ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX ENCORE

Motherboard Specification

Processor Support:

Intel® Socket LGA1700 for Intel® Core™ 14th, 13th, and 12th Gen Processors, Pentium® Gold, and Celeron® Processors

Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0

Chipset:

Intel® Z790 Chipset

Memory Support:

2 x DIMM, Max. 96GB, DDR5 up to 8400+(OC) MT/s, Non-ECC, Un-buffered

Dual Channel Memory Architecture

Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

ASUS Enhanced Memory Profile II (AEMP II)

Supports DIMM Flex

Graphics Ports:

No specific integrated graphics ports mentioned.

Expansion Slots:

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

2 x PCIe 4.0 x4 slots

Storage:

5 x M.2 slots (various modes)

4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

Ethernet:

1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet

ASUS LANGuard

Wireless & Bluetooth:

Intel® Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), 2x2

Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency bands

Bluetooth® v5.4

USB:

Rear: 1 x USB 20Gbps (Type-C®), 5 x USB 10Gbps (Type-A), 4 x USB 5Gbps (Type-A)

Front: 1 x USB 20Gbps (Type-C®), 2 x USB 5Gbps headers (4 ports), 2 x USB 2.0 headers (4 ports)

Audio:

ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4080

Impedance sense, Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking

High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback, 110 dB SNR recording

Internal I/O Connectors:

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

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

1 x USB 20Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C®)

2 x USB 5Gbps headers support additional 4 USB 5Gbps ports

2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports

Back Panel I/O Ports:

1 x USB 20Gbps (Type-C®)

5 x USB 10Gbps (Type-A)

4 x USB 5Gbps (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 port

1 x PS/2 Mouse port

Form Factor:

ATX Form Factor, 12 inch x 9.6 inch (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)