ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX

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.

Intel^® 13^th & 12^th 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.

Total supports 5 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports*

Intel^® 13^th & 12^th Gen Processors*

M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280

- Intel^® 13^th & 12^th 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^® 13^th & 12^th 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.

Wi-Fi 6E

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

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.

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 

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

1 x 24-pin Main Power connector 

2 x 8-pin +12V Power connector 

1 x 6-pin PCIe Graphics Card connector 

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

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 

- FlexKey button

- LN2 Mode 

- Probelt 

- ReTry button 

- Safe boot button 

- Start button 

- Slow Mode 

- SMD Capacitors 

- MicroFine Alloy Choke  

- M.2 Q-Latch 

- PCIe Slot Q-Release 

- Q-Code

- Q-Connector 

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

- Q-Slot

- M.2 heatsink backplate

- M.2 heatsink

- VRM heatsink design

- BIOS FlashBack™ button

- Clear CMOS button

- CPU Socket lever protector

- ProCool II

- Pre-mounted I/O shield

- SafeSlot

- SafeDIMM

- AURA RGB header(s)

- Addressable Gen 2 header(s)

- 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.

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 

- ROG True Voltician  

- 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 

6 x SATA 6Gb/s cables  

1 x 3-in-1 Thermistor cables pack  

ROG DIMM.2 with Heatsink 

1 x ROG DIMM.2 with heatsink 

1 x M.2 pad for ROG DIMM.2 

2 x M.2 screw package for ROG DIMM.2 

PCIe 5.0 M.2 Card  

1 x PCIe 5.0 M.2 Card 

1 x M.2 screw package for PCIe 5.0 M.2 Card 

ROG True Voltician 

1 x ROG True Voltician 

4 x cables for ROG True Voltician 

Miscellaneous 

1 x ASUS Wi-Fi moving antennas  

1 x Q-connector 

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

1 x ROG Graphics card holder 

1 x ROG key chain 

1 x ROG stickers 

1 x ROG thank you card 

Installation Media 

1 x USB drive with utilities and drivers  

Documentation 

1 x User manual