MotherboardsAsus
ASUS TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS
Quick Specs
ChipsetIntel® Z690
SocketLGA 1700
MemoryDDR5
Form FactorATX
M.2 Slots6
Model: 20401
About this motherboards
ASUS TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS takes all the essential elements of the latest Intel® processors and combines them with game-ready features and proven durability. Engineered with military-grade components, an upgraded power solution and a comprehensive cooling system, this motherboard offers rock-solid and stable performance for marathon gaming.
Technical Specifications22 specs
General
Model
TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS
Cpu
- Intel
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- Socket LGA1700 for Intel
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- Core™ 14th & 13th Gen Processors, Intel
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- Core™ 12th Gen, Pentium
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- Gold and Celeron
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- Processors
- Supports Intel
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- Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Intel
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- Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0
- ** Intel
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- Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 support depends on the CPU types.
Chipset
Intel® Z690
Memory
- 4 x DIMM, Max. 192GB, DDR5 6000(OC)/ 5800(OC)/ 5600(OC)/ 5400(OC)/ 5200(OC)/ 5000(OC)/ 4800 Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory
- Dual Channel Memory Architecture
- Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
- OptiMem II
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. 4K@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
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- 14th & 13th & 12th Gen Processors
- 1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot
- Intel
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- Z690 Chipset
- 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)
- 1 x PCIe 3.0 x4 slot
- 2 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots
- * Please check PCIe bifurcation table in support site.
- ** Supports Intel
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- Optane Memory H Series on PCH-attached PCIe slot
Storage
- Total supports 4 x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
- Intel
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- 14th & 13th & 12th Gen Processors
- M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110
- - Intel
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- 14th & 13th & 12th Gen processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode
- Intel
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- Z690 Chipset
- M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA modes)
- M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
- M.2_4 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
- 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
- * Intel
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- Rapid Storage Technology supports NVMe RAID 0/1/5, SATA RAID 0/1/5/ 10.
- ** Intel
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- Rapid Storage Technology supports Intel
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- Optane Memory H Series on PCH attached M.2 slots.
Ethernet
- 1 x Intel
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- 2.5Gb Ethernet
- TUF LANGuard
Usb
- Rear USB (Total 8 ports)
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port (1 x USB Type-C®)
- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (2 x Type-A)
- 5 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)
- 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 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC
- - Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
- - Supports up to 24-Bit/192 kHz playback
- Audio Features
- - Audio Shielding
- - Rear optical S/PDIF out port
- - Premium audio capacitors
- - Dedicated audio PCB layers
- - Audio Cover
Back Panel I O Ports
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port (1 x USB Type-C®)
- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (2 x Type-A)
- 5 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)
- 1 x DisplayPort
- 1 x HDMI® port
- 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet port
- 5 x Audio jacks
- 1 x Optical S/PDIF out port
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
- 1 x 8-pin +12V Power connector
- 1 x 4-pin +12V Power connector
- 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 additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
- 2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 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 Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)
- 1 x 20-3 pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function
- 1 x Thunderbolt™ header
Special Features
- ASUS TUF PROTECTION
- - DIGI+ VRM (- Digital power design with DrMOS)
- - Enhanced DRAM Overcurrent Protection
- - ESD Guards
- - TUF LANGuard
- - Overvoltage Protection
- - Safeslot
- - Stainless-Steel Back I/O
- ASUS Q-Design
- - M.2 Q-Latch
- - 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
- - 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
- - Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation
- AI Suite 3
- - Performance And Power Saving Utility
- TurboV EVO
- EPU
- DIGI+ VRM
- TUF GAMING CPU-Z
- DTS Audio Processing
- Norton Anti-virus software (Free Trial version)
- WinRAR
- UEFI BIOS
- ASUS EZ DIY
- - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- - ASUS EZ Flash 3
- - ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode
Bios
192 (128+64) Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS
Manageability
WOL by PME, PXE
Accessories
- Cables
- 2 x SATA 6Gb/s cables
- Miscellaneous
- 2 x M.2 Rubber Packages
- 1 x M.2 SSD screw package
- 1 x TUF GAMING sticker
- Installation Media
- 1 x Support DVD
- Documentation
- 1 x TUF Certification card
- 1 x User guide
Operating System
- Windows
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- 11 64-bit, Windows
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- 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
