ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z890 APEX , Motherboard

Motherboard Specification

• Processor Support: Intel® Core™ Ultra (Series 2) Processors, LGA1851

• Chipset: Intel® Z890

• Memory Support:

 – 2 x DDR5 DIMM slots, up to 128GB

 – Up to 9600+ MT/s (OC), Non-ECC, Un-buffered

 – Dual Channel, XMP, AEMP III, DIMM Flex support

• Graphics Ports:

 – 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 ports (USB Type-C®, support DP and Thunderbolt video output)

• Expansion Slots:

 – 2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 (x16 / x8+x8 / x8+x4+x4 depending on config)

 – 2 x PCIe 4.0 x4

• Storage:

 – 6 x M.2 slots total:

  • M.2_1: PCIe 5.0 x4

  • M.2_2: PCIe 4.0 x4

  • M.2_3 & M.2_4: PCIe 5.0 x4 (share bandwidth with PCIEX16)

  • DIMM.2_1 & DIMM.2_2: via ROG DIMM.2 module, PCIe 4.0 x4

 – 4 x SATA 6Gb/s

• Ethernet:

 – 1 x Realtek 5Gb LAN with ASUS LANGuard

• Wireless & Bluetooth:

 – Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) 2x2

 – Supports 2.4/5/6GHz, up to 5.8Gbps

 – Bluetooth® v5.4

• USB:

 – Rear:

  • 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 (Type-C)

  • 1 x USB 20Gbps (Type-C)

  • 4 x USB 10Gbps (Type-A)

  • 4 x USB 5Gbps (Type-A)

 – Front:

  • 1 x USB 20Gbps (Type-C, QC4+ 60W PD)

  • 1 x USB 10Gbps (Type-C)

  • 4 x USB 5Gbps via 2 headers

  • 4 x USB 2.0 via 2 headers

• Audio:

 – ROG SupremeFX 7.1 ALC4080 CODEC

 – Up to 32-bit/384kHz playback

 – Savitech AMP, gold-plated jacks, optical S/PDIF

 – Rear I/O: 2 x gold-plated jacks + 1 x S/PDIF

• Internal I/O Connectors:

 – CPU/Chassis/Water pump fan headers

 – 4 x M.2 (Key M) + DIMM.2 slot

 – 4 x SATA

 – USB 20Gbps, 10Gbps, USB 5Gbps, USB 2.0 headers

 – RGB: 3 x ARGB Gen 2, Light Bar, Aura

 – Thermal sensor, BCLK, LN2 mode, Safe Boot, Retry, Start buttons

 – PCIe mode switch, Debug ProbeIt points

• Back Panel I/O Ports:

 – 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 (Type-C)

 – 1 x USB 20Gbps (Type-C)

 – 4 x USB 10Gbps (Type-A)

 – 4 x USB 5Gbps (Type-A)

 – 1 x 5Gb Ethernet

 – 1 x Wi-Fi module

 – 2 x audio jacks + 1 x S/PDIF

 – BIOS FlashBack™, Clear CMOS, PS/2 combo port

• Form Factor: ATX (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)