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ROG Maximus Z790 Formula
MPN
90MB1FS0-M0AAY0ProcessorIntel Pentium
Memory192 GB DDR5-8000
Storage6 GB
GraphicsHDMI port** 2 x Intel Thunderbolt 4 ports
OSWindows 11
Specifications 19
Processor
- Processor
- Intel Socket LGA1700 for Intel Core 14 th & 13 th Gen Processors, Intel Core 12 th Gen, Pentium Gold and Celeron Processors
- Chipset
- Intel Z790 Chipset
Memory & storage
- Memory
- 4 x DIMM slots, max.
- Storage
- Supports 5 x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
Graphics
- Graphics
- 1 x HDMI port** 2 x Intel Thunderbolt 4 ports (USB Type-C ) support DisplayPort and Thunderbolt video outputs*** * Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types. ** Supports 4K@60 Hz as specified in HDMI 2.1. *** VGA resolution support depends on processors' or graphic cards' resolution.
Display
- Back Panel I/O Ports
- 2 x Thunderbolt 4 USB Type-C ports 6 x USB 10Gbps ports (5 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C ) 4 x USB 5Gbps ports (4 x Type-A) 1 x HDMI port 1 x Wi-Fi module 1 x Realtek 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
Connectivity
- Networking
- 1 x Realtek 5Gb Ethernet ASUS LANGuard
- Expansion Slots
- When M.2_1 is enabled, PCIEX16(G5)_2 will be disabled and PCIEX16(G5)_1 will run x8 only.
- USB
- Rear USB (Total 12 ports) 2 x Thunderbolt 4 ports (2 x USB Type-C ) 6 x USB 10Gbps ports (5 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C ) 4 x USB 5Gbps ports (4 x Type-A) Front USB (Total 9 ports) 1 x USB 20Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C with up to 60 W PD/QC4+)** 2 x USB 5Gbps headers support 4 additional USB 5Gbps ports 2 x USB 2.0 headers support 4 additional USB 2.0 ports * USB Type-C power delivery output: max. 5V/3A ** USB Type-C power delivery output: 5/9/15/20V max. 3A, PPS:3.3–21V max. 3A
Camera & audio
- 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 MIC Jack-retasking - High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 110 dB SNR recording input - Supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback on front panel" Audio Features - SupremeFX Shielding Technology - ESS ES9218 QUAD DAC - Gold-plated audio jacks - Rear optical S/PDIF out port - Premium audio capacitors * The LINE OUT port on the rear panel does not support spatial audio. If you wish to use spatial audio, make sure to connect your audio output device to the audio jack on the front panel of your chassis or use a USB interface audio device.
Physical & build
- Form Factor
- ATX Form Factor 12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )
Operating system & software
- Operating System
- Windows 11, Windows 10 64-bit
- Software Features
- ROG Exclusive Software - ROG CPU-Z - DTS Sound Unbound - Internet Security (1-year full version) ASUS Exclusive Software Armoury Crate - AIDA64 Extreme (1 year full version) - Aura Creator - Aura Sync - Fan Xpert 4 (with AI Cooling II) - GameFirst - Power Saving - Sonic Studio - Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation - OLED display AI Suite 3 - Easy Optimization with AI Overclocking - TPU - DIGI+ Power Control - Turbo app - PC Cleaner MyASUS USB Wattage Watcher Intel Unison Adobe Creative Cloud (Free Trial) WinRAR (40 Days Free Trial) UEFI BIOS AI Overclocking Guide ASUS EZ DIY - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS EZ Flash 3 - ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode - ASUS MyHotkey MemTest86
More details
- 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-Antenna - Q-Code - Q-Connector - Q-DIMM - Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green]) - Q-Slot ASUS Thermal Solution - HybridChill VRM block - M.2 heatsink backplate - M.2 heatsink - Metal backplate - 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 - Addressable Gen 2 headers OLED 2" Front Panel USB 20Gbps with Quick Charge 4+ Support - Support: up to 60 W fast charging and USB Wattage Watcher* - Output: 5/9/15/20V max. 3A, PPS:3.3–21V max.
- BIOS
- 256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS
- Manageability
- WOL by PME, PXE
- Accessories
- Cables 1 x ARGB RGB extension cable 2 x ROG weave SATA 6G cables 2 x SATA 6Gb/s cables Additional Cooling Kit 1 x DDR5 fan holder 1 x Thermal pad for M.2 Miscellaneous 1 x ASUS WiFi Q-Antenna 1 x Q-connector 3 x M.2 backplate Q-Latch packages 1 x ROG key chain 1 x ROG stickers 1 x ROG VIP card 1 x M.2 rubber package 3 x M.2 backplate rubber packages Installation Media 1 x USB drive with utilities and drivers Documentation 1 x Quick start guide
Features
- Wireless & Bluetooth
- Internal I/O Connectors
I/O Ports 6
- 2 x Thunderbolt 4 USB Type-C ports
- 6 x USB 10Gbps ports (5 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C )
- 4 x USB 5Gbps ports (4 x Type-A)
- 1 x HDMI port
- 1 x Realtek 5Gb Ethernet port
- 5 x Gold-plated audio jacks
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