ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 EXTREME MOTHERBOARD

ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 EXTREME MOTHERBOARD

 

Intel Z690 EATX motherboard with 24+1 power stages, DDR5 with OptiMem III, Five M.2, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 front-panel connector with Quick Charge 4+ Support, Dual Thunderbolt 4, PCIe 5.0, Onboard Wi-Fi 6E and Aura Sync RGB lighting

• Intel LGA 1700 socket: Ready for 13th Gen Intel Core Processors and 12th Gen Intel Core, Pentium Gold, and Celeron Processors 

 

• Intelligent Control: ASUS-exclusive tools including AI Overclocking, AI Cooling, AI Networking and Two-Way AI Noise-Cancelation for easy configuration

 

• Robust Power Solution: 24+1 teamed power stages rated for 105 A, ProCool II power connectors, MicroFine alloy chokes and premium metallic capacitors

 

• Optimized Thermal Design: Cold forged heatsink, enlarged VRM heatsinks plus integrated aluminum I/O cover, high-conductivity thermal pad, penta M.2 heatsinks and dual with embedded backplates and ROG Water-Cooling Zone

 

• High Performance Networking: Onboard Wi-Fi 6E, Marvell AQtion 10Gb, Intel 2.5Gb Ethernet, and ASUS LANGuard

 

• Fastest Gaming Connectivity: PCIe 5.0, Gen 5 M.2 slots, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 front-panel connector with Thunderbolt 4 support, rear triple USB Type-C ports

 

• Industry Leading Immersive Audio: ROG SupremeFX ALC4082 codec with ESS ES9018Q2C DAC for high-fidelity audio

 

• Unmatched Personalization: AniMe Matrix LED display, 2” LiveDash OLED, ASUS-exclusive Aura Sync RGB lighting, including one RGB header and three addressable Gen 2 RGB headers

 

• DIY Friendly Design: Pre-mounted I/O shield, PCIe slot Q-release, V-Latch switch, BIOS FlashBack, Q-Code, FlexKey, Q-Connector, M.2 Q-Latch, SafeSlot, ROG Glavis and ROG graphics card holder

 

• Renowned Software: Bundled 1-year AIDA64 Extreme subscription and intuitive UEFI BIOS dashboard with integrated MemTest86

 

COMPREHENSIVE COOLING

INTERGRATED I/O COVER &

VRM HEATSINK DESIGN

TRIPLE M.2 HEATSINKS

WITH M.2 BACKPLATES

MULTIPLE 4-PIN PWM FAN HEADERS

・ CHA_FAN1P-2P headers support ASUS HYDRANODE

ROG DIMM.2 HEATSINK

ROG WATER-COOLING ZONE

・ W_FLOW tachometer

・ W_IN/OUT T-sensor

FULL CONNECTIVITY

BIOS FLASHBACK BUTTON

CLEAR CMOS BUTTON

1 X HDMI PORT

MARVELL AQTION 10GB ETHERNET

INTEL 2.5GB ETHERNET

1 X THUNDERBOLT 4 USB TYPE-C PORT

8 X USB 3.2 GEN 2 PORTS

(7 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C)

WI-FI 6E

OPTICAL S/PDIF OUT

5 X LED-ILLUMINATED AUDIO JACKS

1 X USB 3.2 GEN 2X2

USB Type-C front panel connector supports QC4+

1 X THUNDERBOLT 4 TYPE-C PORT

6 X SATA 6GB/S

CONNECTIVITY

ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme features the latest and greatest in connectivity, including the fastest GPU and storage device transfer speeds with PCIe 5.0, the smoothest online gameplay with WiFi 6E and 10 Gb Ethernet, a host of rapid-fire file transfers with Thunderbolt 4.

CPU

Intel Socket LGA1700 for 13th Gen Intel Core & 12th Gen Intel Core Pentium Gold and Celeron Processors

Supports Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0**

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

Chipset : Z690

Memory

4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR5 6400+(OC)/ 6200(OC)/ 6000(OC)/ 5800(OC)/ 5600(OC)/ 5400(OC)/ 5200(OC)/5000(OC)/4800 Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory*

Dual Channel Memory Architecture

Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

OptiMem III

Graphics

2 x Intel Thunderbolt 4 ports (USB Type-C) support DisplayPort 1.4 and Thunderbolt video outputs

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

Expansion Slots

Intel 13th & 12th Gen Processors*

2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slots (supports x16 or x8/x8 modes)**

Intel Z690 Chipset

1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slot

** M.2_1 shares bandwidth with PCIEX16(G5)_2. When M.2_1 is enabled, PCIEX16(G5)_2 will be disabled.

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

Multi-GPU Support

NVIDIA 2-Way SLI Technology*

*Support varies with different graphics cards

Storage

Supports 5 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

Total supports 5 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports*

Intel 13th & 12thGen Processors

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

- Intel 13th& 12th Gen processors support PCIe 5.0 x4 mode.

M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2280

- Intel 13th & 12th Gen processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.

Intel Z690 Chipset**

M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 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)

6 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.

***M.2_1 shares bandwidth with PCIEX16(G5)_2. When M.2_1 is enabled, PCIEX16(G5)_2 will be disabled.

****RAID configuration and boot drives are not supported on the SATA6G_E1-2 ports.

Ethernet

1 x Intel 2.5Gb Ethernet

1 x Marvell 10Gb Ethernet

ASUS LANGuard

Wireless & Bluetooth : Intel Wi-Fi 6E

USB

Rear USB :Total 10 ports

1 x Thunderbolt 4 port (1 x USB Type-C)

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port (1 x USB Type-C)

8 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (7 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C)

Front USB:Total 10 ports

1 x Thunderbolt 4 connector (1 x USB Type-C)

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 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

**Audio

ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4082

- 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 on front panel

Audio Features

- SupremeFX Shielding Technology

- ESS SABRE9018Q2C DAC/AMP

- LED-illuminated audio jacks

- Rear optical S/PDIF out port

- Premium audio capacitors

 

- Audio cover

Back Panel I/O Ports

1 x Thunderbolt 4 USB Type-C port

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port (1 x USB Type-C)

8 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (7 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C)

1 x HDMI port

1 x ASUS Wi-Fi Module

1 x Intel 2.5Gb Ethernet port

1 x Marvell AQtion 10Gb Ethernet port

5 x LED-illuminated audio jacks

1 x Optical S/PDIF out port

1 x BIOS FlashBack button

1 x Clear CMOS button

 

Internal I/O Connectors

Fan and Cooling related

1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header

1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header