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The top model of the Asus Republic Of Gamers overclocker family of 2021 motherboards with an LGA1700 processor socket and the flagship Intel Z690 chipset. It is made in the E-ATX form factor, which is worth considering when choosing a case. Aimed at overclocking enthusiasts and hardcore gamers who know how to get maximum performance by fine-tuning key system components manually. It features support for the progressive version of the PCIe Gen5 system interface and dual-channel DDR5 memory with an effective clock speed of up to 6400 MHz. Designed to assemble premium gaming configurations. Fully compatible with 2/4/6/10/12/16-core 12th generation Intel Core i9/i7/i5/i3/Pentium processors (Alder Lake core, 10nm). Equipped with a heavy-duty 25-phase processor power subsystem with aluminium heat...sinks. Supports a full range of basic and advanced overclocking features. The Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 EXTREME motherboard is able to provide completely stable long-term operation of overclocked K-series processors. Supports up to four DDR5 memory modules with a total capacity of up to 128 GB, equipped with five M.2 ports for high-performance NVMe SSDs (one PCIe Gen5 and four PCIe Gen4). For high-quality sound output, an 8-channel Realtek ALC4082 audio subsystem with a Wi-Fi class ESS Sabre9018Q2C DAC is used.
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Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 EXTREME
Towards:gaming
Form Factor:E-ATX
Socket:LGA 1700
Chipset:Intel Z690
BIOS:Ami
RAM slots:DDR5 4 sl
RAM form factor:DIMM
RAM clock:6400 MHz
Sound (channels):7.1
Connectors:HDMI, M.2
Additional connectors:Thunderbolt v4
Power connector:24-pin
Processor power:8+8-pin

The top model of the Asus Republic Of Gamers overclocker family of 2021 motherboards with an LGA1700 processor socket and the flagship Intel Z690 chipset. It is made in the E-ATX form factor, which is worth considering when choosing a case. Aimed at overclocking enthusiasts and hardcore gamers who know how to get maximum performance by fine-tuning key system components manually.

It features support for the progressive version of the PCIe Gen5 system interface and dual-channel DDR5 memory with an effective clock speed of up to 6400 MHz. Designed to assemble premium gaming configurations. Fully compatible with 2/4/6/10/12/16-core 12th generation Intel Core i9/i7/i5/i3/Pentium processors (Alder Lake core, 10nm). Equipped with a heavy-duty 25-phase processor power subsystem with aluminium heatsinks.

Supports a full range of basic and advanced overclocking features. The Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 EXTREME motherboard is able to provide completely stable long-term operation of overclocked K-series processors. Supports up to four DDR5 memory modules with a total capacity of up to 128 GB, equipped with five M.2 ports for high-performance NVMe SSDs (one PCIe Gen5 and four PCIe Gen4). For high-quality sound output, an 8-channel Realtek ALC4082 audio subsystem with a Wi-Fi class ESS Sabre9018Q2C DAC is used.

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Specifications ROG MAXIMUS Z690 EXTREME
Main
Featuresgaming for overclocking
SocketLGA 1700
Form factorE-ATX
Power phases25 / 21+1 /
VRM heatsink
Heat pipes
POST encoder
LED lighting
Lighting syncAsus Aura Sync
Size (HxW)305x277 mm
Chipset
ChipsetIntel Z690
BIOSAmi
UEFI BIOS
RAM
DDR54 slot(s)
Memory moduleDIMM
Operation mode2 channel
Max. clock frequency6400 MHz
Max. memory192 GB
XMP
Drive interface
SATA 3 (6Gbps)6
M.2 connector5 / 2xROG DIMM.2 /
M.21xSATA/PCIe 4x, 4xPCIe 4x
M.2 version1x5.0, 4x4.0
M.2 SSD cooling
Integrated RAID controller
Expansion slots
1x PCIe slots1 pcs
PCIe 16x slots2 pcs
PCIe support5.0
Steel PCIe connectors
Internal connections
USB-A 2.02 pcs
USB-A 5Gbps2 pcs
USB-C 20Gbps1 pcs
ARGB LED strip1
RGB LED strip1
Video outputs
HDMI output
HDMI versionv2.1
Integrated audio
AudiochipROG SupremeFX
Sound (channels)7.1
Optical S/PDIF
Network interfaces
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
BluetoothBluetooth v5.2
LAN (RJ-45)10 Gbps
LAN ports2
LAN controllerMarvell 10Gb, Intel 2.5Gb
External connections
USB-A 10Gbps7 pcs
USB-C 10Gbps1 pcs
USB-C 20Gbps1 pcs
USB-C 40G (USB4)1 pcs
Thunderboltx1 v4
Alternate Mode
BIOS FlashBack
Clear CMOS
Power connectors
Main power socket24-pin
CPU power8+8-pin / 1x6-pin PCI-E /
Fan power connectors8
CPU Fan 4-pin2
Chassis/Water Pump Fan 4-pin6
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Added to E-CatalogDecember 2021
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