MotherboardsAsus
ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA
Quick Specs
ChipsetIntel® Z790 Chipset
SocketLGA 1700
MemoryDDR5
Form FactorATX
M.2 Slots22
About this motherboards
The ROG Maximus Z790 Formula supercharges builds with 20+1+2 power stages, HybridChill cooling, hyperspeed DDR5 memory slots, latest PCIe 5.0, and Intel® Wi-Fi 7
Technical Specifications22 specs
Physical Dimensions
Length Mm
304.8
Width Mm
243.8
Height Mm
774.7
Technical Specifications
Cpu
-
Chipset
Intel® Z790 Chipset
Memory
-
Graphics
1 x HDMITM port**2 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 ports (USB Type-C®) support DisplayPort 1.4 and Thunderbolt™ video outputs**** Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types. Please refer to www.intel.com for any updates.** Support 4K@60Hz as specified in HDMI 2.1. *** VGA resolution support depends on processors' or graphic cards' resolution.
Expansion Slots
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Storage
Total supports 5 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports*Intel® CoreTM Processors (14th & 13th & 12th Gen)*M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.)Hyper M.2_1 slot (Key M) via ROG Hyper M.2 card, type 2242/
2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode.)**Intel® Z790 Chipset**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 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA modes)Hyper M.2_1 slot (Key M) via ROG Hyper M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (suppports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)**Hyper M.2_2 slot (Key M) via ROG Hyper M.2 card, type 2242/
2260/2280/22110 (suppports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)***6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports***** Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports PCIe RAID 0/1/
5/10, SATA RAID 0/1/5/10.** When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5)_1, Hyper M.2_1 slot can support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode. When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5)_2, Hyper M.2_1 slot can support PCIe 5.0 x4 mode. When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G4), Hyper M.2_1 and Hyper M.2_2 slots can support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.*** When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5)_1 or PCIEX16(G5)_2, Hyper M.2_2 slot will be disabled. When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G4), Hyper M.2_1 and Hyper M.2_2 slots can support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.**** RAID configuration and boot drives are not supported on the SATA6G_E1-2 ports
Ethernet
1 x Intel® 2.5Gb EthernetASUS LANGuard
Wireless Bluetooth
Wi-Fi 6E2x2 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 12 ports)2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 ports (2 x USB Type-C®)6 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (5 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A)Front USB (Total 9 ports)1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connector (supports USB Type-C® with up to 60W PD/QC4+) 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 headers support additional 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports
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- Support up to 32-Bit/ 384 kHz playback on front panelAudio Features - SupremeFX Shielding Technology- ESS® ES9218 QUAD DAC- Gold-plated audio jacks- Rear optical S/PDIF out port- Premium audio capacitors- Audio cover
Back Panel I O Ports
2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 USB Type-C® ports6 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (5 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A)1 x HDMI® port1 x Wi-Fi Module1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet port5 x Gold-plated audio jacks*1 x Optical S/PDIF out port1 x BIOS FlashBack™ button 1 x Clear CMOS button *The rear panel Lime (Line out) port 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.
Internal I O
Fan and Cooling related 1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header1 x 4-pin AIO Pump header4 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers1 x W_PUMP+ header1 x 2-pin Water In header1 x 2-pin Water Out header1 x 3-pin Water Flow headerPower related 1 x 24-pin Main Power connector2 x 8-pin +12V Power connector1 x 6-pin PCIe Power connectorStorage related 3 x M.2 slots (Key M) 6 x SATA 6Gb/s portsUSB 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connector (supports USB Type-C® ) 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 headers support additional 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB 2.0 portsMiscellaneous3 x Addressable Gen 2 headers1 x AURA RGB header1 x FlexKey button 1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)1 x Start button1 x ReTry button1 x 10-1 pin System Panel header1 x Thermal Sensor header1 x CPU Over Voltage jumper1 x Alternative PCIe Mode switch
Special Features
Extreme OC Kit- FlexKey button- ReTry button- Start buttonExtreme Engine Digi+- 10K Black Metallic Capacitors- MicroFine Alloy Choke ASUS Q-Design - M.2 Q-Latch- PCIe Slot Q-Release- Q-Code- Q-Connector- Q-DIMM- Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green])- Q-SlotASUS Thermal Solution- M.2 heatsink backplate- M.2 heatsink- Steel backplate- VRM heatsink designASUS EZ DIY- BIOS FlashBack™ button- Clear CMOS button- CPU Socket lever protector- ProCool II- Pre-mounted I/O shield- SafeSlot- SafeDIMMAURA Sync- AURA RGB header(s)- Addressable Gen 2 header(s)Front Panel USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 with Quick Charge 4+ Support- Support: up to 60W charging*- Output: 5/9/15/20V max. 3A, PPS:3.3–21V max. 3A- Compatible with PD3.0 and PPS* To support 60W, please install the power cable to 6-pin PCIe power connector or can only support 27W
Software Features
ROG Exclusive Software- ROG CPU-Z- GameFirst VI- Sonic Studio III + Sonic Studio Virtual Mixer + Sonic Suite Companion- Sonic Radar III- DTS® Sound Unbound - BullGuard or equivalent internet security (1-year full version)ASUS Exclusive SoftwareArmoury Crate- AIDA64 Extreme (1 year full version)- AURA Creator- AURA Sync- Fan Xpert 4 (with AI Cooling II)- Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation- Power SavingAI Suite 3- Easy Optimization with AI Overclocking- TPU- DIGI+ Power Control- Turbo app- PC CleanerMyAsusWinRARUEFI BIOSAI Overclocking GuideASUS EZ DIY - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS EZ Flash 3 - ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ ModeMemTest86
Bios
256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS
Manageability
WOL by PME, PXE
Accessories
Cables1 x ARGB RGB extension cable4 x SATA 6Gb/s cables ROG Hyper M.2 Card1 x ROG Hyper M.2 Card with heatsink2 x M.2 screw packages for ROG Hyper M.2 CardAdditional Cooling Kit1 x Thermal pad for M.21 x DDR5 Fan holder1 x VRM Fan holderMiscellaneous1 x ASUS Wi-Fi moving antennas 3 x M.2 backplate Q-Latch package3 x M.2 backplate Rubber Packages1 x Q-connector1 x ROG stickers1 x ROG key chain1 x ROG VIP cardInstallation Media1 x USB drive with utilities and drivers Documentation1 x User Guide
Operating System
Windows® 11, Windows® 10 64-bit
Form Factor
ATX Form Factor12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )
