ROG MAXIMUS XII EXTREME

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CPU

Intel^® Socket 1200for 10^th Gen Intel^{^®} Core^™, Pentium^{^®} Gold and Celeron^{^®} Processors

Supports Intel^® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Intel^® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0**

**Intel^® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 support depends on the CPU types.

Supports Intel^® 14nm CPU

* Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list

Chipset

Intel^® Z490

Memory

4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR4 4800(O.C.)/4700(O.C)/4600(O.C)/4500(O.C)/4400(O.C)/4266(O.C.)/4133(O.C.)/4000(O.C.)/3866(O.C.)/3733(O.C.)/3600(O.C.)/3466(O.C.)/3400(O.C.)/3333(O.C.)/3200(O.C.)/3000(O.C.)/2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory *

OptiMem III

* 10th Gen Intel^® Core™i9/i7 CPUs support 2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 natively, Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).

Dual Channel Memory Architecture

Supports Intel^® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

Multi-GPU Support

Supports NVIDIA 2-Way SLI^® Technology

Supports AMD 3-Way CrossFireX™ Technology

Expansion Slots

Intel^® 10th Gen Processors

Intel^® Z490 Chipset

1 x PCIe 3.0 x4 *¹

2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8)

Storage

Total supports 4 x M.2 slots and 8 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

Intel^® 10th Gen Processors :

1 x ROG DIMM.2 Module supports 2 M.2 Socket 3 , with M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)*²

Intel^® Z490 Chipset :

1 x M.2_1 socket 3, with M Key, Type 2242/2260/2280 (PCIE 3.0 x4 and SATA modes) storage devices support*³

1 x M.2_2 socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)

8 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s)

Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10

Intel^® Rapid Storage Technology supports

Intel^® Optane™ Memory Ready

LAN

Intel^® I225-V 2.5Gb Ethernet

Marvell^® AQtion AQC107 10Gb Ethernet

ASUS LANGuard

Wireless Data Network

Intel^® Wi-Fi 6 AX201

2x2 Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) support 1024QAM/OFDMA/MU-MIMO

Supports up to 2.4Gbps max data rate

Supports CNVI interface

Supports dual band frequency 2.4/5 GHz

Supports channel bandwidth: HT20/HT40/HT80/HT160

Bluetooth

Bluetooth v5.1*

*BT 5.1 function will be ready in Windows 10 build 19041 or later.

Audio

ROG SupremeFX7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC S1220

- ESS™ ES9023 DAC + RC4580 OP AMP

- Premium Japanese audio capacitors

- Audio Cover

LED-illuminated audio jacks

- Supports up to 32-Bit/192kHz playback

- SupremeFX Shielding™ Technology

- Supports : Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking

- High quality120dBSNR stereo playback outputand113dBSNR recording input

- Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs

Audio Feature :

- Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel

* Due to limitations in HDA bandwidth, 32-Bit/192kHz is not supported for 8-Channel audio.

USB Ports

Rear USB Port ( Total 12 )

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port(s)

3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s)(2 + Type-A +1 + USB Type-C^TM)

6 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s)(6 x Type-A)

2 x USB 2.0 port(s)(2 x Type-A)

Front USB Port ( Total 10 )

2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 front panel connector port(s)

4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s)

4 x USB 2.0 port(s)

Software Features

ROG Exclusive Software
- Mem Tweakit
- RAMCache III
- ROG CPU-Z
- GameFirst VI
- Sonic Studio III + Sonic Studio Virtual Mixer
- Sonic Radar III
- DTS^® Sound Unbound
- Overwolf
- BullGuard Internet Security (1-year full version)
ASUS Exclusive Software
Armoury Crate
- Aura Creator
- Aura Sync
- OLED Display
AI Suite 3:
- 5-Way Optimization with AI Overclocking
TPU
EPU
Digi+ Power Control
Fan Xpert 4
Turbo app
- EZ update
AI Charger
WinRAR
UEFI BIOS
AI Overclocking Guide
ASUS EZ DIY
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- ASUS EZ Flash 3
- ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode
FlexKey

ASUS Special Features

ROG Extreme OC kit
- EZ PLUG
- FlexKey button
- LN2 Mode
- Probelt
- ReTry button
- Safe boot button
- Start button
- Slow Mode
Extreme Engine Digi+
- 10K Black Metallic Capacitors
- Infineon TDA21490 Power Stage
- MicroFine Alloy Choke
ASUS Q-Design
- ASUS Q-Code
- ASUS Q-Connector
- ASUS Q-DIMM
- ASUS Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green])
- ASUS Q-Slot
ASUS Thermal Solution
- Aluminum M.2 heatsink cover
- Steel backplate
ASUS EZ DIY
- BIOS Flashback™ button
- Clear CMOS button
- Procool II
- Pre-mounted I/O shield
- SafeSlot
AURA Sync
- ROG Aura sync backplate
- Standard RGB header(s)
- Addressable Gen 2 RGB header(s)
LiveDash OLED 2"

Back I/O Ports

1 x LAN (2.5G) port(s)

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port(s) (1 x USB Type-C^{^®})

3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2

6 x USB 3.2 Gen 1

1 x USB BIOS FlashBack^™ Button(s)

5 x LED-illuminated audio jacks

1 x Aquantia AQC-107 10G LAN port

1 x Clear CMOS button(s)

1 x ASUS Wi-Fi Module

2 x USB 2.0

1 x Optical S/PDIF out

Internal I/O Ports

1 x M.2 Socket 2 with M Key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (PCIE mode only)

2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 front panel connector

1 x FlexKey button

2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1(up to 5Gbps) connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s)

8 x ProbeIt Measurement Points

2 x W_PUMP+ connector

1 x M.2 Socket 1 with M key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (SATA & PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)

2 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)

8 x Radiator Fan Headers

1 x Thunderbolt header(s)

1 x 4-pin EZ_PLUG Power connector(s)

1 x BIOS Switch button(s)

1 x DIMM.2 Slot supports 2 M.2 drives (2242-22110)

2 x RSVD Switch

1 x WB_SENSOR

1 x LN2 Mode jumper(s)

1 x Start button

1 x CPU Fan connector(s)

1 x CPU OPT Fan connector(s)

2 x Chassis Fan connector(s)

1 x W_IN header

1 x W_OUT header

1 x W_FLOW header

1 x AAFP connector

2 x Addressable Gen 2 header(s)

8 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s)

1 x Slow Mode switch(es)

1 x Thermal sensor connector(s)

1 x Safe Boot button

1 x ReTry button

1 x System panel connector

1 x Node Connector(s)

2 x Aura RGB Strip Headers

2 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 port(s)

1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s)

1 x Speaker connector

Accessories

8 x ROG weave SATA 6G cable

2 x M.2 Pad for ROG DIMM.2

1 x THUNDERBOLTEX 3-TR Card

1 x ASUS TB header cable

1 x USB2.0 Cable

ROG key chain

2 x mini DisplayPort Cable

1 x 2-in-1 Rubber pad

1 x ROG Multi-Bit screwdriver

1 x MOS Cooling kit (fan bracket and 40mm x 40mm fan)

3 x M.2 Screw Package

1 x ROG DIMM.2 with heatsink

1 x Fan Extension Card II (6 x 4-pin Chassis Fan connectors, 3 x RGB headers, 3 x 2-pin Thermal sensor header)

1 x Fan Extension Card II power cable

1 x Fan Extension Card II NODE connector cable

1 x Fan Extension Card II screw package

3 x Thermistor cable(s)

1 x USB drive with utilities and drivers

1 x ROG logo plate sticker

1 x ROG big sticker

1 x Q-Connector

1 x Wi-Fi Antenna(s)

1 x Extension Cable for RGB strips (80 cm)

User´s manual

1 x Extension cable for Addressable LED

BIOS

2 x 256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS

Manageability

WOL by PME, PXE

Form Factor

Extended ATX Form Factor

12 inch x 10.9 inch ( 30.5 cm x 27.7 cm )

Note

*1 PCIEx4 slot shares bandwidth with SATA6G_56 and PCIEx4 slot is default set at x2 mode. Please adjust BIOS settings to enable Thunderbolt card.
*2 The DIMM.2 Slots are disabled by default. Please adjust BIOS settings to enable DIMM.2 Slots.
*3 When M.2_1 is operating in SATA mode, SATA6G_2 will be disabled.
*4 USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 works at PCIe 3.0 x2 speeds

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