MotherboardsAsus
ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO BTF
Quick Specs
ChipsetIntel® Z790 Chipset
SocketLGA 1700
MemoryDDR5
Form FactorATX
M.2 Slots16
About this motherboards
The ROG Maximus Z790 Hero BTF delivers an unprecedented level of cable management to PC DIY enthusiasts with Hidden-Connector Design and Graphics Card High-Power Slot, 20+1+2 power stages, hyperspeed DDR5 support and the latest PCIe® 5.0 connectivity. It features five M.2 SSD slots with heatsinks, Intel® Wi-Fi 7, PCIe® Slot Q-Release Slim, Thunderbolt™ 4, USB 20Gbps support, AI Overclocking, AI Cooling II, AI Networking, Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation and Aura Sync RGB lighting.
Technical Specifications41 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 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
-
Storage
Total supports 5 x M.2 slots and 4 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 5.0 x4 mode.)**M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/
2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.)Intel® Z790 Chipset**M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)M.2_4 slot (Key M), type 2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)M.2_5 slot (Key M), type 2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports* Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports PCIe RAID 0/
1/5/10, SATA RAID 0/1/5/
10.** M.2_1 shares bandwidth with PCIEX16(G5)_2. When M.2_1 is enabled, PCIEX16(G5)_2 will be disabled and PCIEX16(G5)_1 will run x8 only.
Ethernet
1 x Intel® 2.5Gb EthernetASUS LANGuard
Wireless Bluetooth
Intel® Wi-Fi 7*2x2 Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)** Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band***Support Wi-Fi 7 320MHz bandwidth, up to 5.76Gbps transfer rate.Bluetooth® v5.4***** Compatible with Windows 11 or later.** Wi-Fi 7 MLO(Multi-link Operation) full functions support will be ready in Windows 11 2024 Platform (Windows 11 24H2) or later.*** Wi-Fi 6GHz frequency band and bandwidth 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 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 60W PD/QC4+)**2 x USB 5Gbps headers support 4 additional USB 5Gbps ports2 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
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 Jack-retasking- High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 110 dB SNR recording input- Supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playbackAudio 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.
Back Panel I O Ports
2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 USB Type-C® ports6 x USB 10Gbps ports (5 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)4 x USB 5Gbps ports (4 x Type-A)1 x HDMITM port1 x Wi-Fi Module1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet port5 x Gold-plated audio jacks1 x Optical S/PDIF out port1 x BIOS FlashBack™ button 1 x Clear CMOS button
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 8-pin PCIe power connectorStorage related 5 x M.2 slots (Key M) 4 x SATA 6Gb/s portsUSB 1 x USB 20Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C®) 2 x USB 5Gbps headers support 4 additional USB 5Gbps ports2 x USB 2.0 headers support 4 additional USB 2.0 portsMiscellaneous3 x Addressable Gen 2 headers1 x AURA RGB header1 x FlexKey button 1 x Front panel audio header (F_AUDIO)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-Antenna- Q-Code- Q-Connector- Q-DIMM- Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green]) with DRAM Detection- Q-SlotASUS Thermal Solution- M.2 heatsink backplate- M.2 heatsink- Metal 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 20G with Quick Charge 4+ Support- Support: up to 60W fast charging and USB Wattage Watcher*- 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 8-pin PCIe power connector or else only 27W will be supported.
Software Features
ROG Exclusive Software- ROG CPU-Z- DTS® Sound Unbound - 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)- GameFirst- Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation- Power Saving- Sonic StudioAI Suite 3- Easy Optimization with AI Overclocking- TPU- DIGI+ Power Control- Turbo app- PC CleanerMyAsusUSB Wattage WatcherIntel® Unison™Adobe Creative Cloud (Free Trial)WinRAR (40 Days Free Trial)UEFI BIOSAI Overclocking GuideASUS EZ DIY - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS EZ Flash 3 - ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode- ASUS MyHotkeyMemTest86
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 Additional Cooling Kit1 x Thermal pad for M.21 x DDR5 fan holderMiscellaneous1 x ASUS WiFi Q-Antenna3 x M.2 backplate Q-Latch packages3 x M.2 backplate Rubber Packages1 x Q-connector1 x ROG stickers1 x ROG key chain1 x M.2 rubber package1 x ROG VIP cardInstallation Media1 x USB drive with utilities and drivers Documentation1 x Quick start 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 )
Cpu
-
Chipset
Intel® Z790 Chipset
Memory
-
Graphics
1 x HDMITM port**2 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 ports (USB Type-C®) support DisplayPort 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
-
Storage
Total supports 5 x M.2 slots and 4 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 5.0 x4 mode.)**M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/
2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.)Intel® Z790 Chipset**M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)M.2_4 slot (Key M), type 2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)M.2_5 slot (Key M), type 2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports* Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports PCIe RAID 0/
1/5/10, SATA RAID 0/1/5/
10.** M.2_1 shares bandwidth with PCIEX16(G5)_2. When M.2_1 is enabled, PCIEX16(G5)_2 will be disabled and PCIEX16(G5)_1 will run x8 only.
Ethernet
1 x Intel® 2.5Gb EthernetASUS LANGuard
Wireless Bluetooth
Intel® Wi-Fi 7*2x2 Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)** Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band***Support Wi-Fi 7 320MHz bandwidth, up to 5.76Gbps transfer rate.Bluetooth® v5.4***** Compatible with Windows 11 or later.** Wi-Fi 7 MLO(Multi-link Operation) full functions support will be ready in Windows 11 2024 Platform (Windows 11 24H2) or later.*** Wi-Fi 6GHz frequency band and bandwidth 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 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 60W PD/QC4+)**2 x USB 5Gbps headers support 4 additional USB 5Gbps ports2 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
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 Jack-retasking- High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 110 dB SNR recording input- Supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playbackAudio 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.
Back Panel I O Ports
2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 USB Type-C® ports6 x USB 10Gbps ports (5 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)4 x USB 5Gbps ports (4 x Type-A)1 x HDMITM port1 x Wi-Fi Module1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet port5 x Gold-plated audio jacks1 x Optical S/PDIF out port1 x BIOS FlashBack™ button 1 x Clear CMOS button
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 8-pin PCIe power connectorStorage related 5 x M.2 slots (Key M) 4 x SATA 6Gb/s portsUSB 1 x USB 20Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C®) 2 x USB 5Gbps headers support 4 additional USB 5Gbps ports2 x USB 2.0 headers support 4 additional USB 2.0 portsMiscellaneous3 x Addressable Gen 2 headers1 x AURA RGB header1 x FlexKey button 1 x Front panel audio header (F_AUDIO)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-Antenna- Q-Code- Q-Connector- Q-DIMM- Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green]) with DRAM Detection- Q-SlotASUS Thermal Solution- M.2 heatsink backplate- M.2 heatsink- Metal 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 20G with Quick Charge 4+ Support- Support: up to 60W fast charging and USB Wattage Watcher*- 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 8-pin PCIe power connector or else only 27W will be supported.
Software Features
ROG Exclusive Software- ROG CPU-Z- DTS® Sound Unbound - 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)- GameFirst- Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation- Power Saving- Sonic StudioAI Suite 3- Easy Optimization with AI Overclocking- TPU- DIGI+ Power Control- Turbo app- PC CleanerMyAsusUSB Wattage WatcherIntel® Unison™Adobe Creative Cloud (Free Trial)WinRAR (40 Days Free Trial)UEFI BIOSAI Overclocking GuideASUS EZ DIY - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS EZ Flash 3 - ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode- ASUS MyHotkeyMemTest86
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 Additional Cooling Kit1 x Thermal pad for M.21 x DDR5 fan holderMiscellaneous1 x ASUS WiFi Q-Antenna3 x M.2 backplate Q-Latch packages3 x M.2 backplate Rubber Packages1 x Q-connector1 x ROG stickers1 x ROG key chain1 x M.2 rubber package1 x ROG VIP cardInstallation Media1 x USB drive with utilities and drivers Documentation1 x Quick start 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 )
