• 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 Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory
  
• Dual Channel Memory Architecture
• Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
• OptiMem II

Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel HD Graphics support:

• 1 x DisplayPort
  * Supports 8K@60Hz as specified in DisplayPort 1.4.
• 1 x HDMI port
  * Supports 4K@60Hz as specified in HDMI 2.1.

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 113 dB SNR recording input
• Supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback
• Audio Features
  SupremeFX Shielding Technology
  ALC4080 + Savitech SV3H712 AMP
  Gold-plated audio jacks
  Rear optical S/PDIF out port
  Premium audio capacitors
  Audio cover

• 1 x Intel 2.5Gb 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.
  * Bluetooth v5.2 function will be ready in Windows 11 or later.

• 1 x PCIe 5.0/4.0/3.0 x16 slot(s)
  
* Please check PCIe bifurcation table in support site.
* When M.2_1 is occupied with SSD device, PCIEX16(G5)_1 will run x8 only.

Intel Z690 Chipset

• 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode or x4/x4 mode for ROG HYPER M.2 CARD)
  
• 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)
• 1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slot
  * Supports Intel Optane Memory H Series on PCH-attached PCIe slot.

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

Supports 3 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

Intel 12th Gen Processors

• M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode)
  Intel 12th Gen processors support PCIe 5.0 x4 mode.
• M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
  Intel 12th Gen processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.
• Hyper M.2_1 slot (Key M) via Hyper M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110
  Intel 12th Gen processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode
  * When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5), only Hyper M.2_1 slot can support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode. When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G3), only Hyper M.2_1 slot can support PCIe 3.0 x4 mode. When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G4), Hyper M.2_1 and Hyper M.2_2 slots can support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.

Intel Z690 Chipset

• M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode & SATA modes)
  
• Hyper M.2_1 slot (Key M) via Hyper M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (suppports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
• Hyper M.2_2 slot (Key M) via Hyper M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (suppports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
  * When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5) or PCIEX16(G3), Hyper M.2_2 slot will be disabled. When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G4), Hyper M.2_1 and Hyper M.2_2 slots can support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.
  * RAID configuration and boot drives are not supported on the SATA6G_E1-2 ports.

Rear USB: Total 12 ports

• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port (1 x USB Type-C)
  
• 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (2 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C)
• 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A)
• 4 x USB 2.0 ports (4 x Type-A)

Front USB: Total 7 ports

• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connector (supports USB Type-C)
  
• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header supports additional 2 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
• 1 x 4-pin AIO Pump header
• 5 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers

Power related

• 1 x 24-pin Main Power connector
  
• 2 x 8-pin +12V Power connector

Storage related

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

USB

• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connector (supports USB Type-C)
  
• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header supports additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
• 2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports

Miscellaneous

• 3 x Addressable Gen 2 headers
  
• 1 x AURA RGB header
• 1 x CPU Over Voltage jumper
• 1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)
• 1 x SPI TPM header (14-1pin)
• 1 x 20-3 pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function
• 1 x Thermal Sensor header
• 1 x Thunderbolt header

• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port (1 x USB Type-C)
  
• 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (2 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C)
• 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A)
• 4 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x Type-A)
• 1 x DisplayPort
• 1 x HDMI port
• 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

• 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.

• 256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS
  

Extreme Engine Digi+

• 5K Black Metallic Capacitors

ASUS Q-Design

• M.2 Q-Latch
• PCIe Slot Q-Release
• 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

ASUS EZ DIY

• BIOS FlashBack button
• BIOS FlashBack LED
• Clear CMOS button
• CPU Socket lever protector
• ProCool II
• Pre-mounted I/O shield
• SafeSlot
• SafeDIMM

AURA Sync

• AURA RGB header
• Addressable Gen 2 RGB headers

ASUS HYDRANODE

• 1 x Chassis fan support (CHA_FAN1P)

TPM header

ROG Exclusive Software

• ROG CPU-Z
• GameFirst VI
  
• Sonic Studio III + Sonic Studio Virtual Mixer + Sonic Suite Companion
• Sonic Radar III
• DTS Sound Unbound 
• Anti-virus software

ASUS Exclusive Software

• Armoury Crate
  AIDA64 Extreme (60 days free trial)
  AURA Creator
  AURA Sync
  Fan Xpert 4
  Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation
• AI Suite 3
  5-Way Optimization with AI Overclocking
  TPU
  EPU
  DIGI+ VRM
  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

FlexKey

MemTest86

• Support for Windows 10/11 64-bit

• ATX Form Factor, 30.5cm x 24.4cm