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Chipset

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ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEXZ690

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Memory type, slots and limit

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ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX2 x DIMM, Max. 96GB, 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.

ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA4 x DIMM, Max. 192GB, DDR5 6400+(OC)/ 6200(OC)/ 6000(OC)/ 5800(OC)/ 5600(OC)/ 5400(OC)/ 5200(OC)/ 5000(OC)/ 4800MHz 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 modules may vary depending on the CPU and memory configuration, for more information refer to www.asus.com for the memory support list.

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Storage interfaces and restrictions

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ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEXSupports 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® 13th & 12th Gen Processors* M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 - Intel® 13th & 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® 13th & 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.

ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULASupports 5 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports, Intel® CoreTM Processors (14th & 13th & 12th Gen)* M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 - Intel® 13th & 12th Gen processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode. Hyper M.2_1 slot (Key M) via ROG Hyper M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110*** - Intel® 13th & 12th Gen processors support PCIe 5.0 x4 mode Intel® Z690 Chipset** M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 3.0 x4 mode) M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA modes) Hyper M.2_1 slot (Key M) via ROG Hyper M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (suppports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)*** Hyper M.2_2 slot (Key M) via ROG Hyper M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (suppports 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. *** When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5)_1, Hyper M.2_1 slot can support PCIe 5.0 x4 mode. When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5)_2, Hyper M.2_1 slot can support PCIe 5.0 x4 mode. When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G4)_3, Hyper M.2_1 and Hyper M.2_2 slots can support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode. **** When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5)_1 or PCIEX16(G5)_2, Hyper M.2_2 slot will be disabled. When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G4)_3, Hyper M.2_1 and Hyper M.2_2 slots can support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode. ***** SATA6G_E12 cannot support RAID 0/1/5/10.

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Network interfaces and requirements

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ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet, ASUS LANGuard; 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.

ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA1 x Marvell® 10Gb Ethernet, ASUS LANGuard; Intel® 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.

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Audio interfaces

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ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEXROG 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 *The rear panel Line out port does not support spatial audio. If you wish to use spatial audio make sure to connect your audio output device to the audio jack on the front panel of your chassis.

ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULAROG 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 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 - ESS® SABRE9018Q2C DAC/AMP - Gold-plated audio jacks - Rear optical S/PDIF out port - Premium audio capacitors *The rear panel Line out port does not support spatial audio. If you wish to use spatial audio make sure to connect your audio output device to the audio jack on the front panel of your chassis.

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Expansion slots and restrictions

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ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEXIntel® 13th & 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.

ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULAIntel® CoreTM Processors (14th & 13th & 12th Gen)* 2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot(s) (supports x16 or x8/x8 mode(s))** Intel® Z690 Chipset*** 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4 or x4/x4 mode)*** * Please check PCIe bifurcation table in manual Chapter 1 ** When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5)_1, PCIEX16(G5)_2 will run x8 only and if ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5)_2, PCIEX16(G5)_1 will run x8 only. *** Supports Intel® Optane Memory H Series on PCH-attached PCIe slot

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Internal headers and connectors

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ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEXFan 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

ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULAFan 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) 4 x 4-pin Chassis 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 3 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 header(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports 2 x USB 2.0 header(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 ports Miscellaneous 3 x Addressable Gen 2 header(s) 1 x AURA RGB header(s) 1 x FlexKey button 1 x 12-1 pin Front Panel Audio header (AAFP) 1 x ReTry button 1 x SPI TPM header (14-1pin) 1 x Start button 1 x 10-1 pin System Panel header 1 x Thermal Sensor header

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Rear-panel ports

ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX1 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

ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 USB Type-C® port(s) 7 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s) (6 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®) 3 x USB 2.0 port(s) (3 x Type-A) 1 x HDMI® port 1 x Wi-Fi Module 1 x Marvell® AQtion 10Gb 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

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USB ports and headers

ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEXRear 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), 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

ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULARear USB:Total 12 ports, 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 port(s) (2 x USB Type-C®) 7 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s) (6 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®) 3 x USB 2.0 port(s) (3 x Type-A), 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connector (supports USB Type-C®) 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports 2 x USB 2.0 header(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 ports

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CPU support and BIOS requirements

ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEXIntel® Socket LGA1700 for 13th Gen Intel® Core™ & 12th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors, BIOS: 2 x 256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS

ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULAIntel® Socket LGA1700 for 13th Gen Intel® Core™ & 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. BIOS: 256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS

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CPU socket Sources ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX Manufacturer specification ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX — official Global technical specifications ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA Manufacturer specification ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA — official Global technical specifications	LGA1700	LGA1700
ChipsetDifferent Sources ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX Manufacturer specification ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX — official Global technical specifications ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA Manufacturer specification ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA — official Global technical specifications	Z690	Z690,
Form factor and dimensions Sources ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX Manufacturer specification ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX — official Global technical specifications ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA Manufacturer specification ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA — official Global technical specifications	ATX, 30.5cm x 24.4cm	ATX, 30.5cm x 24.4cm
CPU support and BIOS requirementsDifferent Sources ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX Manufacturer specification · Exact CPU support and BIOS revision depend on the processor and the current ASUS CPU support list; the family statement is not a guarantee for every processor. ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX — official Global technical specifications ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA Manufacturer specification · Exact CPU support and BIOS revision depend on the processor and the current ASUS CPU support list; the family statement is not a guarantee for every processor. ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA — official Global technical specifications	Intel® Socket LGA1700 for 13th Gen Intel® Core™ & 12th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors, BIOS: 2 x 256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS	Intel® Socket LGA1700 for 13th Gen Intel® Core™ & 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. BIOS: 256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS

Memory type, slots and limitDifferent Sources ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX Manufacturer specification ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX — official Global technical specifications ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA Manufacturer specification ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA — official Global technical specifications	2 x DIMM, Max. 96GB, 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.	4 x DIMM, Max. 192GB, DDR5 6400+(OC)/ 6200(OC)/ 6000(OC)/ 5800(OC)/ 5600(OC)/ 5400(OC)/ 5200(OC)/ 5000(OC)/ 4800MHz 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 modules may vary depending on the CPU and memory configuration, for more information refer to www.asus.com for the memory support list.

Storage interfaces and restrictionsDifferent Sources ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX Manufacturer specification ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX — official Global technical specifications ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA Manufacturer specification ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA — official Global technical specifications	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® 13th & 12th Gen Processors* M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 - Intel® 13th & 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® 13th & 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.	Supports 5 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports, Intel® CoreTM Processors (14th & 13th & 12th Gen)* M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 - Intel® 13th & 12th Gen processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode. Hyper M.2_1 slot (Key M) via ROG Hyper M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110* - Intel® 13th & 12th Gen processors support PCIe 5.0 x4 mode Intel® Z690 Chipset M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 3.0 x4 mode) M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA modes) Hyper M.2_1 slot (Key M) via ROG Hyper M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (suppports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)* Hyper M.2_2 slot (Key M) via ROG Hyper M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (suppports 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. * When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5)_1, Hyper M.2_1 slot can support PCIe 5.0 x4 mode. When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5)_2, Hyper M.2_1 slot can support PCIe 5.0 x4 mode. When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G4)_3, Hyper M.2_1 and Hyper M.2_2 slots can support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode. ** When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5)_1 or PCIEX16(G5)_2, Hyper M.2_2 slot will be disabled. When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G4)_3, Hyper M.2_1 and Hyper M.2_2 slots can support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode. *** SATA6G_E12 cannot support RAID 0/1/5/10.

Expansion slots and restrictionsDifferent Sources ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX Manufacturer specification ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX — official Global technical specifications ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA Manufacturer specification ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA — official Global technical specifications	Intel® 13th & 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.	Intel® CoreTM Processors (14th & 13th & 12th Gen)* 2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot(s) (supports x16 or x8/x8 mode(s)) Intel® Z690 Chipset* 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4 or x4/x4 mode)*** * Please check PCIe bifurcation table in manual Chapter 1 When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5)_1, PCIEX16(G5)_2 will run x8 only and if ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5)_2, PCIEX16(G5)_1 will run x8 only. * Supports Intel® Optane Memory H Series on PCH-attached PCIe slot

USB ports and headersDifferent Sources ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX Manufacturer specification ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX — official Global technical specifications ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA Manufacturer specification ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA — official Global technical specifications	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), 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	Rear USB:Total 12 ports, 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 port(s) (2 x USB Type-C®) 7 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s) (6 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®) 3 x USB 2.0 port(s) (3 x Type-A), 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connector (supports USB Type-C®) 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports 2 x USB 2.0 header(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 ports
Rear-panel portsDifferent Sources ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX Manufacturer specification ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX — official Global technical specifications ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA Manufacturer specification ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA — official Global technical specifications	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	2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 USB Type-C® port(s) 7 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s) (6 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®) 3 x USB 2.0 port(s) (3 x Type-A) 1 x HDMI® port 1 x Wi-Fi Module 1 x Marvell® AQtion 10Gb 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
Audio interfacesDifferent Sources ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX Manufacturer specification ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX — official Global technical specifications ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA Manufacturer specification ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA — official Global technical specifications	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 *The rear panel Line out port does not support spatial audio. If you wish to use spatial audio make sure to connect your audio output device to the audio jack on the front panel of your chassis.	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 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 - ESS® SABRE9018Q2C DAC/AMP - Gold-plated audio jacks - Rear optical S/PDIF out port - Premium audio capacitors *The rear panel Line out port does not support spatial audio. If you wish to use spatial audio make sure to connect your audio output device to the audio jack on the front panel of your chassis.

Network interfaces and requirementsDifferent Sources ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX Manufacturer specification ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX — official Global technical specifications ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA Manufacturer specification ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA — official Global technical specifications	1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet, ASUS LANGuard; 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.	1 x Marvell® 10Gb Ethernet, ASUS LANGuard; Intel® 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.

Internal headers and connectorsDifferent Sources ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX Manufacturer specification ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX — official Global technical specifications ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA Manufacturer specification ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA — official Global technical specifications	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	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) 4 x 4-pin Chassis 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 3 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 header(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports 2 x USB 2.0 header(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 ports Miscellaneous 3 x Addressable Gen 2 header(s) 1 x AURA RGB header(s) 1 x FlexKey button 1 x 12-1 pin Front Panel Audio header (AAFP) 1 x ReTry button 1 x SPI TPM header (14-1pin) 1 x Start button 1 x 10-1 pin System Panel header 1 x Thermal Sensor header

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