| Model | |
| Brand | ASUS |
| Series | ROG |
| Model | ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO |
| Supported CPU | |
| CPU Socket Type | LGA 1700 |
| CPU Type | Intel Socket LGA1700 for 13th Gen Intel Core Processors & 12th Gen Intel Core, Pentium Gold and Celeron Processors* |
| Chipsets | |
| Chipset | Intel Z790 |
| Memory | |
| Number of Memory Slots | 4x288pin (DDR5) |
| Memory Standard | Supports DDR5 7200(OC)/7000(OC)/6800(OC)/6600(OC)/6400(OC)/ 6200(OC)/ 6000(OC)/ 5800(OC)/ 5600/ 5400/ 5200/ 5000/ 4800MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory* |
| Maximum Memory Supported | 128GB |
| Channel Supported | Dual Channel |
| Expansion Slots | |
| PCI Express 5.0 x16 | 2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slots (support x16 or x8/x8 modes)** |
| PCI Express 4.0 x16 | 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4, x4/x4 modes) |
| Storage Devices | |
| SATA 6Gb/s | 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports* |
| M.2 | Intel 13th & 12th Gen Processors* |
| M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.) | |
| Hyper M.2_1 slot (Key M) via ROG Hyper M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode.)** | |
| Intel Z790 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 (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)*** | |
| SATA RAID | 0/1/5/10 |
| Onboard Audio | |
| Audio Chipset | 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 ES9218 QUAD DAC | |
| - Gold-plated audio jacks | |
| - Rear optical S/PDIF out port | |
| - Premium audio capacitors | |
| - Audio cover | |
| Audio Channels | 7.1 Channels |
| Onboard LAN | |
| LAN Chipset | 1 x Intel 2.5Gb Ethernet |
| Max LAN Speed | 2.5Gbps |
| Wireless LAN | Wi-Fi 6E |
| 2x2 Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | |
| Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band* | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth v5.2 |
| Rear Panel Ports | |
| Back I/O Ports | 2 x Thunderbolt 4 USB Type-C ports |
| 6 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (5 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C) | |
| 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s) (4 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 FlashBack button | |
| 1 x Clear CMOS button | |
| Internal I/O Connectors | |
| Onboard USB | 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connector (supports USB Type-C with up to 60W PD/QC4+) |
| 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 | |
| Other 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 | |
| Storage related | |
| 3 x M.2 slots (Key M) | |
| 6 x SATA 6Gb/s 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 Start button | |
| 1 x ReTry button | |
| 1 x 10-1 pin System Panel header | |
| 1 x Thermal Sensor header | |
| 1 x CPU Over Voltage jumper | |
| 1 x Alternative PCIe Mode switch | |
| Physical Spec | |
| Form Factor | ATX |
| LED Lighting | RGB |
| Dimensions (W x L) | 12.0" x 9.6" |
| Power Pin | 1 x 24-pin Main Power connector |
| 2 x 8-pin +12V Power connector | |
| 1 x 6-pin PCIe Graphics Card connector | |
| Windows Compatibility | |
| Windows 11 | Supported |