Mainboard Asus Rog Maximus Z690 Hero

2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 USB Type-C® ports

7 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (6 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)

2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x Type-A)

1 x HDMI® port

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

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+ header

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 headers support additional 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports

2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports

Miscellaneous

3 x Addressable Gen 2 headers

1 x AURA RGB header

1 x FlexKey button

1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)

1 x SPI TPM header (14-1pin)

1 x Start button

1 x ReTry button

1 x 10-1 pin System Panel header

1 x Thermal Sensor header

Extreme OC Kit

- FlexKey button

- ReTry button

- Start button

Extreme Engine Digi+

- 10K Black Metallic Capacitors

- MicroFine Alloy Choke

ASUS Q-Design

- M.2 Q-Latch

- PCIe Slot Q-Release

- Q-Code

- Q-Connector

- Q-DIMM

- Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green])

- Q-Slot

ASUS Thermal Solution

- M.2 heatsink backplate

- M.2 heatsinks

- 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)

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.

ROG Exclusive Software

- ROG CPU-Z

- GameFirst VI

- 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

Cables

1 x ARGB RGB extension cable

1 x RGB extension cable

4 x SATA 6Gb/s cables

ROG Hyper M.2 Card

1 x ROG Hyper M.2 Card with heatsink

2 x M.2 screw packages for ROG Hyper M.2 Card

Miscellaneous

1 x ASUS Wi-Fi moving antennas

1 x M.2 Q-Latch package

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

1 x M.2 Rubber Package

1 x Q-connector

1 x ROG Graphics card holder

1 x ROG stickers

1 x ROG key chain

1 x ROG thank you card

Installation Media

1 x USB drive with utilities and drivers

Documentation

1 x User Guide