ASUS ROG STRIX Z790-A GAMING WIFI II Motherboard Z790 DDR5, WiFi 6E (Black), ASUS Gaming Motherboard

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

Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory module

Supports DIMM Flex

OptiMem II

ASUS Enhanced Memory Profile II (AEMP 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.

1 x HDMI™ port***

* Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types. Please refer to www.intel.com for any updates.

** 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.

1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot<br>Intel® Z790 Chipset

1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)

1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slot

* Please check the PCIe bifurcation table on the support site.

– To ensure compatibility of the device installed, please refer to the list of supported peripherals.

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

Intel® Z790 Chipset<br>M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)

M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)

M.2_4 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)

M.2_5 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA modes)

4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports<br>* Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports PCIe RAID 0/1/5/10, SATA RAID 0/1/5/10.

ASUS LANGuard

2×2 Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)

Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band*

Support Wi-Fi 7 160MHz bandwidth, up to 2.4Gbps transfer rate.

Bluetooth® v5.4****

* Compatible with Windows 11 or later.

** Wi-Fi 7 MLO(Multi-link Operation) full functions support will be ready in Windows 11 2024 Platform (Windows 11 24H2) or later.

*** Wi-Fi 6GHz frequency band and bandwidth regulatory may vary between countries.

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

1 x USB 20Gbps port (1 x USB Type-C®)

3 x USB 10Gbps ports (2 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)

4 x USB 5Gbps ports (4 x Type-A)

4 x USB 2.0 ports (4 x Type-A)

Front USB (Total 7 ports)

1 x USB 20Gbps (supports USB Type-C® with up to 30W PD Fast-charge)

1 x USB 5Gbps header supports 2 additional USB 5Gbps ports

2 x USB 2.0 headers support 4 additional USB 2.0 ports

– Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs

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

– High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 110 dB SNR recording input

– Supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback on front panel

Audio Features

– SupremeFX Shielding Technology

– Savitech SV3H712 AMP

– Audio jacks

– Rear optical S/PDIF out port

– Premium audio capacitors

– Audio cover

**** The rear panel Lime (Line out) port does not support spatial audio.

3 x USB 10Gbps ports (2 x Type-A+1 x USB Type-C®)

4 x USB 5Gbps ports (4 x Type-A)

4 x USB 2.0 ports (4 x Type-A)

1 x DisplayPort

1 x HDMI™ port

1 x Wi-Fi module

1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet

2 x Audio jacks

1 x Optical S/PDIF out port

1 x BIOS FlashBack™ button

1 x Clear CMOS button

1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header

1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header

1 x 4-pin AIO Pump header

5 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers

Power Related

1 x 24-pin main power connector

2 x 8-pin +12V power connector

Storage Related

5 x M.2 slots (Key M)

4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

USB

1 x USB 20Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C® )

1 x USB 5Gbps header supports 2 additional USB 5Gbps 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 CPU Over voltage jumper

1 x Front panel audio header (F_AUDIO)

1 x 20-3 pin system panel header with Chassis intrude function

1 x Thermal sensor header

1 x Thunderbolt™ (USB4®) header

– 5K Black metallic capacitors

ASUS Q-Design

– M.2 Q-Latch

– PCIe Slot Q-Release

– Q-Antenna

– Q-DIMM

– Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green]) with DRAM Detection

– Q-Slot

ASUS Thermal Solution

– M.2 heatsink backplate

– M.2 heatsink

– VRM heatsink design

ASUS EZ DIY

– BIOS FlashBack™ button

– BIOS FlashBack™ LED

– Clear CMOS button

– CPU Socket lever protector

– ProCool II

– Pre-mounted I/O shield

– SafeSlot

– SafeDIMM

Aura Sync

– Aura RGB header

– Addressable Gen 2 headers

Front Panel USB 20Gbps with PD Fast Charge Support

– Support: up to 30W charging

– Support: USB power delivery notification with power output wattage display

– Output: 5V/9V max. 3A, 12V max 2.5A

– Compatible with PD3.0

– ROG CPU-Z

– DTS® Sound Unbound

ASUS Exclusive Software

Armoury Crate

– AIDA64 Extreme (60 days free trial)

– Aura Creator

– Aura Sync

– Fan Xpert 4 (with AI Cooling II)

– GameFirst

– Power Saving

– Sonic Studio

– Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation

AI Suite 3

– Easy Optimization with AI Overclocking

– TPU

– DIGI+ VRM

– Turbo app

– PC Cleaner

MyASUS

USB Wattage Watcher

Intel® Unison™

Adobe Creative Cloud (Free Trial)

Norton 360 for Gamers (60 Days Free Trial)

WinRAR (40 Days Free Trial)

ASUS EZ DIY

– ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

– ASUS EZ Flash 3

– ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode

– ASUS MyHotkey

FlexKey

MemTest86

BIOS

256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS

2 x SATA 6Gb/s cables

Additional Cooling Kit

1 x Thermal pad for M.2

Miscellaneous

1 x ASUS Wi-Fi Q-Antenna

1 x Cable ties package

1 x M.2 backplate Q-Latch package

1 x M.2 Q-Latch package

1 x ROG key chain

1 x ROG Strix stickers

2 x M.2 rubber packages

1 x M.2 backplate Rubber package

Documentation

1 x Quick start guide

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