Asus ROG STRIX Z790-F GAMING WIFI MOTHERBOARD

Technical Specification

CPU
Intel Socket LGA1700 for 13th Gen Intel Core & 12th Gen Intel Core, Pentium Gold and Celeron Processors*
Supports Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0**
* Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list.
** Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 support depends on the CPU types.

Chipset: Intel Z790 Chipset

Memory
4 x DIMM, Max. 192GB, DDR5
7800+(OC)/7600(OC)/7400(OC)/7200(OC)/7000(OC)/6800(OC)/6600(OC)/6400(OC)/ 6200(OC)/6000(OC)/5800(OC)/5600/5400/5200/5000/4800
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 please refer to CPU/Memory Support under the Support tab or visit https://www.asus.com/support/
** 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. Please refer to ww.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.

Expansion Slots
Intel 13th & 12th Gen Processors
1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot

Intel Z790 Chipset
2 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slots (support x4 mode)
1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slot
* Please check the PCIe bifurcation table
on 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.

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

Intel 13th & 12th Gen Processors
M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110  (supports 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.

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.

USB
Rear USB (Total 12 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)
4 x USB 2.0 ports (4 x Type-A)

Front USB (Total 7 ports)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connector (supports USB Type-C with up to 30W PD Fast-charge)
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

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 
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)
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)
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 port
5 x Gold-plated audio jacks
1 x Optical S/PDIF out port
1 x BIOS FlashBack button
1 x Clear CMOS button
*The rear panel Lime (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.

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
5 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 2x2 connector (supports USB Type-C with up to 30W PD Fast-charge)
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 CPU Over Voltage jumper
1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)
1 x 20-3 pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function
1 x Start button
1 x Thermal Sensor header
1 x Thunderbolt  header

Special Features
Extreme Engine Digi+
5K Black Metallic Capacitors

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 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 3.2 Gen 2x2 with PD Fast-charge Support
Support: up to 30W charging
Output: 5/9V max. 3A, 12V max. 2.5A
Compatible with PD3.0

Software Features
ROG Exclusive Software
GameFirst VI
ROG CPU-Z
Sonic Studio III + Sonic Studio Virtual Mixer + Sonic Suite Companion
Sonic Radar III
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)
Power Saving
Two-Way AI Noise Cancellation

AI Suite 3
Easy Optimization with AI Overclocking
TPU
DIGI+ VRM
Turbo app
PC Cleaner
MyAsus
Norton 360 for Gamers
WinRAR

UEFI BIOS
AI Overclocking Guide
ASUS EZ DIY
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
ASUS EZ Flash 3
ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode
FlexKey
MemTest86

BIOS: 256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS

Manageability: WOL by PME, PXE

Accessories
Cables
2 x SATA 6Gb/s cables

Additional Cooling Kit
1 x Thermal pad for M.2
1 x DDR5 fan holder

Miscellaneous
1 x ASUS Wi-Fi moving antennas
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
1 x ROG Strix thank you card
2 x M.2 Rubber Packages
1 x M.2 backplate Rubber

PackageDocumentation
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 )