• Intel Socket LGA1700 for 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 Z690 Express Chipset
  

• 4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR5 6400+(OC) / 6200(OC) / 6000(OC) / 5800(OC) / 5600(OC) / 5400(OC) / 5200(OC) / 5000(OC) / 4800 MT/s Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory
  
• Dual Channel Memory Architecture
• Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
• OptiMem III

Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel HD Graphics support:

• 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.

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 113 dB SNR recording input
• Supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback
• Audio Features
  SupremeFX Shielding Technology
  ESS SABRE9018Q2C DAC/AMP
  LED-illuminated audio jacks
  Rear optical S/PDIF out port
  Premium audio capacitors
  Audio cover

• 1 x Intel 2.5Gb Ethernet
  
• 1 x Marvell 10Gb Ethernet
• ASUS LANGuard

Intel Wi-Fi 6E

• 2x2 Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
• Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band
• Bluetooth v5.2 hardware ready
  * WiFi 6E 6GHz regulatory may vary between countries, and function will be ready in Windows 11 or later.

• 2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slots (supports x16 or x8/x8 modes)
  * Please check PCIe bifurcation table in support site.
  * M.2_1 shares bandwidth with PCIEX16(G5)_2. When M.2_1 is enabled, PCIEX16(G5)_2 will be disabled.
  

Intel Z690 Chipset

• 1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slot
  * Support Intel Optane Memory H Series on PCH-attached PCIe slot.

• Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire and 2-Way AMD CrossFire technologies
  

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

* Intel Rapid Storage Technology supports NVMe RAID 0/1/5, SATA RAID 0/1/5/10.

Intel 12th Gen Processors

• M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110
  Intel 12th Gen processors support PCIe 5.0 x4 mode.
  * M.2_1 shares bandwidth with PCIEX16(G5)_2. When M.2_1 is enabled, PCIEX16(G5)_2 will be disabled.
• M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2280
  Intel 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)
  * Intel Rapid Storage Technology supports Intel® Optane Memory H Series on PCH attached M.2 slots.
• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
  * RAID configuration and boot drives are not supported on the SATA6G_E1-2 

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

Fan and Cooling related

• 1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header
  
• 1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header
• 2 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers
• 2 x 4-pin Radiator Fan headers
• 2 x W_PUMP+ headers
• 1 x WB_SENSOR header
• 1 x 2-pin Water In header
• 1 x 2-pin Water Out header
• 1 x 3-pin Water Flow header

Power related

• 1 x 24-pin Main Power connector
  
• 2 x 8-pin +12V Power connector
• 1 x 6-pin PCIe Graphics Card connector

Storage related

• 3 x M.2 slots (Key M)
• 1 x DIMM.2 slot supports 2 x M.2 slots (Key M)
• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

USB

• 1 x Intel Thunderbolt 4 port (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

Miscellaneous

• 1 x 6-pin ARGB Gen 2 header to support 2 x ARGB Gen 2 headers
  
• 1 x Addressable Gen 2 header
• 1 x AURA RGB header
• 1 x BIOS Switch button
• 2 x BCLK button
• 1 x FlexKey button
• 1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)
• 1 x LN2 Mode jumper
• 1 x Osc sence header
• 12 x ProbeIt Measurement Points
• 1 x ReTry button
• 1 x RSVD switch
• 1 x RSVD header
• 1 x Safe Boot button
• 1 x Slow Mode switch
• 1 x Start button
• 1 x V_Latch switch
• 1 x 10-1 pin System Panel header
• 1 x Thermal Sensor header

• 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

• Not Specified

• Voltage detection
• Temperature detection
• Fan speed detection
• Water cooling flow rate detection
• Fan fail warning
  
• Fan speed control
  * Whether the fan (pump) speed control function is supported will depend on the fan (pump) you install.

• 2 x 256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS
  

Extreme OC Kit

• FlexKey button
• LN2 Mode
• Probelt
• ReTry button
• Safe boot button
• Start button
• Slow Mode

Extreme 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-Slot

ASUS Thermal Solution

• M.2 heatsink backplate
• M.2 heatsink
• Steel backplate
• 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

• ROG AURA sync backplate
• AURA RGB header(s)
• Addressable Gen 2 header(s)

Dual BIOS

OLED 2"

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 QC 4.0/3.0/2.0, PD3.0 and PPS
  * To support 60W, please install the power cable to 6-pin PCIe Graphics Card connector or can only support 27W

ASUS HYDRANODE

• 2 x Chassis fan support (CHA_FAN1P,CHA_FAN2P)

ROG Exclusive Software

• GameFirst VI
• ROG CPU-Z
• ROG True Voltician
• Sonic Studio III + Sonic Studio Virtual Mixer + Sonic Suite Companion
• Sonic Radar III
• DTS Sound Unbound
• BullGuard Internet Security (1-year full version)

ASUS Exclusive Software

• Armoury Crate
  AIDA64 Extreme (1 year full version)
  AURA Creator
  AURA Sync
  Fan Xpert 4
  Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation
  OLED Display
  AniMe MatrixTX LED Display
• AI Suite 3
  Easy Optimization with AI Overclocking
• TPU
• EPU
• DIGI+ Power Control
• Turbo app

MyAsus

WinRAR

UEFI BIOS

• AI Overclocking Guide
• ASUS EZ DIY
• ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
• ASUS EZ Flash 3
• ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode

MemTest86

• Support for Windows 10/11 64-bit

• E-ATX Form Factor, 30.5cm x 27.7cm