Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Hero BTF DDR5 Motherboard

Intel Socket LGA1700 for Intel Core 14th & 13th Gen Processors, Intel Core 12th Gen, 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. 

4 x DIMM slots, max. 192GB, DDR5

8000+(OC)/7800+(OC)/

7600(OC)/7400(OC)/7200(OC)/7000

(OC)/6800(OC)/6600(OC)/6400(OC)

/6200(OC)/6000(OC)/5800(OC)/5600/

5400/5200/5000/4800 Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory

Dual channel memory architecture
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory module
Supports DIMM Flex
ASUS Enhanced Memory Profile II (AEMP II)

* Supported memory types, data rate (Speed), and number of DRAM modules vary depending on the CPU and memory configuration

* Non-ECC, un-buffered DDR5 memory supports On-Die ECC function.

• 1 x HDMITM port
• 2 x Intel Thunderbolt 4 ports (USB Type-C) support DisplayPort and Thunderbolt video outputs

Intel CoreTM Processors (14th & 13th & 12th Gen)

1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot (support x16 or x8 modes)

Intel Z790 Chipset

1 x PCIe 4.0 x4 slot

* Please check the PCIe bifurcation table on the support site
** When M.2_1 is enabled, PCIEX16(G5)_1 will run x8 only.
To ensure compatibility of the device installed

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.
** When M.2_1 is enabled, PCIEX16(G5)_1 will run x8 only.

Intel® Wi-Fi 7*
2×2 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.

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
2 x USB 5Gbps headers support 4 additional USB 5Gbps ports
2 x USB 2.0 headers support 4 additional USB 2.0 ports

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
– Supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback on front panel

Audio 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.

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
1 x W_PUMP+ header

Power related

1 x 24-pin main power connector
2 x 8-pin +12V power connector
1 x Graphics card high-power slot
1 x 12V-2X6 Auxiliary power connector

Storage related

5 x M.2 slots (Key M)
4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

USB

1 x USB 20Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C®)
2 x USB 5Gbps headers support 4 additional USB 5Gbps 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 FlexKey button
1 x Front panel audio header (F_AUDIO)
1 x Start button
1 x 10-1 pin system panel header
1 x Thermal sensor header

Extreme OC Kit

– FlexKey button
– Start button

Extreme Engine Digi+

– 10K Black metallic capacitors
– MicroFine alloy choke

ASUS Q-Design

– M.2 Q-Latch
– PCIe Slot Q-Release Slim
– Q-Antenna
– Q-Code
– Q-Connector
– Q-DIMM
– Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green]) with DRAM Detection
– Q-Slot

ASUS Thermal Solution

– M.2 heatsink backplate
– M.2 heatsink
– VRM heatsink design

ASUS EZ DIY

– BIOS FlashBack™ button
– Clear CMOS button
– CPU Socket lever protector
– ProCool II
– Pre-mounted I/O shield
– SafeSlot
– SafeDIMM

AURA Sync

– AURA RGB header(s)
– Addressable Gen 2 header(s)

ROG Exclusive Software

– ROG CPU-Z
– DTS® Sound Unbound
– Internet Security (1 year full version)

ASUS Exclusive Software
Armoury 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 Studio
AI Suite 3
– Easy Optimization with AI Overclocking
– TPU
– DIGI+ Power Control
– Turbo app
– PC Cleaner
MyAsus
USB Wattage Watcher
Intel® Unison™
Adobe Creative Cloud (Free Trial)
WinRAR (40 Days Free Trial)
UEFI BIOS
AI Overclocking Guide
ASUS EZ DIY
– ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
– ASUS EZ Flash 3
– ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode
– ASUS MyHotkey
MemTest86

Cables

1 x ARGB RGB extension cable
4 x SATA 6Gb/s cables

Additional Cooling Kit

1 x Thermal pad for M.2
1 x DDR5 fan holder

Miscellaneous

1 x ASUS WiFi Q-Antenna
3 x M.2 backplate Q-Latch packages
3 x M.2 backplate Rubber Packages
1 x Q-connector
1 x ROG stickers
1 x ROG key chain
1 x M.2 rubber package
1 x ROG VIP card

Installation Media

1 x USB drive with utilities and drivers

Documentation

1 x Quick start guide