ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Extreme LGA 1700 EATX Motherboard (ROG MAXIMUS Z790 EXTREME)

Chipset

Intel® Z790 Chipset        

Memory

4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR5   7200(OC)/7000(OC)/6800(OC)/6600(OC)/6400(OC)/ 6200(OC)/ 6000(OC)/ 5800(OC)/   5600/ 5400/ 5200/ 5000/ 4800 Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory*     

Dual Channel Memory Architecture        

Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

OptiMem III       

* Supported memory types, data rate(Speed), and number of DRAM   modules vary depending on the CPU and memory configuration, for more   information refer to www.asus.com for memory support list.   

Graphics

1 x HDMI® port*              

2 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 ports (USB Type-C®) support DisplayPort 1.4   and Thunderbolt™ video outputs**          

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

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

Expansion   Slots

Intel® 13th & 12th Gen Processors*       

2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slots (supports x16 or x8/x8 modes)**  

Intel® Z790 Chipset**   

1 x PCIe 4.0x4 slot           

* Please check the PCIe bifurcation table on the support site   (https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1037507/)

** M.2_1 shares bandwidth with PCIEX16(G5)_2. When M.2_1 is enabled,   PCIEX16(G5)_2 will be disabled.           

- To ensure compatibility of the device installed, please refer to   https://www.asus.com/support/ for the list of supported peripherals.               

Storage

Total supports 5 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)**             

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

Intel® Z790 Chipset        

M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA modes)       

DIMM.2_1 slot (Key M) via ROG DIMM.2, type 2242/2260/2280/22110   (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)         

DIMM.2_2 slot (Key M) via ROG DIMM.2, type 2242/2260/2280/22110   (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)        

6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports***             

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

** M.2_1 shares bandwidth with PCIEX16(G5)_2. When M.2_1 is enabled,   PCIEX16(G5)_2 will be disabled.           

*** RAID configuration and boot drives are not supported on the   SATA6G_E1-2 ports.    

Ethernet

1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet             

1 x Marvell® AQtion 10Gb Ethernet         

ASUS LANGuard

Wireless   & Bluetooth

Wi-Fi 6E               

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

Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band* 

Supports Intel® Double Connect Technology       

Bluetooth® v5.3**          

* WiFi 6E 6GHz regulatory may vary between countries.

** The Bluetooth version may vary, please refer to the Wi-Fi module   manufacturer's website for the latest specifications.              

USB

Rear USB (Total 10 ports)             

1 x Thunderbolt™ 4 ports (1 x USB Type-C®)        

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

8 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (7 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)  

Front USB (Total 10 ports)           

1 x Thunderbolt™ 4 connector (supports USB Type-C®)  

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connector (supports USB Type-C® with up to 60W   PD/QC4+)              

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  

Audio

ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4082         

- 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          

- ESS® ES9218 QUAD DAC            

- LED-illuminated audio jacks     

- Rear optical S/PDIF out port     

- Premium audio capacitors        

- Audio cover    

Back Panel   I/O Ports

1 x Thunderbolt™ 4 USB Type-C® port    

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

8 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (7 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)  

1 x HDMI® port

1 x Wi-Fi Module             

1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet port   

1 x Marvell® AQtion 10Gb Ethernet port

5 x LED-illuminated audio jacks*

1 x Optical S/PDIF out port          

1 x BIOS FlashBack™  button       

1 x Clear CMOS button  

*The rear panel Lime (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.            

Internal   I/O Connectors

Fan and Cooling related                

1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header            

1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header   

2 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers    

2 x 4-pin Radiator Fan headers  

2 x W_PUMP+ headers

1 x WB_SENSOR 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 Power connector

Storage related  

3 x M.2 slots (Key M)     

1 x DIMM.2 slot supports 2 x M.2 slots (Key M)  

6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports     

USB       

1 x Thunderbolt™ 4 USB Type-C® port    

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

2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 headers support 4 additional USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports        

2 x USB 2.0 headers support 4 additional USB 2.0 ports  

Miscellaneous  

1 x 6-pin ARGB Gen 2 header to support 2 x ARGB Gen 2 headers              

1 x Addressable Gen 2 header   

1 x Aura RGB header     

2 x BCLK button

1 x BIOS Switch button  

1 x FlexKey button          

1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)      

1 x LN2 Mode jumper    

1 x Osc sence header     

12 x ProbeIt Measurement Points           

1 x ReTry button              

1 x RSVD switch

1 x RSVD header              

1 x Safe Boot button      

1 x Slow Mode switch    

1 x Start button

1 x V_Latch switch          

1 x 10-1 pin System Panel header            

1 x Thermal Sensor header         

Special   Features

Extreme OC Kit 

- FlexKey button              

- LN2 Mode       

- ProbeIt             

- ReTry button  

- Safe boot button          

- Start button    

- Slow Mode      

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 heatsink  

- Metal backplate            

- 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           

- ROG Aura Sync backplate          

- Aura RGB header          

- Addressable Gen 2 headers     

Dual BIOS           

2" LiveDash Color OLED

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 PD3.0 and PPS             

* To support 60W, please install the power cable to the 6-pin PCIe   Graphics Card connector or else only 27W will be supported. 

Software   Features

ROG Exclusive Software

- GameFirst VI  

- ROG CPU-Z      

- ROG True Voltician       

- 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 (with AI Cooling II)

- Power Saving 

- AniMe Matrix™             

- Two-Way AI Noise Cancellation              

- OLED Display  

AI Suite 3            

- Easy Optimization with AI Overclocking               

- TPU    

- DIGI+ Power Control   

- Turbo app        

- PC Cleaner      

MyAsus

WinRAR               

UEFI BIOS           

AI Overclocking Guide   

ASUS EZ DIY       

- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3               

- ASUS EZ Flash 3             

- ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode          

MemTest86       

BIOS

2 x 256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS   

Manageability

WOL by PME, PXE           

Accessories

Cables  

1 x 1-to-3 ARGB splitter cable     

1 x 1-to-2 ARGB splitter cable     

2 x 1-to-4 fan splitter cable         

3 x ROG weave SATA 6G cables 

1 x 3-in-1 Thermistor cables pack             

ROG Fan Controller        

1 x ROG Fan Controller 

1 x Fan EXT PWR cable  

1 x ARGB input cable      

1 x USB input cable         

1 x ROG Fan Controller velcro tape          

1 x Fan Controller manual            

ROG DIMM.2 with Heatsink        

1 x ROG DIMM.2 with heatsink 

1 x M.2 pad for ROG DIMM.2     

2 x M.2 screw package for ROG DIMM.2

ROG True Voltician         

1 x ROG True Voltician   

4 x cables for ROG True Voltician              

Additional Cooling Kit    

1 x Thermal pad for M.2

1 x DDR5 Fan holder      

Miscellaneous  

1 x ASUS Wi-Fi moving antennas               

1 x Q-connector

1 x ROG key chain           

1 x ROG logo plate sticker            

1 x ROG multi-bit screwdriver    

1 x ROG stickers

1 x ROG VIP card              

1 x Screw package for M.2 SSD  

Installation Media           

1 x USB drive with utilities and drivers    

Documentation

1 x User guide   

Operating System

Windows® 11, Windows® 10 64-bit         

Form Factor

E-ATX Form Factor          

12 inch x 10.9 inch (30.5 cm x 27.7 cm)