Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX 12th Gen ATX Motherboard

PCI	Intel 12th Gen Processors 2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slots (supports x16 or x8/x8 modes)* Intel® Z690 Chipset** 1 x PCIe 3.0 x4 slot 1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slot

M.2 Socket

Supports 5 x M.2 slots

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

Supported CPU

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

Chipset

Z690

BIOS	2 x 256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS

Form Factor

ATX 30.5cm x 24.4cm

Type

DDR5

Slot

2 x DIMM

Supported Memory

DDR5 6600(OC)/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

Maximum Memory

64GB

Manufacturing Warranty

3 years

Special Features

Extreme OC Kit - FlexKey button - LN2 Mode - Probelt - ReTry button - Safe boot button - Start button - Slow Mode Extreme Engine Digi+ - SMD Capacitors - MicroFine Alloy Choke ASUS Q-Design - M.2 Q-Latch - PCIe Slot Q-Release - Q-Code - Q-Connector - 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 - Clear CMOS button - CPU Socket lever protector - ProCool II - Pre-mounted I/O shield - SafeSlot - SafeDIMM AURA Sync - AURA RGB header(s) - Addressable Gen 2 header(s) Dual BIOS Front Panel USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 with Quick Charge 4+ Support - Support: up to 60W charging* - Output: 5/9/15/20V max. 3A, PPS:3.3–21V max. 3A - Compatible with QC 4.0/3.0/2.0, PD3.0 and PPS * To support 60W, please install the power cable to 6-pin PCIe Graphics Card connector or can only support 27W. ASUS HYDRANODE 3 x Chassis fan support (CHA_FAN1P,CHA_FAN2P,CHA_FAN3P)

Bundled Software

ROG Exclusive Software - ROG CPU-Z - GameFirst VI - ROG True Voltician - Sonic Studio III + Sonic Studio Virtual Mixer + Sonic Suite Companion - Sonic Radar III - DTS® Sound Unbound - BullGuard Internet Security (1-year full version) ASUS Exclusive Software Armoury Crate - AIDA64 Extreme (1 year full version) - AURA Creator - AURA Sync - Fan Xpert 4 - Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation AI Suite 3 - Easy Optimization with AI Overclocking TPU EPU DIGI+ Power Control 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 MemTest86

USB (s)

Rear USB: Total 10 ports 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port(s) (1 x USB Type-C®) 5 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s) (5 x Type-A) 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s) (4 x Type-A) Front USB: Total 9 ports 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 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

LAN Port (s)

1 x Intel 2.5Gb Ethernet ASUS LANGuard

Supported Storage

Supports 5 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports Total supports 5 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports* Intel® 12th Gen Processors* M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 - Intel® 12th Gen processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode. PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (Key M) via PCIe 5.0 M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 - Intel® 12th Gen processors support PCIe 5.0 x4 mode Intel® Z690 Chipset** M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA modes) DIMM.2_1 slot (Key M) via ROG DIMM.2, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode) DIMM.2_2 slot (Key M) via ROG DIMM.2, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode) 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

Audio

1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)

Internal I/O Ports

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) 3 x 4-pin Chassis Fan header(s) 2 x 4-pin Full Speed Fan header(s) 1 x W_PUMP+ header(s) 1 x 2-pin Water In header 1 x 2-pin Water Out header 1 x 3-pin Water Flow header Power related 1 x 24-pin Main Power connector 2 x 8-pin +12V Power connector 1 x 6-pin PCIe Graphics Card connector Storage related 2 x M.2 slots (Key M) 1 x DIMM.2 slot supports 2 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®) 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 1 x 80 Light Bar jumper 3 x Addressable Gen 2 header(s) 1 x AURA RGB header(s) 2 x BCLK button 1 x BIOS Switch button 1 x FlexKey button 1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP) 1 x LN2 Mode jumper 1 x OSC sence header 1 x Pause switch 12 x ProbeIt Measurement Points 1 x ReTry button 1 x RSVD header 2 x RSVD switches 1 x Safe Boot button 1 x Slow Mode switch 1 x Start button 1 x 10-1 pin System Panel header 1 x Thermal Sensor header 1 x Thunderbolt™ header 1 x V_Latch switch

Wireless Communication module

Intel® Wi-Fi 6E 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

Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX 12th Gen ATX Motherboard

The Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX 12th Gen ATX Motherboard supports Socket LGA1700 for 12th Gen Intel Core, Pentium Gold & Celeron Processors. It features ASUS-exclusive tools including AI Overclocking, AI Cooling, AI Networking, and Two-Way AI Noise-Cancelation for easy configuration. It has 24+1 teamed power stages rated for 105 A, ProCool II power connectors, MicroFine alloy chokes and premium metallic capacitors. 24+1 teamed power stages rated for 105 A, ProCool II power connectors, MicroFine alloy chokes and premium metallic capacitors. It comes with onboard Wi-Fi 6E, Marvell AQtion 10Gb, Intel 2.5Gb Ethernet, and ASUS LANGuard. It delivers the fastest Gaming Connectivity: PCIe 5.0, Gen 5 M.2 slots, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 front-panel connector with Thunderbolt 4 support, rear triple USB Type-C ports. It also has ROG SupremeFX ALC4082 codec with ESS ES9018Q2C DAC for high-fidelity audio. The Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX comes with 3 years of warranty.

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