Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z890 HERO

Model
ROG MAXIMUS Z890 HERO

CPU
Support Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors (Series 2) , LGA1851

Chipset
Intel® Z890 Chipset

Memory

• 4 x DIMM slots, max. 192GB, DDR5
• Support up to 9200+MT/s (OC), Non-ECC, Un-buffered, Clocked Unbuffered DIMM (CUDIMM)*
• Dual channel memory architecture
• Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory module
• Supports DIMM Flex
• NitroPath DRAM Technology
• DIMM FIT
• ASUS Enhanced Memory Profile III (AEMP III)

Graphics

• 1 x HDMI™ port
• 2 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 ports (USB Type-C®) support DisplayPort and Thunderbolt™ video outputs

Expansion Slots

• Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors (Series 2)*
  1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot (supports x16 or x8/x4/x4 modes)**
• Intel® Z890 Chipset
  1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)
  1 x PCIe 4.0 x1 slot

Storage

• Supports up to 6 x M.2 slots and 1 x SlimSAS connector and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
  Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors (Series 2)
  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)
  M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode)**
  M.2_4 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280  (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode)
• Intel® Z890 Chipset
  M.2_5 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode) 
  M.2_6 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
  4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports 

Ethernet

• 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet
• 1 x Realtek 5Gb Ethernet
• ASUS LANGuard

Wireless & Bluetooth

• Wi-Fi 7
• 2x2 Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) 
• Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band
• Supports Wi-Fi 7 320MHz bandwidth, up to 5.8Gbps transfer rate.
• Bluetooth® v5.4

USB

• Rear USB (Total 11 ports)
  2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 ports (2 x USB Type-C®)
  5 x USB 10Gbps ports (4 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)
  4 x USB 5Gbps ports (4 x Type-A)
• Front USB (Total 10 ports)
  1 x USB 20Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C® with up to 60W PD/QC4+)**
  1 x USB 10Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C®)
  2 x USB 5Gbps headers support 4 additional USB 5Gbps ports
  2 x USB 2.0 headers support 4 additional USB 2.0 ports

Audio

• ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4082
  - Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs
  - Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel MIC Jack-retasking
  - High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 110 dB SNR recording input
  - Supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback on front panel"
• Audio Features 
  - SupremeFX Shielding Technology
  - ESS® ES9219 QUAD DAC
  - Gold-plated audio jacks
  - Rear optical S/PDIF out port
  - Premium audio capacitors

Back Panel I/O Ports

• 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 USB Type-C® ports
• 5 x USB 10Gbps ports (4 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)
• 4 x USB 5Gbps ports (4 x Type-A)
• 1 x HDMI™ port
• 1 x Wi-Fi module
• 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet port
• 1 x Realtek 5Gb Ethernet port
• 2 x Gold-plated 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
  1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header
  1 x 4-pin AIO Pump header
  4 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers
  1 x W_PUMP+ headers
• Power Related 
  1 x 24-pin Main Power connector
  2 x 8-pin +12V CPU Power connectors
  1 x 8-pin PCIe Power connector
• Storage Related 
  6 x M.2 slots (Key M) 
  4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
  1 x SlimSAS connector 
• USB 
  1 x USB 20Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C® ) 
  1 x USB 10Gps connector (supports USB Type-C® ) 
  2 x USB 5Gbps headers support 4 additional USB 5Gbps ports
  2 x USB 2.0 headers support 4 additional USB 2.0 ports
• Miscellaneous
  3 x Addressable Gen 2 headers
  1 x Alteration PCIe mode switch
  1 x FlexKey button 
  1 x Front Panel Audio header (F_AUDIO)
  1 x ReTry button
  1 x Start button
  1 x 10-1 pin System Panel header
  1 x Thermal Sensor header
  1 x Thunderbolt™ (USB4®) header

BIOS
256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS

Manageability
WOL by PME

Accessories

• Cables
  1 x ARGB RGB extension cable
  4 x SATA 6Gb/s cables 
• Additional Cooling Kit
  1 x DDR5 fan holder
  1 x Thermal pad for M.2 22110
• Miscellaneous
  1 x ASUS WiFi Q-Antenna
  1 x Q-connector
  1 x M.2 Q-Latch package
  3 x M.2 Q-Slide packages
  1 x ROG stickers
  6 x M.2 rubber packages
  1 x ROG thank you card
  1 x ROG Bottle Opener
• Installation Media
  1 x USB drive with utilities and drivers 
• Documentation
  1 x Quick start guide

Operating System
Windows 11  (22H2 & later)

Form Factor
ATX Form Factor 
12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )