Chipset

Z690     

Memory

4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR4 5333(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)/ 3300(OC)/ 3200/ 3000/ 2933/ 2800/ 2666/ 2400/ 2133 Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory*         

Dual Channel Memory Architecture         

Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 

OptiMem III       

*Actual Memory frequency support depends on the CPU types and DRAM modules, for more information refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).    

Graphics

1 x DisplayPort**             

1 x HDMI® port***         

*Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types. Please refer to www.intel.com for any updates.     

** Support 8K@60Hz as specified in DisplayPort 1.4.       

***Support 4K@60Hz as specified in HDMI® 2.1.              

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

Expansion Slots

Intel® Core™ Processors (14th & 13th & 12th Gen)           

1 x PCIe 5.0/4.0/3.0 x16 slot*    

Intel® Z690 Chipset**    

1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)*             

1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slot          

* Please check PCIe bifurcation table in User Guide Chapter 1 // support site.       

** Supports Intel® Optane Memory H Series on PCH-attached PCIe slot   

Storage

Supports 4 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

Intel® Core™ Processors (14th & 13th & 12th Gen)           

M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110            

- Intel® 14th &13th & 12th Gen processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.     

Intel® Z690 Chipset         

M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)  

M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)    

M.2_4 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA modes) 

6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports***               

* Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports NVMe RAID 0/1/5, SATA RAID 0/1/5/10.        

*** RAID configuration is not supported on the SATA6G_E1-2 ports.         

Ethernet

1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet             

ASUS LANGuard               

Wireless & Bluetooth

2x2 Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)         

Supports 2.4/5GHz frequency band         

Bluetooth v5.2 

USB

Rear USB:           

Total 10 ports                    

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port (1 x USB Type-C®)         

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

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

2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x Type-A)    

Front USB:          

Total 7 ports      

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connector (supports USB Type-C®) 

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header support(s) additional 2 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

Audio Features  

- SupremeFX Shielding Technology           

- Savitech SV3H712 AMP              

- Premium audio capacitors         

- Audio cover     

* Due to limitations in HDA bandwidth, 32-Bit/192 kHz is not supported for 7.1 Surround Sound audio.    

**The rear panel 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.

Back Panel I/O Ports

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port (1 x USB Type-C®)         

3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (2 x Type-A, 1 x USB Type-C®)     

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

2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x Type-A)    

1 x DisplayPort  

1 x HDMI® port

1 x Wi-Fi Module             

1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet port    

5 x Audio jacks  

1 x BIOS FlashBack™ button        

1 x Clear CMOS button  

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          

5 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers     

Power related   

1 x 24-pin Main Power connector             

2 x 8-pin +12V Power connectors              

Storage related  

4 x M.2 slots (Key M)     

6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports      

USB       

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connector (support USB Type-C®)    

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header supports additional 2 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 Clear CMOS header  

1 x CPU Over Voltage jumper      

1 x 12-1 pin Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)     

1 x S/PDIF Out header   

1 x SPI TPM header (14-1pin)     

1 x 20-3 pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function  

1 x Thermal Sensor header          

1 x Thunderbolt™ header             

Special Features

Y             

Extreme Engine Digi+     

-5K Black Metallic Capacitors      

ASUS Q-Design  

- M.2 Q-Latch    

- PCIe Slot Q-Release      

- 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  

- VRM heatsink design   

ASUS EZ DIY       

- BIOS FlashBack™ button            

- BIOS FlashBack™ LED   

- Clear CMOS button      

- CPU Socket lever protector       

- ProCool II         

- Pre-mounted I/O shield              

- SafeSlot            

- SafeDIMM       

AURA Sync         

- AURA RGB header        

- Addressable Gen 2 headers      

ASUS HYDRANODE         

- 1 x 12-1 pin Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)  

- 1 x Chassis fan support* (CHA_FAN1P)

* Visit ASUS Website for the latest compatibility list.        

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  

- Anti-virus software       

ASUS Exclusive Software               

Armoury Crate  

- AIDA64 Extreme (60 days free trial)       

- AURA Creator 

- AURA Sync       

- Fan Xpert 4      

- Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation

AI Suite 3            

- Easy Optimization with AI Overclocking

 TPU      

 EPU      

 DIGI+ VRM        

 Turbo app          

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

256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS          

Manageability

WOL by PME, PXE            

Accessories

Cables  

4 x SATA 6Gb/s cables    

Miscellaneous   

1 x ASUS Wi-Fi moving antennas               

1 x Cable ties pack           

1 x M.2 Rubber Package

1 x M.2 Q-Latch package              

1 x ROG key chain            

1 x ROG Strix stickers      

1 x ROG Strix thank you card       

Installation Media           

1 x Support DVD              

Documentation

1 x User guide   

Operating System

Windows® 11, Windows® 10 64-bit         

Form Factor

ATX       

30.5cm x 24.4cm