ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO

Motherboard Specification

Model: Intel® Z690 ATX

CPU Socket: LGA 1700 (Supports Intel® Core™ 14th & 13th Gen, Intel® Core™ 12th Gen, Pentium® Gold, and Celeron® Processors)

Chipset: Intel® Z690

Power Solution: 20+1 teamed power stages (90 A), ProCool II power connectors, MicroFine alloy chokes, premium metallic capacitors

Memory Support: DDR5

Expansion Slots: PCIe® 5.0

Storage: Five M.2 slots (Dual Gen 4 M.2 onboard, ROG Hyper M.2 card with Gen 5 M.2 support)

USB Ports: USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 front-panel connector

Thunderbolt: Dual Thunderbolt™ 4 (USB Type-C® ports)

Ethernet: Intel® 2.5 Gb Ethernet, ASUS LANGaurd

Wireless & Bluetooth: Onboard WiFi 6E

Audio: ROG SupremeFX ALC4082 with ESS® ES9018Q2C DAC

Internal I/O Connectors: M.2 Q-Latch, SafeSlot, ROG Hyper M.2 card, ROG Graphics Card Holder

Back Panel I/O Ports: Dual Thunderbolt™ 4, multiple USB ports (Type-A and Type-C)

Cooling Solutions: Large VRM heatsinks, integrated aluminum I/O cover, high-conductivity thermal pad, triple M.2 heatsinks, two M.2 backplates, ROG Water-Cooling Zone

Lighting: ASUS-exclusive Aura Sync RGB lighting, Polymo Lighting, one RGB header, three addressable Gen 2 RGB headers

Intelligent Control: AI Overclocking, AI Cooling, AI Networking, Two-Way AI Noise-Cancelation

Software & BIOS: 1-year AIDA64 Extreme subscription, intuitive UEFI BIOS dashboard with integrated MemTest86

DIY-Friendly Design: Pre-mounted I/O shield, PCIe Slot Q-Release, BIOS FlashBack™, Q-Code, FlexKey, Q-Connector

Form Factor: ATX