| CPU |
Intel® Socket LGA1700 for 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 |
Z690 |
| Memory |
4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR4 5333(OC)/ 5133(OC)/
5000(OC)/ 4800(OC) /4600(OC)/ 4400(OC)/ 4266(OC)/ 4133(OC)/4000(OC)/ 3866(OC)/3733(OC)
/3600(OC)/3466(OC)/3400(OC)/3333(OC)/3200/ 3000/2933/ 2800/2666/2400/2133 Non-ECC,
Un-buffered Memory*
Dual Channel Memory Architecture
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
OptiMem II
*Actual Memory frequency support 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 DisplayPort**
1 x HDMI® port***
* Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types.
** Supports max. 4K@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® 12th Gen Processors*
1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot
Intel® Z690 Chipset**
1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)
1 x PCIe 3.0 x4 slot
2 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots
* Please check PCIe bifurcation table in support site.
** Supports Intel® Optane Memory H Series on PCH-attached PCIe slot |
| Storage |
Supports 4 x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
Intel® 12th Gen Processors
M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110
– Intel® 12th Gen processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode
Intel® Z690 Chipset**
M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA modes)
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 mode)
4 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. |
| Ethernet |
1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet
TUF LANGuard |
| USB |
Rear USB:Total 8 ports
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 port (1 x USB Type-C®)
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (2 x Type-A)
5 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)
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 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC*
– Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
– Supports up to 24-Bit/192 kHz playback
Audio Features
– Audio Shielding
– Rear optical S/PDIF out port
– Premium audio capacitors
– Dedicated audio PCB layers
– Audio Cover |
| Back Panel I/O Ports |
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 port (1 x USB Type-C®)
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (2 x Type-A)
5 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)
1 x DisplayPort
1 x HDMI® port
1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet port
5 x Audio jacks
1 x Optical S/PDIF out port |
| 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
1 x 8-pin +12V Power connector
1 x 4-pin +12V Power connector
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 additional 2 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 Clear CMOS header
1 x COM Port header
1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)
1 x 20-3 pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function
1 x Thunderbolt™ header |
| Special Features |
ASUS TUF PROTECTION
– DIGI+ VRM (- Digital power design with DrMOS)
– Enhanced DRAM Overcurrent Protection
– ESD Guards
– TUF LANGuard
– Overvoltage Protection
– Safeslot
– Stainless-Steel Back I/O
ASUS Q-Design
– M.2 Q-Latch
– 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
– 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
– Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation
AI Suite 3
– Performance And Power Saving Utility
TurboV EVO
EPU
DIGI+ VRM
TUF GAMING CPU-Z
DTS Audio Processing
MyAsus
Norton Anti-virus software (Free Trial version)
WinRAR
UEFI BIOS
ASUS EZ DIY
– ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
– ASUS EZ Flash 3
– ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode |
| BIOS |
192 (128+64) Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS |
| Manageability |
WOL by PME, PXE |
| Accessories |
Cables
2 x SATA 6Gb/s cables
Miscellaneous
2 x M.2 Rubber Packages
1 x M.2 SSD screw package
1 x TUF GAMING sticker
Installation Media
1 x Support DVD
Documentation
1 x TUF Certification card
1 x User guide |
| Operating System |
Windows® 11 64-bit, Windows® 10 64-bit |
| Form Factor |
ATX
30.5cm x 24.4cm |
| Warranty |
3 Years |
AveryT
Solid Intel 1700 motherboard that seems to have a nice mix of bells and whistles. It's a motherboard. It looks cool. It has a good number of ports and connectivity. It worked with my i7-12700K without issue.