Asus PRIME Z790-A Wi-Fi ATX Gaming Motherboard

Precise Digital Power Control

The Digi+ voltage-regulator module (VRM) delivers real-time control over voltage droop, automatically switching frequency and power-efficiency settings.

It also allows you to fine-tune your CPU for ultimate stability and performance.

VRM Heatsinks and Thermal Pads

The extensive surface area of the massive heatsinks cover the VRMs and chokes to improve heat dissipation.

Together with specially engineered thermal pads, they improve heat transfer from the MOSFETs and chokes for better cooling performance.

16 + 1 Teamed Power Stages

16 + 1 power stages combine high-side and low-side MOSFETS and drivers into packages rated for 60 amperes each, delivering power, efficiency, stability and performance to latest Intel processors.

ProCool Connectors

Proprietary connectors augment the motherboard's link to the PSU with 8+8 pin connectors that pass 12 volts of power directly to the processors

USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C

A batch of USB ports support high-end rigs loaded with peripherals, including a rear Type-C connector with ultrafast USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 for transmission speeds of up to 20 Gbps.

PCIe 5.0 Slot

PCIe 5.0 offers twice the data transfer speed of PCIe 4.0, making it robust enough to handle new data-heavy tasks. 

Wi-Fi 6E

Onboard Wi-Fi 6E technology takes advantage of the newly available radio spectrum in the 6 GHz band.

It provides up to three times the bandwidth of the 5 GHz band and up to seven 160 MHz bands to deliver ultrafast wireless networking speeds and improved capacity as well as better performance in dense wireless environments.

CPU

Intel® Socket LGA1700 for Intel® Core™ 14th & 13th Gen Processors, Intel® Core™ 12th Gen, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors*

Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0**

Chipset

Intel® Z790 Chipset

Memory

4 x DIMM, Max. 192GB, DDR5 7200+(OC)/7000(OC)/6800(OC)/6600(OC)/6400(OC)/6200(OC)/6000(OC)/5800(OC)/5600/5400/5200/5000/4800, 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

* Non-ECC, un-buffered DDR5 memory supports On-Die ECC function.

Graphics

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.  

**** VGA resolution support depends on processors' or graphic cards' resolution.

Expansion Slots

Intel® Core™ Processors (14th & 13th & 12th Gen)*

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

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

Storage

Total supports 4 x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports*

Intel® Core™ Processors (14th & 13th & 12th Gen)*

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

Intel® Z790 Chipset

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

M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4)

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.

Total supports 4 x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports*

Intel® Core™ Processors (14th & 13th & 12th Gen)*

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

Intel® Z790 Chipset

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

M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4)

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.

Ethernet

1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet

ASUS LANGuard

Wireless & Bluetooth

Wi-Fi 6E

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

Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band*

Bluetooth® v5.3**

* WiFi 6E 6GHz regulatory may vary between countries.

** The Bluetooth version may vary

USB

Rear USB (Total 8 ports)

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 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 additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports

2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports

Audio

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

- 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.

Back Panel I/O Ports

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

3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (2 x Type-A, 1 x 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

3 x Audio jacks

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

Power related

1 x 24-pin Main Power connector

2 x 8-pin +12V Power connectors

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 4 additional 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 CPU Over Voltage jumper

1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)

1 x Power button

1 x SPI TPM header (14-1pin)

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

1 x Thunderbolt™  header

Special Features

ASUS 5X PROTECTION III

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

- ESD Guards

- LANGuard

- Overvoltage Protection

- Safeslot

- Stainless-Steel Back I/O

ASUS Q-Design

- M.2 Q-Latch

- PCIe Slot Q-Release

- Q-Connector

- 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

- Box Headers

- Clear CMOS button

- CPU Socket lever protector

- ProCool

- Pre-mounted I/O shield

- SafeDIMM

Aura Sync

- Aura RGB header

- Addressable Gen 2 headers

Software Features

ASUS Exclusive Software

Armoury Crate

- Aura Creator

- Aura Sync

- Fan Xpert 4 (with AI Cooling II)

- Power Saving

- Two-Way AI Noise Cancellation

AI Suite 3

- TurboV EVO

- DIGI+ VRM

- PC Cleaner

ASUS CPU-Z

DTS:X® Ultra

MyASUS

Norton 360 Deluxe (60 Days Free Trial)

WinRAR

UEFI BIOS

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

2 x SATA 6Gb/s cables

Miscellaneous

1 x ASUS Wi-Fi moving antenna

1 x Q-connector

2 x M.2 Rubber Packages

1 x Screw package for M.2 SSD

Documentation

1 x User guide

Operating System

Windows® 11, Windows® 10 64-bit

Form Factor

ATX Form Factor

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