Asus Prime Z690-A

SPECIFICATIONS:

Model
PRIME Z690-A
CPU
Intel® Socket LGA1700 for 13th Gen Intel® Core™ & 12th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors
Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0**

** Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 support depends on the CPU types.

Chipset
Z690
Memory
4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR5 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.

Graphics
1 x DisplayPort**

1 x HDMI® port*

Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types.

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

• Supports 4K@60Hz as specified in HDMI 2.1.

Expansion Slots
Intel®12th Gen Processors*

1 x PCIe 5.0/4.0/3.0 x16 slot(s)

Intel® Z690 Chipset**

1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)

1 x PCIe 3.0 x4 slot

2 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots

Please check PCIe bifurcation table in support site.(https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1037507/)

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

Storage
Supports 4 x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
Intel®12th Gen Processors

M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110

Intel®12th Gen processors support 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 mode)

M.2_4 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (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.

Ethernet
1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet
ASUS LANGuard
USB
Rear USB:Total 8 ports
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 port(s) (1 x USB Type-C®)

3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s) (2 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)

4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s) (4 x Type-A)

Front USB:Total 7 ports
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 connector(s) (support(s) USB Type-C®)

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports

2 x USB 2.0 header(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 ports

Audio
Realtek S1220A 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC*

Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs
Internal audio Amplifier to enhance the highest quality sound for headphone and speakers
Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 113 dB SNR recording input (Line-in)
Supports up to 32-Bit/192 kHz playback*

Audio Features

Audio Shielding
Power pre-regulator reduces power input noise to ensure consistent performance
Rear optical S/PDIF out port
Premium audio capacitors
Dedicated audio PCB layers
Audio cover
Unique de-pop circuit
Due to limitations in HDA bandwidth, 32-Bit/192 kHz is not supported for 7.1 Surround Sound audio.

Back Panel I/O Ports
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 port(s) (1 x USB Type-C®)

3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s) (2 x Type-A, 1 x Type-C® )

4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s) (4 x Type-A)

1 x DisplayPort

1 x HDMI® port

1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet port

5 x Audio jacks

1 x Optical S/PDIF out port

Internal I/O Connectors
Fan and Cooling related

1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header(s)

1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header(s)

1 x 4-pin AIO Pump header(s)

4 x 4-pin Chassis Fan header(s)

1 x W_PUMP+ header(s)

Power related

1 x 24-pin Main Power connector

2 x 8-pin +12V Power connector

Storage related

4 x M.2 slots (Key M)

4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

USB

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 connector (support(s) USB Type-C®)

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports

2 x USB 2.0 header(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 ports

Miscellaneous

3 x Addressable Gen 2 header(s)

1 x AURA RGB header(s)

1 x Clear CMOS button

1 x COM Port header

1 x CPU Over Voltage jumper

1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)

1 x Power button

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

Special Features
ASUS 5X PROTECTION III

DIGI+ VRM (- Digital power design with DrMOS)
Enhanced DRAM Overcurrent Protection
ESD Guards
LANGuard
Overvoltage Protection
SafeSlot
Stainless-Steel Back I/O

ASUS Q-Design

M.2 Q-Latch
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

Box headers
Clear CMOS button
CPU socket lever protector
ProCool
Pre-mounted I/O shield

AURA Sync

AURA RGB header(s)
Addressable Gen 2 header(s)

Software Features
ASUS Exclusive Software

Armoury Crate

AURA Creator
AURA Sync
Fan Xpert 4
Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation

AI Suite 3

-Easy Optimization with AI Overclocking

TPU

EPU

DIGI+ VRM

Turbo app

ASUS CPU-Z

DTS:X® Ultra

Norton Anti-virus software (Free Trial version)

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

Miscellaneous

1 x M.2 Rubber Package(s)

1 x Q-connector

1 x M.2 Q-Latch package(s)

Installation Media

1 x Support DVD

Documentation

1 x User guide

Operating System
Windows® 11, Windows® 10 64-bit
Form Factor
ATX
30.5cm x 24.4cm

What’s in the box
Cables
2 x SATA 6Gb/s cables
Miscellaneous
1 x M.2 Rubber Package(s)
1 x Q-connector
1 x M.2 Q-Latch package(s)
Installation Media
1 x Support DVD
Documentation
1 x User guide