Asus ROG Maximus Hero Z690 LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard (ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO)

Chipset

Z690

Memory

4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB,   DDR5 6400+(OC)/ 6200(OC)/ 6000(OC)/ 5800(OC)/ 5600(OC)/ 5400(OC)/ 5200(OC)/   5000(OC)/ 4800 MT/s Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory*
 
  Dual Channel Memory Architecture
  Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
 
  *Actual memory data rate depends on the CPU types and DRAM modules, for more   information refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors   Lists)

Graphics

1 x HDMI® port**
  2 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 ports (USB Type-C®) support   DisplayPort 1.4 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.

Expansion Slots

Intel® 12th Gen   Processors*

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

Intel® Z690 Chipset***

1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slot   (supports x4, x4/x4 modes)

* Please check PCIe   bifurcation table in Chapter 1.          

** When ROG Hyper M.2   card is installed on PCIEX16(G5)_1, PCIEX16(G5)_2 will run x8 only and if ROG   Hyper M.2 card is installed on 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® 12th Gen   Processors

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

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

Hyper M.2_1 slot (Key   M) via ROG Hyper M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110***

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

Intel® Z690 Chipset**

M.2_2 slot (Key M),   type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 3.0 x4 mode)

M.2_3 slot (Key M),   type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA modes)

Hyper M.2_1 slot (Key   M) via ROG Hyper M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (suppports PCIe 4.0 x4   mode)***

Hyper M.2_2 slot (Key   M) via ROG Hyper M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (suppports 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.

*** When ROG Hyper M.2   card is installed on PCIEX16(G5)_1, Hyper M.2_1 slot can support PCIe 4.0 x4   mode. When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5)_2, Hyper M.2_1 slot   can support PCIe 5.0 x4 mode. When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on   PCIEX16(G4), Hyper M.2_1 and Hyper M.2_2 slots can support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.

**** When ROG Hyper M.2   card is installed on PCIEX16(G5)_1 or PCIEX16(G5)_2, Hyper M.2_2 slot will be   disabled. When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G4), Hyper M.2_1   and Hyper M.2_2 slots can support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.

***** 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           

2x2 Wi-Fi 6E (802.11   a/b/g/n/ac/ax)           

Supports 2.4/5/6GHz   frequency band*    

Bluetooth v5.2 hardware   ready**   

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

USB

Rear USB:Total 11 ports        

2 x Thunderbolt™ 4   ports (2 x USB Type-C®)

7 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports   (6 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)

2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x   Type-A)        

Front USB:Total 9 ports       

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 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 113 dB SNR recording input    

- Supports up to   32-Bit/384 kHz playback

Audio Features:

- SupremeFX Shielding   Technology          

- ESS® SABRE9018Q2C   DAC/AMP

- Gold-plated audio   jacks

- Rear optical S/PDIF   out port

- Premium audio capacitors

- Audio cover

Back Panel I/O Ports

2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 USB   Type-C® ports     

7 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports   (6 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)  

2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x   Type-A)        

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        

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 

4 x 4-pin Chassis Fan   headers        

1 x W_PUMP+ header

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        

3 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          

3 x Addressable Gen 2   headers     

1 x AURA RGB header          

1 x FlexKey button    

1 x Front Panel Audio   header (AAFP)          

1 x SPI TPM header   (14-1pin)

1 x Start button         

1 x ReTry button       

1 x 10-1 pin System   Panel header   

1 x Thermal Sensor   header  

Special Features

Extreme OC Kit         

- FlexKey button       

- ReTry button           

- Start button

Extreme Engine Digi+          

- 10K Black Metallic   Capacitors      

- MicroFine Alloy Choke        

ASUS Q-Design        

- M.2 Q-Latch

- PCIe Slot Q-Release          

- Q-Code       

- 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 heatsinks         

- 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)       

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           

- 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

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      

4 x SATA 6Gb/s cables        

ROG Hyper M.2 Card

1 x ROG Hyper M.2 Card   with heatsink      

2 x M.2 screw packages   for ROG Hyper M.2 Card

Miscellaneous          

1 x ASUS Wi-Fi moving   antennas    

1 x M.2 Q-Latch package     

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

1 x M.2 Rubber Package      

1 x Q-connector       

1 x ROG Graphics card   holder        

1 x ROG stickers       

1 x ROG key chain    

1 x ROG thank you card       

Installation Media     

1 x USB drive with   utilities and drivers       

Documentation        

1 x User Guide          

Operating System

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

Form Factor

ATX    

30.5cm x 24.4cm