ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO LGA1700 ATX Motherboard, Intel Z790 Chipset, 4x DDR5 DIMM, 192GB Max Memory, Intel WiFi 7, BTv5.4, 2.5Gb ETH, PCIe 5.0 x16, HDMI/Thunderbolt 4/USB-C | 90MB1F90-M0EAY0

ROG Maximus Z790Dark Hero The ROG Maximus Z790 Dark Hero boasts robust cooling, WiFi 7 and ample PCIe 5.0 slot for unmatched performance, and it offers full compatibility with 14th Gen Intel® Core™ processors. Meanwhile, its stealthy design is accentuated by new Polymo lighting, which illuminates the I/O shroud with a microstructural array of dual-layer RGB and adds a personalized touch of style to your gaming setup. Features CPU Compatibility: Supports Intel Core 14th, 13th, and 12th Gen processors, Pentium Gold, and Celeron processors, with Intel Turbo Boost Technology support. Chipset: Equipped with the Intel Z790 chipset. Memory: Four DIMM slots with support for up to 192GB of DDR5 memory, with various memory data rates and ASUS Enhanced Memory Profile II (AEMP II). Graphics: Includes 1 HDMI port and 2 Intel Thunderbolt 4 ports supporting DisplayPort and Thunderbolt video outputs. Expansion Slots: Features two PCIe 5.0 x16 slots for Intel Core processors and one PCIe 4.0 x4 slot for the Intel Z790 chipset. Storage: Supports 5 M.2 slots and 4 SATA 6Gb/s ports with Intel Rapid Storage Technology for RAID configurations. Networking: Offers Intel 2.5Gb Ethernet and ASUS LANGuard for network connectivity, as well as Intel Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth v5.4 support. USB Ports: Provides various USB ports, including Thunderbolt 4, USB 10Gbps, and USB 5Gbps ports. Audio: ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC with ALC4082, ESS ES9218 QUAD DAC, and premium audio features. I/O Ports: A rich selection of rear I/O ports, including Thunderbolt 4, USB, HDMI, audio jacks, and more. Internal I/O Connectors: Multiple fan and cooling headers, power connectors, storage options, USB connectors, and other internal headers for customization. Special Features: Extreme OC Kit, ASUS Q-Design elements, ASUS Thermal Solution features, ASUS EZ DIY features, and AURA Sync support. Software Features: ROG and ASUS exclusive software, UEFI BIOS, ASUS EZ DIY features, and more. Accessories: Comes with various cables, cooling kit components, antennas, Q-Latch packages, Q-connectors, and more. Operating System Compatibility: Supports Windows 11 and Windows 10 (64-bit). Form Factor: ATX Form Factor.   Specifications CPU Intel® Socket LGA1700 for Intel® Core™ 14th & 13th Gen Processors, Intel® Core™ 12th Gen, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® ProcessorsSupports 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, DDR58000+(OC)/7800+(OC)/7600(OC)/7400(OC)/7200(OC)/7000(OC)/6800(OC)/6600(OC)/6400(OC)/6200(OC)/6000(OC)/5800(OC)/5600/5400/5200/5000/4800MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory*Dual channel memory architectureSupports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory moduleASUS Enhanced Memory Profile II (AEMP II)Supports DIMM Flex* Supported memory types, data rate (Speed), and number of DRAM modules vary depending on the CPU and memory configuration, for more information refer to www.asus.com for memory support list.* Non-ECC, un-buffered DDR5 memory supports On-Die ECC function. Graphics 1 x HDMITM port**2 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 ports (USB Type-C®) support DisplayPort and Thunderbolt™ video outputs**** Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types. Please refer to www.intel.com for any updates.** Support 4K@60Hz as specified in HDMI 2.1.*** VGA resolution support depends on processors' or graphic cards' resolution. Expansion Slots Intel® CoreTM Processors (14th & 13th & 12th Gen)*2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slots (support x16 or x8/x8 modes)**Intel® Z790 Chipset1 x PCIe 4.0 x4 slot * Please check the PCIe bifurcation table on the support site (https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1037507/).** M.2_1 shares bandwidth with PCIEX16(G5)_2. When M.2_1 is enabled, PCIEX16(G5)_2 will be disabled and PCIEX16(G5)_1 will run x8 only.- To ensure compatibility of the device installed, please refer to https://www.asus.com/support/ for the list of supported peripherals. Storage Total supports 5 x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports*Intel® CoreTM Processors (14th & 13th & 12th Gen)M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode.)**M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.)Intel® Z790 Chipset**M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)M.2_4 slot (Key M), type 2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)M.2_5 slot (Key M), type 2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports* Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports PCIe RAID 0/1/5/10, SATA RAID 0/1/5/10.** M.2_1 shares bandwidth with PCIEX16(G5)_2. When M.2_1 is enabled, PCIEX16(G5)_2 will be disabled and PCIEX16(G5)_1 will run x8 only. Ethernet 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb EthernetASUS LANGuard Wireless & Bluetooth Intel® Wi-Fi 7*2x2 Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)** Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band***Support Wi-Fi 7 320MHz bandwidth, up to 5.76Gbps transfer rate.Bluetooth® v5.4***** Compatible with Windows 11 or later.** Wi-Fi 7 MLO(Multi-link Operation) full functions support will be ready in Windows 11 2024 Platform (Windows 11 24H2) or later.*** Wi-Fi 6GHz frequency band and bandwidth regulatory may vary between countries.**** The Bluetooth version may vary, please refer to the Wi-Fi module manufacturer's website for the latest specifications. USB Rear USB (Total 12 ports)2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 ports (2 x USB Type-C®)6 x USB 10Gbps ports (5 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)4 x USB 5Gbps ports (4 x Type-A)Front USB (Total 9 ports)1 x USB 20Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C® with up to 60W PD/QC4+) 2 x USB 5Gbps headers support 4 additional USB 5Gbps ports2 x USB 2.0 headers support 4 additional USB 2.0 ports Audio ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4082*- 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 110 dB SNR recording input- Supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playbackAudio Features - SupremeFX Shielding Technology- ESS® ES9218 QUAD DAC- Gold-plated audio jacks- Rear optical S/PDIF out port- Premium audio capacitors*The LINE OUT port on the rear panel 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 or use a USB interface audio device. Back Panel I/O Ports 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 USB Type-C® ports6 x USB 10Gbps ports (5 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)4 x USB 5Gbps ports (4 x Type-A)1 x HDMITM port1 x Wi-Fi Module1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet port5 x Gold-plated audio jacks1 x Optical S/PDIF out port1 x BIOS FlashBack™  button 1 x Clear CMOS button Internal I/O Connectors Fan and Cooling related 1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header1 x 4-pin AIO Pump header4 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers1 x W_PUMP+ header1 x 2-pin Water In header1 x 2-pin Water Out header1 x 3-pin Water Flow headerPower related 1 x 24-pin main power connector2 x 8-pin +12V power connector1 x 8-pin PCIe power connectorStorage related 5 x M.2 slots (Key M) 4 x SATA 6Gb/s portsUSB 1 x USB 20Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C®) 2 x USB 5Gbps headers support 4 additional USB 5Gbps ports2 x USB 2.0 headers support 4 additional USB 2.0 portsMiscellaneous3 x Addressable Gen 2 headers1 x AURA RGB header1 x FlexKey button 1 x Front panel audio header (F_AUDIO)1 x Start button1 x ReTry button1 x 10-1 pin system panel header1 x Thermal sensor header1 x CPU over voltage jumper1 x Alternative PCIe mode switch Special Features Extreme OC Kit- FlexKey button- ReTry button- Start buttonExtreme Engine Digi+- 10K Black metallic capacitors- MicroFine alloy choke ASUS Q-Design - M.2 Q-Latch- PCIe Slot Q-Release- Q-Antenna- Q-Code- Q-Connector- Q-DIMM- Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green]) with DRAM Detection- Q-SlotASUS Thermal Solution- M.2 heatsink backplate- M.2 heatsink- Metal backplate- VRM heatsink designASUS EZ DIY- BIOS FlashBack™ button- Clear CMOS button- CPU Socket lever protector- ProCool II- Pre-mounted I/O shield- SafeSlot- SafeDIMMAURA Sync- AURA RGB header(s)- Addressable Gen 2 header(s)Front Panel USB 20G with Quick Charge 4+ Support- Support: up to 60W fast charging and USB Wattage Watcher*- Output: 5/9/15/20V max. 3A, PPS:3.3–21V max. 3A- Compatible with PD3.0 and PPS* To support 60W, please install the power cable to 8-pin PCIe power connector or else only 27W will be supported. Software Features ROG Exclusive Software- ROG CPU-Z- DTS® Sound Unbound - Internet Security (1 year full version)ASUS Exclusive SoftwareArmoury Crate- AIDA64 Extreme (1 year full version)- Aura Creator- Aura Sync- Fan Xpert 4 (with AI Cooling II)- GameFirst- Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation- Power Saving- Sonic StudioAI Suite 3- Easy Optimization with AI Overclocking- TPU- DIGI+ Power Control- Turbo app- PC CleanerMyAsusUSB Wattage WatcherIntel® Unison™Adobe Creative Cloud (Free Trial)WinRAR (40 Days Free Trial)UEFI BIOSAI Overclocking GuideASUS EZ DIY - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS EZ Flash 3 - ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode- ASUS MyHotkeyMemTest86 BIOS 256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS Manageability WOL by PME, PXE Accessories Cables1 x ARGB RGB extension cable4 x SATA 6Gb/s cables Additional Cooling Kit1 x Thermal pad for M.21 x DDR5 fan holderMiscellaneous1 x ASUS WiFi Q-Antenna3 x M.2 backplate Q-Latch packages3 x M.2 backplate Rubber Packages1 x Q-connector1 x ROG stickers1 x ROG key chain1 x M.2 rubber package1 x ROG VIP cardInstallation Media1 x USB drive with utilities and drivers Documentation1 x Quick start guide Operating System Windows® 11, Windows® 10 64-bit Form Factor ATX Form Factor