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** * Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list. ** Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 support depends on the CPU types. Chipset Z690 Memory 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 frequency support depends on the CPU types and DRAM modules, for more information refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists). 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. 4K@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® 12th Gen Processors* 1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot 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. ** 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 & SATA modes) 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 mode) 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 TUF LANGuard Wireless & Bluetooth Intel® Wi-Fi 6 2x2 Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Supports 2.4/5GHz frequency band Bluetooth v5.2 USB Rear USB:Total 8 ports 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port (1 x USB Type-C®) 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (2 x Type-A) 5 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®) Front USB:Total 7 ports 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 connector (supports USB Type-C®) 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header supports additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports 2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports Audio 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 - Audio Cover Back Panel I/O Ports 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port (1 x USB Type-C®) 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (2 x Type-A) 5 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®) 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 Intrernal 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 4 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 4 x M.2 slots (Key M) 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports USB 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 connector (supports USB Type-C®) 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header supports additional 2 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 20-3 pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function 1 x Thunderbolt? header Special Features ASUS TUF PROTECTION - DIGI+ VRM (- Digital power design with DrMOS) - Enhanced DRAM Overcurrent Protection - ESD Guards - TUF LANGuard - Overvoltage Protection - Safeslot - Stainless-Steel Back I/O ASUS Q-Design - M.2 Q-Latch - Q-DIMM - Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green]) - Q-Slot ASUS Thermal Solution - M.2 heatsink - VRM heatsink design ASUS EZ DIY - CPU Socket lever protector - ProCool - Pre-mounted I/O shield - SafeDIMM AURA Sync - AURA RGB header - Addressable Gen 2 headers Software Features ASUS Exclusive Software Armoury Crate - AURA Creator - AURA Sync - Fan Xpert 4 - Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation AI Suite 3 - Performance And Power Saving Utility TurboV EVO EPU DIGI+ VRM TUF GAMING CPU-Z DTS Audio Processing MyAsus 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 BIOS 192 (128+64) Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS Manageability WOL by PME, PXE Accessories Cables 2 x SATA 6Gb/s cables Miscellaneous 1 x ASUS Wi-Fi moving antenna 2 x M.2 Rubber Packages 1 x M.2 SSD screw package 1 x TUF GAMING sticker Installation Media 1 x Support DVD Documentation 1 x TUF Certification card 1 x User guide Operating System Windows® 11 64-bit, Windows® 10 64-bit Form Factor ATX 30.5cm x 24.4cm