/3.0/2.0, PD3.0 and PPS To support 60W, please install the power cable to 6-pin PCIe Graphics Card connector or can only support 27W ASUS HYDRANODE 3 x Chassis fan support* (CHA_FAN1P,CHA_FAN2P,CHA_FAN3P) Visit ASUS Website for the latest compatibility list. Software Features ROG Exclusive Software ROG CPU-Z GameFirst VI Sonic Studio III + Sonic Studio Virtual Mixer + Sonic Suite Companion Sonic Radar III DTS® Sound Unbound BullGuard Internet Security (1-year full version) ASUS Exclusive Software Armoury Crate AIDA64 Extreme (1 year full version) AURA Creator AURA Sync Fan Xpert 4 Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation AI Suite 3 5-Way Optimization with AI Overclocking TPU EPU DIGI+ Power Control Turbo app MyAsus WinRAR UEFI BIOS AI Overclocking Guide ASUS EZ DIY ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS EZ Flash 3 ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode MemTest86 Operating System Windows® 11 64-bit, Windows® 10 64-bit Form Factor ATX Form Factor 12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm ).