Asus Rog Strix Gaming Z690-A Wifi Motherboard

4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR4 5333(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)/3300(OC)/3200/3000/2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory*

Dual Channel Memory Architecture

Supports Intel^® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

OptiMem III

*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).

1 x DisplayPort**

1 x HDMI^® port***

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

** Support 8K@60Hz as specified in DisplayPort 1.4.

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

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

Intel^® 12th Gen Processors

1 x PCIe 5.0/4.0/3.0 x16 slot*

Intel^® Z690 Chipset**

1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)*

1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slot

* Please check PCIe bifurcation table in User Guide Chapter 1 // support site.

** Supports Intel^® Optane Memory H Series on PCH-attached PCIe slot

2×2 Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)

Supports 2.4/5GHz frequency band

Bluetooth v5.2

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

– Premium audio capacitors

– Audio cover

* Due to limitations in HDA bandwidth, 32-Bit/192 kHz is not supported for 7.1 Surround Sound audio.

** A chassis with an HD audio module in the front panel is required to support 7.1 Surround Sound audio output.

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 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)

2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x Type-A)

1 x DisplayPort

1 x HDMI^® port

1 x Wi-Fi Module

1 x Intel^® 2.5Gb Ethernet port

5 x Audio jacks

1 x BIOS FlashBack^™ button

1 x Clear CMOS button

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)

6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

USB

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 connector (support 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 CPU Over Voltage jumper

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

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 Thermal Sensor header

1 x Thunderbolt^™ header

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

ASUS HYDRANODE

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

– 1 x Chassis fan support* (CHA_FAN1P)

* Visit ASUS Website for the latest compatibility list.

ROG Exclusive Software

– GameFirst VI

– ROG CPU-Z

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

– Sonic Radar III

– DTS^® Sound Unbound

– Anti-virus software

ASUS Exclusive Software

Armoury Crate

– AIDA64 Extreme (60 days free trial)

– AURA Creator

– AURA Sync

– Fan Xpert 4

– Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation

AI Suite 3

– Easy Optimization with AI Overclocking

TPU

EPU

DIGI+ VRM

Turbo app

MyAsus

WinRAR

UEFI BIOS

AI Overclocking Guide

ASUS EZ DIY

– ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

– ASUS EZ Flash 3

– ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode

FlexKey

MemTest86

Cables

4 x SATA 6Gb/s cables

Miscellaneous

1 x ASUS Wi-Fi moving antennas

1 x Cable ties pack

1 x M.2 Rubber 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

Installation Media

1 x Support DVD

Documentation

1 x User guide