ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO (WiFi 6E) CPU Intel Socket LGA1700 for 13th Gen Intel Core Processors & 12th Gen Intel Core, Pentium Gold and Celeron ProcessorsSupports Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 Chipset Intel Z790 Chipset Memory 4 x DIMM, Max. 192GB, DDR5 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/ 4800MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered MemoryDual Channel Memory ArchitectureSupports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) Graphics 1 x HDMI port2 x Intel Thunderbolt 4 ports (USB Type-C) support DisplayPort 1.4 and Thunderbolt video outputs Expansion Slots Intel 13th & 12th Gen Processors2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slots (support x16 or x8/x8 modes)Intel Z790 Chipset1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4, x4/x4 modes) Storage Total supports 5 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s portsIntel 13th & 12th Gen ProcessorsM.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.)Hyper M.2_1 slot (Key M) via ROG Hyper M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode.)Intel Z790 ChipsetM.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 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA modes)Hyper M.2_1 slot (Key M) via ROG Hyper M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (suppports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)Hyper M.2_2 slot (Key M) via ROG Hyper M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (suppports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports Ethernet 1 x Intel 2.5Gb EthernetASUS LANGuard Wireless & Bluetooth Wi-Fi 6E2x2 Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band*Bluetooth v5.3 USB Rear USB (Total 12 ports)2 x Thunderbolt 4 ports (2 x USB Type-C)6 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (5 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C)4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A)Front USB (Total 9 ports)1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connector (supports USB Type-C with up to 60W PD/QC4+) 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 headers support additional 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports2 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 MIC Jack-retasking- High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 110 dB SNR recording input- Support up to 32-Bit/ 384 kHz playback on front panelAudio Features - SupremeFX Shielding Technology- ESS ES9218 QUAD DAC- Gold-plated audio jacks- Rear optical S/PDIF out port- Premium audio capacitors- Audio cover Back Panel I/O Ports 2 x Thunderbolt 4 USB Type-C ports6 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (5 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C)4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A)1 x HDMI port1 x Wi-Fi Module1 x Intel 2.5Gb Ethernet port5 x Gold-plated audio jacks1 x Optical S/PDIF out port1 x BIOS FlashBack button 1 x Clear CMOS button Internal I/O Connectors Fan and Cooling related 1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header1 x 4-pin AIO Pump header4 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers1 x W_PUMP+ header1 x 2-pin Water In header1 x 2-pin Water Out header1 x 3-pin Water Flow headerPower related 1 x 24-pin Main Power connector2 x 8-pin +12V Power connector1 x 6-pin PCIe Power connectorStorage related 3 x M.2 slots (Key M) 6 x SATA 6Gb/s portsUSB 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 ports2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB 2.0 portsMiscellaneous3 x Addressable Gen 2 headers1 x AURA RGB header1 x FlexKey button 1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)1 x Start button1 x ReTry button1 x 10-1 pin System Panel header1 x Thermal Sensor header1 x CPU Over Voltage jumper1 x Alternative PCIe Mode switch Special Features Extreme OC Kit- FlexKey button- ReTry button- Start buttonExtreme Engine Digi+- 10K Black Metallic Capacitors- MicroFine Alloy Choke ASUS Q-Design - M.2 Q-Latch- PCIe Slot Q-Release- Q-Code- Q-Connector- Q-DIMM- Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green])- Q-SlotASUS Thermal Solution- M.2 heatsink backplate- M.2 heatsink- Steel backplate- VRM heatsink designASUS EZ DIY- BIOS FlashBack button- Clear CMOS button- CPU Socket lever protector- ProCool II- Pre-mounted I/O shield- SafeSlot- SafeDIMMAURA Sync- AURA RGB header(s)- Addressable Gen 2 header(s)Front Panel USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 with Quick Charge 4+ Support- Support: up to 60W charging*- Output: 5/9/15/20V max. 3A, PPS:3.3–21V max. 3A- Compatible with PD3.0 and PPSSoftware Features ROG Exclusive Software- ROG CPU-Z- GameFirst VI- Sonic Studio III + Sonic Studio Virtual Mixer + Sonic Suite Companion- Sonic Radar III- DTS Sound Unbound - BullGuard or equivalent internet security (1-year full version)ASUS Exclusive SoftwareArmoury Crate- AIDA64 Extreme (1 year full version)- AURA Creator- AURA Sync- Fan Xpert 4 (with AI Cooling II)- Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation- Power SavingAI Suite 3- Easy Optimization with AI Overclocking- TPU- DIGI+ Power Control- Turbo app- PC CleanerMyAsusWinRARUEFI BIOSAI Overclocking GuideASUS EZ DIY - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS EZ Flash 3 - ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ ModeMemTest86 BIOS 256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS Manageability WOL by PME, PXE Accessories Cables1 x ARGB RGB extension cable4 x SATA 6Gb/s cables ROG Hyper M.2 Card1 x ROG Hyper M.2 Card with heatsink2 x M.2 screw packages for ROG Hyper M.2 CardAdditional Cooling Kit1 x Thermal pad for M.21 x DDR5 Fan holder1 x VRM Fan holderMiscellaneous1 x ASUS Wi-Fi moving antennas 3 x M.2 backplate Q-Latch package3 x M.2 backplate Rubber Packages1 x Q-connector1 x ROG stickers1 x ROG key chain1 x ROG VIP cardInstallation Media1 x USB drive with utilities and drivers Documentation1 x User Guide Operating System Windows 11, Windows 10 64-bit Form Factor ATX Form Factor12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm ) ROG Maximus Z790 ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 ROG Maximus Z790 HERO ROG Maximus Z790 ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Hero asus rog Z790 gaming