ASUS TUF Gaming Z790-PLUS WiFi DDR4 LGA1700 ATX Motherboard

Specifications

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.

1. Intel^® Z790 Chipset

1. 4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR4

   5333(OC)/5133(OC)/5066(OC)/

   5000(OC)/4800(OC)/4700(OC)/

   4600(OC)/4500(OC)/4400(OC)/

   4266(OC)/4133(OC)/4000(OC)/

   3866(OC)/3733(OC)/3600(OC)/

   3466(OC)/3400(OC)/3333(OC)/

   3200/3000/2933/2800/2666/

   2400/2133 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 refer to http://www.asus.com for memory support list.

1 x HDMI^® port***

* Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types.

Please refer to http://www.intel.com for any updates.

** Supports max. 4K@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.

1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot

Intel^® Z790 Chipset

1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)

1 x PCIe 4.0 x4 slot

2 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots

* Please check the PCIe bifurcation table at the support site (https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1037507/).

– To ensure compatibility of the device installed, please refer to https://www.asus.com/support/ for the list of supported peripherals.

Intel^® 13^th & 12^th Gen Processors

M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110

– Intel^® 13^th & 12^th Gen processors support 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.

1. 1 x Intel^® 2.5Gb Ethernet

   TUF LANGuard

2×2 Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)

Supports 2.4/5GHz frequency band

Bluetooth^® v5.2*

*The Bluetooth version may vary, please refer to the Wi-Fi module manufacturer’s website for the latest specifications.

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)

Front USB (Total 7 ports)

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 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 additional 4 USB 2.0 ports

1. 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

   – Rear optical S/PDIF out port

   – Premium audio capacitors

   – Dedicated audio PCB layers

   – Audio Cover

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

1. 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)

   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. 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

   4 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers

   Power related

   1 x 24-pin Main Power connector

   1 x 8-pin +12V Power connector

   1 x 4-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 (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 additional 4 USB 2.0 ports

   Miscellaneous

   3 x Addressable Gen 2 headers

   1 x Aura RGB header

   1 x Clear CMOS header

   1 x COM Port header

   1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)

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

   1 x Thunderbolt™ (USB4®) header

• ASUS TUF PROTECTION

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

  – ESD Guards

  – TUF LANGuard

  – Overvoltage Protection

  – Safeslot

  – Stainless-Steel Back I/O

  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

  – VRM heatsink design

  ASUS EZ DIY

  – CPU Socket lever protector

  – ProCool

  – Pre-mounted I/O shield

  – SafeDIMM

  AURA Sync

  – Aura RGB header

  – Addressable Gen 2 headers

1. 192 (128+64) Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS

1. ATX Form Factor

   12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )