ROG STRIX Z790-A GAMING WIFI

 

• Intel^® LGA 1700 socket: Ready for 13^th Gen Intel^® Core^™, and 12^th Gen Intel^® Core^™, Pentium^® Gold, and Celeron^® processors
• Robust Power Solution: 16 + 1 power stages rated for 70A, dual ProCool II power connectors, high-quality alloy chokes, and durable capacitors are all leveraged to support the latest multi-core processors
• Optimized VRM Thermals: Massive heatsinks bridged to the VRM with high-conductivity thermal pads, and with an integrated I/O cover
• Ample M.2 Support: Four PCIe^® 4.0 M.2 slots all with heatsinks, and the topmost one also sports a backplate for additional cooling
• Abundant Connectivity: USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C^® rear I/O port and additional front-panel connector with PD 3.0 up to 30W, seven 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 WiFi 6E (802.11ax) and Intel 2.5G 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

 

 

 

Specifications

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**
* 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
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 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 please refer to CPU/Memory Support under the Support tab or visit https://www.asus.com/support/
* 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 www.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/).
** To ensure compatibility of the device installed, please refer to https://www.asus.com/support/ for the list of supported peripherals.

 

Storage

Total supports 4 x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports*
Intel^® 13th & 12th Gen Processors
M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110  (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
Intel^® Z790 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 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
2x2 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.
** The Bluetooth version may vary, please refer to the Wi-Fi module manufacturer's website for the latest specifications.

USB

Rear USB (Total 10 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)
2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x Type-A)

Front USB (Total 7 ports)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connector  (supports USB Type-C^® with up to 30W PD Fast-charge)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header supports 2 additional USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
2 x USB 2.0 headers supports 4 additional 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  
- Rear optical S/PDIF out port
- Premium audio capacitors
- Audio cover

*The rear panel 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.

Back Panel I/O 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)
2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x Type-A)
1 x DisplayPort
1 x HDMI^® port
1 x Wi-Fi Module
1 x Intel^® 2.5Gb Ethernet port
5 x 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
4 x M.2 slots (Key M)
4 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 2 additional USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
2 x USB 2.0 headers support 4 additional 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 20-3 pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function
1 x Thermal Sensor header
1 x Thunderbolt™  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 headers