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 http://www.asus.com for CPU support list.** Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 support depends on the CPU types.

Z690

4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR5 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

* Supported memory types, data rate(Speed), and number of DRAM module
vary depending on the CPU and memory configuration, for more information
refer to http://www.asus.com for memory support list.

1 x DisplayPort**

1 x HDMI® port***

* Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types.

** Supports max. 8K@60Hz as specified in DisplayPort 1.4.

*** Supports 4K@60Hz as specified in HDMI 2.1.

Intel®12^th Gen Processors*

1 x PCIe 5.0/4.0/3.0 x16 slot(s)

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.

Supports 4 x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
Intel®12^th Gen ProcessorsM.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 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 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.

1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet
ASUS LANGuard

Rear USB:Total 8 ports
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 port(s) (1 x USB Type-C®)3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s) (2 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s) (4 x Type-A)Front USB:Total 7 ports
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 connector(s) (support(s) USB Type-C®)

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports

2 x USB 2.0 header(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 ports

Realtek S1220A 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC*

– Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs

– Internal audio Amplifier to enhance the highest quality sound for headphone and speakers

– Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking

– High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 113 dB SNR recording input (Line-in)

– Supports up to 32-Bit/192 kHz playback*

Audio Features

– Audio Shielding

– Power pre-regulator reduces power input noise to ensure consistent performance

– Rear optical S/PDIF out port

– Premium audio capacitors

– Dedicated audio PCB layers

– Audio cover

– Unique de-pop circuit

* Due to limitations in HDA bandwidth, 32-Bit/192 kHz is not supported for 7.1 Surround Sound audio.

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 port(s) (1 x USB Type-C®)

3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s) (2 x Type-A, 1 x Type-C® )

4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s) (4 x Type-A)

1 x DisplayPort

HDMI® port

1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet port

5 x Audio jacks

1 x Optical S/PDIF out port

Fan and Cooling related

1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header(s)

4-pin CPU OPT Fan header(s)

1 x 4-pin AIO Pump header(s)

4 x 4-pin Chassis Fan header(s)

1 x W_PUMP+ header(s)

Power related

1 x 24-pin Main Power connector

2 x 8-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 (support(s) USB Type-C®)

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports

2 x USB 2.0 header(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 ports

Miscellaneous

3 x Addressable Gen 2 header(s)

1 x AURA RGB header(s)

1 x Clear CMOS button

COM Port header

1 x CPU Over Voltage jumper

1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)

Power button

1 x SPI TPM header (14-1pin)

1 x 20-3 pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function

Thermal Sensor header

1 x Thunderbolt™ header

ASUS 5X PROTECTION III

– DIGI+ VRM (- Digital power design with DrMOS)

– Enhanced DRAM Overcurrent Protection

– ESD Guards

– LANGuard

– Overvoltage Protection

– SafeSlot

– Stainless-Steel Back I/O

ASUS Q-Design

– M.2 Q-Latch

– Q-Connector

– 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

– Box headers

– Clear CMOS button

– CPU socket lever protector

– ProCool

– Pre-mounted I/O shield

AURA Sync

– AURA RGB header(s)

– Addressable Gen 2 header(s)

ASUS Exclusive Software

Armoury Crate
– AURA Creator
– AURA Sync
– Fan Xpert 4
– Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation
AI Suite 3
-Easy Optimization with AI Overclocking

UEFI BIOS

ASUS EZ DIY
AI Overclocking Guide
– ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
– ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mod
FlexKey
– ASUS EZ Flash 3
MemTest86

256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS

WOL by PME, PXE

Cables
2 x SATA 6Gb/s cables
Miscellaneous
1 x M.2 Rubber Package(s)
Q-connector
1 x M.2 Q-Latch package(s)
Installation Media
1 x Support DVD
Documentation
1 x User guide

Windows® 11 64-bit, Windows® 10 64-bit

ATX
30.5cm x 24.4cm