ASUS ROG STRIX Z790-I GAMING WIFI DDR5 MINI ITX Motherboard - Black

ASUS ROG STRIX Z790-I GAMING WiFi DDR5 Mini-ITX Motherboard

Rules are made to be broken. Smashing the conventions of what a mini-ITX motherboard can do, the ROG Strix Z790-I’s power delivery rivals that of full-scale titans and its stacked thermal array is more than a match for multi-core behemoths. It also expands the boundaries of connectivity, with the innovative ROG Hive, a hybrid audio and USB hub with an added twist - an AI Overclocking button makes tuning so easy, it feels like cheating.

ALL-ROUND PERFORMANCE

Throughout its compact frame, the Strix Z790-I teems with engineering tweaks that boost CPU and memory performance and lay a potent foundation for full-size SSDs and graphics cards.

AI OVERCLOCKING

Tuning is now faster and smarter than ever before. ASUS AI Overclocking profiles the CPU and cooling to predict the optimal configuration and push the system to its limits. Predicted values can be engaged automatically or used as a launching ground for further experimentation.

LEADING CONNECTIVITY

The ATX experience thoughtfully scaled into mini-ITX: grace your desktop with the ROG Strix Hive for superb audio and control, build easier with the ROG FPS-II card, and make faster connections with the latest Thunderbolt and WiFi support.

ROG STRIX HIVE

The all-new ROG Strix Hive brings critical controls and I/O within arm's reach, moving them from the cramped quarters of an SFF chassis to a compact peripheral that sits on the desktop. DIY-friendly buttons and diagnostic LEDs are brought front and center along with a large volume dial. On the sides, a varied group of I/O ports handle audio input and output and provide convenient connectivity for grab-and-go peripherals.

PLAY IN STYLE

The black shrouds and gentle accents of the Strix Z790-I make it a solid foundation for nearly any rig, especially when coordinated with the vast range of offerings in the ROG ecosystem.

UNDENIABLY ROG STRIX

Linear vents and subtle grid-like textures give the Strix Z790-I a stealthy form that blends in the shadows of most SFF builds. But if a little lighting hits the side of its M.2 shroud, its true colors show in the form of a prismatic sheen glinting off of the highly-reflective aluminum that outlines the embossed ROG logo.

SOFTWARE UTILITIES

ROG-exclusive software delivers intuitive audio tuning and gaming enhancements so you can configure your gaming build the way you want.

AI COOLING II

Balance the thermals and acoustics of any build with a single click. A proprietary ASUS algorithm slashes unnecessary noise while running a quick stress test, and then monitors CPU temperatures to dynamically adjust fans to optimal speeds.

Specifications:-

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 better 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®) supports 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
•  - Support: 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)