Description
Marketing Information
Well-versed in style, performance, cooling, and connectivity, the DDR5 variant of the ROG Strix Z790-A exudes the same balance as its D4 brethren, but after taking a master class in memory. A robust VRM topped with stout silver heatsinks comfortably articulates power for the latest Intel® 13th Gen Core processors, while PCIe 5.0, WiFi 6E, and high-speed USB flesh out the board's fluency across a variety of disciplines. And a vast collection of tuning options and utilities derived from its ROG heritage are the icing on top.
DIY-FRIENDLY FEATURES
PCIE® SLOT Q-RELEASE
A physical button unlocks the first PCIe slot’s security latch with one press, greatly simplifying the process of detaching a PCIe card from the motherboard when it’s time to upgrade to a new GPU or other compatible device.
M.2 Q-LATCH
The innovative Q-Latch makes it easy to install or remove an SSD from an M.2 slot. The design employs a simple locking mechanism to secure the drive, eliminating the need for a traditional screw.
CLEAR CMOS
The Clear CMOS button quickly resets BIOS settings to factory default. It can also be used to reboot the PC if incorrect BIOS settings have been selected.
BIOS FLASHBACK™
BIOS FlashBack™ is a safe and simple way to update BIOS. Just drop the (UEFI) BIOS file onto a FAT32-formatted USB stick, plug it into the USB BIOS FlashBack port, and press the button. Updates can even be performed without having memory or a CPU installed.
Q-LED
Four onboard LEDs indicate power status and identify problems with CPU, memory, graphics card, or boot device for quick diagnosis.
DIY-FRIENDLY FEATURES
PCIE® SLOT Q-RELEASE
A physical button unlocks the first PCIe slot’s security latch with one press, greatly simplifying the process of detaching a PCIe card from the motherboard when it’s time to upgrade to a new GPU or other compatible device.
M.2 Q-LATCH
The innovative Q-Latch makes it easy to install or remove an SSD from an M.2 slot. The design employs a simple locking mechanism to secure the drive, eliminating the need for a traditional screw.
CLEAR CMOS
The Clear CMOS button quickly resets BIOS settings to factory default. It can also be used to reboot the PC if incorrect BIOS settings have been selected.
BIOS FLASHBACK™
BIOS FlashBack™ is a safe and simple way to update BIOS. Just drop the (UEFI) BIOS file onto a FAT32-formatted USB stick, plug it into the USB BIOS FlashBack port, and press the button. Updates can even be performed without having memory or a CPU installed.
Q-LED
Four onboard LEDs indicate power status and identify problems with CPU, memory, graphics card, or boot device for quick diagnosis.
Detail Specifications
| CPU Intel Socket LGA1700 for 13th Gen Intel CoreTM and 12th Gen Intel CoreTM, Pentium Gold and Celeron Processors Supports Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0Note2 Note: 1. Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list. 2. 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 MemoryNote1 Dual Channel Memory Architecture Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) OptiMem II Note: 1. 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/ 2. Non-ECC, un-buffered DDR5 memory supports On-Die ECC function. |
| Graphics 1 x DisplayPortNote2 1 x HDMI portNote3 Note: 1. Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types. Please refer to www.intel.com for any updates. 2. Supports max. 8K at 60Hz as specified in DisplayPort 1.4. 3. Supports 4K at 60Hz as specified in HDMI 2.1. 4. VGA resolution support depends on processors or graphic cards resolution. |
| Expansion Slots Intel 13th and 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 Note: 1. Please check the PCIe bifurcation table on the support site (https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1037507/). 2.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 portsNote Intel 13th and 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 and SATA modes) 4 x SATA 6Gb/s portsNote Note: 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 and Bluetooth Wi-Fi 6E 2x2 Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency bandNote1 Bluetooth v5.3 Note: 1. WiFi 6E 6GHz regulatory may vary between countries. 2. The Bluetooth version may vary, please refer to the Wi-Fi module manufacturers 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 FlashBackTM 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 ThunderboltTM 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 FlashBackTM button - BIOS FlashBackTM 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 |
| 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 - Fan 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 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 12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm ) |
| Item Dimension (L inchxW inchxH inch) 14 x 11 x 3 Weight 4.65lb Warranty Information 3 Years |
