2024/08/12: The new BIOS with Intel microcode (0x129) enhancing the stability of Intel Core 13th and 14th Gen desktop processors is now available. Please visit support site for the latest BIOS updates.

Intel^® Socket LGA1700 for Intel^® Core™ 14^th & 13^th Gen Processors, Intel^® Core™ 12^th 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.  

 Intel^® Z690 Chipset

4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR4 5333(OC)/5133(OC)/5000(OC)/4800(OC)/4600(OC)/4400(OC)/4266(OC)/4133(OC)/4000(OC)/3866(OC)/3733(OC)/3600(OC)/3466(OC)/3400(OC)/3333(OC)/3200/3000/2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory* 
Dual Channel Memory Architecture
Supports Intel^® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
OptiMem II
*Actual Memory data rate depends on the CPU types and DRAM modules, for more information refer to www.asus.com for memory support list.

 1 x DisplayPort**
 1 x HDMI^® Port***  
 *Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types. Please refer to www.intel.com for any updates.
 **Supports max. 4K@60Hz as specified in DisplayPort 1.4.
 *** Supports 4K@60Hz as specified in HDMI 2.1.  

Intel^® Core™ Processors (14^th & 13^th & 12^th Gen)*
1 x PCIe 5.0/4.0/3.0 x16 slot
Intel^® Z690 Chipset**
1 x PCIe 4.0/3.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)
2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (supports x4 mode)
1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slot
* Please check PCIe bifurcation table in support site.
** Supports Intel^® Optane Memory H Series on PCH-attached PCIe slot

Total supports 3 x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports*
Intel^® Core™ Processors (14^th & 13^th & 12^th Gen)
M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
Intel^® Z690 Chipset**
M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA modes)
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.

 1 x Realtek 2.5Gb Ethernet

V-M.2 slot only (Key E, CNVi & PCIe)*
* Wi-Fi module and vertical M.2 Key E bracket set are purchased separately.

Rear USB (Total 6 ports)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port (1 x USB Type-C^®)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port (1 x Type-A)
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (2 x Type-A)
2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x Type-A)  
Front USB (Total 9 ports)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 connector (supports USB Type-C^®)  
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*
* USB_E1 port, USB_E2 port, USB_E3 port and USB_E4 port share the bandwidth.

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 out port
- Premium audio capacitors
- Dedicated audio PCB layers

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port (1 x USB Type-C^®)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port (1 x Type-A)
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (2 x Type-A)
2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x Type-A)  
1 x DisplayPort
1 x HDMI^® port
1 x V-M.2 slot (Key E)
1 x Realtek 2.5Gb Ethernet port
5 x Audio jacks
1 x Optical S/PDIF out port
1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse combo port  

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
Power related  
1 x 24-pin Main Power connector
1 x 8-pin +12V Power connector
1 x 4-pin +12V Power connector
Storage related  
3 x M.2 slots (Key M)  
4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
USB  
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 connector (supports USB Type-C^®)  
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
Miscellaneous
3 x Addressable Gen 2 headers
1 x AURA RGB header
1 x Clear CMOS header
1 x COM Port header
1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)  
1 x SPI TPM header (14-1pin)
1 x 20-5pin System Panel header
1 x Thunderbolt™ header

ASUS 5X PROTECTION III
- DIGI+ VRM (- Digital power design with DrMOS)
- LANGuard  
- Overvoltage Protection
- SafeSlot
- Stainless-Steel Back I/O
ASUS Q-Design  
- Q-DIMM
- Q-Slot
ASUS Thermal Solution
- Flexible M.2 heatsink  
- VRM heatsink design
ASUS EZ DIY
- ProCool
AURA Sync
- AURA RGB header
- Addressable Gen 2 headers

ASUS Exclusive Software
Armoury Crate
- AURA Sync
- Fan Xpert 4  
AI Suite 3
- Performance And Power Saving Utility
  TurboV EVO
  EPU  
  DIGI+ VRM
ASUS CPU-Z
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

192 (128+64) Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS

WOL by PME, PXE

Cables
2 x SATA 6Gb/s cables  
Miscellaneous
1 x I/O Shield  
1 x M.2 Rubber Package
2 x M.2 SSD screw packages
Installation Media
1 x Support DVD
Documentation
1 x ACC Express Activation Key Card
1 x User guide

Windows^® 11 64-bit, Windows^® 10 64-bit

ATX Form Factor
12 inch x 9.2 inch ( 30.5 cm x 23.4 cm )