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ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Dark Hero (WiFi 7) LGA 1700 ATX Gaming Motherboard
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ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX ENCORE LGA 1700(Intel 14th &13th&12th)ATX gaming motherboard (24 power stages,DDR5,Memory Fan Kit,Wi-Fi 7,5xM.2 slots,PCIe 5.0...
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Last updated on December 3, 2025 10:55 am

Description

CPU

  • Intel® Socket LGA1700 for Intel® Core™ 14th & 13th Gen Processors, Intel® Core™ 12th Gen, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors
  • Intel® Z790 Chipset

MEMORY

  • 4 x DIMM slots, max. 192GB, DDR5
  • 8000+(OC) / 7800+(OC) / 7600(OC) / 7400(OC) / 7200(OC) / 7000(OC) / 6800(OC) / 6600(OC) / 6400(OC) / 6200(OC) / 6000(OC) / 5800(OC) / 5600 / 5400 / 5200 / 5000 / 4800MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory*
  • Dual channel memory architecture
  • Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory module

EXPANSION SLOT

  • Intel® CoreTM Processors (14th & 13th & 12th Gen)
    • 2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slots (support x16 or x8/x8 modes)**
  • Intel® Z790 Chipset
    • 1 x PCIe 4.0 x4 slot
  • Please check the PCIe bifurcation table on the support site
  • M.2_1 shares bandwidth with PCIEX16 (G5)_2. When M.2_1 is enabled, PCIEX16 (G5)_2 will be disabled and PCIEX16 (G5)_1 will run x8 only.

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 110 dB SNR recording input
  • Supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback
  • SupremeFX Shielding Technology
  • ESS® ES9218 QUAD DAC
  • Gold-plated audio jacks
  • Rear optical S/PDIF out port

STORAGE

  • Total supports 5 x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports*
  • Intel® CoreTM Processors (14th & 13th & 12th Gen)
    • M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode.)**
    • M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.)
  • Intel® Z790 Chipset**
    • M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
    • M.2_4 slot (Key M), type 2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
    • M.2_5 slot (Key M), type 2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
  • 4 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 and PCIEX16 (G5)_1 will run x8 only.

LAN

  • 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet

WI-FI & BLUETOOTH®

  • Intel® Wi-Fi 7
    • 2×2 Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
    • Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band
    • Support Wi-Fi 7 320MHz bandwidth, up to 5.76Gbps transfer rate.
    • Bluetooth® v5.4
      • Compatible with Windows 11 or later.
  • Wi-Fi 7 MLO(Multi-link Operation) full functions support will be ready in Windows 11 2024 Platform (Windows 11 24H2) or later.
  • Wi-Fi 6GHz frequency band and bandwidth regulatory may vary between countries.
  • The Bluetooth version may vary, please refer to the Wi-Fi module manufacturer’s website for the latest specifications.

POWER CONNECTORS

  • 1 x 24-pin main power connector
  • 2 x 8-pin +12V power connector
  • 1 x 8-pin PCIe power connector

INTERNAL USB CONNECTORS

  • 1 x USB 20Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C®)
  • 2 x USB 5Gbps headers support 4 additional USB 5Gbps ports
  • 2 x USB 2.0 headers support 4 additional USB 2.0 ports

FAN CONNECTORS

  • 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

SYSTEM CONNECTORS

  • 1 x FlexKey button
  • 1 x Front panel audio header (F_AUDIO)
  • 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

LED FEATURES

  • 3 x Addressable Gen 2 headers
  • 1 x AURA RGB header

BACK PANEL PORTS

  • 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 USB Type-C® ports
  • 6 x USB 10Gbps ports (5 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)
  • 4 x USB 5Gbps ports (4 x Type-A)
  • 1 x HDMITM 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