- Model: ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO
ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO
Specification |
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CPU |
Intel® Socket
LGA1700 for 13th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors & 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® Z790 Chipset |
Memory |
4 x DIMM, Max.
128GB, DDR5 7800+(OC)/7600(OC)/7400(OC)/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. * Non-ECC,
Un-buffered DDR5 Memory supports On-Die ECC function |
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
[email protected] 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
port(s) (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
port(s) (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 64-bit, Windows® 10 64-bit |
Form Factor |
ATX Form Factor 12 inch x 9.6
inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm ) |
Warranty |
3 Years |
Note* |
Price, feature and specifications
are subject to change without notice. |