Asus ROG Series Intel Z690 Socket LGA1700 ATX Motherboard (MAXIMUS Z690 HERO)
ATX Form Factor
Intel Z690 Chipset
LGA 1700 Socket
4 x Dual-Channel DDR5 RAM Slots
6 x SATA III, 3 x M.2 slots (Key M), 2 x Hyper M.2 slot (Key M) via ROG Hyper M.2 card
NVMe RAID 0/1/5, SATA RAID 0/1/5/10
2 x PCIe 5.0 x16, 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16
1 x Intel 2.5Gb Ethernet
2x2 Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax), Bluetooth 5.2
2 x Thunderbolt 4 Ports
USB 3.2 Gen 1, Gen 2, Gen 2x2 Support
Windows 10 & 11 (64-Bit)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C port
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C connector
D-Sub (VGA)
<not specified>
DVI
<not specified>
HDMI
1
Thunderbolt
2
2 x Intel Thunderbolt 4 ports (USB Type-C) support DisplayPort 1.4 and Thunderbolt video outputs
LAN (RJ45)
1
S/PDIF Ports
1 x Optical
OFC Audio Jacks
5
Expansion Slots
PCI Express x16/x8/x4
3
2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slots (support x16 or x8/x8 modes)**
** When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5)_1, PCIEX16(G5)_2 will run x8 only and if ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5)_2, PCIEX16(G5)_1 will run x8 only.
1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4, x4/x4 modes)***
*** Supports IntelĀ® Optane Memory H Series on PCH-attached PCIe slot.
PCI Express x1
<not specified>
Graphics System
Integrated Video
<not specified>
Multi-GPU Support
<not specified>
Internal I/O Connectors & Headers
24-pin ATX Power Supply Connector
1
8-pin ATX 12V Power Connector
2
6-pin ATX 12V Power Connector
1
AAFP Connector
1
System/Chassis FAN Headers
4
2-pin Thermal Sensor Connector
1
TPM Module Connector
1
Clear CMOS Jumper
1
CPU FAN Connector
1
CPU OPT Fan Connector
1
Water Pump Header
1
3-pin Water Flow Connector
1
Water Cooling IN Header
1
Water Cooling OUT Header
1
AIO Pump Header
1
Addressable LED Strip Headers
3
4-pin RGB LED Connector
1
USB 2.0 Headers
2
2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports
USB 3.2 Headers
2
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 headers support additional 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
USB Type C Header
1
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connector (supports USB Type-C)
Front panel audio header
1
Front Panel Connector
1
Q Flash Plus Button
1
Networking
Wired LAN
ASUS LANGuard
1 x Intel 2.5Gb Ethernet
Wireless LAN
Intel Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth
Yes
Storage System
M.2 Ports
5
SATA 3.0 Ports
6
RAID
0/1/5/10
Optane Support
<not specified>
Audio
Integrated Audio
Yes
Audio Chip
ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4082