The ROG Maximus Z790 Formula is the ultimate motherboard to feature our head-turning Moonlight White aesthetic. Beneath this bold expression lies a powerhouse arsenal of features, including the exclusive HybridChill VRM cooling system ready to elevate 14th-gen Intel® processors, advanced DDR5 settings, a multitude of PCIe 5.0 slots for both graphics cards and storage, blistering Intel® Wi-Fi 7 networking and a full slate of customizable ARGB lightning to make your premium build truly stand out from the crowd.
– Supports 5 x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports* – Intel® CoreTM Processors (14th & 13th & 12th Gen): M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode)** – M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode) – Intel® Z790 Chipset: M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode) – M.2_4 slot (Key M), type 2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode) – M.2_5 slot (Key M), type 2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode) – 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
Ethernet
1 x Realtek 5Gb Ethernet ASUS LANGuard
Wireless & Bluetooth
– Intel® Wi-Fi 7* – 2×2 Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)** – Support 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band*** – Support Wi-Fi 7 320MHz bandwidth, up to 5.76Gbps transfer rate – Bluetooth® v5.4****
USB
– Rear USB (Total 12 ports): 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 ports (2 x USB Type-C®), 6 x USB 10Gbps ports (5 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®), 4 x USB 5Gbps ports (4 x Type-A) – Front USB (Total 9 ports): 1 x USB 20Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C® with up to 60W PD/QC4+)**, 2 x USB 5Gbps headers support 4 additional USB 5Gbps 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 ALC4082 – Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs – Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel MIC Jack-retasking – High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 110 dB SNR recording input – Supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback on the front panel
Back Panel I/O Ports
2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 USB Type-C® ports, 6 x USB 10Gbps ports (5 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®), 4 x USB 5Gbps ports (4 x Type-A), 1 x HDMI™ port, 1 x Wi-Fi module, 1 x Realtek 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
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, 1 x W_PUMP+ header, 1 x 2-pin Water In header, 1 x 2-pin Water Out header, 1 x 3-pin Water Flow header – Power Related: 1 x 24-pin main power connector, 2 x 8-pin +12V power connectors, 1 x 8-pin PCIe power connector – Storage Related: 5 x M.2 slots (Key M), 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports – USB: 1 x USB 20Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C®), 2 x USB 5Gbps headers support 4 additional USB 5Gbps ports, 2 x USB 2.0 headers support 4 additional USB 2.0 ports
Miscellaneous
3 x Addressable Gen 2 headers, 1 x Alteration PCIe mode switch, 1 x Aura RGB header, 1 x CPU overvoltage jumper, 1 x FlexKey button, 1 x Front panel audio header (F_AUDIO), 1 x ReTry button, 1 x Start button, 1 x 10-1 pin system panel header, 1 x Thermal sensor header
Special Features
– Extreme OC Kit: FlexKey button, ReTry button, Start button – Extreme Engine Digi+: 10K Black metallic capacitors, MicroFine alloy choke – ASUS Q-Design: M.2 Q-Latch, PCIe Slot Q-Release, Q-Antenna, Q-Code, Q-Connector, Q-DIMM, Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green]), Q-Slot – ASUS Thermal Solution: HybridChill VRM block, M.2 heatsink backplate, M.2 heatsink, Metal backplate, VRM heatsink design – ASUS EZ DIY: BIOS FlashBack™ button, 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 – OLED 2″ – Front Panel USB 20Gbps with Quick Charge 4+ Support: Support up to 60W fast charging and USB Wattage Watcher*, Output: 5/9/15/20V max. 3A, PPS:3.3–21V max. 3A (* To support 60W, please install the power cable to the 6-pin PCIe power connector or else only 27W will be supported.)
Software Features
– ROG Exclusive Software: ROG CPU-Z, DTS® Sound Unbound, Internet Security (1-year full version) – ASUS Exclusive Software: Armoury Crate, AIDA64 Extreme (1 year full version), Aura Creator, Aura Sync, Fan Xpert 4 (with AI Cooling II), GameFirst, Power Saving, Sonic Studio, Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation, OLED display, AI Suite 3, Easy Optimization with AI Overclocking, TPU, DIGI+ Power Control, Turbo app, PC Cleaner, MyASUS, USB Wattage Watcher, Intel® Unison™, Adobe Creative Cloud (Free Trial), WinRAR (40 Days Free Trial), UEFI BIOS, AI Overclocking Guide, ASUS EZ DIY: ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3, ASUS EZ Flash 3, ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode, ASUS MyHotkey, MemTest86
BIOS
256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS
Manageability
WOL by PME, PXE
Accessories
– Cables: 1 x ARGB RGB extension cable, 2 x ROG weave SATA 6G cables, 2 x SATA 6Gb/s cables – Additional Cooling Kit: 1 x DDR5 fan holder, 1 x Thermal pad for M.2 – Miscellaneous: 1 x ASUS WiFi Q-Antenna, 1 x Q-connector, 3 x M.2 backplate Q-Latch packages, 1 x ROG key chain, 1 x ROG stickers, 1 x ROG VIP card, 1 x M.2 rubber package, 3 x M.2 backplate rubber packages – Installation Media: 1 x USB drive with utilities and drivers – Documentation: 1 x Quick start 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)
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