Asus ROG STRIX Z690-E GAMING WIFI DDR5 ATX Motherboard
Intel® Z690 LGA 1700 ATX motherboard with PCIe® 5.0, 18+1 power stages, DDR5, Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation, WiFi 6E, Intel® 2.5 Gb Ethernet, five M.2 slots with heatsinks (including two on the bundled ROG Hyper M.2 card), PCIe® 5.0 NVMe® SSD support, M.2 Combo-Sink, M.2 backplate, PCIe® Slot Q-Release, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C®, SATA and Aura Sync RGB lighting

ROG Strix Z690-E Gaming WiFi puts 12th Gen Intel® Core™ processors at center stage, with beefed-up power delivery, cooling, cutting-edge connectivity options, and a range of accoutrements that effortlessly propel builds to maximum performance. This series flagship is your ticket to next-level gaming.

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, a pattern of grids and slashes, touches of mirror finish, and a leather ROG logo deliver a variety of carefully crafted surface textures. Last but not least, a distinctive lighting pattern built into the M.2 Combo-Sink 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.

MEMTEST86

For added convenience, MemTest86 has been pre-installed into ROG UEFI (BIOS) Run the test to pinpoint memory issues with just one click, without the need for any USB stick or going into the OS. The memory report will also be stored in the BIOS archives for reference.
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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® Core™, 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, DDR5 6400(OC)/ 6200(OC)/ 6000(OC)/ 5800(OC)/ 5600(OC)/ 5400(OC)/ 5200(OC)/ 5000(OC)/ 4800 Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory* 
Dual Channel Memory Architecture
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
OptiMem II  
* Supported memory types, data rate(Speed), and number of DRAM module vary depending on the CPU and memory configuration, for more information refer to www.asus.com for memory support list.
Graphics

 1 x DisplayPort**
 1 x HDMI®***
* 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.
Expansion Slots

Intel® 12th Gen Processors* 
1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot**
Intel® Z690 Chipset***
1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode or x4/x4 mode for ROG HYPER M.2 CARD)
1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)  
1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slot  
* Please check PCIe bifurcation table in Chapter 1 of user guide.
** When M.2_1 is occupied with SSD device, PCIEX16(G5)_1 will run x8 only.
*** Supports Intel® Optane Memory H Series on PCH-attached PCIe slot. 
*** Supports Intel® Optane Memory H Series on PCH-attached PCIe slot.
Storage

Supports 3 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
Intel®12th Gen Processors
M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode)
- Intel® 12th Gen processors support PCIe 5.0 x4 mode.  
M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode) 
- Intel® 12th Gen processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.
Hyper M.2_1 slot (Key M) via Hyper M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110***  
- Intel® 12th Gen processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode 
Intel® Z690 Chipset**
M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode & SATA modes)
Hyper M.2_1 slot (Key M) via Hyper M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (suppports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)****
Hyper M.2_2 slot (Key M) via Hyper M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (suppports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)**** 
6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports***** 
* Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports NVMe RAID 0/1/5, SATA RAID 0/1/5/10.
** Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports Intel® Optane Memory H Series on PCH attached M.2 slots.
*** When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5), only Hyper M.2_1 slot can support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode. When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G3), only Hyper M.2_1 slot can support PCIe 3.0 x4 mode. When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G4), Hyper M.2_1 and Hyper M.2_2 slots can support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.
**** When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5) or PCIEX16(G3), Hyper M.2_2 slot will be disabled. When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G4), Hyper M.2_1 and Hyper M.2_2 slots can support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.
***** RAID configuration and boot drives are not supported on the SATA6G_E1-2 ports.
Ethernet

1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet
ASUS LANGuard
Wireless & Bluetooth

2x2 Tri-Band Intel Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac/ax/az + BT5.2
"Wi-Fi 6E 
2x2 Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 
Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band* 
Bluetooth v5.2 hardware ready**
* WiFi 6E 6GHz regulatory may vary between countries, and function will be ready in Windows 11 or later. 
** Bluetooth v5.2 function will be ready in Windows 11 or later. "
USB

Rear USB:
Total 12 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)
4 x USB 2.0 ports (4 x Type-A)
Front USB:
Total 7 ports
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 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
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 connector 
Storage related  
3 x M.2 slots (Key M)   
6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports  
USB  

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 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 CPU Over Voltage jumper  
1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP) 
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 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) 
* Visit ASUS Website for the latest compatibility list.  
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 
- 5-Way 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 
ROG HYPER M.2 CARD
1 x ROG HYPER M.2 CARD 
Miscellaneous  
1 x ASUS 2x2 Dual-Band Wi-Fi moving antennas 
1 x M.2 Q-Latch package 
1 x M.2 Q-Latch package for M.2 backplate 
1 x M.2 Rubber Packages
2 x M.2 Screw Packages 
1 x ROG Graphics card holder
1 x ROG key chain  
1 x cable tie  
1 x ROG STRIX stickers
1 x ROG STRIX thank you card  
Installation Media 
1 x Support DVD  
Documentation  
1 x User manual
Operating System

Windows® 11 64-bit, Windows® 10 64-bit
Form Factor

ATX
30.5cm x 24.4cm