ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Hero - motherboard

ATX motherboard with Intel 1700 socket for Intel Core 13th Generation, Intel Core 12th Generation

Intel Z790

128 GB maximum RAM up to 7800MHz maximum clock speed

4x RAM slots (slots for working memory)

Memory Type: DDR5

Dual channel architecture

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® 13th & 12th Gen Processors

1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot

Intel® Z790 chipset

2 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slots (support x4 mode)

1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slot

Internal connections:

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 connectors

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

External connections:

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 ports (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

1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet

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

ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4082

Extreme Engine Digi+

ASUS Q Design

ASUS Thermal Solution

ASUS EZ DIY

Aura Sync

Front Panel USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 with PD Fast-charge Support

Windows 10, 11

ROG Exclusive Software

ASUS Exclusive Software

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 sticker

1 x ROG key chain

1 x ROG VIP card

Install Media

1 x USB drive with utilities and drivers

Manual