ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX ENCORE DDR5 Motherboard
Web ID: 37247
CPU Socket: Intel S1700 || For 14th Gen, 13th Gen & 12th Gen Series Desktop Processors
Form Factor: ATX
Chipset: Intel Z790 Chipset
Compatible Memory: DDR5 || 2 x DIMM Sockets
Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) || Bluetooth v5.4
PCIe Sockets: 2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 || 2 x PCIe 4.0 x4
M.2 Sockets: 1 x M.2 PCIe 5.0 slots + 2 x M.2 PCIe 4.0 slots + 2 x M.2 PCIe 4.0 slots via ROG DIMM.2
SATA Ports: 4 x SATA 6Gb/s
RAID Support: 0, 1, 5, 10
Ethernet Port: RJ45 (2.5Gb)
Audio Ports: 5 x 3.5mm (7.1) || Optical S/PDIF-Out
Rear USB Ports: 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C || 5x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A || 4x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
Internal USB Ports: 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C || 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Header || 2 x USB 2.0 Headers ONLY WHILE STOCKS LAST! CASH PRICE
Manufacturer Warranty: 3 Year
Manufacturer PN: ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX ENCORE
GTIN: 197105361126
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| ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX ENCORE | |
| Note: The specifications are subject to change without notice. | |
| CPU | Intel® Socket LGA1700 for Intel® Core™ 14th & 13th Gen Processors, Intel® Core™ 12th Gen, 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 | 2 x DIMM, Max. 96GB, DDR5 8400+(OC)/ 8200+(OC)/8000+(OC)/7800+(OC)/7600(OC)/7400(OC)/7200(OC)/7000(OC)/6800(OC)/6600(OC)/6400(OC)/ 6200(OC)/ 6000(OC)/ 5800(OC)/ 5600/ 5400/ 5200/ 5000/ 4800 MT/s Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory* |
| Dual Channel Memory Architecture | |
| Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) | |
| ASUS Enhanced Memory Profile II (AEMP II) | |
| Supports DIMM Flex | |
| * Supported memory types, data rate (speed), and number of DRAM modules vary depending on the CPU and memory configuration, for more information please refer to CPU/Memory Support list under the Support tab of product information site or visit https://www.asus.com/support/. | |
| - Non-ECC, un-buffered DDR5 memory supports On-Die ECC function. | |
| - For optimal memory overclocking results, please ensure to install the bundled ROG Memory Fan Kit. | |
| Expansion Slots | Intel® CoreTM Processors (14th & 13th & 12th Gen)* |
| 2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slots (supports x16 or x8/x8 modes)** | |
| Intel® Z790 Chipset | |
| 2 x PCIe 4.0 x4 slot | |
| * Please check the PCIe bifurcation table on the support site (https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1037507/). | |
| ** M.2_1 shares bandwidth with PCIEX16(G5)_2 and PCIEX16(G5)_1. When M.2_1 is occupied with SSD device, PCIEX16(G5)_2 will be disabled and PCIEX16(G5)_1 will run x8 only. | |
| - To ensure compatibility of the device installed, please refer to https://www.asus.com/support/ for the list of supported peripherals. | |
| Storage | Total supports 5 x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports* |
| Intel® CoreTM Processors (14th & 13th & 12th Gen) | |
| M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode)** | |
| M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode) | |
| Intel® Z790 Chipset | |
| M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA modes) | |
| DIMM.2_1 slot (Key M) via ROG DIMM.2, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode) | |
| DIMM.2_2 slot (Key M) via ROG DIMM.2, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode) | |
| 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports** | |
| * Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports PCIe RAID 0/1/5/10, SATA RAID 0/1/5/10 | |
| * M.2_1 shares bandwidth with PCIEX16(G5)_2 and PCIEX16(G5)_1. When M.2_1 is occupied with SSD device, PCIEX16(G5)_2 will be disabled and PCIEX16(G5)_1 will run x8 only. | |
| Ethernet | 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet |
| ASUS LANGuard | |
| Wireless & Bluetooth® | Intel® Wi-Fi 7* |
| 2x2 Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)** | |
| Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band*** | |
| Support Wi-Fi 7 320MHz bandwidth, up to 5.8Gbps transfer rate. | |
| Bluetooth® v5.4**** | |
| * Compatible with Windows 11 or later. | |
| ** Wi-Fi 7 MLO(Multi-link Operation) full functions support will be ready in Windows 11 2024 Platform (Windows 11 24H2) or later. | |
| *** Wi-Fi 6GHz frequency band and bandwidth regulatory may vary between countries. | |
| **** The Bluetooth version may vary, please refer to the Wi-Fi module manufacturer's website for the latest specifications. | |
| USB | Rear USB (Total 10 ports) |
| 1 x USB 20Gbps port (1 x USB Type-C®)* | |
| 5 x USB 10Gbps ports (5 x Type-A) | |
| 4 x USB 5Gbps ports (4 x Type-A) | |
| Front USB (Total 9 ports) | |
| 1 x USB 20Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C® with up to 60W PD/QC4+)** | |
| 2 x USB 5Gbps headers support additional 4 USB 5G ports | |
| 2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports | |
| * USB Type-C® power delivery output: max. 5V/3A | |
| ** USB Type-C® power delivery output: 5/9/15/20V max. 3A, PPS:3.3–21V max. 3A | |
| Audio | ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4080 - Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs - Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking - High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 110 dB SNR recording input - Supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback |
| Audio Features | |
| - SupremeFX Shielding Technology | |
| - Savitech SV3H712 AMP | |
| - Gold-plated audio jacks | |
| - Rear optical S/PDIF out port | |
| - Premium audio capacitors | |
| - Audio cover | |
| * The LINE OUT port on the rear panel does not support spatial audio. If you wish to use spatial audio, make sure to connect your audio output device to the audio jack on the front panel of your chassis or use a USB interface audio device. | |
| Back Panel I/O Ports | 1 x USB 20Gbps port (1 x USB Type-C®) |
| 5 x USB 10Gbps ports (5 x Type-A) | |
| 4 x USB 5Gbps ports (4 x Type-A) | |
| 1 x Wi-Fi Module | |
| 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet port | |
| 5 x Gold-plated audio jacks | |
| 1 x Optical S/PDIF out port | |
| 1 x BIOS FlashBack™ button | |
| 1 x Clear CMOS button | |
| 1 x PS/2 Keyboard (purple) port | |
| 1 x PS/2 Mouse (green) 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 | |
| 2 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers | |
| 2 x 4-pin Full Speed Fan headers | |
| 1 x W_PUMP+ header | |
| 1 x 2-pin Water In header | |
| 1 x 2-pin Water Out header | |
| 1 x 3-pin Water Flow header | |
| 1 x Extra Flow Fan header | |
| Power related | |
| 1 x 24-pin Main Power connector | |
| 2 x 8-pin +12V Power connector | |
| 1 x 8-pin PCIe Power connector | |
| Storage related | |
| 3 x M.2 slots (Key M) | |
| 1 x DIMM.2 slot supports 2 x M.2 slots (Key M) | |
| 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports | |
| USB | |
| 1 x USB 20Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C®) | |
| 2 x USB 5Gbps headers support additional 4 USB 5G ports | |
| 2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports | |
| Miscellaneous | |
| 1 x 80 Light Bar jumper | |
| 3 x Addressable Gen 2 headers | |
| 1 x Alternative PCIe Mode Switch | |
| 1 x Aura RGB header | |
| 2 x BCLK button | |
| 1 x BIOS Switch button | |
| 1 x FlexKey button | |
| 1 x Front Panel Audio header (F_AUDIO) | |
| 1 x LN2 Mode jumper | |
| 1 x Osc sence header | |
| 1 x Pause switch | |
| 12 x ProbeIt Measurement Points | |
| 1 x ReTry button | |
| 2 x RSVD switches | |
| 1 x RSVD header | |
| 1 x Safe Boot button | |
| 1 x Slow Mode switch | |
| 1 x Start button | |
| 1 x 10-1 pin System Panel header | |
| 1 x Thermal Sensor header | |
| 1 x Thunderbolt™ (USB4®) header | |
| 1 x V_Latch switch | |
| Special Features | Extreme OC Kit |
| - FlexKey button | |
| - LN2 Mode | |
| - ProbeIt | |
| - ReTry button | |
| - Safe boot button | |
| - Start button | |
| - Slow Mode | |
| Extreme Engine Digi+ | |
| - SMD Capacitor | |
| - MicroFine Alloy Choke | |
| ASUS Q-Design | |
| - M.2 Q-Latch | |
| - PCIe Slot Q-Release | |
| - Q-Antenna | |
| - Q-Code | |
| - Q-Connector | |
| - Q-DIMM | |
| - Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green]) | |
| - Q-Slot | |
| ASUS Thermal Solution | |
| - M.2 heatsink backplate | |
| - M.2 heatsink | |
| - VRM heatsink design | |
| ASUS EZ DIY | |
| - BIOS FlashBack™ button | |
| - Clear CMOS button | |
| - CPU Socket lever protector | |
| - ProCool II | |
| - Pre-mounted I/O shield | |
| - SafeSlot | |
| - SafeDIMM | |
| Aura Sync | |
| - Aura RGB header | |
| - Addressable Gen 2 headers | |
| Dual BIOS | |
| Front Panel USB 20Gbps with Quick Charge 4+ Support | |
| - Support: up to 60W fast charging and USB Wattage Watcher* | |
| - Output: 5/9/15/20V max. 3A, PPS:3.3–21V max. 3A | |
| - Compatible with PD3.0 and PPS | |
| * To support 60W, please install the power cable to the 8-pin PCIe power connector or else only 27W will be supported. | |
| Software Features | ROG Exclusive Software |
| - ROG CPU-Z | |
| - DTS® Sound Unbound | |
| - Internet Security (1-year full version) | |
| ASUS Exclusive Software | |
| Armoury Crate | |
| - AIDA64 Extreme (1 year full version) | |
| - Aura Creator | |
| - Aura Sync | |
| - Fan Xpert 4 (with AI Cooling II) | |
| - GameFirst | |
| - Power Saving | |
| - Sonic Studio | |
| - Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation | |
| AI Suite 3 | |
| - Easy Optimization with AI Overclocking | |
| - TPU | |
| - DIGI+ Power Control | |
| - Turbo app | |
| - PC Cleaner | |
| MyAsus | |
| USB Wattage Watcher | |
| Intel® Unison™ | |
| WinRAR (40 Days Free Trial) | |
| UEFI BIOS | |
| AI Overclocking Guide | |
| ASUS EZ DIY | |
| - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 | |
| - ASUS EZ Flash 3 | |
| - ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode | |
| - ASUS MyHotkey | |
| MemTest86 | |
| BIOS | 2 x 256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS |
| Manageability | WOL by PME, PXE |
| Accessories | ROG DIMM.2 with Heatsink |
| 1 x ROG DIMM.2 with heatsink | |
| 1 x M.2 pad for ROG DIMM.2 | |
| 2 x M.2 screw package for ROG DIMM.2 | |
| Additional Cooling Kit | |
| 1 x Thermal pad for M.2 | |
| 1 x ROG Memory Fan Kit | |
| Miscellaneous | |
| 1 x ASUS WiFi Q-Antenna | |
| 1 x Q-connector | |
| 1 x ROG VIP card | |
| 3 x M.2 Q-Latch packages for M.2 backplate | |
| 3 x M.2 backplate Rubber Packages | |
| Installation Media | |
| 1 x USB drive with utilities and drivers | |
| Documentation | |
| 1 x Quick start 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 ) | |
| Dimension | |
| Product (mm)_ L*W*H | 305mm*244mm*49mm |
| Color Box (mm)_ L*W*H | 370mm*312mm*108mm |
| Weight | |
| Motherboard only | 1.835 KG |
| Full package | 3.605 KG |
