ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO BTF Intel Z790 Chipset Motherboard
Overview :
ROG Maximus Z790 Hero BTF is the first ROG motherboard with a hidden-connector design and graphics card high-power slot that delivers up to 600 watts of power for BTF graphics cards through the motherboard, providing an unprecedented level of cable management to PC DIY enthusiasts. It also boasts robust cooling, WiFi 7 and ample PCIe® 5.0 slots for unmatched performance, plus full compatibility with 14th Gen Intel® Core™ processors.
ADVANCED BTF DESIGN
With the combination of a BTF graphics card, motherboard and chassis, you can enjoy a full hidden-connector experience. This Advanced BTF approach is achieved through the new graphics card high-power slot available on BTF motherboards, which can deliver up to 600 watts to BTF graphics cards. With a full set of BTF components, builders can eliminate visible cables for an extra-clean aesthetic.
HIDDEN-CONNECTOR DESIGN
The hidden-connector design can be ideal for first-time builders, because it provides easier cable management. The absence of visible cables also creates a clean and tidy look that would normally require an expert.
GRAPHICS CARD HIGH-POWER SLOT
The graphics card high-power slot stands ready to supply all the wattage that a BTF graphics card needs. This special design can deliver up to 600 watts through the motherboard itself, eliminating the need for visible 8-pin or 16-pin power cables on the front.
PCIE® SLOT Q-RELEASE SLIM
With PCIe® Slot Q-Release Slim, simply tilt the card toward the latching mechanism to automatically unlock it from the PCIe slot. This makes upgrades and maintenance easier than ever before. Users will no longer need to fiddle with a tricky latch or even press a button to release their graphics card from the slot.
M.2 Q-LATCH
The innovative Q-Latch makes it easy to install or remove an M.2 SSD without the need for specific tools. The design employs a simple locking mechanism to secure the drive and neatly eliminate traditional screws.
Q-ANTENNA
With Q-Antenna, attaching a WiFi antenna to your PC is now easy and fast. Instead of slowly rotating two fasteners until they finally lock in, they just snap into place. Less hassle, and more consistent performance.
Q-CODE
The on-board LED panel shows 2-digit diagnostic codes, providing a valuable reference for troubleshooting common boot problems and hardware issues.
Q-LED
Q-LED is a set of troubleshooting lights to give PC builders quick indicators to confirm that key components ― CPU, RAM, graphics card, storage devices ― are functioning normally during startup. Q-LED can also alert them when memory modules have not been properly installed–even before attempting to boot a newly built PC.
BIOS FLASHBACK™
BIOS FlashBack™ is a safe and simple way to update an ASUS BIOS. Just drop the (UEFI) BIOS file onto a FAT32-formatted USB stick, plug it into the USB BIOS FlashBack port, and press the button. Updates can even be performed without having memory or a CPU installed.
CLEAR CMOS
The Clear CMOS button quickly resets BIOS settings to factory default. It can also be used to reboot the PC if incorrect BIOS settings have been selected.
ROG OVERCLOCKING TECHNOLOGIES
Psyche up and engage the Hero BTF overclocker in you, with onboard intelligence to scan, predict and adapt CPU performance parameters, and tools to command and track system vitals.
AI OVERCLOCKING
Tuning is now faster and smarter than ever before. ASUS AI Overclocking profiles the CPU and cooling to predict the optimal configuration and push the system to its limits. Predicted values can be engaged automatically or used as a launching ground for further experimentation.
DIFFERENTIAL SENSING
Conventional motherboards use single-ended sensing tapped from a location that isn’t ideal, leading to a large disparity between the actual voltage fed to the CPU and the value reported to software. The ROG Maximus Z790 Hero BTF features a differential-sensing circuit and delicate IC that simplify overclocking and tuning by allowing you to track voltages more accurately.
Specification :
| 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** | |
| * Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list. | |
| ** 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, for more information refer to www.asus.com for memory support list. | |
| * 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. Please refer to www.intel.com for any updates. | |
| ** 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 (https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1037507/). | |
| ** When M.2_1 is enabled, PCIEX16(G5)_1 will run x8 only. | |
| To ensure compatibility of the device installed, please refer to https://www.asus.com/support/ for the list of supported peripherals. | |
| 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* |
| 2×2 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 | |
| 1 x Q-Installation Switch | |
| 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 | |
| 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 ) |
