LGA1700 socket: Support for 12th Generation Intel® Core™ i9 processors/Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors

L3 cache varies with CPU

Intel® Z690 Express Chipset

Support for DDR5 6000(O.C.) / 5800(O.C.) / 5600(O.C.) / 5400(O.C.) / 5200(O.C.) / 4800 / 4000 MHz memory modules

4 x DDR DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB (32 GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory

Dual channel memory architecture

Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)

Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules

Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel® HD Graphics support:

1 x USB Type-C® port, supporting USB Type-C® and DisplayPort video outputs and a maximum resolution of 4096x2304@60 Hz
* Support for drawing tablets and 20V@3A of power delivery.
* Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version and HDCP 2.3

1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@30 Hz
* Support for HDMI 1.4 version and HDCP 2.3.

Realtek® ALC4080 CODEC

High Definition Audio

2-channel analog output

Support for S/PDIF Out
7.1-channel digital signals

Intel® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps)

WIFI a, b, g, n, ac, ax, supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band

BLUETOOTH 5.2

Support for 11ax 160MHz wireless standard and up to 2.4 Gbps data rate

1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
* For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.
(The PCIEX16 slot conforms to PCI Express 5.0 standard.)

2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x4 (PCIEX4_1, PCIEX4_2)

Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire™ and 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies

1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU)

2 x M.2 connectors (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_SB, M2Q_SB)

1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2M_SB)

6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

2 x USB Type-C® ports, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support
(1 port on the back panel, 1 port available through the internal USB header)

1 x USB Type-C® port on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 1 support

2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel

2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports available through the internal USB header

2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports on the back panel

4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports on the back panel

4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB headers

1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector

1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector

1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector

1 x CPU fan header

1 x water cooling CPU fan header

4 x system fan headers

2 x system fan/water cooling pump headers

2 x addressable LED strip headers

2 x RGB LED strip headers

4 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors

6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

1 x front panel header

1 x front panel audio header

1 x USB Type-C® header, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header

2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers

1 x noise detection header

2 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connectors

1 x Trusted Platform Module header (For the GC-TPM2.0 SPI/GC-TPM2.0 SPI 2.0 module only)

1 x serial port header

1 x Q-Flash Plus button

1 x reset button

1 x reset jumper

2 x temperature sensor headers

1 x Clear CMOS jumper

2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports

2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)

4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports

1 x DisplayPort In port

1 x HDMI port

2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)

1 x USB Type-C® port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support

1 x USB Type-C® port, with USB 3.2 Gen 1 support

1 x RJ-45 port

1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector

2 x audio jacks

iTE® I/O Controller Chip

Voltage detection

Temperature detection

Fan speed detection

Water cooling flow rate detection

Fan fail warning

Fan speed control
* Whether the fan (pump) speed control function is supported will depend on the fan (pump) you install.

Noise detection

1 x 256 Mbit flash

Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS

PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

Support for APP Center
* Available applications in APP Center may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications.
@BIOS
EasyTune
Fast Boot
Game Boost
ON/OFF Charge
RGB Fusion
Smart Backup
System Information Viewer

Support for Q-Flash Plus

Support for Q-Flash

Support for Xpress Install

Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)

cFosSpeed

Support for Windows 10 64-bit

ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm