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ROG MAXIMUS XIII APEX
Intel® Z590 ATX gaming motherboard with 18 power stages, PCIe 4.0, OptiMem III, Overclocker’s Toolkit, onboard WiFi 6E (802.11ax), Intel® 2.5 Gb Ethernet, quad M.2 with heatsinks, embedded M.2 backplates, a USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 front-panel connector, and Aura Sync RGB lighting
- Intel® Socket LGA 1200: Ready for 11th Gen Intel® Core™ processors and 10th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® processors
- ASUS-Exclusive AI-Driven Enhancements: AI Overclocking, AI Cooling, AI Networking, and Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation
- Robust Power Solution: 18 teamed power stages rated for 90 amps, ProCool II power connectors, MicroFine alloy chokes, and 10K Japanese-made capacitors
- Optimized Thermal Design: Enlarged VRM heatsinks plus integrated aluminum I/O cover, high-conductivity thermal pad, M.2 heatsinks with embedded backplates, and ROG Water-Cooling Zone
- High-Performance Networking: Onboard WiFi 6E (802.11ax), Intel ® 2.5 Gb Ethernet, and ASUS LANGuard
- Fastest Gaming Connectivity: PCIe® 4.0, quad M.2, and USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 front-panel connector
- Gaming Audio: ROG SupremeFX ALC4080 codec and Savitech SV3H712 amplifier, along with DTS® Sound Unbound and Sonic Studio III
- Unmatched Personalization: ASUS-exclusive Aura Sync RGB lighting, including one RGB header and three addressable Gen 2 RGB headers
- DIY-Friendly Design:Pre-mounted I/O shield, V Latch switch, BIOS FlashBack™, Q-Code, FlexKey, Q-Connector, SafeSlot, and Graphics Card Holder
- Renowned Software: Bundled 1‑year AIDA64 Extreme subscription and intuitive UEFI BIOS dashboard with integrated MemTest86
Specification |
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CPU |
Intel® Socket LGA1200 for 11th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors & 10th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors* |
Chipset |
Intel® Z590 Chipset |
MEMORY |
Memory Channels:2DDR4 (Dual Channel) Max Memory Size:64GB DDR4 5333(OC)/5133(OC)/5000(OC)/4800(OC)/4700(OC)/4600(OC)/4500(OC)/4400(OC) /4266(OC)/4133(OC)/4000(OC)/3866(OC)/3733(OC)/3600(OC)/3466(OC)/3400(OC)/3333(OC)/3200/3000/2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory* Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) OptiMem III * 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7/i9 processors support 2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 natively, others will run at the maximum transfer rate of DDR4 2666MHz. * 11th Gen Intel® Core™ processors support 3200/2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 natively. * Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists), and memory frequency support depends on the CPU types. |
Multi-GPU Support |
NVIDIA 2-Way SLI® Technology* *Support varies with different graphics cards |
Expansion Slots |
Intel® 11th &10th Gen Processors* 2 x PCIe 4.0/3.0 x16 slots** - Intel® 11th processors support PCIe 4.0 x16 or x8/x8 or x8/x4 modes - Intel® 10th processors support PCIe 3.0 x16 or x8/x8 or x8/x4 modes Intel® Z590 Chipset 1 x PCIe 3.0 x4 slot*** * Supports PCIe bandwidth bifurcation for RAID on CPU function. ** PCIEX16_1 and PCIEX16_2 share bandwidth with M.2_2. PCIEX16_1 will run x8 mode and PCIEX16_2 will run x4 mode when M.2_2 runs x4 mode. *** PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with SATA6G_56. PCIEX4 slot will run x2 mode when SATA6G_56 is populated. |
Storage |
Supports 4 x M.2 slots and 8 x SATA 6Gb/s ports Intel®11th &10th Gen Processors M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 - Only Intel® 11th processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode, this slot will be disabled for other CPUs M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280* - Intel® 11th processors supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode - Intel® 10th processors supports PCIe 3.0 x4 mode Intel® Z590 Chipset DIMM.2_1 slot (Key M) via ROG DIMM.2, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 3.0 x4 & SATA modes)** DIMM.2_2 slot (Key M) via ROG DIMM.2, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 3.0 x4 mode) 8 x SATA 6Gb/s ports*** RAID function for PCIe mode SSD in Intel® Rapid Storage Technology is available with either 1. Intel® SSDs installed in both CPU-attached and PCH-attached slots, or 2. any other 3rd party SSDs installed in PCH-attached slots. To enable Intel® Optane™ Memory (Hybrid Storage device), it must be installed in PCH-attached slots with Intel® Rapid Storage Technology. * M.2_2 slot shares bandwidth with PCIEX16_1 and PCIEX16_2. When M.2_2 runs x4 mode, PCIEX16_1 will run x8 mode and PCIEX16_2 will run x4 mode. ** When DIMM.2_1 is operating in SATA mode, SATA6G_2 will be disabled. *** SATA6G_56 shares bandwidth with PCIEX4 slot. When SATA6G_56 is populated, PCIEX4 slot will run x2 mode and SATA6G_56 will be disabled when PCIEX4 slot runs x4 mode. |
Ethernet |
ASUS LANGuard |
Wireless & Bluetooth |
Intel® Wi-Fi 6E |
USB |
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port (1 x USB Type-C®) 5 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (5 x Type-A) 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®) 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header supports additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports 3 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 6 USB 2.0 ports |
Audio |
ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4080 - 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 - Savitech SV3H712 AMP - Gold-plated audio jacks - Rear optical S/PDIF out port - Premium Japanese audio capacitors - Audio cover |
Back Panel I/O Ports |
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port (1 x USB Type-C®) 5 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (5 x Type-A) 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A) 1 x ASUS Wi-Fi Module 1 x Intel® I225-V 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 1 x PS/2 Keyboard (purple) port 1 x PS/2 Mouse (green) port |
USB Ports |
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 2 x 4-pin Full Speed 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 connectors 1 x 6-pin PCIe Graphics Card connector Storage related 2 x M.2 slots (Key M) 1 x DIMM.2 slot supports 2 x M.2 slots (Key M) 8 x SATA 6Gb/s ports USB 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connector (supports USB Type-C®) 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header supports additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports 3 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 6 USB 2.0 ports Miscellaneous 1 x 80 Light Bar jumper 3 x AURA Addressable Gen 2 headers 1 x AURA RGB header 1 x BIOS Switch button 1 x FlexKey button 1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP) 1 x FS Mode switch 1 x LN2 Mode jumper 1 x Pause switch 8 x ProbeIt Measurement Points 1 x ReTry button 2 x RSVD switch 1 x Safe Boot button 1 x Slow Mode switch 1 x Speaker header 1 x Start button 1 x 10-1 pin System Panel header 1 x Thermal Sensor header 1 x Thunderbolt™ header 1 x V_LATCH switch |
Intrernal I/O Connectors |
ROG Exclusive Software |
Special Features |
Y Extreme OC Kit - FlexKey button - LN2 Mode - Probelt - ReTry button - Safe boot button - Start button - Slow Mode Extreme Engine Digi+ - 10K Black Metallic Capacitors - MicroFine Alloy Choke ASUS Q-Design - Q-Code - Q-Connector - Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green]) - Q-Slot ASUS Thermal Solution - M.2 heatsink backplate - M.2 heatsink - VRM heatsink design ASUS EZ DIY - BIOS FlashBack™ button - Clear CMOS button - ProCool II - Pre-mounted I/O shield - SafeSlot AURA Sync - AURA RGB header(s) - Addressable Gen 2 RGB header(s) Dual BIOS 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 - Mem Tweakit - RAMCache III - ROG CPU-Z - GameFirst VI - Sonic Studio III + Sonic Studio Virtual Mixer - Sonic Radar III - DTS® Sound Unbound - Overwolf - BullGuard Internet Security (1-year full version) ASUS Exclusive Software Armoury Crate - AIDA64 Extreme (1 year full version) - AURA Creator - AURA Sync - Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation AI Suite 3 - 5-Way Optimization with AI Overclocking TPU EPU DIGI+ Power Control Fan Xpert 4 Turbo app - EZ update AI Charger DAEMON Tools MyAsus WinRAR UEFI BIOS AI Overclocking Guide ASUS EZ DIY - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS EZ Flash 3 - ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode FlexKey MemTest86 |
BIOS |
2 x 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 8 x SATA 6Gb/s cables 1 x 3-in-1 Thermistor cables pack ROG DIMM.2 with Heatsink 1 x ROG DIMM.2 with heatsink 1 x M.2 pad for ROG DIMM.2 1 x M.2 screw package for ROG DIMM.2 Miscellaneous 1 x ASUS Wi-Fi moving antennas 1 x M.2 SSD screw package(s) 1 x Q-connector 1 x ROG key chain 1 x ROG stickers 1 x ROG thank you card 1 x ROG Graphics card holder Installation Media 1 x Support DVD Documentation 1 x User manual |
Operating System |
Windows® 10 64-bit |
Form Factor |
ATX 30.5cm x 24.4cm |
Warranty |
3 Years |
Note* |
Price, feature and specifications
are subject to change without notice. |