MotherboardsAsus
ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI)
Quick Specs
ChipsetIntel® Z490
MemoryDDR4
Form FactormATX
M.2 Slots3
Model: 90MB12R0-M0EAY0
About this motherboards
ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI)
Technical Specifications22 specs
Physical Dimensions
Length Mm
243.8
Width Mm
243.8
Height Mm
619.8
Technical Specifications
Cpu
- Intel® Socket 1200for 10th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors
- Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0
- **Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 support depends on the CPU types.
- Supports Intel® 14nm CPU
Chipset
Intel® Z490
Memory
- 4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR4 4600(O.C)/4500(O.C)/4400(O.C)/4266(O.C.)/4133(O.C.)/ 4000(O.C.)/3866(O.C.)/3733(O.C.)/3600(O.C.)/3466(O.C.)/ 3400(O.C.)/3333(O.C.)/3200(O.C.)/3000(O.C.)/2933(O.C.)/ 2800(O.C.)/2666/2400/2133 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory
- OptiMem II
- Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
- Dual Channel Memory Architecture
Graphic
- 1 x HDMI 1.4b
- 1 x DisplayPort 1.4
- **Support DisplayPort 1.4 with max. resolution of 4096 x 2304 @60Hz. Please refer to www.intel.com for any update.
- *Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types.
- Integrated Graphics Processor
Multi Gpu Support
Supports AMD 2-Way CrossFireX Technology
Expansion Slots
- 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (max at x4 mode) *2
- 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16 mode) *1
- Intel® 10th Gen Processors
- Intel® Z490 Chipset
- 1 x PCIe 3.0 x1
Storage
- 1 x M.2_1 socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)
- 1 x M.2_2 socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (SATA & PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)*3
- Total supports 2 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
- Intel® Z490 Chipset :
- 6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s)
- Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10
- Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready
Lan
- Intel® I225-V 2.5Gb Ethernet
- ASUS LANGuard
Audio
- - Premium Japanese audio capacitors
- - Audio Cover
- ROG SupremeFX8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC S1220A
- - SupremeFX Shielding™ Technology
- - Supports up to 32-Bit/192kHz playback
- * Due to limitations in HDA bandwidth, 32-Bit/192kHz is not supported for 8-Channel audio.
- - Dual OP Amplifiers
- - Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs
- - Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
- - High quality120dBSNR stereo playback outputand113dBSNR recording input
- Audio Feature :
- - Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel
Usb Ports
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s)(1 x USB Type-C®)
- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s)(1 x Type-A +1 x USB Type-C®)
- Rear USB Port ( Total 8 )
- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s)(2 x Type-A)
- 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s)(4 x Type-A)
- Front USB Port ( Total 7 )
- 2 x USB 2.0 port(s)
- 4 x USB 2.0 port(s)
Software Features
ROG Exclusive Software- RAMCache III- ROG CPU-Z- GameFirst VI- Sonic Studio III + Sonic Studio Virtual Mixer - Sonic Radar III- DTS® Sound Unbound - Overwolf - Anti-virus softwareASUS Exclusive SoftwareArmoury Crate- Aura Creator- Aura SyncAI Suite 3- 5-Way Optimization with AI Overclocking TPU EPU Digi+ VRM Xpert 4 Turbo app- EZ updateAI Charger WinRARUEFI BIOSAI Overclocking GuideASUS EZ DIY - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS EZ Flash 3 - ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ ModeFlexKey
Asus Special Features
Extreme Engine Digi+- 5K Black Metallic Capacitors - ON-semi NCP302045- MicroFine Alloy Choke ASUS Q-Design - ASUS Q-DIMM- ASUS Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green])- ASUS Q-SlotASUS Thermal Solution- Aluminum M.2 heatsink - Aluminum heatsink designASUS EZ DIY- BIOS FlashBack™ button- BIOS FlashBack™ LED- Procool II- Pre-mounted I/O shield- SafeSlotAURA Sync- Standard RGB header(s)- Addressable Gen 2 RGB header(s)
Back I O Ports
- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (1 x Type-A+1 x USB Type-C®)
- 1 x Intel® I225-V 2.5Gb Ethernet
- 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
- 1 x USB BIOS FlashBack™ Button(s)
- 5 x Gold-plated audio jacks
- 1 x ASUS Wi-Fi Module
- 1 x DisplayPort
- 1 x HDMI
- 2 x USB 2.0
- 1 x Optical S/PDIF out
Internal I O
- 1 x M.2 Socket 1 with M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 connector support additional 1 USB ports(20-pin, Type-C)
- 1 x VRM_HS_FAN Header
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1(up to 5Gbps) connector(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s)
- 1 x CPU OV
- 1 x M.2 Socket 2 with M key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (SATA & PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)
- 2 x Chassis Fan connector(s)
- 1 x W_PUMP+ connector
- 2 x Aura RGB Strip Headers
- 2 x Addressable Gen 2 header(s)
- 1 x Thermal sensor connector(s)
- 1 x CPU Fan connector(s)
- 1 x CPU OPT Fan connector(s)
- 2 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 port(s)
- 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s)
- 1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s)
- 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)
- 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)
- 1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP)
- 1 x System panel(s)
- 1 x Clear CMOS jumper(s)
Accessories
- 1 x M.2 SSD screw package(s)
- 1 ROG key chain
- 1 x 2-in-1 Rubber pad
- 1 x Wi-Fi moving antenna
- 1 x ROG Strix stickers
- 1 x Cable ties pack(s)
- 1 x Extension Cable for RGB strips (80 cm)
- 1 x Extension cable for Addressable LED
- 1 x ROG Thank you card
- 4 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s)
- User´s manual
- 1 x Supporting DVD
Bios
192 (128+64) Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS
Manageability
WOL by PME, PXE
Form Factor
- 9.6 inch x 9.6 inch ( 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm )
- mATX Form Factor
Note
*1. Support PCIe bifurcation for RAID on CPU function. *2. When PCIe 3.0 x16_2 runs at x4 mode, SATA6G_56 will be disabled.*3. M.2_2 shares bandwidth with SATA6G_2. When M.2_2 runs SATA mode, SATA6G_2 will be disabled.
