Asus ROG STRIX Z690-E GAMING WIFI Motherboard for Intel 12th Gen Processors - LGA1700 Socket

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.

4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR5 6400(OC)/ 6200(OC)/ 6000(OC)/ 5800(OC)/ 5600(OC)/ 5400(OC)/ 5200(OC)/ 5000(OC)/ 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 module vary depending on the CPU and memory configuration, for more information refer to www.asus.com for memory support list.

1 x DisplayPort**
1 x HDMI***

* Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types. Please refer to www.intel.com for any updates.

** Support 8K@60Hz as specified in DisplayPort 1.4.

*** Support 4K@60Hz as specified in HDMI 2.1.

Intel 12th Gen Processors*

1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot**

Intel Z690 Chipset***

1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode or x4/x4 mode for ROG HYPER M.2 CARD)

1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)

1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slot

* Please check PCIe bifurcation table in Chapter 1 of user guide.

** When M.2_1 is occupied with SSD device, PCIEX16(G5)_1 will run x8 only.

*** Supports Intel Optane Memory H Series on PCH-attached PCIe slot.

*** Supports Intel Optane Memory H Series on PCH-attached PCIe slot.

Supports 3 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

Intel12th Gen Processors

M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode)

- Intel 12th Gen processors support PCIe 5.0 x4 mode.

M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)

- Intel 12th Gen processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.

Hyper M.2_1 slot (Key M) via Hyper M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110***

- Intel 12th Gen processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode

Intel Z690 Chipset**

M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode & SATA modes)

Hyper M.2_1 slot (Key M) via Hyper M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (suppports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)****

Hyper M.2_2 slot (Key M) via Hyper M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (suppports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)****

6 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.

*** When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5), only Hyper M.2_1 slot can support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode. When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G3), only Hyper M.2_1 slot can support PCIe 3.0 x4 mode. When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G4), Hyper M.2_1 and Hyper M.2_2 slots can support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.

**** When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5) or PCIEX16(G3), Hyper M.2_2 slot will be disabled. When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G4), Hyper M.2_1 and Hyper M.2_2 slots can support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.

***** RAID configuration and boot drives are not supported on the SATA6G_E1-2 ports.

2x2 Tri-Band Intel Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac/ax/az + BT5.2

"Wi-Fi 6E

2x2 Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)

Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band*

Bluetooth v5.2 hardware ready**

* WiFi 6E 6GHz regulatory may vary between countries, and function will be ready in Windows 11 or later.

** Bluetooth v5.2 function will be ready in Windows 11 or later. "

Rear USB: Total 12 ports

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port (1 x USB Type-C)

3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (2 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C)

4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A)

4 x USB 2.0 ports (4 x Type-A)
Front USB: Total 7 ports

Front USB (Total 7 ports)

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 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

"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

- ALC4080 + Savitech SV3H712 AMP

- Gold-plated audio jacks

- Rear optical S/PDIF out port

- Premium audio capacitors

- Audio cover

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 connector

Storage related

3 x M.2 slots (Key M)

6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

USB

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 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

Miscellaneous

3 x Addressable Gen 2 headers

1 x AURA RGB header

1 x CPU Over Voltage jumper

1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)

1 x SPI TPM header (14-1pin)

1 x 20-3 pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function

1 x Thermal Sensor header
1 x Thunderbolt header

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

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

ASUS HYDRANODE

- 1 x Chassis fan support* (CHA_FAN1P)

* Visit ASUS Website for the latest compatibility list.

TPM header

ROG Exclusive Software

- ROG CPU-Z

- GameFirst VI

- Sonic Studio III + Sonic Studio Virtual Mixer + Sonic Suite Companion

- Sonic Radar III

- DTS Sound Unbound

- Anti-virus software

ASUS Exclusive Software

Armoury Crate

- AIDA64 Extreme (60 days free trial)

- AURA Creator

- AURA Sync

- Fan Xpert 4

- Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation

AI Suite 3

- 5-Way Optimization with AI Overclocking

TPU

EPU

DIGI+ VRM

Turbo app

MyAsus

WinRAR

UEFI BIOS

AI Overclocking Guide

ASUS EZ DIY

- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

- ASUS EZ Flash 3

- ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode

FlexKey

MemTest86

Cables

4 x SATA 6Gb/s cables

ROG HYPER M.2 CARD

1 x ROG HYPER M.2 CARD

Miscellaneous

1 x ASUS 2x2 Dual-Band Wi-Fi moving antennas

1 x M.2 Q-Latch package

1 x M.2 Q-Latch package for M.2 backplate

1 x M.2 Rubber Packages

2 x M.2 Screw Packages

1 x ROG Graphics card holder

1 x ROG key chain

1 x cable tie

1 x ROG STRIX stickers

1 x ROG STRIX thank you card

Installation Media

1 x Support DVD

Documentation

1 x User manual