Chipset
Z690
Memory
Intel Socket LGA1700 for 12th Gen Intel Core, Pentium Gold and Celeron Processors Supports Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0** Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list. Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 support depends on the CPU types.
Graphics
1 x DisplayPort** 1 x HDMI® port*** * Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types. ** 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® 12th Gen Processors* 1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot Intel® 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® Optane Memory H Series on PCH-attached PCIe slot
Storage
Supports 4 x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports Intel® 12th Gen Processors M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 Intel® 12th Gen processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode Intel® 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® Rapid Storage Technology supports NVMe RAID 0/1/5, SATA RAID 0/1/5/10. ** Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports Intel® Optane Memory H Series on PCH attached M.2 slots
Ethernet
1 x Intel® 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 outport 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
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 MyAsus 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
Operating
Windows 11 64-bit, Windows 10 64-bit
