ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Apex Encore ATX motherboard

The ROG Maximus Z790 Apex Encore is a stylish black motherboard with a durable design, upgraded power solution and built-in PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot for lightning-fast storage. The ROG Memory Fan Kit provides active cooling for memory and enables a new level of overclocking. The ROG Maximus Z790 Apex Encore is fully ready for Intel's 14th generation CPUs. It is the perfect solution for demanding enthusiasts and overclockers.

Specifications:

• Chipset: Intel Z790
• Processor core: LGA1700
• Processor support: 14th and 13th generation Intel Core, 12th generation Intel Core, Pentium Gold, Celeron series
• Motherboard size: ATX, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm
• Memory slots (pcs): 2
• Memory type: DDR5 8400+(OC)/ 8200+(OC)/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 MT/s Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory
• Maximum amount of memory (GB): 96
• Network interfaces: Wi-Fi 7 2x2 (802.11be), 1 x Intel 2.5Gb Ethernet
• Bluetooth: 5.4
• Sound card: ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4080

Expansion sites

• 2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slots (supports x16 or x8/x8 modes)
• 2 x PCIe 4.0 x4 slots

Hard disk interfaces

• 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
• M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode)
• 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 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA modes)

Rear panel interfaces

• 1 x USB 20Gbps port (1 x USB Type-C®)
• 5 x USB 10Gbps ports (5 x Type-A)
• 4 x USB 5Gbps 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 connections

• 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
• 2 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers
• 2 x 4-pin Full Speed 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
• 1 x Extra Flow Fan 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
• 3 x M.2 slots (Key M)
• 1 x DIMM.2 slot supports 2 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 additional 4 USB 5G 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 headers
• 1 x Alternative PCIe Mode Switch
• 1 x Aura RGB header
• 2 x BCLK button
• 1 x BIOS Switch button
• 1 x FlexKey button
• 1 x Front Panel Audio header (F_AUDIO)
• 1 x LN2 Mode jumper
• 1 x Osc sence header
• 1 x Pause switch
• 12 x ProbeIt Measurement Points
• 1 x ReTry button
• 2 x RSVD switches
• 1 x RSVD header
• 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™ (USB4®) header
• 1 x V_Latch switch

• LGA 1700 ATX motherboard
• Intel Z790 chipset
• 3 x M.2 slots, 4 x SATA
• 2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 7, BT 5.4
• For Intel 14th generation processors