ROG STRIX Z790-E GAMING WIFI

Intel Z790 LGA 1700 ATX motherboard with 18 + 1 power stages, DDR5, five M.2 slots, PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD slot with M.2 Combo-Sink, PCIe 5.0 x16 SafeSlot with Q-Release, WiFi 6E, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C rear I/O port and front-panel connector with PD 3.0 up to 30W, AI Overclocking, AI Cooling II, and Aura Sync RGB lighting

Intel LGA 1700 socket: Ready for 13th Gen Intel Core™ processors & 12th Gen Intel Core™, Pentium Gold and Celeron Processors Robust Power Solution: 18 + 1 power solution rated for 90A per stage with dual ProCool II power connectors, high-quality alloy chokes, and durable capacitors to support multi-core processors Optimized VRM Thermals: Massive heatsinks with integrated I/O cover high-conductivity thermal pads, and connected with an L-shaped heatpipe Next-Gen M.2 Support: PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot with Combo-sink and backplate, and four PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots all with heatsinks Abundant Connectivity: USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C rear I/O port and front-panel connector with PD 3.0 up to 30W, eleven additional USB 3.2 Gen 2 and Gen 1 ports, PCIe 5.0 x16 SafeSlot, HDMI 2.1, and DisplayPort™ 1.4 High-Performance Networking: On-board Intel WiFi 6E (802.11ax) and Intel 2.5 Gb Ethernet with ASUS LANGuard Intelligent Control: ASUS-exclusive AI Overclocking, AI Cooling II, AI Networking and Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation to simplify setup and improve performance Immersive Gaming Audio: ALC4080 with Savitech SV3H712 amplifier, along with DTS Sound Unbound and Sonic Studio III Unmatched Personalization: ASUS-exclusive Aura Sync RGB lighting, including one RGB header and three addressable Gen 2 headers DIY Friendly Design: PCIe Slot Q-Release, M.2 Q-Latch, pre-mounted I/O shield, Q-LED, BIOS FlashBack™ button, BIOS FlashBack LED, and Clear CMOS button Renowned Software: Bundled 60-day AIDA64 Extreme trial subscription and intuitive UEFI BIOS dashboard with integrated MemTest86

CPU

Intel Socket LGA1700 for 13th Gen Intel Core™ Processors & 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.

Chipset

Intel Z790 Chipset

Memory

4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR5 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)
OptiMem II
* Supported memory types, data rate(Speed), and number of DRAM modules vary depending on the CPU and memory configuration, for more information refer to www.asus.com for memory support list.

Graphics

1 x DisplayPort**
1 x HDMI port***
* Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types. Please refer to ww.intel.com for any updates.
** Supports max. 8K@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 13th & 12th Gen Processors
1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot
Intel Z790 Chipset
2 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slots (support x4 mode)
1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slot

* Please check the PCIe bifurcation table
on the support site (https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1037507/).
** When M.2_1 is occupied with SSD device, PCIEX16(G5) will run x8 only.
*** To ensure compatibility of the device installed, please refer to https://www.asus.com/support/ for the list of supported peripherals.
Storage
Total supports 5 x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports*
Intel 13th & 12th Gen Processors*
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 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
M.2_5 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode & SATA modes)
4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
* Intel Rapid Storage Technology supports PCIe RAID 0/1/5/10, SATA RAID 0/1/5/10.

Ethernet

1 x Intel 2.5Gb Ethernet
ASUS LANGuard

Wireless & Bluetooth

Wi-Fi 6E
2x2 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.

USB

Rear USB (Total 12 ports)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port (1 x USB Type-C)
7 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (6 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 30W PD Fast-charge)
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header support additional 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports

Audio

ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4080
- 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 113 dB SNR recording input
- Supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback
Audio Features
- SupremeFX Shielding Technology
- Savitech SV3H712 AMP
- Gold-plated audio jacks
- Rear optical S/PDIF out port
- Premium audio capacitors
- Audio cover

Back Panel I/O Ports

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port (1 x USB Type-C)
7 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (6 x Type-A, 1 x USB Type-C )
4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A)
1 x HDMI™ port
1 x DisplayPort
1 x Wi-Fi Module
1 x Intel 2.5Gb Ethernet port
5 x Gold-plated audio jacks*
1 x Optical S/PDIF out port
1 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 Connectors

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
5 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers
Power related
1 x 24-pin Main Power connector
2 x 8-pin +12V Power connectors
Storage related
5 x M.2 slots (Key M)
4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
USB
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connector (supports USB Type-C with up to 30W PD Fast-charge)
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header support additional 4 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 Alternative PCIe Mode Switch
1 x AURA RGB header
1 x CPU Over Voltage jumper
1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)
1 x 20-3 pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function
1 x Start button
1 x Thermal Sensor header
1 x Thunderbolt™ (USB4) header

Special Features

Extreme Engine Digi+
- 5K Black Metallic Capacitors
ASUS Q-Design
- M.2 Q-Latch
- PCIe Slot Q-Release
- Q-DIMM
- Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green])
- Q-Slot
ASUS Thermal Solution
- M.2 heatsink backplate
- M.2 heatsink
- VRM heatsink design
ASUS EZ DIY
- BIOS FlashBack™ button
- BIOS FlashBack™ LED
- Clear CMOS button
- CPU Socket lever protector
- ProCool II
- Pre-mounted I/O shield
- SafeSlot
- SafeDIMM
AURA Sync
- AURA RGB header
- Addressable Gen 2 RGB headers
Front Panel USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 with PD Fast-charge Support
- Support: up to 30W charging
- Output: 5/9V max. 3A, 12V max 2.5A
- Compatible with PD3.0

Software Features

ROG Exclusive Software
- GameFirst VI
- ROG CPU-Z
- Sonic Studio III + Sonic Studio Virtual Mixer + Sonic Suite Companion
- Sonic Radar III
- DTS Sound Unbound
ASUS Exclusive Software
Armoury Crate
- AIDA64 Extreme (60 days free trial)
- Aura Creator- Aura Sync
- Xpert 4 (with AI Cooling II)
- Power Saving
- Two-Way AI Noise Cancellation
AI Suite 3
- Easy Optimization with AI Overclocking
- TPU
- DIGI+ VRM
- Turbo app
- PC Cleaner
MyAsus
Norton 360 for Gamers
WinRAR
UEFI BIOS
AI Overclocking Guide
ASUS EZ DIY
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- ASUS EZ Flash 3
- ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode
FlexKey
MemTest86

BIOS

256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS

Manageability

WOL by PME, PXE

Accessories

Cables
2 x SATA 6Gb/s cables
Additional Cooling Kit
1 x DDR5 Fan holder
1 x VRM Fan holder
1 x Thermal pad for M.2
Miscellaneous
1 x ASUS Wi-Fi moving antennas
1 x Cable ties package
1 x M.2 backplate Q-Latch package
1 x M.2 Q-Latch package
1 x ROG key chain
1 x ROG Strix stickers
1 x ROG Strix thank you card
2 x M.2 Rubber Packages
1 x M.2 backplate Rubber
PackageDocumentation
1 x User guide

Operating System

Windows 11, Windows 10 64-bit

Form Factor

ATX Form Factor
12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )