ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Apex DDR5 ATX - Motherboard

Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX DDR5 ATX Motherboard

Intel® Z690 ATX motherboard with 24+0 power stages, DDR5, Five M.2, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 front-panel connector with Quick Charge 4+ Support, PCIe® 5.0, Onboard Wi-Fi 6E and Aura Sync RGB lighting

ROG Maximus Z690 Apex is the premiere choice for those who seek a combination of raw speed and cutting-edge tech like DDR5 memory, PCIe 5.0, and truckloads of power delivery for the most performant 12th Gen Intel Core processors available. Its streamlined layout is engineered for ultra-low latency and maximal bandwidth, to empower users to discover the limits of performance and define new world records.

AUTO-EXTREME TECHNOLOGY

Auto-Extreme Technology is an automated manufacturing process that sets new standards in the industry by allowing soldering to be completed in a single pass. This reduces thermal strain on components and avoids the use of harsh cleaning chemicals, resulting in less environmental impact, lower manufacturing power consumption, and a more reliable product overall.

OVERCLOCKING

ROG Maximus Z690 Apex makes overclocking accessible to both beginners and seasoned enthusiasts alike. Its beef-up power solution caters to the demands of 12th Gen Intel processors, while ASUS Enhanced Memory Profile technology makes it easy to ramp up DDR5 performance.

COOLING

A comprehensive cooling solution is vital to a pursuit of performance. ROG Maximus Z690 Apex includes robust heatsinks and the ROG Water-Cooling Zone, a set of fan and sensor headers that help keep temperatures in check.

CONNECTIVITY

Maximus Z690 Apex delivers supersmooth WiFi 6E connectivity, extensive M.2 slots, and high-end audio – the essentials for any setup.

OPTIMIZATION

ROG Maximus Z690 Apex is packed with intuitive and flexible tools like 5-Way Optimization and a UEFI BIOS interface, giving users next-level control of system performance.

PERSONALIZATION

In addition to extraordinary performance and advanced tech, ROG Maximus Z690 Apex elevates aesthetics with extruded aluminum and touches of RGB lighting, for building a system that truly stands apart.

Specifications

CPU

• Intel® Socket LGA1700 for 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

• Z690

Memory

• 2 x DIMM, Max. 64GB, DDR5 6600(OC)/6400(OC)/ 6200(OC)/ 6000(OC)/ 5800(OC)/ 5600(OC)/ 5400(OC)/ 5200(OC)/ 5000(OC) / 4800 Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory*

• Dual Channel Memory Architecture

• Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

• *Supported memory types, data rate(Speed), and number of DRAM module vary depending on the CPU and memory configuration, for more information refer to www.asus.com for memory support list.

Expansion Slots

• Intel® 12th Gen Processors

• 2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slots (supports x16 or x8/x8 modes)*

• Intel® Z690 Chipset**

• 1 x PCIe 3.0 x4 slot

• 1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slot

• * When the PCIE 5.0 M.2 card is installed on the PCIEX16(G5)_2, PCIEX16(G5)_1 will run x8 only.

• ** Supports Intel® Optane Memory H Series on PCH-attached PCIe slot.

Storage

• Supports 5 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

• Total supports 5 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports*

• Intel® 12th Gen Processors*

• M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280

• - Intel® 12th Gen processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.

• PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (Key M) via PCIe 5.0 M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110

• - Intel® 12th Gen processors support PCIe 5.0 x4 mode

• Intel® Z690 Chipset**

• M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA modes)

• DIMM.2_1 slot (Key M) via ROG DIMM.2, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)

• DIMM.2_2 slot (Key M) via ROG DIMM.2, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)

• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports***

• * Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports NVMe RAID 0/1/5, SATA RAID 0/1/5/10.

• ** Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports Intel® Optane Memory H Series on PCH attached M.2 slots.

• *** RAID configuration and boot drives are not supported on the SATA6G_E1-2 ports.

Ethernet

• 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet
• ASUS LANGuard

Wireless & Bluetooth

• Intel® Wi-Fi 6E

• Wi-Fi 6E

• 2x2 Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 

• Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band*

• Bluetooth v5.2

• * WiFi 6E 6GHz regulatory may vary between countries, and function will be ready in Windows 11 or later. 

USB

• Rear USB:

• Total 10 ports

• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port(s) (1 x USB Type-C®)

• 5 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s) (5 x Type-A)

• 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s) (4 x Type-A)

• Front USB:

• Total 9 ports

• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connector (supports USB Type-C®)

• 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 headers 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®)

• 5 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (5 x Type-A)

• 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A)

• 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  

• 1 x PS/2 Keyboard (purple) port 

• 1 x PS/2 Mouse (green) port 

• Intrernal I/O Connectors

• Fan and Cooling related

• 1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header(s)

• 1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header(s) 

• 1 x 4-pin AIO Pump header(s) 

• 3 x 4-pin Chassis Fan header(s) 

• 2 x 4-pin Full Speed Fan header(s) 

• 1 x W_PUMP+ header(s) 

• 1 x 2-pin Water In header 

• 1 x 2-pin Water Out header 

• 1 x 3-pin Water Flow header

• Power related

• 1 x 24-pin Main Power connector 

• 2 x 8-pin +12V Power connector 

• 1 x 6-pin PCIe Graphics Card connector 

• Storage related  

• 2 x M.2 slots (Key M)  

• 1 x DIMM.2 slot supports 2 x M.2 slots (Key M) 

• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports 

USB  

• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connector (supports USB Type-C®)  

• 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 headers support additional 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports 

• 2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports

• Miscellaneous

• 1 x 80 Light Bar jumper

• 3 x Addressable Gen 2 header(s) 

• 1 x AURA RGB header(s) 

• 2 x BCLK button 

• 1 x BIOS Switch button  

• 1 x FlexKey button  

• 1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP) 

• 1 x LN2 Mode jumper  

• 1 x OSC sence header 

• 1 x Pause switch 

• 12 x ProbeIt Measurement Points 

• 1 x ReTry button 

• 1 x RSVD header

• 2 x RSVD switches

• 1 x Safe Boot button

• 1 x Slow Mode switch  

• 1 x Start button 

• 1 x 10-1 pin System Panel header 

• 1 x Thermal Sensor header 

• 1 x Thunderbolt™  header 

• 1 x V_Latch switch 

Special Features

• Extreme OC Kit

• - FlexKey button

• - LN2 Mode 

• - Probelt 

• - ReTry button 

• - Safe boot button 

• - Start button 

• - Slow Mode 

• Extreme Engine Digi+ 

• - Black Metallic Capacitors 

• - MicroFine Alloy Choke  

• ASUS Q-Design  

• - M.2 Q-Latch 

• - PCIe Slot Q-Release 

• - Q-Code

• - Q-Connector 

• - 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

• - 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)

• Dual BIOS

• Front Panel USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 with Quick Charge 4+ Support

• - Support: up to 60W charging*

• - Output: 5/9/15/20V max. 3A, PPS:3.3–21V max. 3A

• - Compatible with QC 4.0/3.0/2.0, PD3.0 and PPS

• * To support 60W, please install the power cable to 6-pin PCIe Graphics Card connector or can only support 27W.

• ASUS HYDRANODE

• 3 x Chassis fan support (CHA_FAN1P,CHA_FAN2P,CHA_FAN3P)

• * Visit ASUS Website for the latest compatibility list.

Software Features

• ROG Exclusive Software

• - ROG CPU-Z 

• - GameFirst VI 

• - ROG True Voltician  

• - Sonic Studio III + Sonic Studio Virtual Mixer + Sonic Suite Companion 

• - Sonic Radar III 

• - DTS® Sound Unbound  

• - BullGuard Internet Security (1-year full version)

• ASUS Exclusive Software

• Armoury Crate

• - AIDA64 Extreme (1 year full version)

• - AURA Creator

• - AURA Sync

• - Fan Xpert 4

• - Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation

• AI Suite 3

• - Easy Optimization with AI Overclocking

•  TPU

•  EPU

•  DIGI+ Power Control 

•  Turbo app 

• MyAsus 

• WinRAR 

• UEFI BIOS 

• AI Overclocking Guide 

• ASUS EZ DIY  

• - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3  

• - ASUS EZ Flash 3  

• - ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode 

• MemTest86

BIOS

• 2 x 256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS

Manageability

• WOL by PME, PXE

Accessories

• Cables

• 1 x ARGB RGB extension cable

• 1 x RGB extension cable 

• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s cables  

• 1 x 3-in-1 Thermistor cables pack  

• ROG DIMM.2 with Heatsink 

• 1 x ROG DIMM.2 with heatsink 

• 1 x M.2 pad for ROG DIMM.2 

• 2 x M.2 screw package for ROG DIMM.2 

• PCIe 5.0 M.2 Card  

• 1 x PCIe 5.0 M.2 Card 

• 1 x M.2 screw package for PCIe 5.0 M.2 Card 

• ROG True Voltician 

• 1 x ROG True Voltician 

• 4 x cables for ROG True Voltician 

• Miscellaneous 

• 1 x ASUS Wi-Fi moving antennas  

• 1 x Q-connector 

• 2 x M.2 Q-Latch packages for M.2 backplate 

• 1 x ROG Graphics card holder 

• 1 x ROG key chain 

• 1 x ROG stickers 

• 1 x ROG thank you card 

• Installation Media 

• 1 x USB drive with utilities and drivers  

• Documentation 
• 1 x User manual 

Operating System

• Windows® 11 64-bit, Windows® 10 64-bit

Form Factor

• ATX

• 30.5cm x 24.4cm