ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Apex DDR5 Motherboard
ROG-MAXIMUS-Z790-APEX | ASUSThis product has been discontinued
On sale! (normally $999) The ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Apex DDR5 Motherboard supports 12th/13th Gen Intel Core processors, Pentium Gold and Celeron processors and LGA 1700 sockets, features up to 2 x DDR5 memory slots, PCI-E 5.0, 4.0 and 3.0 compatible expansion slots, 5 x M.2 slots, 6 x SATA ports (6Gb/s), 10 x rear USB ports, 5 x front panel USB header ports, Realtek 2.5Gb Ethernet, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, Realtek 7.1 HD audio codec and an ATX motherboard form factor.
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Warning: This product contains a button battery - If swallowed, a lithium battery can cause severe or fatal injuries with 2 hours. - Keep batteries out of reach of children. - If you think batteries may have been swallowed or placed inside any of the body, seek immediate medical attention. |
Features
Overview
Intel® Z790 LGA 1700 ATX motherboard with 24 + 0 power stages, DDR5 memory support, five M.2 slots, PCIe® 5.0 M.2 Card with a PCIe 5.0 NVMe® SSD slot, two PCIe 5.0 x16 SafeSlots, PCIe slot Q-Release, WiFi 6E, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C® rear I/O port and additional front-panel connector with Quick Charge 4+ up to 60W, AI Overclocking, AI Cooling II, and Aura Sync RGB lighting
Intel® LGA 1700 Socket
Ready for 13th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors and 12th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold, and Celeron® Processors
Upscaled Power Solution
24 + 0 power solution rated for 105A per stage, 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 a heatpipe
Next-Gen M.2 Support
One PCIe® 5.0 M.2 slot on a PCIe 5.0 M.2 expansion card, two PCIe 4.0 slots on an ROG DIMM.2 expansion card, and two on-board PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots with heatsinks
Abundant Connectivity
USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C® rear I/O port and additional front-panel connector with Quick Charge 4+ up to 60W, USB 3.2 Gen 2 and Gen 1 ports, PCIe 5.0 x16 SafeSlot
High Performance Networking
Onboard WiFi 6E (802.11ax), Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet with ASUS LANGuard
Intelligent Control
ASUS-exclusive AI Overclocking, AI Cooling II, AI Networking, and Two-Way AI Noise Cancellation simplifies setup and improves 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 RGB headers
DIY Friendly Design
PCIe Slot Q-Release, M.2 Q-Latch, pre-mounted I/O shield, Q-Code, Q-LED, FlexKey button, Start button, BIOS FlashBack™ button, and Clear CMOS button
Renowned Software
Bundled 1-year AIDA64 Extreme trial subscription and intuitive UEFI BIOS dashboard with integrated MemTest86
Specifications
| Model Number | ROG-MAXIMUS-Z790-APEX |
| 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 | 2 x DIMM, Max. 64GB, DDR5 8000+(OC) / 7800(OC) / 7600 (OC) / 7467(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) OptiMem III * 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. |
| Expansion Slots | Intel® 13th & 12th Gen Processors* 2 x PCIe 5.0 x 16 slots (supports x 16 or x 8 / x 8 modes)** Intel® Z790 Chipset 1 x PCIe 4.0 x 4 slot 1 x PCIe 4.0 x 1 slot * Please check the PCIe bifurcation table on the support site (https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1037507/). ** When the PCIE 5.0 M.2 card is installed on the PCIE X 16(G5)_2, PCIE X 16(G5)_1 will run x 8 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 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports* Intel® 13th & 12th Gen Processors M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242 / 2260 / 2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode) PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (Key M) via PCIe 5.0 M.2 card, type 2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 Intel® Z790 Chipset** M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242 / 2260 / 2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x 4 & SATA modes) DIMM.2_1 slot (Key M) via ROG DIMM.2, type 2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x 4 mode) DIMM.2_2 slot (Key M) via ROG DIMM.2, type 2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x 4 mode) 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports** * Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports PCIe RAID 0/1/5/10, SATA RAID 0/1/5/10 ** RAID configuration and boot drives are not supported on the SATA6G_E1-2 ports. |
| Ethernet | 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet ASUS LANGuard |
| Wireless & Bluetooth | Wi-Fi 6E 2 x 2 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. ** The Bluetooth version may vary, please refer to the Wi-Fi module manufacturer's website for the latest specifications. |
| USB | Rear USB (Total 10 ports) 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port (1 x USB Type-C®) 5 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (5 x Type-A) 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 60W PD/QC4+) 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 headers 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®) 5 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (5 x Type-A) 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A) 1 x Wi-Fi Module1 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 1 x PS/2 Keyboard (purple) port 1 x PS/2 Mouse (green) port *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 3 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers 2 x 4-pin Full Speed Fan headers 1 x W_PUMP+ header 1 x 2-pin Water In header 1 x 2-pin Water Out header 1 x 3-pin Water Flow header Power related 1 x 24-pin Main Power connector 2 x 8-pin +12V Power connector 1 x 6-pin PCIe Power connector Storage related 2 x M.2 slots (Key M) 1 x DIMM.2 slot supports 2 x M.2 slots (Key M) 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports USB 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 x 2 connector (supports USB Type-C® ) 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 headers support 4 additional USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports 2 x USB 2.0 headers support 4 additional USB 2.0 ports Miscellaneous 1 x 80 Light Bar jumper 3 x Addressable Gen 2 headers 1 x Aura RGB header 2 x BCLK button 1 x BIOS Switch button 1 x FlexKey button 1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP) 1 x LN2 Mode jumper 1 x Osc sense header 1 x Pause switch 12 x ProbeIt Measurement Points 1 x ReTry button 2 x RSVD switches 1 x RSVD header 1 x Safe Boot button 1 x Slow Mode switch 1 x Start button 1 x V_Latch switch 1 x 10-1 pin System Panel header 1 x Thunderbolt™ (USB4®) header 1 x Thermal Sensor header |
| Special Features | Extreme OC Kit FlexKey button LN2 Mode ProbeIt ReTry button Safe boot button Start button Slow Mode Extreme Engine Digi+ SMD Capacitor MicroFine Alloy Choke ASUS Q-Design M.2 Q-Latch PCIe Slot Q-Release Q-Code Q-Connector 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 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) Dual BIOS Front Panel USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 with Quick Charge 4+ Support Support: up to 60W charging* 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 the 6-pin PCIe power connector or else only 27W will be supported. |
| 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 BullGuard 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) Power Saving Two-Way AI Noise Cancellation AI Suite 3 Easy Optimization with AI Overclocking TPU DIGI+ Power Control Turbo app PC Cleaner MyAsus WinRAR UEFI BIOS AI Overclocking Guide ASUS EZ DIY ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS EZ Flash 3 - ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode MemTest86 |
| BIOS | 2 x 256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS |
| Manageability | WOL by PME, PXE |
| Accessories | ROG DIMM.2 with Heatsink 1 x ROG DIMM.2 with heatsink 1 x M.2 pad for ROG DIMM.2 2 x M.2 screw package for ROG DIMM.2 PCIe 5.0 M.2 Card with Heatsink 1 x PCIe 5.0 M.2 Card with heatsink 1 x M.2 screw package for ROG PCIe 5.0 M.2 Card Additional Cooling Kit 1 x Thermal pad for M.2 1 x DDR5 Fan holder 1 x DDR5 Fan 1 x DDR5 Fan screw Miscellaneous 1 x ASUS Wi-Fi moving antennas 1 x Q-connector 1 x ROG overclocking medal 1 x ROG thank you card 2 x M.2 Q-Latch packages for M.2 backplate 2 x M.2 backplate Rubber Packages Installation Media 1 x USB drive with utilities and drivers |
| 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 ) |
Backed by a 3 year ASUS warranty.
