ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO (WI-FI) MOTHERBOARD
Specifications:
| 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 MT/s Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory* Dual Channel Memory Architecture *Actual memory data rate depends on the CPU types and DRAM modules, 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 | Supports 5 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports 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 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.) – 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 | Intel® Wi-Fi 6E 2×2 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 | Rear USB: Total 11 ports 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) Front USB: Total 9 ports 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 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 |
| Intrernal 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 Power related 1 x 24-pin Main Power connector 2 x 8-pin +12V Power connector 1 x 6-pin PCIe Graphics Card connector Storage related 3 x M.2 slots (Key M) 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports USB 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 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 Miscellaneous 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 2×2 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 – Easy 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 |
| BIOS | 256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS |
| Manageability | WOL by PME, PXE |
| Accessories | Cables 1 x ARGB RGB extension cable 1 x RGB extension cable 4 x SATA 6Gb/s cables ROG Hyper M.2 Card 1 x ROG Hyper M.2 Card with heatsink 2 x M.2 screw packages for ROG Hyper M.2 Card Miscellaneous 1 x ASUS Wi-Fi moving antennas 1 x M.2 Q-Latch package 2 x M.2 Q-Latch packages for M.2 backplate 1 x M.2 Rubber Package 1 x Q-connector 1 x ROG Graphics card holder 1 x ROG stickers 1 x ROG key chain 1 x ROG thank you card Installation Media 1 x USB drive with utilities and drivers Documentation 1 x User Guide |
| Form Factor | ATX 30.5cm x 24.4cm |
| Operating System | Windows® 11 64-bit, Windows® 10 64-bit |
| Warranty | 3 Years |
| Note | *** Features, Price, Specifications are subject to change without notice. |
