Ready to take on your powerful configuration with power, robust cooling and flexible I/O. The ROG Maximus Z790 Hero gives you it all: with its feature and utility set, you can truly express yourself as a PC builder, overclocker and gamer.
Intel LGA 1700 socket: ready for 13th generation Intel Core and 12th generation Intel Core, Pentium Gold and Celeron processors
Power efficient power solution: the power solution features 20+1 combined power stages, 90A current per stage, dual ProCool II power connectors, high quality alloy chokes and durable capacitors to support multi-core CPUs
Optimised VRM thermal solution: massive heat sinks are integrated into the I/O enclosure, connected to each other by an L-shaped heat pipe and connected to the power stages by highly thermally conductive heat pads
Next-generation M.2 support: PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot with included ROG Hyper M.2 card and four PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots, all with a robust cooling solution
Rich connectivity: two Thunderbolt 4 USB Type-C ports, front panel USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C connector with Quick Charge 4+ support up to 60W, six other USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports, two PCIe 5.0 x16 SafeSlot card slots, HDMI 2.1
High-performance networking: on the motherboard Intel Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax), Intel 2.5 Gb Ethernet and ASUS LANGuard
Intelligent management: exclusive ASUS AI Overclocking, AI Cooling, AI Networking and Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation for easy setup and improved performance
Immersive audio: the ROG SupremeFX ALC4082 codec with ESS ES9218 Quad DAC provides up to 32-bit and 384 kHz audio performance
Unique customizability: an I/O shield supporting Polymo Lighting technology, plus three addressable Gen 2 RGB connectors and one RGB connector that can be configured via ASUS' exclusive Aura Sync RGB lighting
Configurable design: PCIe Slot Q-Release, M.2 Q-Latch, pre-installed I/O board, Q-Code, Q-LED, FlexKey button, power button, BIOS FlashBack button and Clear CMOS button
Prestigious software: 1 year AIDA64 Extreme trial subscription included and intuitive UEFI BIOS management view with integrated MemTest86
Features:
- Intel Z790 chipset
- Processor core: LGA1700
- Processor support: 13th generation Intel Core, 12th generation Intel Core, Pentium Gold, Celeron series
- Motherboard size: E-ATX, 30.5 cm x 27.7 cm
- Memory slots (pcs): 4
- Memory type: DDR5 (Dual Channel), MHz: 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
- Maximum memory (GB): 128
- Network interfaces: Wi-Fi 6E 2x2 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax), 1 x Intel 2.5Gb Ethernet
- Bluetooth: 5.3
- Sound card: ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4082
Expansion sites
- 2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slots (supports x16 or x8/x8 modes)
- 1 x PCIe 4.0x4 slot
Hard disk interfaces
- 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
- M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
- Hyper M.2_1 slot (Key M) via ROG Hyper M.2 card, 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)
- 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 (supports 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)
Rear panel interfaces
- 2 x Thunderbolt 4 USB Type-C ports
- 6 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (5 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C)
- 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 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 connections
- Fan and Cooling related1x 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 related1x 24-pin Main Power connector
2 x 8-pin +12V Power connector
1 x 6-pin PCIe Power connector - Storage related3x M.2 slots (Key M)
6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports - USB1x 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 - Miscellaneous3x Addressable Gen 2 headers
1 x AURA RGB header
1 x FlexKey button
1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)
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 Alternative PCIe Mode switch
- LGA 1700 ATX motherboard
- Intel Z790 chipset
- 5 x M.2 slots, 6 x SATA
- 2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 6E, BT 5.3
- For Intel 13th generation processors
