ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming WiFi, Intel® Z790 Chipset, LGA 1700, ATX Motherboard
The ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E WiFi 6E Gaming motherboard is designed with 18+1 power stages and optimized cooling to cope with the demands of powerful 13th Gen Intel® Core™ processors. Along with the latest Wi-Fi 6E, DDR5 Memory and PCI Express® 5.0 for superfast data transfer, memory and storage performance, ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming WiFi is unmistakably ROG with its futuristic design elements, iridescent ROG logo, monochrome finish and Aura lighting that will give your build a subtle but vibrant look.
- Intel® LGA 1700 socket: Ready for 12th&13th Gen Intel® Core™ processors, support PCIe 5.0,DDR5 and out-of-box Windows 11 ready
- AI Motherboard : AI Overclocking, AI cooling II, AI networking(GameFirst VI) and AI noise cancellation
- Robust Power Solution: 18+1 90A power stages with ProCool II power connector, high-quality alloy chokes and durable capacitors to support multi-core processors
- Optimized Thermal Design: VRM heatsink, PCH fanless heatsink, double-sided M.2 heatsink, hybrid fan headers and Fan Xpert 4 utility
- High-performance Gaming Networking: On-board WiFi 6E and Intel® 2.5 Gb Ethernet with ASUS LANGuard
- Best Gaming Connectivity: USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C® rear I/O port and front-panel connector with PD 3.0 up to 30W, eleven additional USB 3.2 Gen 2 and Gen 1 ports, PCIe 5.0 x16 SafeSlot, HDMI® 2.1, and DisplayPort™ 1.4
- PC DIY Friendly: SafeDIMM, PCIe 5.0 Safeslot, Q-LED, M.2 Q-Latch, CPU socket lever protector, Pre-mount I/O shield, BIOS FlashBack™, Clr CMOS button, Q-Code and FlexKey (Reset, Aura on/off, Direct key)
- Industry-leading Gaming Audio: High fidelity audio with ALC4080 with Savitech SV3H712 amplifier, along with DTS® Sound Unbound and Sonic Studio III
CPU |
Intel® Socket LGA1700 for Intel® Core™ 14th & 13th Gen Processors, Intel® Core™ 12th Gen, 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. 192GB, DDR5 7800+(OC)/7600(OC)/7400(OC)/7200(OC)/7000(OC)/6800(OC)/6600(OC)/6400(OC)/ 6200(OC)/ 6000(OC)/ 5800(OC)/ 5600/ 5400/ 5200/ 5000/ 4800 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 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 ww.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® 14th & 13th & 12th Gen Processors 1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot Intel® Z790 Chipset 2 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slots (support x4 mode) * Please check the PCIe bifurcation table on the support site. ** When M.2_1 is occupied with SSD device, PCIEX16(G5) will run x8 only. *** To ensure compatibility of the device installed, please refer to for the list of supported peripherals. |
Storage |
Total supports 5 x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports* Intel® 14th & 13th & 12th Gen Processors* M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode) M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode) Intel® Z790 Chipset** M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode) M.2_4 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode) M.2_5 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode & 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® v5.3 * WiFi 6E 6GHz regulatory may vary between countries. |
USB |
Rear USB (Total 12 ports) 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port (1 x USB Type-C®) 7 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (6 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®) 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A) Front USB (Total 9 ports) 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connector (supports USB Type-C® with up to 30W PD Fast-charge) 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header support additional 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports 2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 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 - Gold-plated audio jacks - Rear optical S/PDIF out port - Premium audio capacitors - Audio cover |
Back Panel I/O Ports |
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port (1 x USB Type-C®) 7 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (6 x Type-A, 1 x USB Type-C® ) 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A) 1 x HDMI™ port 1 x DisplayPort 1 x Wi-Fi Module 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet port 5 x Gold-plated audio jacks* 1 x Optical S/PDIF out port 1 x BIOS FlashBack™ button 1 x Clear CMOS button *The rear panel Lime (Line out) port does not support spatial audio. If you wish to use spatial audio make sure to connect your audio output device to the audio jack on the front panel of your chassis. |
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 5 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers Power related 1 x 24-pin Main Power connector 2 x 8-pin +12V Power connectors Storage related 5 x M.2 slots (Key M) 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports USB 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connector (supports USB Type-C® with up to 30W PD Fast-charge) 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header support additional 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports 2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports Miscellaneous 3 x Addressable Gen 2 headers 1 x Alternative PCIe Mode Switch 1 x AURA RGB header 1 x CPU Over Voltage jumper 1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP) 1 x 20-3 pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function 1 x Start button 1 x Thermal Sensor header 1 x Thunderbolt™ (USB4®) header |
Special Features |
Extreme Engine Digi+ - 5K Black Metallic Capacitors ASUS Q-Design - M.2 Q-Latch - PCIe Slot Q-Release - 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 - VRM heatsink design 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 - Addressable Gen 2 RGB headers Front Panel USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 with PD Fast-charge Support - Support: up to 30W charging - Output: 5/9V max. 3A, 12V max 2.5A - Compatible with PD3.0 |
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 ASUS Exclusive Software Armoury Crate - AIDA64 Extreme (60 days free trial) - Aura Creator- Aura Sync - Xpert 4 (with AI Cooling II) - Power Saving - Two-Way AI Noise Cancellation AI Suite 3 - Easy Optimization with AI Overclocking - TPU - DIGI+ VRM - Turbo app - PC Cleaner MyAsus Norton 360 for Gamers 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 2 x SATA 6Gb/s cables Additional Cooling Kit 1 x DDR5 Fan holder 1 x VRM Fan holder 1 x Thermal pad for M.2 Miscellaneous 1 x ASUS Wi-Fi moving antennas 1 x Cable ties package 1 x M.2 backplate Q-Latch package 1 x M.2 Q-Latch package 1 x ROG key chain 1 x ROG Strix stickers 1 x ROG Strix thank you card 2 x M.2 Rubber Packages 1 x M.2 backplate Rubber PackageDocumentation 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 ) |