ASUS PRIME Z790-A WIFI-CSM MOTHERBOARD(3y)

Model


PRIME Z790-A WIFI-CSM

CPU


Intel® Socket LGA1700 for 13th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors & 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 www.asus.com for CPU support list.

** Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 support depends on the CPU types.

Chipset


Intel® Z790 Chipset

Memory


4 x DIMM, Max. 192GB, DDR5 7200+(OC)/7000(OC)/6800(OC)/6600(OC)/6400(OC)/6200(OC)/6000(OC)/5800(OC)/5600/5400/5200/5000/4800, 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 modules vary depending on the CPU and memory configuration, for more information refer to www.asus.com for memory support list.

* Non-ECC, un-buffered DDR5 memory supports On-Die ECC function.

Graphics


1 x DisplayPort**

1 x HDMI® port***

* Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types. Please refer to www.intel.com for any updates.

**Supports max. 8K@60Hz as specified in DisplayPort 1.4.

***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*


1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot


Intel® Z790 Chipset


1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)

1 x PCIe 4.0 x4 slot

2 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots

Storage


Total supports 4 x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports*

Intel® 13th & 12th Gen Processors

M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)

Intel® Z790 Chipset

M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4)

M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4)

M.2_4 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA modes)

4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

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

Ethernet


1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet

ASUS LANGuard

Wireless & Bluetooth


Wi-Fi 6E

2×2 Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)

Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band*

Bluetooth® v5.3**

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

USB



Rear USB (Total 8 ports)


1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 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)


Front USB (Total 7 ports)


1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 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



Realtek S1220A 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC*


– Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs

– Internal audio Amplifier to enhance the highest quality sound for headphone and speakers

– Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking

– High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 113 dB SNR recording input (Line-in)

– Supports up to 32-Bit/192 kHz playback*


Audio Features


– Audio Shielding

– Power pre-regulator reduces power input noise to ensure consistent performance

– Premium audio capacitors

– Dedicated audio PCB layers

– Audio cover

– Unique de-pop circuit

* Due to limitations in HDA bandwidth, 32-Bit/192 kHz is not supported for 7.1 Surround Sound audio.

Back Panel I/O Ports


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

3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (2 x Type-A, 1 x Type-C®)

4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A)

1 x DisplayPort

1 x HDMI® port

1 x Wi-Fi Module

1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet port

3 x Audio jacks

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

4 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers


Power related


1 x 24-pin Main Power connector

2 x 8-pin +12V Power connectors


Storage related


4 x M.2 slots (Key M)

4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports


USB


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

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header supports 2 additional USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports

2 x USB 2.0 headers support 4 additional USB 2.0 ports


Miscellaneous


3 x Addressable Gen 2 headers

1 x Aura RGB header

1 x Clear CMOS header

1 x COM Port header

1 x CPU Over Voltage jumper

1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)

1 x Power button

1 x SPI TPM header (14-1pin)

1 x  20-3 pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function

1 x Thunderbolt™  header

Special Features


ASUS 5X PROTECTION III

– DIGI+ VRM (- Digital power design with DrMOS)

– ESD Guards

– LANGuard

– Overvoltage Protection

– Safeslot

– Stainless-Steel Back I/O


ASUS Q-Design


– M.2 Q-Latch

– PCIe Slot Q-Release

– Q-Connector

– Q-DIMM

– Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green])

– Q-Slot


ASUS Thermal Solution


– M.2 heatsink

– VRM heatsink design


ASUS EZ DIY


– Box Headers

– Clear CMOS button

– CPU Socket lever protector

– ProCool

– Pre-mounted I/O shield

– SafeDIMM


Aura Sync


– Aura RGB header

– Addressable Gen 2 headers

Software Features



ASUS Exclusive Software

Armoury Crate


– Aura Creator

– Aura Sync

– Fan Xpert 4 (with AI Cooling II)

– Power Saving

– Two-Way AI Noise Cancellation


AI Suite 3


– TurboV EVO

– DIGI+ VRM

– PC Cleaner


ASUS CPU-Z

IT Management software supported


– ASUS Control Center Express(ACCE)

DTS:X® Ultra

MyASUS

Norton 360 Deluxe (60 Days Free Trial)

WinRAR

UEFI BIOS

ASUS EZ DIY

– ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

– ASUS EZ Flash 3

– ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode

MemTest86

BIOS


256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS

Manageability


WOL by PME, PXE

Accessories


Cables

2 x SATA 6Gb/s cables


Miscellaneous


1 x ASUS Wi-Fi moving antenna

1 x Q-connector

2 x M.2 Rubber Packages

1 x Screw package for M.2 SSD


Documentation


1 x ACC Express Activation Key Card

1 x User guide

Operating System


Windows® 11, Windows® 10 64-bit

Form Factor


ATX Form Factor

12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )