Intel®Z690 LGA 1700 ATX motherboard with PCIe®5.0, 16+1 power stages, DDR5 memory support, Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation, AI Overclocking, AI Cooling, AI Networking, WiFi 6E (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 2×2 Type-C®, SATA and Aura Sync RGB lighting

ROG Strix Z690-F Gaming WiFi offers premium-grade power delivery and cooling to unleash the full force of 12th Gen Intel® Core™ processors. Meanwhile, cutting-edge performance arrives courtesy of a PCIe® 5.0 expansion slot and DDR5 memory support. Plus, ASUS-exclusive intelligent controls help optimize PC settings, while onboard WiFi 6E brings lightning-fast data transfers to an endless variety of scenarios. On top of all that, DIY-friendly innovations help simplify the PC building process to get to you up and running smoothly.

• DDR5 Overclocking Strength – ASUS Enhanced Memory Profile: Comprehensive memory tuning options are the cornerstone of ROG motherboards. For DDR5, the Strix Z690 lineup breaks performance limits by providing a stacked suite of overclocking parameters for not only high-speed kits, but even entry-level memory modules that have a locked power management IC (PMIC).

FEATURES

• Ready for 12th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® processors
• Optimal Power Solution: 16+1 power stages with 8+8 ProCool II power connectors, 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, L-shaped heatpipe, four onboard M.2 heatsinks and M.2 backplate for the M.2_1 slot
• High-performance Networking: On-board Intel® WiFi 6E (802.11ax) and Intel® 2.5 Gb Ethernet with ASUS LANGuard
• Best Gaming Connectivity: Supports HDMI® 2.1 and DisplayPort™ 1.4 output, four M.2 slots, as well as USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 Type-C®
• Intelligent Control: ASUS-exclusive AI Overclocking, AI Cooling, AI Networking 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 FlashBack™ 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: 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

SPECIFICATIONS

• CPU:
  • Intel® Socket LGA1700 for 12th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors
  • Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0
    • 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 Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory
  • DDR5
  • Dual Channel Memory Architecture
  • Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
  • OptiMem II
• Graphics:
  • 1 x DisplayPort
    • Support 8K@60Hz as specified in DisplayPort 1.4
  • 1 x HDMI®
    • Support 4K@60Hz as specified in HDMI 2.1.
• Expansion Slots:
  • Intel® 12th Gen Processors: 1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot
    • Intel® 12th support PCIe 5.0 x16 mode
  • Intel® Z690 Chipset:
    • 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode or x4/x4 mode)
    • 1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slot
• Storage:
  • Intel® 12th Gen Processors:
    • M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/228­0/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
    • Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports NVMe RAID 0/1/5, SATA RAID 0/1/5/10.
  • 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 Intel® Optane Memory H Series on PCH attached M.2 slots.
      • RAID configuration is not supported on the SATA6G_E1–2 ports.
• Ethernet: 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet
• Wireless & Bluetooth:
  • Wi-Fi 6E
  • 2×2 Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/­ac/ax)
  • Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band
  • Bluetooth v5.2 hardware ready
    • Bluetooth v5.2 function will be ready in Windows 11 or later.
• USB:
  • Rear USB: Total 10 ports
    • 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)
  • Front USB: Total 7 ports
    • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 connector (supports 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
• 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
    • ALC4080 + Savitech SV3H712 AMP
    • Gold-plated audio jacks
    • Rear optical S/PDIF out port
    • Premium audio capacitors
    • Audio cover
• Internal I/O Connectors:
  • Fan and Cooling related:
    • 1 × 4-pin CPU Fan header
    • 1 × 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header
    • 1 × 4-pin AIO Pump header
    • 5 × 4-pin Chassis Fan headers
  • Power related:
    • 1 × 24-pin Main Power connector
    • 2 × 8-pin +12V Power connector
  • 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 (supports 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 BMC header
    • 1 x CPU Over Voltage jumper
    • 1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)
    • 1 x SPI TPM header (14–1pin)
    • 1 × 20–3 pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function
    • 1 x Thermal Sensor header
    • 1 x Thunderbolt 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
  • 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 RGB headers
  • ASUS HYDRANODE: 1 x Chassis fan support (CHA_FAN1P)
  • TPM header
• 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
    • 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
  • Installation Media: 1 x Support DVD
  • Documentation: 1 x User manual
  • Miscellaneous:
    • 1 x ASUS 2×2 Dual-Band Wi-Fi moving antennas
    • 1 x M.2 Q-Latch package
    • 1 x M.2 Q-Latch package for M.2 backplate
    • 2 x M.2 Rubber Packages
    • 1 x ROG key chain
    • 1 x cable tie
    • 1 x ROG STRIX stickers
    • 1 x ROG STRIX thank you card
• Operating System: Windows® 11 64-bit, Windows® 10 64-bit
• Form Factor: 30.5cm x 24.4cm