The ROG Strix Z690-I Gaming WiFi packs premium-grade power delivery and triple-decker cooling into a compact mini-ITX form factor to unleash the full force of 12th Gen Intel® Core™ processors. Meanwhile, cutting-edge performance arrives courtesy of a PCIe® 5.0 expansion slot and DDR5 memory support. Plus, onboard WiFi 6E and PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots bring lightning-fast performance to an endless variety of scenarios. On top of all that, DIY-friendly innovations help simplify the PC building process, so even novice builders can quickly get to serious gaming.
- Intel®LGA 1700 socket: Ready for 12th Gen Intel Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors
- Optimal Power Solution: 10+1 power stages with ProCool II power connector, high-quality alloy chokes and durable capacitors to support multi-core processors
- Optimized Thermal Design: Integrated I/O cover and VRM heatsinks with high conductivity thermal pad, L-shaped heatpipe, two onboard M.2 heatsinks and backplates
- High-performance Networking:On-board Intel® WiFi 6E (802.11ax) and Intel® 2.5 Gb Ethernet with ASUS LANGuard
- Best Gaming Connectivity: Supports HDMI® 2.1, two M.2 slots, 2 x ThunderboltTM 4 as well as 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C®
- Intelligent Control: ASUS-exclusive AI Overclocking, AI Cooling, AI Networking and Two-Way AI Noise-Cancelation to simplify setup and improve performance
- DIY Friendly Design: Bundled ROG Front Panel SATA Card, M.2 Q-Latch, Pre-mounted I/O shield, BIOS FlashBack™ button, and Clr CMOS button
- Unmatched Personalization: ASUS-exclusive Aura Sync RGB lighting, including a RGB header and two addressable Gen 2 headers
- Industry-leading Gaming Audio: ALC4080 with Savitech SV3H712 amplifier, along with DTS® Sound Unbound and Sonic Studio III
- Renowned Software: Bundled AIDA64 Extreme 60 days free trial version and intuitive UEFI BIOS dashboard with integrated MemTest86
CPU |
Intel® Socket LGA1700 for 12th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors
Intel® Socket LGA1700 for 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 |
Z690
Intel® Z690 Chipset |
Memory |
2 x DIMM, Max. 64GB, DDR5 6400(OC)/ 6200(OC)/ 6000(OC)/ 5800(OC)/ 5600(OC)/ 5400(OC)/ 5200(OC)/ 5000(OC)/ 4800(OC)/ Non-ECC, 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 module vary depending on the CPU and memory configuration, for more information refer to www.asus.com for memory support list. |
Graphics |
1 x HDMI 2.1
2 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 ports |
Expansion Slots |
Intel® 12th Gen Processors*
1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot(s)*** * Please check PCIe bifurcation table in support site. |
Storage |
Supports 2 x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
Total supports 2 x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports* Intel® 12th Gen Processors M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 - Intel® 12th Gen processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode. Intel® Z690 Chipset** M.2_2 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 NVMe RAID 0/1/5, SATA RAID 0/1/5/10. *** Install ROG Strix Front panel SATA card to support 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports |
Ethernet |
1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet
1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet |
Wireless & Bluetooth |
Intel® Wi-Fi 6E
"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, and function will be ready in Windows 11 or later. " |
USB |
Rear USB:Total 9 ports
Rear USB (Total 9 ports) 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 port(s) (2 x USB Type-C®) 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s) (2 x Type-A) 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s) (3 x Type-A) 2 x USB 2.0 port(s) (2 x Type-A) Front USB (Total 5 ports) 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connector(s) (support(s) USB Type-C®) 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports 1 x USB 2.0 header(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 2.0 ports |
Audio |
"ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4080
- Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs - Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking - High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 113 dB SNR recording input - Supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback" Audio Features - SupremeFX Shielding Technology - Savitech SV3H712 AMP - LED-illuminated audio jacks - Rear optical S/PDIF out port - Premium audio capacitors ** A chassis with an HD audio module in the front panel is required to support 7.1 Surround Sound audio output. |
Back Panel I/O Ports |
2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 USB Type-C® port(s)
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s) (2 x Type-A) 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s) (3 x Type-A) 2 x USB 2.0 port(s) (2 x Type-A) 1 x HDMI® port 1 x Wi-Fi Module 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet port LED-illuminated 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(s) 1 x 4-pin AIO Pump header(s) 1 x 4-pin Chassis Fan header(s) Power related 1 x 24-pin Main Power connector 1 x 8-pin +12V Power connector Storage related 2 x M.2 slots (Key M) 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports USB 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connector (support(s) USB Type-C®) 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports 1 x USB 2.0 header(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 2.0 ports Miscellaneous 1 x Addressable Gen 2 header(s) 1 x AURA RGB header(s) 1 x 2 pin POWER_BTN header 2 x USB Type-C® connectors to Install ROG Strix Front panel SATA card* * Install ROG Strix Front panel SATA card to support 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports, 1 x Addressable Gen 2 header, 1 x Front Panel header and 1 x Speaker header. |
Special Features |
Extreme Engine Digi+
- 5K Black Metallic Capacitors ASUS Q-Design - M.2 Q-Latch - Q-DIMM - Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green]) - Q-Slot ASUS Thermal Solution - M.2 heatsink backplate - M.2 heatsink ASUS EZ DIY - BIOS FlashBack™ button - BIOS FlashBack™ LED - 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
- GameFirst VI - ROG CPU-Z - Sonic Studio III + Sonic Studio Virtual Mixer + Sonic Suite Companion - Sonic Radar III - DTS® Sound Unbound - Anti-virus software ASUS Exclusive Software Armoury Crate - AIDA64 Extreme (60 days free trial) - AURA Creator - AURA Sync - Fan Xpert 4 - Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation AI Suite 3 - Easy Optimization with AI Overclocking TPU EPU DIGI+ VRM Turbo app MyAsus WinRAR UEFI BIOS AI Overclocking Guide ASUS EZ DIY - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS EZ Flash 3 - ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode FlexKey MemTest86 |
BIOS | 256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS |
Manageability | WOL by PME, PXE |
Accessories |
Cables
1 x ROG USB2.0 splitter cable 1 x Panel Cable 2 x SATA 6Gb/s cables Miscellaneous 1 x ASUS Wi-Fi moving antennas 1 x Cable ties pack 1 x M.2 Q-Latch package(s) 1 x ROG key chain 1 x ROG logo plate stickers 1 x ROG Strix stickers 1 x ROG Strix thank you card Installation Media 1 x Support DVD Documentation 1 x User guide |
Operating System |
Windows® 11 64-bit, Windows® 10 64-bit
Windows® 11 64-bit, Windows® 10 64-bit |
Form Factor |
Mini ITX
17cm x 17cm |