Unleash Ultimate Performance: ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Hero BTF WiFi DDR5 ATX Motherboard

Experience the Pinnacle of PC Building with the ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Hero BTF WiFi DDR5 Intel Motherboard

 

Revolutionize your build with the ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Hero BTF WiFi DDR5 Intel Motherboard. Designed for the ultimate PC enthusiast, this ATX motherboard boasts a groundbreaking hidden-connector design for unparalleled cable management, ensuring a clean and stunning aesthetic. Its integrated graphics card high-power slot delivers a robust power solution for even the most demanding GPUs. Featuring 20+1+2 power stages, advanced AEMP II & DIMM Flex for DDR5 memory optimization, and an impressive five M.2 slots including a PCIe® 5.0 NVMe® SSD slot, the Maximus Z790 Hero BTF is engineered for extreme performance and speed. The PCIe® 5.0 x16 SafeSlot with PCIe® Slot Q-Release Slim simplifies installation, while Intel® Wi-Fi 7 and dual Thunderbolt™ 4 ports offer cutting-edge connectivity. Harness the power of intelligent features like AI Overclocking, AI Cooling II, AI Networking, and Two-way AI Noise Cancelation to fine-tune your system, all while showcasing your build with Aura Sync RGB lighting.

 

• Intel^® LGA 1700 socket: Built for the latest Intel^® Core™ 14th, 13th, and 12th Gen processors, offering a powerful foundation for your gaming and creative endeavors.
• Hidden-Connector Design: Achieve a pristine build with a revolutionary design that conceals cables, elevating your PC's visual appeal and simplifying the building process.
• Graphics Card High-Power Slot: Power your high-end graphics card directly through the motherboard with support for up to 600 watts, ensuring maximum performance and stability.
• Robust Power Solution: Dominate with confidence thanks to 20+1+2 power stages, dual ProCool II power connectors, premium alloy chokes, and durable capacitors designed to handle the most demanding multi-core processors.
• Optimized VRM Thermals: Stay cool under pressure with massive heatsinks integrated into the I/O cover, connected by an L-shaped heatpipe and high-conductivity thermal pads, ensuring optimal VRM temperatures.
• Cutting-Edge Storage: Equip yourself with five M.2 slots, including an onboard PCIe® 5.0 M.2 slot for next-gen SSD speeds, plus four PCIe® 4.0 M.2 slots, all featuring premium cooling solutions to prevent thermal throttling.
• Unrivaled Connectivity: Connect your world with dual Thunderbolt™ 4 USB Type-C® ports, a USB 20Gbps Type-C® front-panel connector, six additional USB 10Gbps ports, a PCIe 5.0 x16 SafeSlot, and the latest HDMI™ 2.1.
• Blazing-Fast Networking: Experience unparalleled network speeds with on-board Intel® Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) and a high-performance Intel® 2.5 Gb Ethernet port, protected by ASUS LANGuard.
• Intelligent System Optimization: Effortlessly fine-tune your system with ASUS-exclusive AI Overclocking, AI Cooling II, AI Networking, and Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation. AEMP II and DIMM Flex ensure optimal DDR5 memory performance.
• Immersive High-Fidelity Audio: Dive into rich soundscapes with the ROG SupremeFX ALC4082 codec and ESS® ES9218 Quad DAC, delivering up to 32-Bit/384 kHz audio playback.
• Dynamic Personalization: Make your rig truly yours with the striking Polymo Lighting on the I/O cover, three addressable Gen 2 headers, and one RGB header, all fully customizable through ASUS Aura Sync RGB lighting.
• Streamlined DIY Experience: Enjoy a hassle-free build with features like PCIe® Slot Q-Release Slim, M.2 Q-Latch, Q-Antenna, a pre-mounted I/O shield, Q-Code, Q-LEDs, FlexKey button, Start button, BIOS FlashBack™, and Clear CMOS button.
• Renowned Software Suite: Enhance your experience with a bundled 1-year AIDA64 Extreme trial subscription and the intuitive UEFI BIOS dashboard with integrated MemTest86 for system diagnostics.

 

Technical Specifications

 

Model	ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO BTF
CPU	Intel Socket LGA1700 for Intel Core 14th & 13th Gen Processors, Intel Core 12th Gen, 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	Intel Z790 Chipset
Memory	4 x DIMM slots, max. 192GB, DDR5 8000+(OC)/7800+(OC)/ 7600(OC)/7400(OC)/7200(OC)/7000 (OC)/6800(OC)/6600(OC)/6400(OC) /6200(OC)/6000(OC)/5800(OC)/5600/ 5400/5200/5000/4800 Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory Dual channel memory architecture Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory module Supports DIMM Flex ASUS Enhanced Memory Profile II (AEMP II) * Supported memory types, data rate (Speed), and number of DRAM modules vary depending on the CPU and memory configuration * Non-ECC, un-buffered DDR5 memory supports On-Die ECC function.
Graphics	1 x HDMITM port 2 x Intel Thunderbolt 4 ports (USB Type-C) support DisplayPort and Thunderbolt video outputs * Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types. ** Support 4K@60Hz as specified in HDMI 2.1. *** VGA resolution support depends on processors’ or graphic cards’ resolution.
Expansion Slots	Intel CoreTM Processors (14th & 13th & 12th Gen) 1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot (support x16 or x8 modes) Intel Z790 Chipset 1 x PCIe 4.0 x4 slot * Please check the PCIe bifurcation table on the support site ** When M.2_1 is enabled, PCIEX16(G5)_1 will run x8 only. To ensure compatibility of the device installed
Storage	Total 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 * Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports PCIe RAID 0/1/5/10, SATA RAID 0/1/5/10. ** When M.2_1 is enabled, PCIEX16(G5)_1 will run x8 only.
Ethernet	1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet ASUS LANGuard
Wireless & Bluetooth	Intel® Wi-Fi 7* 2x2 Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)** Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band*** Support Wi-Fi 7 320MHz bandwidth, up to 5.76Gbps transfer rate. Bluetooth® v5.4**** * Compatible with Windows 11 or later. ** Wi-Fi 7 MLO(Multi-link Operation) full functions support will be ready in Windows 11 2024 Platform (Windows 11 24H2) or later. *** Wi-Fi 6GHz frequency band and bandwidth regulatory may vary between countries. **** The Bluetooth version may vary, please refer to the Wi-Fi module manufacturer's website for the latest specifications.
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 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 front panel Audio Features - SupremeFX Shielding Technology - ESS® ES9218 QUAD DAC - Gold-plated audio jacks - Rear optical S/PDIF out port - Premium audio capacitors *The LINE OUT port on the rear panel does not support spatial audio. If you wish to use spatial audio, make sure to connect your audio output device to the audio jack on the front panel of your chassis or use a USB interface audio device.
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 HDMITM 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 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 Power related 1 x 24-pin main power connector 2 x 8-pin +12V power connector 1 x Graphics card high-power slot 1 x 12V-2X6 Auxiliary 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 AURA RGB header 1 x FlexKey button 1 x Front panel audio header (F_AUDIO) 1 x Start button 1 x 10-1 pin system panel header 1 x Thermal sensor header
Special Features	Extreme OC Kit - FlexKey button - Start button Extreme Engine Digi+ - 10K Black metallic capacitors - MicroFine alloy choke ASUS Q-Design - M.2 Q-Latch - PCIe Slot Q-Release Slim - Q-Antenna - Q-Code - Q-Connector - Q-DIMM - Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green]) with DRAM Detection - Q-Slot ASUS Thermal Solution - M.2 heatsink backplate - M.2 heatsink - 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(s) - Addressable Gen 2 header(s)
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 - Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation - Power Saving - Sonic Studio 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 4 x SATA 6Gb/s cables Additional Cooling Kit 1 x Thermal pad for M.2 1 x DDR5 fan holder Miscellaneous 1 x ASUS WiFi Q-Antenna 3 x M.2 backplate Q-Latch packages 3 x M.2 backplate Rubber Packages 1 x Q-connector 1 x ROG stickers 1 x ROG key chain 1 x M.2 rubber package 1 x ROG VIP card 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 )
Warranty	3 Years
Note	*** Image use as reference only *** Features, Price, Specifications are subject to change without notice.

Note: This is a custom-built system. Final configuration may vary based on component availability. Assembly begins after order confirmation.