Technical Details
| Model Name | ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO |
| CPU | Intel® Socket LGA1700 for Intel® Core™ 14th & 13th Gen Processors, Intel® Core™ 12th Gen, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 |
| Chipset | Intel® Z790 Chipset |
| Memory | 4 x DIMM slots, max. 192GB, DDR5 8000+(OC)/7800+(OC)/7600(OC)/7400(OC)/7200(OC)/7000(OC)/6800(OC)/6600(OC)/6400(OC)/6200(OC)/6000(OC)/5800(OC)/5600/5400/5200/5000/4800 Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory*” Dual channel memory architecture Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory module ASUS Enhanced Memory Profile II (AEMP II) Supports DIMM Flex |
| Graphics | 1 x HDMITM port 2 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 ports (USB Type-C®) support DisplayPort and Thunderbolt™ video outputs |
| Expansion Slots | Intel® CoreTM Processors (14th & 13th & 12th Gen) 2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slots (support x16 or x8/x8 modes) Intel® Z790 Chipset 1 x PCIe 4.0 x4 slot |
| Storage | Total supports 5 x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports Intel® CoreTM Processors (14th & 13th & 12th Gen) M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode.) M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.) Intel® Z790 Chipset M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode) M.2_4 slot (Key M), type 2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode) M.2_5 slot (Key M), type 2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode) 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports |
| Ethernet | 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet ASUS LANGuard |
| Wireless & Bluetooth® | Intel® Wi-Fi 7* 2×2 Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)** Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band*** Support Wi-Fi 7 320MHz bandwidth, up to 5.76Gbps transfer rate. Bluetooth® v5.4**** * Compatible with Windows 11 or later. ** Wi-Fi 7 MLO(Multi-link Operation) full functions support will be ready in Windows 11 2024 Platform (Windows 11 24H2) or later. *** Wi-Fi 6GHz frequency band and bandwidth regulatory may vary between countries. **** The Bluetooth version may vary, please refer to the Wi-Fi module manufacturer’s website for the latest specifications. |
| USB | Rear USB (Total 12 ports) 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 ports (2 x USB Type-C®) 6 x USB 10Gbps ports (5 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®) 4 x USB 5Gbps ports (4 x Type-A) Front USB (Total 9 ports) 1 x USB 20Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C® with up to 60W PD/QC4+) 2 x USB 5Gbps headers support 4 additional USB 5Gbps ports 2 x USB 2.0 headers support 4 additional 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 – Supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback on front panel” Audio Features – SupremeFX Shielding Technology – ESS® ES9218 QUAD DAC – Gold-plated audio jacks – Rear optical S/PDIF out port – Premium audio capacitors |
| Back Panel I/O Ports | 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 USB Type-C® ports 6 x USB 10Gbps ports (5 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®) 4 x USB 5Gbps ports (4 x Type-A) 1 x HDMITM 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 |
| Internal I/O Connectors | 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 4 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers 1 x W_PUMP+ 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 8-pin PCIe power connector Storage related 5 x M.2 slots (Key M) 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports USB 1 x USB 20Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C®) 2 x USB 5Gbps headers support 4 additional USB 5Gbps ports 2 x USB 2.0 headers support 4 additional USB 2.0 ports Miscellaneous 3 x Addressable Gen 2 headers 1 x AURA RGB header 1 x FlexKey button 1 x Front panel audio header (F_AUDIO) 1 x Start button 1 x ReTry button 1 x 10-1 pin system panel header 1 x Thermal sensor header 1 x CPU over voltage jumper 1 x Alteration PCIe mode switch |
| Special Features | Extreme OC Kit – FlexKey button – ReTry button – Start button Extreme Engine Digi+ – 10K Black metallic capacitors – MicroFine alloy choke ASUS Q-Design – M.2 Q-Latch – PCIe Slot Q-Release – Q-Antenna – Q-Code – Q-Connector – Q-DIMM – Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green]) with DRAM Detection – Q-Slot ASUS Thermal Solution – M.2 heatsink backplate – M.2 heatsink – Metal 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 – AURA RGB header(s) – Addressable Gen 2 header(s) Front Panel USB 20Gbps with Quick Charge 4+ Support – Support: up to 60W fast charging and USB Wattage Watcher* – Output: 5/9/15/20V max. 3A, PPS:3.3–21V max. 3A – Compatible with PD3.0 and PPS |
| Software Features | ROG Exclusive Software – ROG CPU-Z – DTS® Sound Unbound – Internet Security (1 year full version) ASUS Exclusive Software Armoury Crate – AIDA64 Extreme (1 year full version) – Aura Creator – Aura Sync – Fan Xpert 4 (with AI Cooling II) – GameFirst – Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation – Power Saving – Sonic Studio AI Suite 3 – Easy Optimization with AI Overclocking – TPU – DIGI+ Power Control – Turbo app – PC Cleaner MyAsus USB Wattage Watcher Intel® Unison™ Adobe Creative Cloud (Free Trial) WinRAR (40 Days Free Trial) UEFI BIOS AI Overclocking Guide ASUS EZ DIY – ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 – ASUS EZ Flash 3 – ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode – ASUS MyHotkey MemTest86 |
| BIOS | 256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS |
| Manageability | WOL by PME, PXE |
| Accessories | Cables 1 x ARGB RGB extension cable 4 x SATA 6Gb/s cables Additional Cooling Kit 1 x Thermal pad for M.2 1 x DDR5 fan holder Miscellaneous 1 x ASUS WiFi Q-Antenna 3 x M.2 backplate Q-Latch packages 3 x M.2 backplate Rubber Packages 1 x Q-connector 1 x ROG stickers 1 x ROG key chain 1 x M.2 rubber package 1 x ROG VIP card Installation Media 1 x USB drive with utilities and drivers Documentation 1 x Quick start guide |
| Operating System | Windows® 11, Windows® 10 64-bit |
| Form Factor | ATX Form Factor 12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm ) |
| Dimension | Product (mm)_ L*W*H 305mm*244mm*49mm Color Box (mm)_ L*W*H 370mm*312mm*108mm |
| Weight | Motherboard only 2.425KG Full package 4.070KG |
| Warranty | 3 Years |
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