CPU

Intel® Socket LGA1700 for 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 the CPU support list.

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

Chipset

Z690

Memory

4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR4 5333(OC)/5133(OC)/5000(OC)/4800(OC)/4600(OC)/4400(OC)/4266(OC)/4133(OC)/4000(OC)/3866(OC)/3733(OC)/

3600(OC)/3466(OC)/3400(OC)/3333(OC)/3200/3000/2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory*

Dual Channel Memory Architecture

Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

OptiMem II

*Actual Memory data rate depends on the CPU types and DRAM modules, for more information refer to www.asus.com for memory support list.

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. 4K@60Hz as specified in DisplayPort 1.4.

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

Expansion Slots

Intel® 12th Gen Processors*

1 x PCIe 5.0/4.0/3.0 x16 slot

Intel® Z690 Chipset**

1 x PCIe 4.0/3.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)

2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (support x4 mode)

1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slot

* Please check the PCIe bifurcation table on the support site.

** Supports Intel® Optane Memory H Series on PCH-attached PCIe slot.

Storage

Supports 3 x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

Intel® 12th Gen Processors

M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110

– Intel® 12th Gen processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.

Intel® Z690 Chipset**

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

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

4 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

Ethernet

1 x Realtek 2.5Gb Ethernet

Wireless & Bluetooth

V-M.2 slot only (Key E, CNVi & PCIe)*

* Wi-Fi module and vertical M.2 Key E bracket set are purchased separately.

USB

Rear USB:Total 6 ports

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

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port (1 x Type-A)

2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (2 x Type-A)

2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x Type-A)

Front USB:Total 9 ports

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

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*

* USB_E1 port, USB_E2 port, USB_E3 port and USB_E4 port share the bandwidth.

Audio

Realtek 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC

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

– Supports up to 24-Bit/192 kHz playback

Audio Features

– Audio Shielding

– Rear optical S/PDIF outport

– Premium audio capacitors

– Dedicated audio PCB layers

Back Panel I/O Ports

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

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port (1 x Type-A)

2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (2 x Type-A)

2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x Type-A)

1 x DisplayPort

1 x HDMI® port

1 x V-M.2 slot (Key E)

1 x Realtek 2.5Gb Ethernet port

5 x Audio jacks

1 x Optical S/PDIF out port

1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse combo port

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

3 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers

Power related

1 x 24-pin Main Power connector

1 x 8-pin +12V Power connector

1 x 4-pin +12V Power connector

Storage related

3 x M.2 slots (Key M)

4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

USB

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

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

Miscellaneous

3 x Addressable Gen 2 headers

1 x AURA RGB headers

1 x Clear CMOS header

1 x COM Port header

1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)

1 x SPI TPM header (14-1pin)

1 x 20-5pin System Panel header

1 x Thunderbolt™ header

Special Features

ASUS 5X PROTECTION III

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

– LANGuard

– Overvoltage Protection

– SafeSlot

– Stainless-Steel Back I/O

ASUS Q-Design

– Q-DIMM

– Q-Slot

ASUS Thermal Solution

– Flexible M.2 heatsink

– VRM heatsink design

ASUS EZ DIY

– ProCool

AURA Sync

– AURA RGB header

– Addressable Gen 2 headers

Software Features

ASUS Exclusive Software

Armoury Crate

– AURA Sync

– Fan Xpert 4

AI Suite 3

– Performance And Power Saving Utility

  TurboV EVO

  EPU

  DIGI+ VRM

ASUS CPU-Z

Norton Anti-virus software (Free Trial version)

WinRAR

UEFI BIOS

ASUS EZ DIY

– ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

– ASUS EZ Flash 3

– ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode

BIOS

192 (128+64) Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS

Manageability

WOL by PME, PXE

Accessories

Cables

2 x SATA 6Gb/s cables

Miscellaneous

1 x I/O Shield

1 x M.2 Rubber Package

2 x M.2 SSD screw packages

Installation Media

1 x Support DVD

Documentation

1 x User guide

Operating System

Windows® 11 64-bit, Windows® 10 64-bit

Form Factor

ATX 30.5cm x 23.4cm

Warranty

3 Years

Note*

Price, feature, and specifications are subject to change without notice.