ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Hero 12th Gen ATX Motherboard
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Key Features
- Socket LGA 1700 for 12th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® processors
- Intelligent Control: ASUS-exclusive tools including AI Overclocking, AI Cooling, AI Networking and Two-Way AI Noise-Cancelation for easy configuration
- Robust Power Solution: 20+1 teamed power stages rated for 90 A, ProCool II power connectors, MicroFine alloy chokes and premium metallic capacitors
- Optimized Thermal Design: Large VRM heatsinks plus integrated aluminum I/O cover, high-conductivity thermal pad, triple M.2 heatsinks and two M.2 backplates, plus ROG Water-Cooling Zone and ROG Hyper M.2 card with heatsinks.
- 3 Years Replacement Warranty (*terms and conditions apply)
Full Specification
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CPU
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Intel® Socket LGA1700 for 12th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors
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Intel® Socket LGA1700 for 12th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors*
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| 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. | |
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Chipset
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Z690
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Memory
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4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR5 6400+(OC)/ 6200(OC)/ 6000(OC)/ 5800(OC)/ 5600(OC)/ 5400(OC)/ 5200(OC)/ 5000(OC)/ 4800 MT/s Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory*
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| Dual Channel Memory Architecture | |
| Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) | |
| *Actual memory data rate depends on the CPU types and DRAM modules, for more information refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) | |
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Graphics
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1 x HDMI® port**
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| 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 4K@60Hz as specified in HDMI 2.1. | |
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Expansion Slots
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Intel® 12th Gen Processors*
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2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slots (support x16 or x8/x8 modes)**
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| Intel® Z690 Chipset*** | |
| 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4, x4/x4 modes) | |
| * Please check PCIe bifurcation table in Chapter 1. | |
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** 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.
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| *** Supports Intel® Optane Memory H Series on PCH-attached PCIe slot. | |
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Storage
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Supports 5 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
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Total supports 5 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports*
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| Intel® 12th Gen Processors | |
| M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.) | |
| - Intel® 12th Gen processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode. | |
| Hyper M.2_1 slot (Key M) via ROG Hyper M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110*** | |
| - Intel® 12th Gen processors support PCIe 5.0 x4 mode | |
| Intel® Z690 Chipset** | |
| M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 3.0 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 NVMe RAID 0/1/5, SATA RAID 0/1/5/10. | |
| ** Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports Intel® Optane Memory H Series on PCH attached M.2 slots. | |
| *** 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 | |
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Ethernet
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1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet
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ASUS LANGuard
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Wireless & Bluetooth
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Intel® Wi-Fi 6E
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2x2 Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band*
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Bluetooth v5.2 hardware ready**
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* WiFi 6E 6GHz regulatory may vary between countries, and function will be ready in Windows 11 or later.
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USB
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Rear USB:Total 11 ports
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2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 ports (2 x USB Type-C®)
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| 7 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (6 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®) | |
| 2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x Type-A) | |
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1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connector (supports USB Type-C®)
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| 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 | |
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Audio
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ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4082
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- Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs
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- Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
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- High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 113 dB SNR recording input
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- Supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback
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Audio Features:
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| - SupremeFX Shielding Technology | |
| - ESS® SABRE9018Q2C DAC/AMP | |
| - Gold-plated audio jacks | |
| - Rear optical S/PDIF out port | |
| - Premium audio capacitors | |
| - Audio cover | |
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Back Panel I/O Ports
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2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 USB Type-C® ports
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| 7 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (6 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®) | |
| 2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 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 | |
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Internal I/O Connectors
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Fan and Cooling related
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| 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 Graphics Card 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 SPI TPM header (14-1pin) | |
| 1 x Start button | |
| 1 x ReTry button | |
| 1 x 10-1 pin System Panel header | |
| 1 x Thermal Sensor header | |
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Special Features
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Extreme OC Kit
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| - 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 heatsinks | |
| - 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 QC 4.0/3.0/2.0, PD3.0 and PPS | |
| * To support 60W, please install the power cable to 6-pin PCIe Graphics Card connector or can only support 27W | |
| ASUS HYDRANODE | |
| - 3 x Chassis fan support* (CHA_FAN1P,CHA_FAN2P,CHA_FAN3P) | |
| * Visit ASUS Website for the latest compatibility list. | |
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Software Features
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ROG Exclusive Software
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| - 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 | |
| - Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation | |
| AI Suite 3 | |
| - Easy Optimization with AI Overclocking | |
| TPU | |
| EPU | |
| DIGI+ Power Control | |
| 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 | |
| MemTest86 | |
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BIOS
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256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS
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Manageability
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WOL by PME, PXE
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Accessories
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Cables
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| 1 x ARGB RGB extension cable | |
| 1 x 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 | |
| Miscellaneous | |
| 1 x ASUS Wi-Fi moving antennas | |
| 1 x M.2 Q-Latch package | |
| 2 x M.2 Q-Latch packages for M.2 backplate | |
| 1 x M.2 Rubber Package | |
| 1 x Q-connector | |
| 1 x ROG Graphics card holder | |
| 1 x ROG stickers | |
| 1 x ROG key chain | |
| 1 x ROG thank you card | |
| Installation Media | |
| 1 x USB drive with utilities and drivers | |
| Documentation | |
| 1 x User Guide | |
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Operating System
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Windows® 11 64-bit, Windows® 10 64-bit
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Form Factor
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ATX
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30.5cm x 24.4cm
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