LGA1700 socket: Support for 12th Generation Intel® Core™ i9 processors/Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors

L3 cache varies with CPU

Intel® Z690 Express Chipset

Support for DDR5 6400(O.C.) / 6200(O.C.) / 6000(O.C.) / 5800(O.C.) / 5600(O.C.) / 5400(O.C.) / 5200(O.C.) / 4800 / 4000 MHz memory modules

4 x DDR5 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB (32 GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory

Dual channel memory architecture

Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)

Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules

Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

Integrated Graphics Processor+Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 Controller:

1 x VisionLINK TB connector (Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4/USB Type-C® port)

1 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 connector (USB Type-C® port)

Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel® HD Graphics support:

1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@30 Hz

Realtek® ALC4080 codec (rear panel audio)

Support for DTS:X® Ultra

High Definition Audio

2-channel

Realtek® ALC897 codec (front panel audio)

Marvell® AQtion AQC113C 10GbE LAN chip (10 Gbps/5 Gbps/2.5 Gbps/ 1 Gbps/100 Mbps) (LAN2)

Intel® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps) (LAN1)

WIFI a, b, g, n, ac, ax, supporting 2.4/5/6 GHz carrier frequency bands

BLUETOOTH 5.2

Support for 11ax 160MHz wireless standard and up to 2.4 Gbps data rate

1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
* For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.

1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8)
* The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot. When the PCIEX8 slot is populated, the PCIEX16 slot operates at up to x8 mode.
(The PCIEX16 and PCIEX8 slots conform to PCI Express 5.0 standard.)

1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
(The PCIEX4 slot conforms to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)

Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire™ and 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies

1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU)

2 x M.2 connectors (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_SB, M2Q_SB)

1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2M_SB)

6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

2 x USB Type-C® ports on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support

1 x USB Type-C® port with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support, available through the internal USB header

6 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel

4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports available through the internal USB headers

6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB headers

1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector

1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector

1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector

1 x CPU fan header

1 x water cooling CPU fan header

3 x system fan headers

3 x system fan/water cooling pump headers

2 x addressable LED strip headers

2 x RGB LED strip headers

4 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors

6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

1 x front panel header

1 x front panel audio header

1 x USB Type-C® header, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support

2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 headers

3 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers

1 x noise detection header

1 x Trusted Platform Module header (For the GC-TPM2.0 SPI/GC-TPM2.0 SPI 2.0 module only)

1 x Q-Flash Plus button

1 x reset button

1 x reset jumper

1 x Clear CMOS jumper

2 x temperature sensor headers

2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)

1 x DisplayPort In port

1 x HDMI port

2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 connectors (USB Type-C® port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support)

6 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)

2 x RJ-45 ports

2 x audio jacks

iTE® I/O Controller Chip

Voltage detection

Temperature detection

Fan speed detection

Water cooling flow rate detection

Fan fail warning

Fan speed control
* Whether the fan (pump) speed control function is supported will depend on the fan (pump) you install.

Noise detection

1 x 256 Mbit flash

Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS

PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

Support for APP Center
* Available applications in APP Center may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications.
@BIOS
EasyTune
Fast Boot
Game Boost
ON/OFF Charge
RGB Fusion
Smart Backup
System Information Viewer

Support for Q-Flash Plus

Support for Q-Flash

Support for Xpress Install

Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)

cFosSpeed

Support for Windows 10 64-bit

E-ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 25.9cm