ExpiredASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Hero LGA1700 ATX Motherboard

Chipset

Intel® Z790 Chipset

Memory

4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR5 7200(OC)/7000(OC)/6800(OC)/6600(OC)/6400(OC)/ 6200(OC)/ 6000(OC)/ 5800(OC)/ 5600/ 5400/ 5200/ 5000/ 4800MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory*

Dual Channel Memory Architecture

Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

* Supported memory types, data rate (Speed), and number of DRAM modules vary depending on the CPU and memory configuration, for more information refer to www.asus.com for memory support list.

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.

*** VGA resolution support depends on processors' or graphic cards' resolution.

Expansion Slots

Intel® 13th & 12th Gen Processors*

2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slots (support x16 or x8/x8 modes)**

Intel® Z790 Chipset

1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4, x4/x4 modes)

* Please check the PCIe bifurcation table on the support site   (https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1037507/).

** 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. - To ensure compatibility of   the device installed, please refer to https://www.asus.com/support/ for the   list of supported peripherals.

Storage

Total supports 5 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports*

Intel® 13th & 12th Gen Processors*

M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4   mode.)

Hyper M.2_1 slot (Key M) via ROG Hyper M.2 card, type   2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode.)**

Intel® Z790 Chipset**

M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 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 PCIe RAID 0/1/5/10, SATA   RAID 0/1/5/10.

** 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® v5.3**

* WiFi 6E 6GHz regulatory may vary between countries.

** The Bluetooth version may vary, please refer to the Wi-Fi module manufacturer's website for the latest specifications.

USB

Rear USB (Total 12 ports)

2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 ports (2 x USB Type-C®)

6 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (5 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)

4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A)

Front USB (Total 9 ports)

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connector (supports USB Type-C® with up to 60W PD/QC4+)

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® ES9218 QUAD DAC

- 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

6 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (5 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)

4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 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

*The rear panel Lime (Line out) port does not support spatial audio. If you wish to use spatial audio make sure to connect your audio output device to the audio jack on the front panel of your chassis.

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

Power related

1 x 24-pin Main Power connector

2 x 8-pin +12V Power connector

1 x 6-pin PCIe Power connector

Storage related

3 x M.2 slots (Key M)

6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

USB

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

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 Start button

1 x ReTry button

1 x 10-1 pin System Panel header

1 x Thermal Sensor header

1 x CPU Over Voltage jumper

1 x Alternative PCIe Mode switch

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 heatsink

- Steel backplate

- 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 PD3.0 and PPS

* To support 60W, please install the power cable to 6-pin PCIe power connector or can only support 27W

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 (with AI Cooling II)

- Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation

- Power Saving

AI Suite 3

- Easy Optimization with AI Overclocking

- TPU

- DIGI+ Power Control

- Turbo app

- PC Cleaner

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

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

Additional Cooling Kit

1 x Thermal pad for M.2

1 x DDR5 Fan holder

1 x VRM Fan holder

Miscellaneous

1 x ASUS Wi-Fi moving antennas

3 x M.2 backplate Q-Latch package

3 x M.2 backplate Rubber Packages

1 x Q-connector

1 x ROG stickers

1 x ROG key chain

1 x ROG VIP card

Installation Media

1 x USB drive with utilities and drivers

Documentation

1 x User Guide

Operating System

Windows® 11, Windows® 10 64-bit

Form Factor

ATX Form Factor

12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )