ASUS ROG STRIX Z790-E GAMING WIFI Intel LGA 1700 ATX motherboard

• Intel® LGA 1700 socket: Ready for 13th Gen Intel® Core™ processors & 12th Gen Intel Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors
• Robust Power Solution: 18 1 power solution rated for 90A per stage 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 high-conductivity thermal pads, and connected with an L-shaped heatpipe
• Next-Gen M.2 Support: PCIe® 5.0 M.2 slot with Combo-sink and backplate, and four PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots all with heatsinks
• Abundant Connectivity: USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 Type-C® rear I/O port and front-panel connector with PD 3.0 up to 30W, eleven additional USB 3.2 Gen 2 and Gen 1 ports, PCIe 5.0 x16 SafeSlot, HDMI® 2.1, and DisplayPort™ 1.4
• High-Performance Networking: On-board Intel WiFi 6E (802.11ax) and Intel 2.5 Gb Ethernet with ASUS LANGuard
• Intelligent Control: ASUS-exclusive AI Overclocking, AI Cooling II, AI Networking and Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation to simplify setup and improve 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 headers
• DIY Friendly Design: PCIe Slot Q-Release, M.2 Q-Latch, pre-mounted I/O shield, Q-LED, BIOS FlashBack™ button, BIOS FlashBack LED, and Clear CMOS button
• Renowned Software: Bundled 60-day AIDA64 Extreme trial subscription and intuitive UEFI BIOS dashboard with integrated MemTest86

ROG STRIX Z790-E GAMING WIFI

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
4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR5 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 II
* 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.
* Non-ECC, Un-buffered DDR5 Memory supports On-Die ECC function.
Graphics
1 x DisplayPort
1 x HDMI® port
* Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types. Please refer to ww.intel.com for any updates.
* Supports max. 8K@60Hz as specified in DisplayPort 1.4.
* Supports 4K@60Hz as specified in HDMI 2.1.
* VGA resolution support depends on processors’ or graphic cards’ resolution.
Expansion Slots
Intel® 13th & 12th Gen Processors
1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot

Intel® Z790 Chipset
2 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slots (support x4 mode)
1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slot

Please check the PCIe bifurcation table
on the support site (https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1037507/).
* When M.21 is occupied with SSD device, PCIEX16(G5) 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 ports*
Intel® 13th & 12th Gen Processors*
M.21 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode)
M.22 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
Intel® Z790 Chipset
M.23 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
M.24 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
M.25 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode & SATA modes)
4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports PCIe RAID 0/1/5/10, SATA RAID 0/1/5/10.
Ethernet
1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet
ASUS LANGuard
Wireless & Bluetooth
Wi-Fi 6E
2×2 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.
USB
Rear USB (Total 12 ports)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 port (1 x USB Type-C®)
7 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (6 x Type-A 1 x USB Type-C®)
4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A)
Front USB (Total 9 ports)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 connector (supports USB Type-C® with up to 30W PD Fast-charge)
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header 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 2×2 port (1 x USB Type-C®)
7 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (6 x Type-A, 1 x USB Type-C® )
4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A)
1 x HDMI™ port
1 x DisplayPort
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
*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
5 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers

Power related
1 x 24-pin Main Power connector
2 x 8-pin 12V Power connectors

Storage related
5 x M.2 slots (Key M)
4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

USB
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 connector (supports USB Type-C® with up to 30W PD Fast-charge)
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header 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 Alternative PCIe Mode Switch
1 x AURA RGB header
1 x CPU Over Voltage jumper
1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)
1 x 20-3 pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function
1 x Start button
1 x Thermal Sensor header
1 x Thunderbolt™ (USB4®) header
Special Features
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
– VRM heatsink design

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

Front Panel USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 with PD Fast-charge Support
– Support: up to 30W charging
– Output: 5/9V max. 3A, 12V max 2.5A
– Compatible with PD3.0
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

ASUS Exclusive Software
Armoury Crate
– AIDA64 Extreme (60 days free trial)
– Aura Creator- Aura Sync
– Xpert 4 (with AI Cooling II)
– Power Saving
– Two-Way AI Noise Cancellation
AI Suite 3
– Easy Optimization with AI Overclocking
– TPU
– DIGI VRM
– Turbo app
– PC Cleaner
MyAsus
Norton 360 for Gamers
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

Additional Cooling Kit
1 x DDR5 Fan holder
1 x VRM Fan holder
1 x Thermal pad for M.2

Miscellaneous
1 x ASUS Wi-Fi moving antennas
1 x Cable ties package
1 x M.2 backplate Q-Latch package
1 x M.2 Q-Latch package
1 x ROG key chain
1 x ROG Strix stickers
1 x ROG Strix thank you card
2 x M.2 Rubber Packages
1 x M.2 backplate Rubber

PackageDocumentation
1 x User guide
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 )

What’s in the box
Cables
2 x SATA 6Gb/s cables
Additional Cooling Kit
1 x DDR5 Fan holder
1 x VRM Fan holder
1 x Thermal pad for M.2
Miscellaneous
1 x ASUS Wi-Fi moving antennas
1 x Cable ties package
1 x M.2 backplate Q-Latch package
1 x M.2 Q-Latch package
1 x ROG key chain
1 x ROG Strix stickers
1 x ROG Strix thank you card
2 x M.2 Rubber Packages
1 x M.2 backplate Rubber
PackageDocumentation
1 x User guide