CPU Intel® Socket LGA1700 for 13th Gen Intel® Core™ & 12th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0** * Refer to for CPU support list. ** Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 support depends on the CPU types. Chipset Z690 Memory 4 x DIMM, Max. 192GB, DDR5 6400(OC)/ 6200(OC)/ 6000(OC)/ 5800(OC)/ 5600(OC)/ 5400(OC)/ 5200(OC)/ 5000(OC)/ 4800 Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory* Dual Channel Memory Architecture Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) OptiMem II * Supported memory types, data rate(Speed), and number of DRAM module vary depending on the CPU and memory configuration, for more information refer to for memory support list. Graphics 1 x DisplayPort** 1 x HDMI®*** * Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types. Please refer to for any updates. ** Support as specified in DisplayPort 1.4. *** Support as specified in HDMI 2.1. Expansion Slots Intel® 13th & 12th Gen Processors* 1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot** Intel® Z690 Chipset*** 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode or x4/x4 mode for ROG HYPER M.2 CARD) 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode) 1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slot * Please check PCIe bifurcation table in Chapter 1 of user guide. ** When M.2_1 is occupied with SSD device, PCIEX16(G5)_1 will run x8 only. *** Supports Intel® Optane Memory H Series on PCH-attached PCIe slot. **** The ThunderboltTM card can only be used when installed to the PCIEX16(G3) slot. Ensure to install your ThunderboltTM card to the PCIEX16(G3) slot. Storage Supports 3 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports Intel® 13th & 12th Gen Processors M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode) - Intel® 13th & 12th Gen processors support PCIe 5.0 x4 mode. M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode) - Intel® 13th & 12th Gen processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode. Hyper M.2_1 slot (Key M) via Hyper M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110*** - Intel® 13th & 12th Gen processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode Intel® Z690 Chipset** M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode & SATA modes) Hyper M.2_1 slot (Key M) via Hyper M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (suppports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)**** Hyper M.2_2 slot (Key M) via 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), only Hyper M.2_1 slot can support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode. When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G3), only Hyper M.2_1 slot can support PCIe 3.0 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) or PCIEX16(G3), 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. Ethernet 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet ASUS LANGuard Wireless & Bluetooth Intel® Wi-Fi 6E "Wi-Fi 6E 2x2 Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band* Bluetooth v5.2 hardware ready** * WiFi 6E 6GHz regulatory may vary between countries, and function will be ready in Windows 11 or later. ** Bluetooth v5.2 function will be ready in Windows 11 or later. " USB Rear USB: Total 12 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) 4 x USB 2.0 ports (4 x Type-A) Front USB: Total 7 ports 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 supports 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 - ALC4080 + Savitech SV3H712 AMP - Gold-plated audio jacks* - Rear optical S/PDIF out port - Premium audio capacitors - Audio cover *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) 4 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x Type-A) 1 x HDMI™ port 1 x DisplayPort 1 x Wi-Fi Module 1 x Intel® I225-V 2.5Gb Ethernet 5 x Gold-plated audio jacks* 1 x Optical S/PDIF out port 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 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®) 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 CPU Over Voltage jumper 1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP) 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* * The ThunderboltTM card can only be used when installed to the PCIEX16(G3) slot. Ensure to install your ThunderboltTM card to the PCIEX16(G3) slot. Special Features 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 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 RGB headers ASUS HYDRANODE - 1 x Chassis fan support* (CHA_FAN1P) * Visit ASUS Website for the latest compatibility list. TPM header Software Features ROG Exclusive Software - ROG CPU-Z - GameFirst VI - 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 - 5-Way 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 ROG HYPER M.2 CARD 1 x ROG HYPER M.2 CARD Miscellaneous 1 x ASUS 2x2 Dual-Band Wi-Fi moving antennas 1 x M.2 Q-Latch package 1 x M.2 Q-Latch package for M.2 backplate 1 x M.2 Rubber Packages 2 x M.2 Screw Packages 1 x ROG Graphics card holder 1 x ROG key chain 1 x cable tie 1 x ROG STRIX stickers 1 x ROG STRIX thank you card Installation Media 1 x Support DVD Documentation 1 x User manual Operating System Windows® 11, Windows® 10 64-bit