Asus ROG Strix Z790-F Gaming WIFI II Motherboard

Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0

• Dual Channel Memory Architecture
• Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
• OptiMem II
• ASUS Enhanced Memory Profile II (AEMP II)
• Supports DIMM Flex

* 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.

• 1 x DisplayPort
• 1 x HDMITM port

* Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types.
** Supports max. 8K@60Hz as specified in DisplayPort 1.4.
*** Supports 4K@60Hz as specified in HDMI 2.1.
**** VGA resolution support depends on processors’ or graphic cards’ resolution.

• 1 x PCIe 5.0×16 slot (supports x16 mode)

Intel® Z790 Chipset

• 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)
• 1x PCIe 3.0 x1 slot

Intel® CoreTM Processors (14th & 13th & 12th Gen)

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

Intel® Z790 Chipset

• M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
• M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
• M.2_4 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
• M.2_5 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA modes)
• 4x SATA 6Gb/s ports
  * Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports PCIe RAID 0/1/5/10, SATA RAID 0/1/5/10.

• Intel® Wi-Fi 7
• 2×2 Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
• Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band
• Support Wi-Fi 7 160MHz bandwidth, up to 2.4Gbps 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.

• 1 x USB 20Gbps port (1 x USB Type-C®)
• 3 x USB 10Gbps ports (2 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)
• 4 x USB 5Gbps ports (4 x Type-A)
• 6x USB 2.0 ports (6 x Type-A)

Front USB (Total 7 ports)

• 1 x USB 20Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C® with up to 30W PD Fast-charge* )
• 1 x USB 5Gbps header supports 2 additional USB 5G ports
• 2 x USB 2.0 headers support 4 additional USB 2.0 ports
• USB Type-C® power delivery output: max. 5V/3A
  *USB Type-C® power delivery output: 5V/9V max. 3A, 12V max 2.5A

– Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs
– Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front and Rear 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
– Savitech SV3H712 AMP
– Gold-plated audio jacks
– Rear optical S/PDIF out port
– Premium audio capacitors
– Audio cover
**The LINE OUT port on the rear I/O 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 an USB interface audio device.

• 1 x USB 20Gbps port (1 x USB Type-C®)
• 3 x USB 10Gbps ports (2 x Type-A+1 x USB Type-C®)
• 4 x USB 5Gbps ports (4 x Type-A)
• 6 x USB 2.0 ports (6 x Type-A)
• 1 x DisplayPort
• 1 x HDMITM port
• 1 x Wi-Fi Module
• 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet
• 2 x Gold-plated audio jacks
• 1 x Optical S/PDIF out port
• 1 x BIOS FlashBack™ button
• 1 x Clear CMOS button

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 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® with up to 30W PD)
1 x USB 5Gbps header supports 2 additional USB 5G 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 CPU Over Voltage jumper
1 x Front Panel Audio header (F_AUDIO)
1 x Start button
1 x 20-3 pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function
1 x Thermal Sensor header
1 x Thunderbolt™ (USB4®) header

– 5K Black Metallic Capacitors

ASUS Q-Design

– M.2 Q-Latch
– PCIe Slot Q-Release
– Q-Antenna
– 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 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 headers

Front Panel USB 20Gbps with PD Fast Charge Support

– Support: up to 30W fast charging and USB Wattage Watcher
– Output: 5V/9V max. 3A, 12V max 2.5A
– Compatible with PD3.0

– ROG CPU-Z
– DTS® Sound Unbound

ASUS Exclusive Software
Armoury Crate

-AIDA64 Extreme (60 days free trial)
– Aura Creator
– Aura Sync
– Fan Xpert 4 (with AI Cooling II)
– GameFirst
– Power Saving
– Sonic Studio
– Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation
AI Suite 3
– Easy Optimization with AI Overclocking
– TPU
– DIGI+ VRM
– Turbo app
– PC Cleaner
MyASUS
USB Wattage Watcher
Intel® Unison™
Adobe Creative Cloud (Free Trial)
Norton 360 for Gamers (60 Days 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
FlexKey
MemTest86

2 x SATA 6Gb/s cables

Additional Cooling Kit

1 x Thermal pad for M.2

Miscellaneous

1 x ASUS Wi-Fi Q-Antenna
1 x Cable ties package
1 x M.2 backplate Q-Latch package
1 x M.2 Q-Latch package
1 x ROG key chain
1 x ROG Strix stickers
2 x M.2 Rubber packages
1 x M.2 backplate Rubber package

Documentation

1 x QUICK START GUIDE