ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO Intel Z790 LGA 1700 ATX motherboard with 20 + 1 power stages, DDR5, PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD slot, PCIe 5.0 x16 SafeSlots, Wi-Fi 6E, Thunderbolt 4 ports, USB 3.2 Gen 2, AI Overclocking, AI Cooling II, and Aura Sync RGB lighting

• Intel^® LGA 1700 socket: Ready for 13^th Gen Intel^® Core^™ processors & 12^th Gen Intel Core^™, Pentium^® Gold and Celeron^® Processors
• Robust Power Solution: 20 + 1 teamed power solution rated for 90A per stage with dual ProCool II power connectors, high-quality alloy chokes, and durable capacitors to support multi-core processors
• Optimized VRM Thermals: Massive heatsinks integrated with the I/O cover, joined by an L-shaped heatpipe, and connected to the power stages with high-conductivity thermal pads
• Next-Gen M.2 Support: PCIe^® 5.0 M.2 slot on the bundled ROG Hyper M.2 card, and four PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots all with substantial cooling solutions
• Abundant Connectivity: Dual Thunderbolt^™ 4 USB Type-C^® ports, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C^® front-panel connector with Quick Charge 4+ up to 60W, six additional USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports, two PCIe 5.0 x16 SafeSlots, HDMI^® 2.1
• High-Performance Networking: On-board Intel WI-FI 6E (802.11ax) and Intel 2.5 Gb Ethernet with ASUS LANGuard
• Intelligent Control: ASUS-exclusive AI Overclocking, AI Cooling II, AI Networking and Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation to simplify setup and improve performance
• Immersive Audio: ROG SupremeFX ALC4082 codec with ESS^® ES9218 Quad DAC for up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback
• Unmatched Personalization: I/O cover with Polymo Lighting, three addressable Gen 2 headers and one RGB header, all configurable with ASUS-exclusive Aura Sync RGB lighting
• DIY Friendly Design: PCIe Slot Q-Release, M.2 Q-Latch, pre-mounted I/O shield, Q-Code, Q-LED, FlexKey button, Start button, BIOS FlashBack^™ button, and Clear CMOS button
• Renowned Software: Bundled 1-year AIDA64 Extreme trial subscription and intuitive UEFI BIOS dashboard with integrated MemTest86