ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX

Features
Tech Specs
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Support

CPU
Chipset
Memory
Expansion Slots
Storage
Ethernet
Wireless & Bluetooth
USB
Audio
Back Panel I/O Ports
Internal I/O Connectors
Special Features
Software Features
BIOS
Manageability
Accessories
Form Factor

Model

CPU

Intel^® Socket LGA1700 for 13th Gen Intel^® Core™ & 12th Gen Intel^® Core™, Pentium^® Gold and Celeron^® Processors

Chipset

Z690

Memory

2 x DIMM, Max. 96GB, DDR5 6600(OC)/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)

*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.

Expansion Slots

Intel^® 13^th & 12^th Gen Processors

2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slots (supports x16 or x8/x8 modes)*

Intel^® Z690 Chipset**

1 x PCIe 3.0 x4 slot

1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slot

* When the PCIE 5.0 M.2 card is installed on the PCIEX16(G5)_2, PCIEX16(G5)_1 will run x8 only.

** Supports Intel^® Optane Memory H Series on PCH-attached PCIe slot.

Storage

Supports 5 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

Total supports 5 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports*

Intel^® 13^th & 12^th Gen Processors*

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

- Intel^® 13^th & 12^th Gen processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.

PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (Key M) via PCIe 5.0 M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110

- Intel^® 13^th & 12^th Gen processors support PCIe 5.0 x4 mode

Intel^® Z690 Chipset**

M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA modes)

DIMM.2_1 slot (Key M) via ROG DIMM.2, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)

DIMM.2_2 slot (Key M) via ROG DIMM.2, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)

6 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.

*** RAID configuration and boot drives are not supported on the SATA6G_E1-2 ports.

Ethernet

1 x Intel^® 2.5Gb Ethernet

ASUS LANGuard

Wireless & Bluetooth

Intel^® Wi-Fi 6E

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

* WiFi 6E 6GHz regulatory may vary between countries, and function will be ready in Windows 11 or later.

USB

Rear USB: Total 10 ports

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port(s) (1 x USB Type-C^®)

5 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s) (5 x Type-A)

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

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connector (supports USB Type-C^®)

2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 headers support additional 4 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

- Savitech SV3H712 AMP

- Gold-plated audio jacks

- Rear optical S/PDIF out port

- Premium audio capacitors

- Audio cover

*The rear panel Line out port 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.

Back Panel I/O Ports

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port (1 x USB Type-C^®)

5 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (5 x Type-A)

4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A)

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

1 x PS/2 Keyboard (purple) port

1 x PS/2 Mouse (green) port

Internal I/O Connectors

Fan and Cooling related

1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header(s)

1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header(s)

1 x 4-pin AIO Pump header(s)

3 x 4-pin Chassis Fan header(s)

2 x 4-pin Full Speed Fan header(s)

1 x W_PUMP+ header(s)

1 x 2-pin Water In header

1 x 2-pin Water Out header

1 x 3-pin Water Flow header

Power related

1 x 24-pin Main Power connector

2 x 8-pin +12V Power connector

1 x 6-pin PCIe Graphics Card connector

Storage related

2 x M.2 slots (Key M)

1 x DIMM.2 slot supports 2 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^®)

2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 headers support additional 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports

2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports

Miscellaneous

1 x 80 Light Bar jumper

3 x Addressable Gen 2 header(s)

1 x AURA RGB header(s)

2 x BCLK button

1 x BIOS Switch button

1 x FlexKey button

1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)

1 x LN2 Mode jumper

1 x OSC sence header

1 x Pause switch

12 x ProbeIt Measurement Points

1 x ReTry button

1 x RSVD header

2 x RSVD switches

1 x Safe Boot button

1 x Slow Mode switch

1 x Start button

1 x 10-1 pin System Panel header

1 x Thermal Sensor header

1 x Thunderbolt™ header

1 x V_Latch switch

Special Features

Extreme OC Kit

- FlexKey button

- LN2 Mode

- Probelt

- ReTry button

- Safe boot button

- Start button

- Slow Mode

Extreme Engine Digi+

- SMD Capacitors

- MicroFine Alloy Choke

ASUS Q-Design

- M.2 Q-Latch

- PCIe Slot Q-Release

- Q-Code

- Q-Connector

- 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

- Clear CMOS button

- CPU Socket lever protector

- ProCool II

- Pre-mounted I/O shield

- SafeSlot

- SafeDIMM

AURA Sync

- AURA RGB header(s)

- Addressable Gen 2 header(s)

Dual BIOS

Front Panel USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 with Quick Charge 4+ Support

- Support: up to 60W charging*

- Output: 5/9/15/20V max. 3A, PPS:3.3–21V max. 3A

- Compatible with QC 4.0/3.0/2.0, PD3.0 and PPS

* To support 60W, please install the power cable to 6-pin PCIe Graphics Card connector or can only support 27W.

ASUS HYDRANODE

3 x Chassis fan support (CHA_FAN1P,CHA_FAN2P,CHA_FAN3P)

* Visit ASUS Website for the latest compatibility list.

Software Features

ROG Exclusive Software

- ROG CPU-Z

- GameFirst VI

- ROG True Voltician

- Sonic Studio III + Sonic Studio Virtual Mixer + Sonic Suite Companion

- Sonic Radar III

- DTS^® Sound Unbound

- BullGuard Internet Security (1-year full version)

ASUS Exclusive Software

Armoury Crate

- AIDA64 Extreme (1 year full version)

- AURA Creator

- AURA Sync

- Fan Xpert 4

- Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation

AI Suite 3

- Easy Optimization with AI Overclocking

TPU

EPU

DIGI+ Power Control

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

MemTest86

BIOS

2 x 256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS

Manageability

WOL by PME, PXE

Accessories

Cables

1 x ARGB RGB extension cable

1 x RGB extension cable

6 x SATA 6Gb/s cables

1 x 3-in-1 Thermistor cables pack

ROG DIMM.2 with Heatsink

1 x ROG DIMM.2 with heatsink

1 x M.2 pad for ROG DIMM.2

2 x M.2 screw package for ROG DIMM.2

PCIe 5.0 M.2 Card

1 x PCIe 5.0 M.2 Card

1 x M.2 screw package for PCIe 5.0 M.2 Card

ROG True Voltician

1 x ROG True Voltician

4 x cables for ROG True Voltician

Miscellaneous

1 x ASUS Wi-Fi moving antennas

1 x Q-connector

2 x M.2 Q-Latch packages for M.2 backplate

1 x ROG Graphics card holder

1 x ROG key chain

1 x ROG stickers

1 x ROG thank you card

Installation Media

1 x USB drive with utilities and drivers

Documentation

1 x User manual

Form Factor

ATX

30.5cm x 24.4cm

ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX

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