ASUS PRIME Z790-A WIFI soc 1700 DDR5 Z790 ATX

CPU Intel® Socket LGA1700 for 13th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors &
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 Intel® Z790 Chipset



Memory 4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR5
7000(OC)/6800(OC)/6600(OC)/6400(OC)/6200(OC)/6000(OC)/5800(OC)/5600/5400/5200/5000/4800,
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
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 DisplayPort**

1 x HDMI® port***

* Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types. Please refer
to www.intel.com for any updates.

**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.



Expansion Slots Intel® 13th & 12th Gen Processors*

1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot

Intel® Z790 Chipset

1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)

1 x PCIe 4.0 x4 slot

2 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots

"* Please check the PCIe bifurcation table on the support site
(https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1037507/).

Note: To ensure compatibility of the device installed, please refer
to https://www.asus.com/support/ for the list of supported
peripherals."



Storage Total supports 4 x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports*

Intel® 13th & 12th Gen Processors

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

Intel® Z790 Chipset

M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4)

M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4)

M.2_4 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 &
SATA modes)

4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

* Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports PCIe RAID 0/1/5/10, SATA
RAID 0/1/5/10.



Ethernet 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet

ASUS LANGuard



Wireless & Bluetooth® "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

* WiFi 6E 6GHz regulatory may vary between countries."



USB Rear USB (Total 8 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)

Front USB (Total 7 ports)

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 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 "Realtek S1220A 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio
CODEC*

- Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs

- Internal audio Amplifier to enhance the highest quality sound for
headphone and speakers

- Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel
Jack-retasking

- High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 113 dB SNR
recording input (Line-in)

- Supports up to 32-Bit/192 kHz playback*"



Audio Features

- Audio Shielding

- Power pre-regulator reduces power input noise to ensure consistent
performance

- Premium audio capacitors

- Dedicated audio PCB layers

- Audio cover

- Unique de-pop circuit

* Due to limitations in HDA bandwidth, 32-Bit/192 kHz is not
supported for 7.1 Surround Sound audio.



Back Panel I/O 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 Type-C®)

4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A)

1 x DisplayPort

1 x HDMI® port

1 x Wi-Fi Module

1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet port

3 x Audio jacks 



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

Power related

1 x 24-pin Main Power connector

2 x 8-pin +12V Power connectors

Storage related

4 x M.2 slots (Key M)

4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

USB

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 connector (supports USB Type-C® )

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header supports 2 additional USB 3.2 Gen 1 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 Clear CMOS header

1 x COM Port header

1 x CPU Over Voltage jumper

1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)

1 x Power button

1 x SPI TPM header (14-1pin)

1 x 20-3 pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function

1 x Thunderbolt™ header



Special Features ASUS 5X PROTECTION III

- DIGI+ VRM (- Digital power design with DrMOS)

- ESD Guards

- LANGuard

- Overvoltage Protection

- Safeslot

- Stainless-Steel Back I/O

ASUS Q-Design

- M.2 Q-Latch

- PCIe Slot Q-Release

- Q-Connector

- Q-DIMM

- Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow
green])

- Q-Slot

ASUS Thermal Solution

- M.2 heatsink

- VRM heatsink design

ASUS EZ DIY

- Box Headers

- Clear CMOS button

- CPU Socket lever protector

- ProCool

- Pre-mounted I/O shield

- SafeDIMM

Aura Sync

- Aura RGB header

- Addressable Gen 2 headers



Software Features ASUS Exclusive Software

Armoury Crate

- Aura Creator

- Aura Sync

- Fan Xpert 4 (with AI Cooling II)

- Power Saving

- Two-Way AI Noise Cancellation

AI Suite 3

- TurboV EVO

- DIGI+ VRM

- PC Cleaner

ASUS CPU-Z

DTS:X® Ultra

MyASUS

Norton 360 Deluxe (60 Days Free Trial)

WinRAR

UEFI BIOS

ASUS EZ DIY

- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

- ASUS EZ Flash 3

- ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode

MemTest86

BIOS 256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS

Manageability WOL by PME, PXE



Accessories Cables

2 x SATA 6Gb/s cables

Miscellaneous

1 x ASUS Wi-Fi moving antenna

1 x Q-connector

2 x M.2 Rubber Packages

1 x Screw package for M.2 SSD



Documentation

1 x User 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 )