ROG STRIX Z790-F Motherboard

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 slots, Max. 192GB, DDR5
• Supported Speeds: 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 MHz
• 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 ASUS 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 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 (link).
• ** To ensure compatibility of the device installed, please refer to ASUS Support for the list of supported peripherals.

Storage

• Total support: 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 with ASUS LANGuard

Wireless & Bluetooth

• Wi-Fi 6E (2×2, 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.

USB

Rear USB (Total 12 ports)

• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 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)

• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 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 support 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. For spatial audio, connect your audio device to the front panel audio jack.

Back Panel I/O Ports

• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 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)
• 1 x DisplayPort
• 1 x HDMI® port
• 1 x Wi-Fi Module
• 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet port
• 5 x Gold-plated audio jacks*
• 1 x Optical S/PDIF out port
• 1 x BIOS FlashBack™ button
• 1 x Clear CMOS button
• *The rear panel Line out port does not support spatial audio. For spatial audio, connect your audio device to the front panel audio jack.

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 2×2 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 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 Start button
• 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 & 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
• Front Panel USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 with PD Fast-charge Support
  • Support: up to 30W charging
  • Output: 5/9V max. 3A, 12V max. 2.5A
  • Compatible with PD3.0

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
  • 1 x DDR5 fan holder
• 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