| Model: |
ROG MAXIMUS Z890 HERO |
| Product Number: |
90MB1ID0-M0EAY0 |
| CPU |
Support Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors (Series 2) , LGA1851 // Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 |
| Chipset |
Intel® Z890 Chipset |
| BIOS |
256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS |
| Operating System |
Windows® 11 (22H2 & later) |
| Form Factor |
ATX Form Factor 12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm ) |
| Manageability |
WOL by PME |
| Memory |
4 x DIMM slots, max. 256GB, DDR5 Support up to 9200+MT/s (OC), Non-ECC, Un-buffered, Clocked Unbuffered DIMM (CUDIMM) // Dual channel memory architecture // Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory module // DIMM FIT // ASUS Enhanced Memory Profile III (AEMP III) |
| Supports DIMM Flex |
Yes |
| NitroPath DRAM Technology |
Yes |
| Expansion Slots |
Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors (Series 2): 1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot (supports x16 or x8/x4/x4 modes) // Intel® Z890 Chipset: 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode) – 1 x PCIe 4.0 x1 slot // When M.2_3 or M.2_4 is enabled, PCIEX16(G5) will run x8 only. |
| Graphics |
1 x HDMI™ port: Supports max. 8K@60Hz with DSC as specified in HDMI 2.1. // 2 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 ports (USB Type-C®) support DisplayPort and Thunderbolt™ video outputs – In Thunderbolt™ 4 mode, supports up to 8K@60Hz x1 with DSC or 4K@60Hz x2, maximum total bandwidth up to 23.8Gbps or 16Gbps/16Gbps, for resolution support please check DisplayPort 2.1 specs. // In DP alt mode, Only one USB Type-C® port supports up to UHBR20 at a time. |
| Storage |
Supports up to 6 x M.2 slots and 1 x SlimSAS connector and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports: Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors (Series 2): M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode) – M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode) – M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode) – M.2_4 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280(supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode) // Intel® Z890 Chipset: M.2_5 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)- M.2_6 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode) // 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports // SlimSAS connector supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode or up to 4 SATA devices via an adapter cable. The cable is purchased separately. // Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports PCIe RAID 0/1/5/10, SATA RAID 0/1/5/10, M.2 slot from CPU only supports RAID 0/1/5 // When M.2_3 or M.2_4 is enabled, PCIEX16(G5) will run x8 only. |
| USB |
Rear USB (Total 11 ports): 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 ports (2 x USB Type-C®) – 5 x USB 10Gbps ports (4 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®) – 4 x USB 5Gbps ports (4 x Type-A) // Front USB (Total 10 ports): 1 x USB 20Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C® with up to 60W PD/QC4+) – 1 x USB 10Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C®) – 2 x USB 5Gbps headers support 4 additional USB 5Gbps ports – 2 x USB 2.0 headers support 4 additional USB 2.0 ports // USB Type-C® power delivery output: max. 5V/3A // USB Type-C® power delivery output: 5/9/15/20V max. 3A, PPS:3.3–21V max. 3A |
| Back Panel I/O Ports |
2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 USB Type-C® ports // 5 x USB 10Gbps ports (4 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®) // 4 x USB 5Gbps ports (4 x Type-A) // 1 x HDMI™ port // 1 x Wi-Fi module // 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet port // 1 x Realtek 5Gb Ethernet port // 2 x Gold-plated audio jacks // 1 x Optical S/PDIF out port // 1 x BIOS FlashBack™ button // 1 x Clear CMOS button |
| Audio |
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 MIC Jack-retasking – High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 110 dB SNR recording input – Supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback on front panel // Audio Features: SupremeFX Shielding Technology – ESS® ES9219 QUAD DAC – Gold-plated audio jacks – Rear optical S/PDIF out port – Premium audio capacitors. |
| Accessories |
Cables: 1 x ARGB RGB extension cable – 4 x SATA 6Gb/s cables // Additional Cooling Kit: 1 x DDR5 fan holder – 1 x Thermal pad for M.2 22110 // Miscellaneous: 1 x ASUS WiFi Q-Antenna – 1 x Q-connector – 1 x M.2 Q-Latch package – 3 x M.2 Q-Slide packages – 1 x ROG stickers – 6 x M.2 rubber packages – 1 x ROG thank you card – 1 x ROG Bottle Opener // Installation Media: 1 x USB drive with utilities and drivers // Documentation: 1 x Quick start guide |
| Internal I/O Connectors |
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+ headers // Power Related: 1 x 24-pin Main Power connector – 2 x 8-pin +12V CPU Power connectors – 1 x 8-pin PCIe Power connector // Storage Related: 6 x M.2 slots (Key M) – 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports – 1 x SlimSAS connector // USB: 1 x USB 20Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C® ) – 1 x USB 10Gps connector (supports USB Type-C® ) – 2 x USB 5Gbps headers support 4 additional USB 5Gbps ports – 2 x USB 2.0 headers support 4 additional USB 2.0 ports // Miscellaneous: 3 x Addressable Gen 2 headers – 1 x Alteration PCIe mode switch – 1 x FlexKey button – 1 x Front Panel Audio header (F_AUDIO) – 1 x ReTry button – 1 x Start button – 1 x 10-1 pin System Panel header – 1 x Thermal Sensor header – 1 x Thunderbolt™ (USB4®) header |
| Special Features |
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 – M.2 Q-Release – M.2 Q-Slide – Q-Release Slim (with PCIe SafeSlot) – Q-Antenna – Q-Code – Q-Connector – Q-Dashboard – Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green]) – Q-Slot // ASUS Thermal Solution – M.2 heatsink backplate – M.2 heatsink – Metal backplate – VRM heatsink design // ASUS EZ DIY: Backplate – BIOS FlashBack™ button – Clear CMOS button – CPU Socket lever protector – ProCool II – Pre-mounted I/O shield – SafeSlot – SafeDIMM // Aura Sync: Addressable Gen 2 header(s) // ROG M.2 PowerBoost // Front Panel USB 20Gbps with Quick Charge 4+ Support: Support: up to 60W fast charging and USB Wattage Watcher – Output: 5/9/15/20V max. 3A, PPS:3.3–21V max. 3A – Compatible with PD3.0 and PPS |
| Software Features |
ROG Exclusive Software: ROG CPU-Z – Dolby Atmos – Polymo Lighting II – Internet Security (1-year full version) // ASUS Exclusive Software: Armoury Crate: – AIDA64 Extreme (1 year full version) – Aura Creator – Aura Sync – Fan Xpert 4 (with AI Cooling II) – GameFirst- HWiNFO – Power Saving // ASUS AI Advisor // ASUS Driver Hub // ASUS GlideX // TurboV Core// USB Wattage Watcher // TurboV Core // Adobe Creative Cloud (Free Trial) // WinRAR (40 Days Free Trial) // UEFI BIOS // NPU Boost // AI Overclocking Guide // ASUS EZ DIY: ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 – ASUS EZ Flash – ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode – ASUS MyHotkey // FlexKey |
| Ethernet |
1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet // 1 x Realtek 5Gb Ethernet // ASUS LANGuard |
| Wireless & Bluetooth |
Wi-Fi 7: 2×2 Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) – Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band – Supports Wi-Fi 7 320MHz bandwidth, up to 5.8Gbps transfer rate. // Bluetooth® v5.4: The Bluetooth® version may vary, please refer to the Wi-Fi module manufacturer’s website for the latest specifications. |
