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Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO Gaming Motherboard

Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO Gaming Motherboard

Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO ATX Gaming Motherboard

ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO

Intel® Z790 LGA 1700 ATX motherboard with 20 + 1 power stages, DDR5, Wi-Fi 7 with ASUS WiFi Q-Antenna, five M.2 slots, PCIe® 5.0 NVMe® SSD slot onboard, PCIe 5.0 x16 SafeSlots with Q-Release, two Thunderbolt™ 4 ports, USB 20Gbps Type-C® front-panel connector with Quick Charge 4+ up to 60W, AI Overclocking, AI Cooling II, AI Networking, Two-way AI Noise Cancelation, and Aura Sync RGB lighting

Specifications:

CPU Support

Intel® Core™ 14th & 13th Gen, Core™ 12th Gen, Pentium® Gold, Celeron® Processors (LGA1700)

Chipset

Intel® Z790 Chipset

Memory

4 x DIMM slots, max. 192GB DDR5, Dual-channel architecture, XMP, ASUS AEMP II

Graphics

HDMI port, 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 ports (USB Type-C®)

Expansion Slots

2 x PCIe 5.0 x16, 1 x PCIe 4.0 x4, PCIe bifurcation support

Storage

5 x M.2 slots, 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports, RAID support

Ethernet

1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet, ASUS LANGuard

Wireless & Bluetooth

Intel® Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth® v5.4, Wi-Fi 7 MLO support in Windows 11 2024 Platform

USB Ports

Rear: 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4, 6 x USB 10Gbps (Type-A + Type-C®), 4 x USB 5Gbps (Type-A) <br> Front: 1 x USB 20Gbps (Type-C®), 2 x USB 5Gbps headers, 2 x USB 2.0 headers

Audio

ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound, ALC4082, ESS® ES9218 QUAD DAC, Gold-plated jacks, Optical S/PDIF out

I/O Ports

HDMI, Thunderbolt™ 4, USB, Wi-Fi Module, 2.5Gb Ethernet, Audio jacks, Optical S/PDIF, BIOS FlashBack™, Clear CMOS

Internal Connectors

M.2 slots, SATA ports, USB headers, Fan headers, Power connectors, Addressable Gen 2 headers, AURA RGB header, FlexKey button, Thermal sensor header, PCIe mode switch

Special Features

Extreme OC Kit, Extreme Engine Digi+, ASUS Q-Design, ASUS Thermal Solution, ASUS EZ DIY, AURA Sync, Front Panel USB 20G with Quick Charge 4+ Support

Software Features

ROG and ASUS Exclusive Software, UEFI BIOS, AI Overclocking Guide, USB Wattage Watcher

Accessories

Various cables, Cooling Kit, Q-Latch and Rubber Packages, WiFi Q-Antenna, ASUS VIP card, Installation Media, Documentation

Operating System

Windows® 11, Windows® 10 64-bit

Form Factor

ATX, 12 inch x 9.6 inch (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)
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Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO ATX Gaming Motherboard

ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO

Intel® Z790 LGA 1700 ATX motherboard with 20 + 1 power stages, DDR5, Wi-Fi 7 with ASUS WiFi Q-Antenna, five M.2 slots, PCIe® 5.0 NVMe® SSD slot onboard, PCIe 5.0 x16 SafeSlots with Q-Release, two Thunderbolt™ 4 ports, USB 20Gbps Type-C® front-panel connector with Quick Charge 4+ up to 60W, AI Overclocking, AI Cooling II, AI Networking, Two-way AI Noise Cancelation, and Aura Sync RGB lighting

Specifications:

CPU Support

Intel® Core™ 14th & 13th Gen, Core™ 12th Gen, Pentium® Gold, Celeron® Processors (LGA1700)

Chipset

Intel® Z790 Chipset

Memory

4 x DIMM slots, max. 192GB DDR5, Dual-channel architecture, XMP, ASUS AEMP II

Graphics

HDMI port, 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 ports (USB Type-C®)

Expansion Slots

2 x PCIe 5.0 x16, 1 x PCIe 4.0 x4, PCIe bifurcation support

Storage

5 x M.2 slots, 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports, RAID support

Ethernet

1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet, ASUS LANGuard

Wireless & Bluetooth

Intel® Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth® v5.4, Wi-Fi 7 MLO support in Windows 11 2024 Platform

USB Ports

Rear: 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4, 6 x USB 10Gbps (Type-A + Type-C®), 4 x USB 5Gbps (Type-A) <br> Front: 1 x USB 20Gbps (Type-C®), 2 x USB 5Gbps headers, 2 x USB 2.0 headers

Audio

ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound, ALC4082, ESS® ES9218 QUAD DAC, Gold-plated jacks, Optical S/PDIF out

I/O Ports

HDMI, Thunderbolt™ 4, USB, Wi-Fi Module, 2.5Gb Ethernet, Audio jacks, Optical S/PDIF, BIOS FlashBack™, Clear CMOS

Internal Connectors

M.2 slots, SATA ports, USB headers, Fan headers, Power connectors, Addressable Gen 2 headers, AURA RGB header, FlexKey button, Thermal sensor header, PCIe mode switch

Special Features

Extreme OC Kit, Extreme Engine Digi+, ASUS Q-Design, ASUS Thermal Solution, ASUS EZ DIY, AURA Sync, Front Panel USB 20G with Quick Charge 4+ Support

Software Features

ROG and ASUS Exclusive Software, UEFI BIOS, AI Overclocking Guide, USB Wattage Watcher

Accessories

Various cables, Cooling Kit, Q-Latch and Rubber Packages, WiFi Q-Antenna, ASUS VIP card, Installation Media, Documentation

Operating System

Windows® 11, Windows® 10 64-bit

Form Factor

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