ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA

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.

4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR5 6400+(OC)/ 6200(OC)/ 6000(OC)/ 5800(OC)/ 5600(OC)/ 5400(OC)/ 5200(OC)/ 5000(OC)/ 4800MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory*

Dual Channel Memory Architecture

Supports Intel^® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

** Supported memory types, data rate (speed), and number of DRAM modules may vary depending on the CPU and memory configuration, for more information refer to www.asus.com for the memory support list.

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.

** Support 4K@60Hz as specified in HDMI 2.1.

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

2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot(s) (supports x16 or x8/x8 mode(s))**

1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4 or x4/x4 mode)***

* Please check PCIe bifurcation table in manual 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

M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110

– 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

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)_3, 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)_3, Hyper M.2_1 and Hyper M.2_2 slots can support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.

***** SATA6G_E12 cannot support RAID 0/1/5/10.

2×2 Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)

Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band*

Bluetooth v5.2

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

2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 port(s) (2 x USB Type-C^®)

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

3 x USB 2.0 port(s) (3 x Type-A)

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 connector (supports USB Type-C^®)

2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports

2 x USB 2.0 header(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 ports

– 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

– SupremeFX Shielding Technology

– ESS^® SABRE9018Q2C DAC/AMP

– Gold-plated audio jacks

– Rear optical S/PDIF out port

– Premium audio capacitors

2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 USB Type-C^® port(s)

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

3 x USB 2.0 port(s) (3 x Type-A)

1 x HDMI^® port

1 x Wi-Fi Module

1 x Marvell^® AQtion 10Gb 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

1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header(s)

1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header(s)

1 x 4-pin AIO Pump header(s)

4 x 4-pin Chassis Fan header(s)

1 x W_PUMP+ header(s)

1 x 2-pin Water In header

1 x 2-pin Water Out header

1 x 3-pin Water Flow header

1 x 24-pin Main Power connector

2 x 8-pin +12V Power connector

1 x 6-pin PCIe Graphics Card connector

3 x M.2 slots (Key M)

6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 connector (supports USB Type-C^®)

2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports

2 x USB 2.0 header(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 ports

3 x Addressable Gen 2 header(s)

1 x AURA RGB header(s)

1 x FlexKey button

1 x 12-1 pin Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)

1 x ReTry button

1 x SPI TPM header (14-1pin)

1 x Start button

1 x 10-1 pin System Panel header

1 x Thermal Sensor header

– FlexKey button

– ReTry button

– Start button

– 10K Black Metallic Capacitors

– MicroFine Alloy Choke

– 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

– CrossChill EK III

– M.2 heatsink backplate

– M.2 heatsinks

– Steel backplate

– BIOS FlashBack™ button

– Clear CMOS button

– CPU Socket lever protector

– ProCool II

– Pre-mounted I/O shield

– SafeSlot

– SafeDIMM

– AURA RGB header(s)

– Addressable Gen 2 header(s)

– 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

– 1 x 12-1 pin Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)

– 3 x Chassis fan support* (CHA_FAN1P,CHA_FAN2P,CHA_FAN3P)

* Visit ASUS Website for the latest compatibility list.

– GameFirst VI

– ROG CPU-Z

– Sonic Studio III + Sonic Studio Virtual Mixer + Sonic Suite Companion

– Sonic Radar III

– DTS^® Sound Unbound

– BullGuard Internet Security (1-year full version)

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

AI Overclocking Guide

ASUS EZ DIY

– ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

– ASUS EZ Flash 3

– ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode

MemTest86

1 x ARGB RGB extension cable

1 x RGB extension cable

2 x ROG weave SATA 6G cables

4 x SATA 6Gb/s cables

1 x ROG Hyper M.2 Card

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

1 x ASUS Wi-Fi moving antennas

1 x M.2 Rubber Package(s)

1 x Q-connector

1 x M.2 Q-Latch package(s)

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

1 x ROG key chain

1 x ROG stickers

1 x ROG thank you card

1 x ROG Graphic card holder

1 x USB drive with utilities and drivers

1 x User guide