ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Dark Hero Motherboard
ROG-MAXIMUS-Z790-DARK-HERO | ASUSThis product has been discontinued
The ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Dark Hero Motherboard supports Intel 14th Gen Core, 13th Gen Core, 12th Gen Core, Pentium Gold and Celeron processors, features up to 4 x DDR5 memory slots, PCIe 5.0 expansion slot, 5 x M.2 slot, 4 x SATA ports (6 Gb/s), 12 x rear USB ports, 9 x front USB ports, Intel Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), Bluetooth 5.4, ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound high-definition audio codec (ALC4082), and an ATX motherboard form factor.
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Features
Overview
ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Dark Hero Motherboard
- Intel® LGA 1700 Socket: Ready for Intel® Core™ 14th & 13th Gen processors, Intel® Core™ 12th Gen, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors
- Upscaled Power Solution: 24+1+2 power stages 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, joined by an L-shaped heatpipe, and connected to the power stages with high-conductivity thermal pads
- Latest M.2 Support: Onboard PCIe® 5.0 M.2 slot, two onboard PCIe® 4.0 M.2 slots, and two PCIe® 4.0 M.2 slots on an ROG DIMM.2 card, all with substantial cooling solutions
- Abundant Connectivity: Dual Thunderbolt™ 4 USB Type-C® ports, USB 20Gbps Type-C® front-panel connector with Quick Charge 4+ up to 60W and USB Wattage Watcher, six additional USB 10Gbps ports, two PCIe 5.0 x16 SafeSlots, HDMI™ 2.1
- High-Performance Networking: On-board Intel® Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) and Intel® 2.5 Gb Ethernet with ASUS LANGuard
- Intelligent Control: ASUS-exclusive AI Overclocking, AI Cooling II, AI Networking, Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation, AEMP II, and DIMM Flex to simplify setup and improve performance
- Immersive Audio: ROG SupremeFX ALC4082 codec with ESS® ES9218 Quad DAC for up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback
- Unmatched Personalization: I/O cover with Polymo Lighting, three addressable Gen 2 headers and one RGB header, all configurable with ASUS-exclusive Aura Sync RGB lighting
- DIY Friendly Design: PCIe Slot Q-Release, M.2 Q-Latch, Q-Antenna, 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-DARK-HERO |
| CPU | 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 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. 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 MT/s Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory Dual Channel Memory Architecture Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) ASUS Enhanced Memory Profile II (AEMP II) Supports DIMM Flex Supported memory types, data rate (speed), and number of DRAM modules vary depending on the CPU and memory configuration, for more information please refer to CPU/Memory Support list under the Support tab of product information site or visit https://www.asus.com/support/. Non-ECC, un-buffered DDR5 memory supports On-Die ECC function. |
| Expansion Slots | Intel® Core Processors (14th & 13th & 12th Gen) 2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slots (supports x16 or x8/x8 modes) Intel® Z790 Chipset 2 x PCIe 4.0 x4 slot Please check the PCIe bifurcation table on the support site (https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1037507/). M.2_1 shares bandwidth with PCIEX16(G5)_2 and PCIEX16(G5)_1. When M.2_1 is occupied with SSD device, PCIEX16 (G5)_ 2 will be disabled and PCIEX16(G5) _ 1 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 port 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 M.2 _ 1 shares bandwidth with PCIEX16(G5) _ 2 and PCIEX16(G5) _ 1. When M.21 is occupied with SSD device, PCIEX16(G5) _ 2 will be disabled and PCIEX16(G5) _ 1 will run x8 only. |
| Ethernet | 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet ASUS LANGuard |
| Wireless & Bluetooth | Intel® Wi-Fi 7 2x2 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. |
| USB | 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 (supports USB Type-C® with up to 60W PD/QC4+) 2 x USB 5Gbps headers support 4 additional USB 5Gbps ports 2 x USB 2.0 headers support 4 additional USB 2.0 ports |
| Audio | 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 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. |
| Back Panel I/O Ports | 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 USB Type-C® ports 6 x USB 10Gbps ports (5 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®) 4 x USB 5Gbps ports (4 x Type-A) 1 x HDMI port 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 |
| 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 4 x 4-pin Chassis 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 8-pin PCIe 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 additional 4 USB 5G 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 FlexKey button 1 x Front Panel Audio header (F_AUDIO) 1 x Start button 1 x Retry button 1 x 10-1 pin System Panel header 1 x Thermal Sensor header 1 x CPU over voltage jumper 1 x Alteration PCIe mode switch |
| Special Features | Extreme OC Kit FlexKey button ReTry button Start button Extreme Engine Digi+ 10K Black metallic capacitors MicroFine Alloy Choke ASUS Q-Design M.2 Q-Latch PCIe Slot Q-Release Q-Antenna 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 Addressable Gen 2 headers Front Panel USB 20Gbps with Quick Charge 4+ Support Support: up to 60W fast charging and USB Wattage Watcher 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 8-pin PCIe power connector or else only 27W will be supported. |
| Software Features | 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 Power Saving Sonic Studio Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation 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 |
| BIOS | 2 x 256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS |
| Manageability | WOL by PME, PXE |
| Accessories | Cables 1 x ARGB RGB Extension Cable 4 x SATA 6Gb/s calbes 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 keychain 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 |
| Operating System | Windows® 11, Windows® 10 64-bit |
| Form Factor | ATX Form Factor |
Backed by a 3-year ASUS warranty.
