ASUS ROG STRIX Z790-I GAMING WIFI Intel DDR5 PCIe 5.0 Mini ITX Motherboard - LGA 1700

CPU
Intel® Socket LGA1700 for 13th Gen Intel®
Core™ Processors & 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
Intel® Z790 Chipset

Memory
2 x DIMM, Max. 64GB, DDR5
7600(OC)/7400(OC)/7200(OC)/7000(OC)/6800(OC)/6600(OC)/6400(OC)/ 6200(OC)/ 6000(OC)/ 5800(OC)/
5600/ 5400/ 5200/ 5000/ 4800MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory*
Dual Channel Memory Architecture 
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile
(XMP)
OptiMem II
* We recommend active airflow to ensure beter memory performance
* 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 HDMI® port***  
2 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 ports (USB
Type-C®) support DisplayPort and Thunderbolt™ video outputs**** 
* Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types. Please refer to www.intel.com for any updates. 
*** Supports 4K@60Hz as specified in HDMI 2.1.  
**** VGA resolution support depends on processors' or graphic cards' resolution.

Expansion Slots
Intel® 13th & 12th Gen Processors*
1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot (supportsx16 or x8/x8 mode) 
* Please check the PCIe bifurcation table on the support site (https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1037507/).
- To ensure compatibility of the device installed, please refer to https://www.asus.com/support/ for the list of supported peripherals.
A resolution support depends on processors' or graphic cards' resolution.

Storage
Total supports 2 x M.2 slots and 2 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
Intel® 13th & 12th Gen Processors 
M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2280 (supports
PCIe 5.0 x4 mode// PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)***
M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280
(supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
2 x SATA 6Gb/s ports****
*** M.2_1 comes from Intel® Z790 Chipset
when switched to PCIe 4.0 x4 mode 
**** Install ROG FPS-II Card to support 2 x
SATA 6Gb/s ports.
2 x SATA 6Gb/s ports****
*AMD RAIDXpert2 Technology supports both
NVMe RAID 0/1 and SATA RAID 0/1.
**** Install ROG FPS-II Card to support 2 x
SATA 6Gb/s ports

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, and function will be ready in Windows 11 or later.

USB
Rear USB (Total 9 ports)
2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 port(s) (2 x USB
Type-C®)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port(s) (1 x USB
Type-C®)
3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s) (3 x Type-A)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s) (1 x Type-A)
2 x USB 2.0 port(s) (2 x Type-A) 
Front USB (Total 3 ports)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connector supports 1 USB Type-C® 
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header(s) support(s) 2 additional USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
ROG STRIX HIVE (Total 2 ports)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port ( 1 x USB Type-C®) 
1 x USB 2.0 port(s) (1 x Type-A) 
ROG FPS-II Card (Total 3 ports)
2 x USB 2.0 header(s) additional 3 USB 2.0 ports**

Audio
ROG High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4050
 - Supports: Jack-detection
 - High quality 118 dB SNR stereo playback output and 94 dB SNR recording input
 - Supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback
Audio Features 
- ROG Hyper-Grounding Technology
- ESS® SABRE9260Q DAC
- Silver-plated audio jacks
- Optical S/PDIF out port & USB Type-C®  port with indepent power solution
*** All audio functions on ROG STRIX Z790-I GAMING WIFI are supported through the ROG STRIX HIVE.

Back Panel I/O Ports
2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 USB Type-C® port(s)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port(s) (1 x USB
Type-C®)
3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s) (3 x Type-A)
(supports ROG STRIX HIVE)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s) (1 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
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) 
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) 2
additional USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
Miscellaneous
1 x Addressable Gen 2 header(s)
1 x Aura RGB header(s)
1 x Thermal Sensor header
2 x USB Type-C® connectors to Install ROG
FPS-II card
ROG FPS-II card 
2 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
1 x CPU Over Voltage jumper
1 x Thermal Sensor header
1 x Front Panel header
1 x Alternative PCIe Mode switch
2 x USB 2.0 header(s) support(s) additional
3 USB 2.0 ports

Special Features
Extreme Engine Digi+
- 5K Black Metallic Capacitors 
ASUS Q-Design 
- M.2 Q-Latch
- Q-DIMM
- Q-Slot
ASUS Thermal Solution
- M.2 heatsink backplate
- M.2 heatsink 
- VRM heatsink design
ASUS EZ DIY
- 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)
ROG STRIX HIVE
1 x USB Type-C® connects to Motherboard
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s) (1 x USB Type-C®)
1 x USB 2.0 port(s) (1 x Type-A with BIOS
FlashBack™) 
1 x Headphone jack with Mic in
1 x Mic in jack with Optical S/PDIF out
1 x AI OC button
1 x FlexKey button 
1 x BIOS FlashBack™  button 
1 x Volume Control Knob with Mute Button
Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green])

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
- Fan 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 
1 x ROG USB2.0 splitter cable
1 x Panel Cable
ROG FPS-II Card
1 x ROG FPS-II Card
ROG STRIX HIVE
1 x ROG STRIX HIVE
1 x USB Type-C® power connection cable
Additional Cooling Kit
1 x Thermal pad for M.2
Miscellaneous
1 x ASUS Wi-Fi moving antennas 
1 x Cable ties pack
1 x Rubber Package(s) for M.2
1 x Q-Latch package(s) for M.2
1 x ROG key chain
1 x ROG Strix stickers
1 x ROG Strix thank you card
Installation Media
1 x User guide

Operating System
Windows® 11, Windows® 10 64-bit

Form Factor
Mini-ITX Form Factor
6.7 inch x 6.7 inch( 17cm x 17cm)