ASUS Motherboard ROG STRIX Z690-E GAM WIFI Z690 LGA1700 Max.128GB DDR5 ATX Retail

ROG STRIX Z690-E GAMING WIFI
Intel® Z690 LGA 1700 ATX motherboard with PCIe® 5.0, 18+1 power stages, DDR5, Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation, WiFi 6E, Intel® 2.5 Gb Ethernet, five M.2 slots with heatsinks (including two on the bundled ROG Hyper M.2 card), PCIe® 5.0 NVMe® SSD support, M.2 Combo-Sink, M.2 backplate, PCIe® Slot Q-Release, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C®, SATA and Aura Sync RGB lighting


• Ready for 12th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® processors

• Optimal Power Solution: 18+1 power stages with 8+8 ProCool II power connectors, high-quality alloy chokes and durable capacitors to support multi-core processors

• Optimized Thermal Design: Integrated I/O cover and VRM heatsinks with high conductivity thermal pad, L-shaped heatpipe, an M.2 Combo-sink for PCIe® 5.0 M.2 slot and M.2 heatsinks for two M.2 slots

• High-performance Networking: On-board Intel® WiFi 6E (802.11ax) and Intel® 2.5 Gb Ethernet with ASUS LANGuard

• Best Gaming Connectivity: Supports HDMI® 2.1 and DisplayPort™ 1.4 output, five M.2 slots (including two on the bundled ROG Hyper M.2 card) plus USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C®

• Intelligent Control: ASUS-exclusive AI Overclocking, AI Cooling, AI Networking and Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation to simplify setup and improve performance

• DIY Friendly Design: PCIe® Slot Q-Release, M.2 Q-Latch, pre-mounted I/O shield, BIOS FlashBack™ button, and Clr CMOS button

• Unmatched Personalization: ASUS-exclusive Aura Sync RGB lighting, including a RGB header and three addressable Gen 2 headers

• Industry-leading Gaming Audio: ALC4080 with Savitech SV3H712 amplifier, along with DTS® Sound Unbound and Sonic Studio III

• Renowned Software: Bundled AIDA64 Extreme 60 days free trial version and intuitive UEFI BIOS dashboard with integrated MemTest86

CPU
Intel Socket LGA1700 for 12th Gen Intel Core^TM, Pentium Gold and Celeron Processors
Supports Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0
Note1: Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list.
Note2: Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 support depends on the CPU types.

Chipset
Z690

Memory
4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR5 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
Note: Supported memory types, data rate(Speed), and number of DRAM module vary depending on the CPU and memory configuration, for more information refer to www.asus.com for memory support list.

Graphics
1 x DisplayPort
1 x HDMI
Note1: Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types. Please refer to www.intel.com for any updates.
Note2: Support 8K at 60Hz as specified in DisplayPort 1.4.
Note3: Support 4K at 60Hz as specified in HDMI 2.1.

Expansion Slots
Intel 12th Gen Processors
1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot
Intel Z690 Chipset
1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode or x4/x4 mode for ROG HYPER M.2 CARD)
1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)
1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slot
Note1: Please check PCIe bifurcation table in Chapter 1 of user guide.
Note2: When M.2_1 is occupied with SSD device, PCIEX16(G5)_1 will run x8 only.
Note3: Supports Intel Optane Memory H Series on PCH-attached PCIe slot.

Storage
Supports 3 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
Intel12th Gen Processors
M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode)
- Intel 12th Gen processors support PCIe 5.0 x4 mode.
M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
- Intel 12th Gen processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.
Hyper M.2_1 slot (Key M) via Hyper M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110
- Intel 12th Gen processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode
Intel Z690 Chipset
M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode and SATA modes)
Hyper M.2_1 slot (Key M) via Hyper M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (suppports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
Hyper M.2_2 slot (Key M) via Hyper M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (suppports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

Note1: Intel Rapid Storage Technology supports NVMe RAID 0/1/5, SATA RAID 0/1/5/10.
Note2: Intel Rapid Storage Technology supports Intel Optane Memory H Series on PCH attached M.2 slots.
Note3: When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5), only Hyper M.2_1 slot can support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode. When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G3), only Hyper M.2_1 slot can support PCIe 3.0 x4 mode. When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G4), Hyper M.2_1 and Hyper M.2_2 slots can support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.
Note4: When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5) or PCIEX16(G3), Hyper M.2_2 slot will be disabled. When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G4), Hyper M.2_1 and Hyper M.2_2 slots can support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.
Note5: RAID configuration and boot drives are not supported on the SATA6G_E1-2 ports.

Ethernet
1 x Intel 2.5Gb Ethernet
ASUS LANGuard

Wireless and Bluetooth
2x2 Tri-Band Intel Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac/ax/az + BT5.2
"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 hardware ready
Note1: WiFi 6E 6GHz regulatory may vary between countries, and function will be ready in Windows 11 or later.
Note2: Bluetooth v5.2 function will be ready in Windows 11 or later. "

USB
Rear USB:
Total 12 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)
4 x USB 2.0 ports (4 x Type-A)
Front USB:
Total 7 ports
Front USB (Total 7 ports)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 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
"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
- ALC4080 + Savitech SV3H712 AMP
- Gold-plated audio jacks
- Rear optical S/PDIF out port
- Premium audio capacitors
- Audio cover

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 connector
Storage related
3 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)
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 CPU Over Voltage jumper
1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)
1 x SPI TPM header (14-1pin)
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
ASUS EZ DIY
- BIOS FlashBack^TM button
- BIOS FlashBack^TM 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
ASUS HYDRANODE
- 1 x Chassis fan support (CHA_FAN1P)
Note: Visit ASUS Website for the latest compatibility list.
TPM header

Software Features
ROG Exclusive Software
- ROG CPU-Z
- GameFirst VI
- Sonic Studio III + Sonic Studio Virtual Mixer + Sonic Suite Companion
- Sonic Radar III
- DTS Sound Unbound
- Anti-virus software
ASUS Exclusive Software
Armoury Crate
- AIDA64 Extreme (60 days free trial)
- AURA Creator
- AURA Sync
- Fan Xpert 4
- Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation
AI Suite 3
- 5-Way Optimization with AI Overclocking
TPU
EPU
DIGI+ VRM
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
FlexKey
MemTest86

BIOS
256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS

Manageability
WOL by PME, PXE

Accessories
Cables
4 x SATA 6Gb/s cables
ROG HYPER M.2 CARD
1 x ROG HYPER M.2 CARD
Miscellaneous
1 x ASUS 2x2 Dual-Band Wi-Fi moving antennas
1 x M.2 Q-Latch package
1 x M.2 Q-Latch package for M.2 backplate
1 x M.2 Rubber Packages
2 x M.2 Screw Packages
1 x ROG Graphics card holder
1 x ROG key chain
1 x cable tie
1 x ROG STRIX stickers
1 x ROG STRIX thank you card
Installation Media
1 x Support DVD
Documentation
1 x User manual

Operating System
Windows 11 64-bit, Windows 10 64-bit

Form Factor
ATX
30.5cm x 24.4cm

Including below info in Z690 refreshed NPI:
Supports 13th gen Intel Core^TM desktop processors.
BIOS update may be required to boot the 13th gen Intel Core^TM desktop processors