ASUS PRIME Z790M PLUS DDR4 Motherboard
CPU
- Intel® Socket LGA1700 for 13th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors & 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. 128GB, DDR4
- 5333(OC)/5133(OC)/5066(OC)/5000(OC)/4800(OC)/4700(OC)/4600(OC)/4500(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
- * Supported memory types, data rate(Speed), and number of DRAM modules vary depending on the CPU and memory configuration, for more information refer to www.asus.com for memory support list.
Graphics
- 1 x DisplayPort**
- 1 x HDMI® port***
- *Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types. Please refer to www.intel.com for any updates.
- **Supports max. 4K@60Hz as specified in DisplayPort 1.4.
- ***Supports 4K@60Hz as specified in HDMI 2.1.
Expansion Slots
- Intel® 13th & 12th Gen Processors*
1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot - Intel® Z790 Chipset
1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)
2 x PCIe 4.0 x1 slots
* 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 3 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 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode) - Intel® Z790 Chipset
M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
M.2_3 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® 1Gb Ethernet
ASUS LANGuard
Wireless & Bluetooth
- M.2 slot only (Key E, CNVi & PCIe)*
*Wi-Fi module is sold separately.
USB
- Rear USB (Total 8 ports)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 port (1 x USB Type-C®)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port (1 x Type-A)
4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A)
2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x Type-A) - Front USB (Total 7 ports)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 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*
* USB_E1 port, USB_E2 port, USB_E3 port and USB_E4 port share the bandwidth.
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
– Premium audio capacitors
– Dedicated audio PCB layers
* A chassis with an HD audio module in the front panel is required to support 7.1 Surround Sound audio output.
Back Panel I/O Ports
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 port (1 x USB Type-C®)
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port (1 x Type-A)
- 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A)
- 2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x Type-A)
- 1 x DisplayPort
- 1 x HDMI® port
- 1 x Intel® 1Gb 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
3 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
3 x M.2 slots (Key M)
4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports - USB
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 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 Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)
1 x M.2 slot (Key E)
1 x S/PDIF Out header
1 x SPI TPM header (14-1pin)
1 x 20-3 pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function
1 x Thunderbolt™ (USB4®) header
Special Features
- ASUS 5X PROTECTION III
– DIGI+ VRM (- Digital power design with DrMOS)
– LANGuard
– Overvoltage Protection
– SafeSlot Core+
– Stainless-Steel Back I/O - ASUS Q-Design
– Q-DIMM
– Q-LED Core
– Q-Slot - ASUS Thermal Solution
– VRM heatsink design
ASUS EZ DIY
– ProCool - Aura Sync
– Aura RGB header
– Addressable Gen 2 headers
Software Features
- ASUS Exclusive Software
- Armoury Crate
– Aura Sync
– Fan Xpert 4 (with AI Cooling II)
– Power Saving - AI Suite 3
– TurboV EVO
– DIGI+ VRM
– PC Cleaner - ASUS CPU-Z
- 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
BIOS
- 192 (128+64) Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS
Manageability
- WOL by PME, PXE
Accessories
- Cables
2 x SATA 6Gb/s cables - Miscellaneous
1 x I/O Shield
2 x Screw packages for M.2 SSD - Documentation
1 x User guide
Operating System
- Windows® 11, Windows® 10 64-bit
Form Factor
- mATX Form Factor
9.6 inch x 9.6 inch (24.4 cm x 24.4 cm)


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