MotherboardsAsus
ASUS PRIME Z790-A WIFI
Quick Specs
ChipsetIntel | ® | Z790 Chipset
SocketLGA 1700
MemoryDDR5
Form FactorATX
M.2 Slots10
Model: 21090
About this motherboards
ASUS Prime Z790-A WIFI, an Intel Z790 LGA 1700 ATX motherboard with PCIe® 5.0, four M.2 slots, 16+1 DrMOS, DDR5, Intel WIFI 6E, 2.5 Gb LAN, HDMI®, DP, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C®, front USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C®, Thunderbolt™ (USB4®) support
Technical Specifications23 specs
General
Model
PRIME Z790-A WIFI
Cpu
- Intel
- ®
- Socket LGA1700 for Intel
- ®
- Core™ 14
- th
- & 13
- th
- Gen Processors, Intel
- ®
- Core™ 12
- th
- Gen, Pentium
- ®
- Gold and Celeron
- ®
- Processors
- Supports Intel
- ®
- Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Intel
- ®
- Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0
- * Refer to
- www.asus.com
- for CPU support list.
- ** Intel
- ®
- Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 support depends on the CPU types.
Chipset
- Intel
- ®
- Z790 Chipset
Memory
- 4 x DIMM, Max. 192GB, DDR5 7200+(OC)/7000(OC)/6800(OC)/6600(OC)/6400(OC)/ 6200(OC)/6000(OC)/5800(OC)/5600/5400/ 5200/5000/4800, Un-buffered Memory
- Dual Channel Memory Architecture
- Supports Intel
- ®
- Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
- OptiMem II
- * Supported memory types, data rate(Speed), and number of DRAM modules vary depending on the CPU and memory configuration, for more information refer to
- www.asus.com
- for memory support list.
- * Non-ECC, un-buffered DDR5 memory supports On-Die ECC function.
Graphics
- 1 x DisplayPort
- 1 x HDMI
- ®
- port
- * Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types. Please refer to
- www.intel.com
- for any updates.
- **Supports max. 8K@60Hz as specified in DisplayPort 1.4.
- ***Supports 4K@60Hz as specified in HDMI 2.1.
- **** VGA resolution support depends on processors' or graphic cards' resolution.
Expansion Slots
- Intel
- ®
- Core™ Processors (14
- th
- & 13
- th
- & 12
- th
- Gen)
- 1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot
- Intel
- ®
- Z790 Chipset
- 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)
- 1 x PCIe 4.0 x4 slot
- 2 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots
- * Please check the PCIe bifurcation table on the support site (
- https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/ 1037507/
- ).
- Note: To ensure compatibility of the device installed, please refer to
- https://www.asus.com/support/
- for the list of supported peripherals.
Storage
- Total supports 4 x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
- Intel
- ®
- Core™ Processors (14
- th
- & 13
- th
- & 12
- th
- Gen)
- M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
- Intel
- ®
- Z790 Chipset
- M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4)
- M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4)
- M.2_4 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA modes)
- 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
- * Intel
- ®
- Rapid Storage Technology supports PCIe RAID 0/1/5/10, SATA RAID 0/1/ 5/10.
- Total supports 4 x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
- Intel
- ®
- Core™ Processors (14
- th
- & 13
- th
- & 12
- th
- Gen)
- M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
- Intel
- ®
- Z790 Chipset
- M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4)
- M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4)
- M.2_4 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA modes)
- 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
- * Intel
- ®
- Rapid Storage Technology supports PCIe RAID 0/1/5/10, SATA RAID 0/1/ 5/10.
Ethernet
- 1 x Intel
- ®
- 2.5Gb Ethernet
- ASUS LANGuard
Wireless Bluetooth
- Wi-Fi 6E
- 2x2 Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ ax)
- Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band
- Bluetooth
- ®
- v5.3
- * WiFi 6E 6GHz regulatory may vary between countries.
- ** The Bluetooth version may vary, please refer to the Wi-Fi module manufacturer's website for the latest specifications.
Usb
- Rear USB (Total 8 ports)
- 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)
- Front USB (Total 7 ports)
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 connector (supports USB Type-C
- ®
- )
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header supports additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
- 2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports
Audio
- Realtek S1220A 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC
- - Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs
- - Internal audio Amplifier to enhance the highest quality sound for headphone and speakers
- - Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
- - High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 113 dB SNR recording input (Line-in)
- - Supports up to 32-Bit/192 kHz playback
- Audio Features
- - Audio Shielding
- - Power pre-regulator reduces power input noise to ensure consistent performance
- - Premium audio capacitors
- - Dedicated audio PCB layers
- - Audio cover
- - Unique de-pop circuit
- * Due to limitations in HDA bandwidth, 32-Bit/192 kHz is not supported for 7.1 Surround Sound audio.
Back Panel I O Ports
- 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 Type-C
- ®
- )
- 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A)
- 1 x DisplayPort
- 1 x HDMI
- ®
- port
- 1 x Wi-Fi Module
- 1 x Intel
- ®
- 2.5Gb Ethernet port
- 3 x Audio jacks
Internal I O
- 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
- 4 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 2 connector (supports USB Type-C
- ®
- )
- 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 Clear CMOS header
- 1 x COM Port header
- 1 x CPU Over Voltage jumper
- 1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)
- 1 x Power button
- 1 x SPI TPM header (14-1pin)
- 1 x 20-3 pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function
- 1 x Thunderbolt
- ™
- header
Special Features
- ASUS 5X PROTECTION III
- - DIGI+ VRM (- Digital power design with DrMOS)
- - ESD Guards
- - LANGuard
- - Overvoltage Protection
- - Safeslot
- - Stainless-Steel Back I/O
- ASUS Q-Design
- - M.2 Q-Latch
- - PCIe Slot Q-Release
- - Q-Connector
- - Q-DIMM
- - Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green])
- - Q-Slot
- ASUS Thermal Solution
- - M.2 heatsink
- - VRM heatsink design
- ASUS EZ DIY
- - Box Headers
- - Clear CMOS button
- - CPU Socket lever protector
- - ProCool
- - Pre-mounted I/O shield
- - SafeDIMM
- Aura Sync
- - Aura RGB header
- - Addressable Gen 2 headers
Software Features
- ASUS Exclusive Software
- Armoury Crate
- - Aura Creator
- - Aura Sync
- - Fan Xpert 4 (with AI Cooling II)
- - Power Saving
- - Two-Way AI Noise Cancellation
- AI Suite 3
- - TurboV EVO
- - DIGI+ VRM
- - PC Cleaner
- ASUS CPU-Z
- DTS:X
- ®
- Ultra
- MyASUS
- Norton 360 Deluxe (60 Days Free Trial)
- WinRAR
- UEFI BIOS
- ASUS EZ DIY
- - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- - ASUS EZ Flash 3
- - ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode
- MemTest86
Bios
256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS
Manageability
WOL by PME, PXE
Accessories
- Cables
- 2 x SATA 6Gb/s cables
- Miscellaneous
- 1 x ASUS Wi-Fi moving antenna
- 1 x Q-connector
- 2 x M.2 Rubber Packages
- 1 x Screw package for M.2 SSD
- Documentation
- 1 x User guide
Operating System
- Windows
- ®
- 11, Windows
- ®
- 10 64-bit
Form Factor
- ATX Form Factor
- 12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )
Physical Dimensions
Length Mm
304.8
Width Mm
243.8
Height Mm
774.7
