Chipset

Z690

Memory

2 x DIMM, Max. 64GB,   DDR5 6600(OC)/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)    

*Supported memory   types, data rate(Speed), and number of DRAM module vary depending on the CPU   and memory configuration, for more information refer to www.asus.com for   memory support list.    

Expansion Slots

Intel® 12th Gen   Processors 

2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slots   (supports x16 or x8/x8 modes)*    

Intel® Z690 Chipset**          

1 x PCIe 3.0 x4 slot  

1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slot   

* When the PCIE 5.0 M.2   card is installed on the PCIEX16(G5)_2, PCIEX16(G5)_1 will run x8 only.       

** Supports Intel®   Optane Memory H Series on PCH-attached PCIe slot.           

Storage

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

Total supports 5 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 

- Intel® 12th Gen   processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.

PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (Key   M) via PCIe 5.0 M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110           

- Intel® 12th Gen   processors support PCIe 5.0 x4 mode 

Intel® Z690 Chipset**          

M.2_2 slot (Key M),   type 2242/2260/2280 (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)          

6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports***     

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

** Intel® Rapid Storage   Technology supports Intel® Optane Memory H Series on PCH attached M.2 slots.

*** RAID configuration   and boot drives are not supported on the SATA6G_E1-2 ports. 

Ethernet

1 x Intel® 2.5Gb   Ethernet     

ASUS LANGuard      

Wireless & Bluetooth

Intel® Wi-Fi 6E           

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          

* WiFi 6E 6GHz   regulatory may vary between countries, and function will be ready in Windows   11 or later.          

USB

Rear USB:Total 10 ports       

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2   port(s) (1 x USB Type-C®)      

5 x USB 3.2 Gen 2   port(s) (5 x Type-A)      

4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1   port(s) (4 x Type-A)       

Front USB:Total 9 ports       

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

Audio

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          

- Savitech SV3H712 AMP     

- Gold-plated audio   jacks    

- Rear optical S/PDIF   out port         

- Premium audio   capacitors

- Audio cover

Back Panel I/O Ports

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2   port (1 x USB Type-C®)          

5 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports   (5 x Type-A)         

4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports   (4 x Type-A)         

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        

1 x PS/2 Keyboard   (purple) port      

1 x PS/2 Mouse (green)   port            

Internal I/O Connectors

Fan and Cooling related      

1 x 4-pin CPU Fan   header(s)

1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan   header(s)    

1 x 4-pin AIO Pump   header(s)         

3 x 4-pin Chassis Fan   header(s)      

2 x 4-pin Full Speed   Fan header(s)

1 x W_PUMP+ header(s)        

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        

2 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 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 80 Light Bar jumper       

3 x Addressable Gen 2   header(s)   

1 x AURA RGB header(s)      

2 x BCLK button       

1 x BIOS Switch   button        

1 x FlexKey button    

1 x Front Panel Audio   header (AAFP)          

1 x LN2 Mode   jumper           

1 x OSC sence header          

1 x Pause switch       

12 x ProbeIt   Measurement Points   

1 x ReTry button       

1 x RSVD header       

2 x RSVD switches   

1 x Safe Boot button 

1 x Slow Mode   switch          

1 x Start button         

1 x 10-1 pin System   Panel header    

1 x Thermal Sensor   header  

1 x Thunderbolt™ header       

1 x V_Latch switch    

Special Features

Extreme OC Kit         

- FlexKey button       

- LN2 Mode   

- Probelt        

- ReTry button           

- Safe boot button    

- Start button

- Slow Mode  

Extreme Engine Digi+          

- SMD Capacitors     

- MicroFine Alloy   Choke      

ASUS Q-Design        

- M.2 Q-Latch            

- PCIe Slot Q-Release           

- Q-Code       

- Q-Connector          

- Q-LED (CPU [red],   DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green])           

- Q-Slot          

ASUS Thermal Solution       

- M.2 heatsink   backplate     

- M.2 heatsink

- 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)       

Dual BIOS      

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  

3 x Chassis fan support   (CHA_FAN1P,CHA_FAN2P,CHA_FAN3P)

* Visit ASUS Website   for the latest compatibility list.      

Software Features    

ROG Exclusive Software     

- ROG CPU-Z

- GameFirst VI           

- 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    

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  

BIOS

2 x 256 Mb Flash ROM,   UEFI AMI BIOS

Manageability

WOL by PME, PXE

Accessories

Cables

1 x ARGB RGB extension   cable       

1 x RGB extension cable        

6 x SATA 6Gb/s   cables        

1 x 3-in-1 Thermistor   cables pack   

ROG DIMM.2 with   Heatsink

1 x ROG DIMM.2 with   heatsink        

1 x M.2 pad for ROG   DIMM.2           

2 x M.2 screw package   for ROG DIMM.2   

PCIe 5.0 M.2 Card    

1 x PCIe 5.0 M.2 Card           

1 x M.2 screw package   for PCIe 5.0 M.2 Card       

ROG True Voltician  

1 x ROG True Voltician         

4 x cables for ROG True   Voltician  

Miscellaneous           

1 x ASUS Wi-Fi moving   antennas    

1 x Q-connector        

2 x M.2 Q-Latch   packages for M.2 backplate        

1 x ROG Graphics card   holder        

1 x ROG key chain    

1 x ROG stickers       

1 x ROG thank you card       

Installation Media     

1 x USB drive with   utilities and drivers       

Documentation        

1 x User manual        

Operating System

Windows® 11   64-bit, Windows® 10 64-bit

Form Factor

ATX    

30.5cm x 24.4cm