Model: ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX
CPU Support:
- 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 (CPU-dependent)
- Refer to www.asus.com for the CPU support list.
Chipset: Intel® Z790 Chipset
Memory:
- 2 x DIMM, Max. 96GB, DDR5 8000+(OC)/7800(OC)/7600 (OC)/7467(OC)/7200(OC)/7000(OC)/6800(OC)/6600(OC)/6400(OC)/6200(OC)/6000(OC)/5800(OC)/5600/5400/5200/5000/4800 Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory
- Dual Channel Memory Architecture
- Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
- OptiMem III
- Memory compatibility depends on CPU and memory configuration. Refer to www.asus.com for the memory support list.
Expansion Slots:
- Intel® 13th & 12th Gen Processors:
- 2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slots (supports x16 or x8/x8 modes)
- Intel® Z790 Chipset:
- 1 x PCIe 4.0x4 slot
- 1 x PCIe 4.0x1 slot
- PCIe bifurcation details can be found on the support site (https://www.asus.com/support/).
- When a PCIe 5.0 M.2 card is installed on the PCIEX16(G5)_2, PCIEX16(G5)_1 will run at x8 only.
- For the list of supported peripherals, refer to https://www.asus.com/support/.
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 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
- PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (Key M) via PCIe 5.0 M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110
- Intel® Z790 Chipset:
- M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA modes)
- DIMM.2_1 slot (Key M) via ROG DIMM.2, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
- DIMM.2_2 slot (Key M) via ROG DIMM.2, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports 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
- SATA6G_E1-2 ports do not support RAID configuration and boot drives.
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
- Wi-Fi 6E 6GHz regulatory may vary between countries.
- Bluetooth version may vary; refer to the Wi-Fi module manufacturer's website for details.
USB:
- Rear USB (Total 10 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)
- 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 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 on the front panel
- Audio Features:
- SupremeFX Shielding Technology
- Savitech SV3H712 AMP
- Gold-plated audio jacks
- Rear optical S/PDIF out port
- Premium 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 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
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard (purple) port
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse (green) port
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
- 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 connector
- 1 x 6-pin PCIe Power connector
- Storage related:
- 2 x M.2 slots (Key M)
- 1 x DIMM.2 slot supports 2 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 4 additional USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
- 2 x USB 2.0 headers support 4 additional USB 2.0 ports
Miscellaneous:
- 1 x 80 Light Bar jumper
- 3 x Addressable Gen 2 headers
- 1 x Aura RGB header
- 2 x BCLK button
- 1 x BIOS Switch button
- 1 x FlexKey button
- 1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)
- 1 x LN2 Mode jumper
- 1 x Osc sense header
- 1 x Pause switch
- 12 x ProbeIt Measurement Points
- 1 x ReTry button
- 2 x RSVD switches
- 1 x RSVD header
- 1 x Safe Boot button
- 1 x Slow Mode switch
- 1 x Start button
- 1 x V_Latch switch
- 1 x 10-1 pin System Panel header
- 1 x Thunderbolt™ (USB4®) header
- 1 x Thermal Sensor header
Special Features:
- Extreme OC Kit:
- FlexKey button
- LN2 Mode
- ProbeIt
- ReTry button
- Safe boot button
- Start button
- Slow Mode
- Extreme Engine Digi+:
- SMD Capacitor
- MicroFine Alloy Choke
- ASUS Q-Design:
- M.2 Q-Latch
- PCIe Slot Q-Release
- 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
- CPU Socket lever protector
- ProCool II
- Pre-mounted I/O shield
- SafeSlot
- SafeDIMM
- Aura Sync:
- Aura RGB header(s)
- Addressable Gen 2 header(s)
- Dual BIOS
- 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
Software Features:
- ROG Exclusive Software:
- GameFirst VI
- ROG CPU-Z
- Sonic Studio III + Sonic Studio Virtual Mixer + Sonic Suite Companion
- Sonic Radar III
- DTS® Sound Unbound
- BullGuard or equivalent 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)
- Power Saving
- Two-Way AI Noise Cancellation
- 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:
- 2 x 256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS
Manageability:
- WOL by PME, PXE
Accessories:
- ROG DIMM.2 with Heatsink:
- 1 x ROG DIMM.2 with heatsink
- 1 x M.2 pad for ROG DIMM.2
- 2 x M.2 screw package for ROG DIMM.2
- PCIe 5.0 M.2 Card with Heatsink:
- 1 x PCIe 5.0 M.2 Card with heatsink
- 1 x M.2 screw package for ROG PCIe 5.0 M.2 Card
- Additional Cooling Kit:
- 1 x Thermal pad for M.2
- 1 x DDR5 Fan holder
- 1 x DDR5 Fan
- 1 x DDR5 Fan screw
- Miscellaneous:
- 1 x ASUS Wi-Fi moving antennas
- 1 x Q-connector
- 1 x ROG overclocking medal
- 1 x ROG thank you card
- 2 x M.2 Q-Latch packages for M.2 backplate
- 2 x M.2 backplate Rubber Packages
- Installation Media:
- 1 x USB drive with utilities and drivers
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)