Memory

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)

*Actual memory data rate depends on the CPU types and DRAM modules, for more information refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists)   

Graphics

1 x HDMI® port**           

2 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 ports (USB Type-C®) support DisplayPort 1.4 and Thunderbolt™ video outputs

* Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types. Please refer to www.intel.com for any updates. 

** Support 4K@60Hz as specified in HDMI 2.1.   

Expansion Slots

Intel® 12th Gen Processors*      

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

Intel® Z690 Chipset***

1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4, x4/x4 modes)

* Please check PCIe bifurcation table in Chapter 1.           

** When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5)_1, PCIEX16(G5)_2 will run x8 only and if ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on   PCIEX16(G5)_2, PCIEX16(G5)_1 will run x8 only.

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

Storage

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 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.)  

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

Hyper M.2_1 slot (Key M) via ROG Hyper 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 3.0 x4 mode) 

M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA modes)

Hyper M.2_1 slot (Key M) via ROG Hyper M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (suppports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)***           

Hyper M.2_2 slot (Key M) via ROG Hyper M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (suppports 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.

*** When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5)_1, Hyper M.2_1 slot can support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode. When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5)_2, Hyper M.2_1 slot can support PCIe 5.0 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.              

**** When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5)_1 or PCIEX16(G5)_2, 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 

Ethernet

1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet             

1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet             

ASUS LANGuard

Wireless & Bluetooth

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.

USB

Rear USB: Total 11 ports              

2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 ports (2 x USB Type-C®)        

7 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (6 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)  

2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 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 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

- Gold-plated audio jacks             

- Rear optical S/PDIF out port     

- Premium audio capacitors        

- Audio cover    

Back Panel I/O Ports

2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 USB Type-C® ports

7 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (6 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)  

2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x Type-A)    

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  

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 heade           

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 6-pin PCIe Graphics Card 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®) 

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 

1 x AURA RGB header   

1 x FlexKey button          

1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)

1 x SPI TPM header (14-1pin)     

1 x Start button

1 x ReTry button              

1 x 10-1 pin System Panel header

1 x Thermal Sensor header         

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-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 heatsinks

- 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 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  

- 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              

TU         

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

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

4 x SATA 6Gb/s cables

ROG Hyper M.2 Card

1 x ROG Hyper M.2 Card with heatsink

2 x M.2 screw packages for ROG Hyper M.2 Card

Miscellaneous

1 x ASUS Wi-Fi moving antennas

1 x M.2 Q-Latch package

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

1 x M.2 Rubber Package

1 x Q-connector

1 x ROG Graphics card holder

1 x ROG stickers

1 x ROG key chain

1 x ROG thank you card

Installation Media

1 x USB drive with utilities and drivers

Documentation

1 x User Guide

Form Factor

30.5cm x 24.4cm