ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO MOTHERBOARD 90MB1F90-M0UAY0

CPU Support

• Socket: Intel® LGA1700
• Supported Processors:
  • Intel® Core™ 14th & 13th Gen Processors
  • Intel® Core™ 12th Gen, Pentium® Gold, and Celeron® Processors
• Intel® Turbo Boost Technology: 2.0 and 3.0 (depending on CPU type)
• Reference for CPU support: Visit ASUS CPU support list

Chipset

• Chipset: Intel® Z790 Chipset

Memory

• Slots: 4 x DIMM slots
• Max Capacity: 192GB DDR5
• Speed: 4800 MHz to 8000 MHz+ (OC)
• Dual Channel Architecture
• Support for:
  • Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
  • ASUS Enhanced Memory Profile II (AEMP II)
  • DIMM Flex
  • On-Die ECC for DDR5 memory
• Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory

Graphics

• 1 x HDMI™ Port (supports 4K@60Hz)
• 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 Ports (USB Type-C®) supporting DisplayPort and Thunderbolt™ video outputs
• Graphics Specifications depend on CPU/graphics card

Expansion Slots

• 2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slots (supports x16 or x8/x8 modes)
• 1 x PCIe 4.0 x4 slot
• M.2 Slot Configurations:
  • M.2_1 (PCIe 5.0 x4 mode)
  • M.2_2, M.2_3, M.2_4, M.2_5 (PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)

Storage

• M.2 Slots: 5 x M.2 slots (Key M)
• SATA Ports: 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
• RAID Support: PCIe RAID (0/1/5/10), SATA RAID (0/1/5/10)
• Intel® Rapid Storage Technology support

Ethernet & Wireless

• Ethernet: 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet with ASUS LANGuard
• Wireless:
  • Intel® Wi-Fi 7 (2×2, 802.11be)
  • Up to 5.76Gbps transfer rate with 320MHz bandwidth
  • Supports 2.4/5/6GHz bands
  • Bluetooth® v5.4 (depending on Wi-Fi module)

USB Ports

• Rear USB (12 total):
  • 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 (USB Type-C®)
  • 6 x USB 10Gbps (5 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)
  • 4 x USB 5Gbps (Type-A)
• Front USB (9 total):
  • 1 x USB 20Gbps connector (USB Type-C®)
  • 2 x USB 5Gbps headers
  • 2 x USB 2.0 headers

Audio

• ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound Audio CODEC ALC4082
  • 120 dB SNR stereo output
  • 110 dB SNR recording input
  • ESS® ES9218 QUAD DAC
  • Gold-plated audio jacks
  • Optical S/PDIF out port

Back Panel I/O Ports

• 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 USB Type-C® ports
• 6 x USB 10Gbps (5 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)
• 4 x USB 5Gbps (Type-A)
• 1 x HDMI™ port
• 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet port
• 5 x Audio jacks (Gold-plated)
• 1 x Optical S/PDIF out port
• 1 x BIOS FlashBack™ button
• 1 x Clear CMOS button

Internal I/O Connectors

• Cooling:
  • 1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header
  • 1 x 4-pin AIO Pump header
  • 4 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers
• Storage:
  • 5 x M.2 slots (Key M)
  • 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
• USB:
  • 1 x USB 20Gbps connector
  • 2 x USB 5Gbps headers
  • 2 x USB 2.0 headers
• Power:
  • 1 x 24-pin main power connector
  • 2 x 8-pin +12V power connectors
  • 1 x 8-pin PCIe power connector

Special Features

• Extreme OC Kit: FlexKey, ReTry, Start button
• Extreme Engine Digi+: 10K Black metallic capacitors, MicroFine alloy choke
• ASUS Q-Design: Q-Latch, Q-Release, Q-Code, Q-LED, Q-Slot
• Thermal Solution: M.2 heatsink, VRM heatsink, Metal backplate
• AURA Sync: RGB headers, Addressable Gen 2 headers
• BIOS Features:
  • BIOS FlashBack™, Clear CMOS button
  • CPU Socket lever protector
  • ProCool II, Pre-mounted I/O shield, SafeSlot

Software Features

• ROG Software: ROG CPU-Z, DTS® Sound Unbound, Internet Security
• ASUS Software: Armoury Crate, AIDA64 Extreme, Fan Xpert 4, Sonic Studio, AI Suite 3
• Other Software: MyAsus, USB Wattage Watcher, Intel® Unison™, Adobe Creative Cloud (Free Trial)

Manageability

• WOL by PME
• PXE Boot

Accessories

• Included: Cables, Thermal pad for M.2, DDR5 fan holder, Wi-Fi Q-Antenna, M.2 backplate Q-Latch, Q-Connector, ROG stickers, USB drive with utilities

Operating System Support

• Windows® 10/11 64-bit

Form Factor

• ATX: 12 x 9.6 inches (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)