• Socket LGA 1700 for 12th Gen Intel® Coreâ„¢, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® processors

• Intelligent Control: ASUS-exclusive tools including AI Overclocking, AI Cooling, AI Networking and Two-Way AI Noise-Cancelation for easy configuration

• Robust Power Solution: 20+1 teamed power stages rated for 90 A, ProCool II power connectors, MicroFine alloy chokes and premium metallic capacitors

• Optimized Thermal Design: Large VRM heatsinks plus integrated aluminum I/O cover, high-conductivity thermal pad, triple M.2 heatsinks and two M.2 backplates, plus ROG Water-Cooling Zone and ROG Hyper M.2 card with heatsinks.

• High-Performance Networking: Onboard WiFi 6E, Intel® 2.5 Gb Ethernet, and ASUS LANGaurd.

• Fastest Gaming Connectivity: PCIe® 5.0, dual Gen 4 M.2 onboard, ROG Hyper M.2 card with Gen 5 M.2 support, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 front-panel connector, dual Thunderboltâ„¢ 4 (USB Type-C® ports).

Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO ATX Motherboard

Intel® Z690 ATX motherboard with 20+1 power stages, DDR5, Five M.2, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 front-panel connector, Dual Thunderbolt™ 4, PCIe® 5.0, Onboard WiFi 6E and Aura Sync RGB lighting

The ROG Maximus Z690 Hero is a quintessential strand of the Republic of Gamers DNA, replete with high-octane components to satisfy users who seek an introduction to the enthusiast-grade Maximus line. Its arsenal of cooling, power delivery and connectivity stands ready to handle whatever the latest 12th Gen Intel® Core™ processors throw at it. And with its new animated Polymo lighting display on the I/O cover that dazzles with vibrant RGB logos and patterns, the ROG Maximus Z690 Hero has the looks to match its leverage.

INTELLIGENT MOTHERBOARD

Intelligent software solutions help ensure that your system performs at its best. The latest ASUS AI-powered enhancements span four pillars of performance, including overclocking, cooling, networking and onboard audio, making advanced tweaks and optimization accessible to new recruits and savvy PC DIY veterans alike.

PERFORMANCE

With tailored power delivery and support for the latest high-performance memory, ROG Maximus Z690 Hero easily handles the demands of Intel Alder Lake-S processors. It features an intelligent VRM design that’s rated for 90 amps, plus carefully selected components and memory layout optimizations to cater to enthusiasts looking to create a battle-ready rig with balanced performance.

COOLING

Top-level PC performance demands exceptional cooling. The ROG Maximus Z690 Hero is armed with robust VRM and chipset heatsinks that provide the perfect balance of mass and surface area for heat dissipation. Load up with an AIO or custom cooling loop paired with your choice of fans to keep thermals under complete control.

CONNECTIVITY

The latest connectivity solutions ― WiFi 6E, PCIe® 5.0 and two Thunderbolt™ 4 USB Type-C® ports ― empower supersmooth networking and blisteringly fast file transfers. And for enthusiasts looking for high-fidelity audio, the SupremeFX ALC4082 codec takes gaming immersion to a whole new level while also saving a PCIe slot.

OPTIMIZATION

ROG Maximus Z690 Hero is packed with intuitive and flexible tools that give builders next-level control of system performance.

PERSONALIZATION

In addition to elite performance, ROG Maximus Z690 Hero introduces the new Polymo Lighting display, gracing the I/O cover with an eye-catching microstructural array of light and color. This intricate design features two RGB patterns, empowering builders to show off a luminous RGB style that they won’t see anywhere else.

Specifications

CPU

• Intel® Socket LGA1700 for 12th Gen Intel® Coreâ„¢, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors

• Intel® Socket LGA1700 for 12th Gen Intel® Coreâ„¢, 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, DDR5 6400+(OC)/ 6200(OC)/ 6000(OC)/ 5800(OC)/ 5600(OC)/ 5400(OC)/ 5200(OC)/ 5000(OC)/ 4800 MT/s Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory*

• Dual Channel Memory Architecture

• Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

• *Actual memory data rate 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 HDMI® port**

• 2 x Intel® Thunderboltâ„¢ 4 ports (USB Type-C®) support DisplayPort 1.4 and Thunderboltâ„¢ video outputs

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

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

Expansion Slots

• Intel® 12th Gen Processors*
• 2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slots (support x16 or x8/x8 modes)** 
• Intel® Z690 Chipset***
• 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4, x4/x4 modes)
• * Please check PCIe bifurcation table in 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.

Storage

• Supports 5 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

• Total supports 5 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports*

• Intel® 12th Gen Processors

• M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.)

• - 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

• Intel® Z690 Chipset**

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

• ***** RAID configuration and boot drives are not supported on the SATA6G_E1-2 ports

Ethernet

• 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet

• ASUS LANGuard

Wireless & Bluetooth

• Intel® Wi-Fi 6E

• 2x2 Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 

• Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band*

• Bluetooth v5.2 hardware ready**

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

USB

• Rear USB:

• Total 11 ports

• 2 x Thunderboltâ„¢ 4 ports (2 x USB Type-C®)

• 7 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (6 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)

• 2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x Type-A) 

• Front USB:

• Total 9 ports

• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connector (supports USB Type-C®) 

• 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 headers support additional 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports

• 2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 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 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

• - ESS® SABRE9018Q2C DAC/AMP

• - Gold-plated audio jacks

• - Rear optical S/PDIF out port

• - Premium audio capacitors

• - Audio cover

Back Panel I/O Ports

• 2 x Thunderboltâ„¢ 4 USB Type-C® ports

• 7 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (6 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®) 

• 2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x Type-A)  

• 1 x HDMI® port  

• 1 x Wi-Fi Module  

• 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet port  

• 5 x Gold-plated audio jacks  

• 1 x Optical S/PDIF out port  

• 1 x BIOS FlashBackâ„¢  button   

• 1 x Clear CMOS button 

Intrernal 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 connector  

• 1 x 6-pin PCIe Graphics Card connector  

• Storage related   

• 3 x M.2 slots (Key M)   

• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports  

USB   

• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connector (supports USB Type-C®)   

• 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 headers support additional 4 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 FlexKey button   

• 1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)   

• 1 x SPI TPM header (14-1pin)  

• 1 x Start button  

• 1 x ReTry 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-Code  

• - Q-Connector  

• - 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 heatsinks  

• - VRM heatsink design 

• ASUS EZ DIY  

• - BIOS FlashBackâ„¢ button  

• - Clear CMOS button  

• - CPU Socket lever protector  

• - ProCool II  

• - Pre-mounted I/O shield  

• - SafeSlot  

• - SafeDIMM  

• AURA Sync  

• - AURA RGB header(s)  

• - Addressable Gen 2 header(s)  

• Front Panel USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 with Quick Charge 4+ Support  

• - 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  

• ASUS HYDRANODE  

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

• * Visit ASUS Website for the latest compatibility list.

Software Features

• ROG Exclusive Software  

• - ROG CPU-Z  

• - GameFirst VI 

• - Sonic Studio III + Sonic Studio Virtual Mixer + Sonic Suite Companion  

• - Sonic Radar III  

• - DTS® Sound Unbound   

• - BullGuard Internet Security (1-year full version)  

• ASUS Exclusive Software  

• 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  

• UEFI BIOS  

• AI Overclocking Guide  

• ASUS EZ DIY   

• - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3  

• - ASUS EZ Flash 3  

• - ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode  

• MemTest86

BIOS

• 256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS

Manageability

• WOL by PME, PXE

Accessories

• Cables  

• 1 x ARGB RGB extension cable  

• 1 x RGB extension cable  

• 4 x SATA 6Gb/s cables   

• ROG Hyper M.2 Card  

• 1 x ROG Hyper M.2 Card with heatsink  

• 2 x M.2 screw packages for ROG Hyper M.2 Card  

• Miscellaneous  

• 1 x ASUS Wi-Fi moving antennas   

• 1 x M.2 Q-Latch package 

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

• 1 x M.2 Rubber Package  

• 1 x Q-connector  

• 1 x ROG Graphics card holder  

• 1 x ROG stickers  

• 1 x ROG key chain  

• 1 x ROG thank you card  

• Installation Media  

• 1 x USB drive with utilities and drivers   

• Documentation  

• 1 x User Guide

Operating System

• Windows® 11 64-bit, Windows® 10 64-bit

Form Factor

• ATX
• 30.5cm x 24.4cm