Bursting with style, performance, cooling and connectivity, the ROG Strix Z790-A is balanced both internally and externally. Equipped with supportive silver heat sinks, the VRM reliably powers the latest 13th generation Intel Core processors. PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 6E and high-speed USB connectivity complete the motherboard's features. Topping it all off are tuning options and utilities that draw from ROG tradition.
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 16+1 power levels, 70A current per level, dual ProCool II power connectors, high quality alloy chokes and durable capacitors to support multi-core CPUs
Optimised VRM thermal solution: massive heat sinks, integrated I/O shield and highly heat conductive thermal pads
Lots of M.2 slots: one PCIe 4.0 M.2 slot with heat sink and backplane and three PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots with heat sinks
USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C on the rear panel and an additional connector on the front panel with PD 3.0 support up to 30W, USB 3.2 Gen 2 and Gen 1 connectors, PCIe 5.0 x16 SafeSlot, HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 1.4
High-performance network connectivity: Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) on the motherboard, Intel 2.5 Gb Ethernet and ASUS LANGuard
Intelligent management: AI Overclocking, AI Cooling II, AI Networking and Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation, provided exclusively by ASUS, simplify setup and improve performance
Captivating gaming sound: ALC4080 and Savitech SV3H712 amplifier, plus DTS Sound Unbound and Sonic Studio III
Unique customizability: Aura Sync RGB lighting, available only on ASUS products, with a single RGB connector and Gen 2 connectors that support addressing
PCIe Slot Q-Release, M.2 Q-Latch, pre-installed I/O board, BIOS FlashBack button, BIOS FlashBack LED, and Clear CMOS button
Comes with a 60-day AIDA64 Extreme trial subscription and an 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: ATX, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm
- Memory slots (pcs): 4
- Memory type: DDR4 (Dual Channel), MHz: 5333(OC)/5133(OC)/5066(OC)/5000(OC)/4800(OC)/4700(OC)/4600(OC)/4500(OC)/4400(OC)/4266(OC)/4133(OC)/4000(OC)/3866(OC)/3733(OC)/3600(OC)/3466(OC)/3400(OC)/3333(OC)/3200/3000/2933/2800/2666/2400/2133, 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
- 1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot
- 2 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slots (support x4 mode)
- 1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slot
Hard disk interfaces
- 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
- M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 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 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
- M.2_4 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA modes)
Rear panel interfaces
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port (1 x USB Type-C)
- 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (2 x Type-A, 1 x USB Type-C)
- 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A)
- 2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x Type-A)
- 1 x DisplayPort
- 1 x HDMI port
- 1 x Wi-Fi module
- 1 x Intel 2.5Gb Ethernet port
- 5 x audio jacks
- 1 x Optical S/PDIF out port
- 1 x BIOS FlashBack button
- 1 x Clear CMOS button
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
5 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers - Power related
1 x 24-pin Main Power connector
2 x 8-pin +12V Power connectors - Storage related
4 x M.2 slots (Key M)
4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports - USB
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connector (supports USB Type-C with up to 30W PD Fast-charge)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header supports 2 additional USB 3.2 Gen 1 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 CPU Over Voltage jumper
1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)
1 x 20-3 pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function
1 x Thermal Sensor header
1 x Thunderbolt header
- LGA 1700 ATX motherboard
- Intel Z790 chipset
- 4 x M.2 slots, 4 x SATA
- 2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 6E, BT 5.3
- For Intel 13th generation processors
