• 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 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

Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel HD Graphics support:

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

Realtek 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC

• Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
• Supports up to 24-Bit/192 kHz playback
• Audio Features
  Audio Shielding
  Rear optical S/PDIF out port
  Premium audio capacitors
  Dedicated audio PCB layers

• 1 x Realtek 2.5Gb Ethernet
• ASUS LANGuard

• None

• 1 x PCIe 5.0/4.0/3.0 x16 slot(s)
  
* Please check PCIe bifurcation table in support site.

Intel Z690 Chipset

• 1 x PCIe 4.0/3.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)
  
• 2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (support x4 mode)
• 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 3 x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

Intel 12th Gen Processors

• M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110
  Intel 12th Gen processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.

Intel Z690 Chipset

• M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
• M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
• 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
  * Intel Rapid Storage Technology supports Intel Optane Memory H Series on PCH attached M.2 slots.

Rear USB: Total 6 ports

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

Front USB: Total 9 ports

• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 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
  * USB_E1 port, USB_E2 port, USB_E3 port and USB_E4 port share the bandwidth.

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
• 3 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers

Power related

• 1 x 24-pin Main Power connector
• 1 x 8-pin +12V Power connector
• 1 x 4-pin +12V Power connector

Storage related

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

USB

• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 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

• 3 x Addressable Gen 2 headers
• 2 x AURA RGB headers
• 1 x Clear CMOS header
• 1 x COM Port header
• 1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)
• 1 x SPI TPM header (14-1pin)
• 1 x 20-5pin System Panel header
• 1 x Thunderbolt header

• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port (1 x USB Type-C)
  
• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port (1 x Type-A)
• 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (2 x Type-A)
• 2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x Type-A)
• 1 x DisplayPort
• 1 x HDMI port
• 1 x V-M.2 slot (Key E)
• 1 x Realtek 2.5Gb Ethernet port
• 5 x Audio jacks
• 1 x Optical S/PDIF out port
• 1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse combo port

• 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.

• 192 (128+64) Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS
  

ASUS 5X PROTECTION III

• DIGI+ VRM (- Digital power design with DrMOS)
• LANGuard
• Overvoltage Protection
• SafeSlot
• Stainless-Steel Back I/O

ASUS Q-Design

• Q-DIMM
• Q-Slot

ASUS Thermal Solution

• Flexible M.2 heatsink
• VRM heatsink design

ASUS EZ DIY

• ProCool

AURA Sync

• AURA RGB headers
• Addressable Gen 2 RGB headers

ASUS Exclusive Software

• Armoury Crate
  AURA Sync
  Fan Xpert 4
• AI Suite 3
  Performance And Power Saving Utility
• TurboV EVO
• EPU
• DIGI+ VRM
• ASUS CPU-Z
• Norton Anti-virus software (Free Trial version)
• WinRAR

UEFI BIOS

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

• Support for Windows 10/11 64-bit

• ATX Form Factor, 30.5cm x 23.4cm