Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 ATX Motherboard

• Intel® LGA 1700 socket: Ready for 12th Gen Intel Coreâ„¢, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors

• Optimal Power Solution: 16+1 DrMos with ProCool II power connector, high-quality alloy chokes and durable capacitors to support multi-core processors

• Optimized Thermal Design: Integrated I/O cover and VRM heatsinks with high conductivity thermal pad, four onboard M.2 heatsinks and M.2 backplate for the M.2_1 slot

• High-performance Networking: On-board Intel® WiFi 6 (802.11ax) and Intel® 2.5 Gb Ethernet with ASUS LANGuard

• Best Gaming Connectivity: Supports HDMI® 2.1 and DisplayPortâ„¢ 1.4 output, four M.2 slots, as well as USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C®

• Intelligent Control:  ASUS-exclusive AI Overclocking and Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation to simplify setup and improve performance

• DIY Friendly Design: PCIe®Slot Q-Release, M.2 Q-Latch, ROG Reusable Cable Organizer, pre-mounted I/O shield, BIOS FlashBackâ„¢ button, and Clr CMOS button

• Unmatched Personalization: ASUS-exclusive Aura Sync RGB lighting, including an RGB header and three addressable Gen 2 headers

• Industry-leading Gaming Audio: High fidelity audio with ALC4080 with Savitech SV3H712 amplifier, along with DTS® Sound Unbound and Sonic Studio III

• Renowned Software: Bundled AIDA64 Extreme 60 days free trial version and intuitive UEFI BIOS dashboard with integrated MemTest86

Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 ATX Motherboard

Intel®Z690 LGA 1700 ATX motherboard with PCIe®5.0, 16+1 DrMos, Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation, AI Overclocking, AI Cooling, AI Networking, WiFi 6 (802.11ax), Intel®2.5 Gb Ethernet, four M.2 slots with heatsinks PCIe 4.0 NVMe®SSD support, M.2 backplate, PCIe®Slot Q-Release, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C®, SATA and AURA Sync RGB lighting

The ROG Strix Z690-A Gaming WiFi D4 motherboard deploys robust power delivery and cooling to unleash the full force of 12th Gen Intel® Core™ processors, all orchestrated by ASUS-exclusive intelligent controls that deliver advanced user experiences. Meanwhile, onboard WiFi 6 and ample PCIe® 4.0 M.2 slots bring the speed that you need, and DIY-friendly innovations help simplify the PC building process. To top it all off, Strix Z690-A Gaming WiFi D4 dazzles with customizable RGB lighting and a refined brushed-metal finish.

POWER DESIGN

Digital power control and an array of power stages provide the muscle needed to control the latest Intel CPUs.

UNDENIABLY ROG STRIX

A specially illuminated acrylic display on the I/O cover gives the illusion that the circuit board is visible beneath an RGB ROG logo. Meanwhile, touches of brushed metal throughout the motherboard, plus the stitched fabric of the ROG Strix Cable organizer, deliver a variety of carefully crafted surface textures. Last but not least, a special lighting pattern built into the motherboard finishes off a colorful tour of the ROG worldview.

UEFI BIOS

The renowned ROG UEFI (BIOS) provides everything you need to configure, tweak, and tune your rig. It offers intelligently simplified options for newcomers to PC DIY, as well as more comprehensive features for seasoned veterans.

5-WAY OPTIMIZATION

The renowned ROG UEFI (BIOS) provides everything you need to configure, tweak, and tune your rig. It offers intelligently simplified options for newcomers to PC DIY, as well as more comprehensive features for seasoned veterans.

Specifications

CPU

• 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, 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).

Graphics

• 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.

Expansion Slots

• 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

Storage

• Intel® 12th Gen Processors

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

• - Intel® 12th Gen processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode. 

• Intel® Z690 Chipset

• M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode) 

• M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode) 

• M.2_4 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA modes)**

• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports***

• * Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports NVMe RAID 0/1/5, SATA RAID 0/1/5/10. 

• ** When M.2_4 is operating in SATA mode, SATA6G_2 will be disabled.  

• *** RAID configuration and optical disc drives are not supported on the SATA6G_E1-2 ports. 

Ethernet

• 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet

Wireless & Bluetooth

• Intel® Wi-Fi 6

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

• Supports 2.4/5GHz frequency band 

• Bluetooth v5.2

USB

• Rear USB:

• Total 10 ports

• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 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)

• Front USB:

• Total 7 ports

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

• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header support(s) additional 2 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 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.

Back Panel I/O Ports

• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 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 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

• 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 2x2 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 Thunderboltâ„¢ header

Special Features

• 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 FlashBackâ„¢ button 

• - BIOS FlashBackâ„¢ 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.

Software Features

• 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

BIOS

• 256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS

Manageability

• WOL by PME, PXE

Accessories

• 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

Operating System

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

Form Factor

• ATX
• 30.5cm x 24.4cm