Asus ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI) Z490 Motherboard

CPU

• Intel® Socket 1200for 10th 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).
• Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
• Dual Channel Memory Architecture

Graphic

• 1 x HDMI 1.4b
• *Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types.
• Integrated Graphics Processor
• Multi-GPU Support
• Supports AMD 2-Way CrossFireX Technology
• Supports NVIDIA® 2-Way SLI® Technology
• Supports AMD 3-Way CrossFireX™ Technology
• Expansion Slots
• 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4 mode) *2
• Intel® 10th Gen Processors
• 2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8) *1
• Intel® Z490 Chipset
• 3 x PCIe 3.0 x1

Storage

• Total supports 3 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
• 1 x M.2_2 socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)*4
• 1 x M.2_3 socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (SATA & PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)
• Intel® Z490 Chipset :
• 1 x M.2_1 socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (SATA & PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)*3
• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s),
• Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10
• Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready

LAN

• Marvell® AQtion AQC111C 5Gb Ethernet
• Intel® I219-V 1Gb 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 channel bandwidth: HT20/HT40/HT80/HT160
• Supports dual band frequency 2.4/5 GHz
• 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*6
• - Supports : Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking, up to 24-Bit/192kHz playback
• - ESS™ ES9023 DAC + RC4580 OP AMP
• - Premium Japanese audio capacitors
• - Audio Cover
• - SupremeFX Shielding™ Technology
• - Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs
• - High quality120dBSNR stereo playback outputand113dBSNR recording input
• - Supports up to 32-Bit/192kHz playback
• - Gold-plated jacks
• - Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel

Audio Feature :
USB Ports
4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s)(3 + Type-A +1 + USB Type-C®)
Rear USB Port ( Total 10 )
4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s)(4 x Type-A)
2 x USB 2.0 port(s)(2 x Type-A)
Front USB Port ( Total 7 )
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 front panel connector 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
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
- FlexKey button
- ReTry button
- Start button

Extreme Engine Digi+
- 10K Black Metallic Capacitors
- 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

ASUS EZ DIY
- BIOS Flashback™ button
- Clear CMOS button
- Procool II
- Pre-mounted I/O shield
- SafeSlot

AURA Sync
- Standard RGB headers
- Addressable Gen 2 RGB headers
Back I/O Ports
1 x Marvell® AQtion AQC111C 5Gb Ethernet
1 x Intel® I219-V 1Gb Ethernet
4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1
1 x USB BIOS FlashBack™ Button(s)
4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2
1 x Optical S/PDIF out
1 x Clear CMOS button(s)
1 x ASUS Wi-Fi Module
5 x Gold-plated audio jacks
1 x HDMI
2 x USB 2.0
Internal I/O Ports

• 3 x M.2 Socket 3
• 1 x FlexKey button
• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1(up to 5Gbps) connector(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s)
• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 front panel connector
• 1 x Thunderbolt header(s)
• 1 x CPU Fan connector(s)
• 1 x CPU OPT Fan connector(s)
• 3 x Chassis Fan connector(s)
• 1 x AIO_PUMP connector
• 1 x H_AMP fan connector
• 1 x W_PUMP+ connector
• 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)
• 2 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 port(s)
• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s)
• 1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s)
• 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)
• 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)
• 1 x Thermal sensor connector(s)
• 1 x ReTry button
• 1 x System panel connector
• 1 x Speaker connector
• 1 x Start button
• 2 x Aura RGB Strip Headers

Accessories

• Addressable LED extension cable
• 2 x M.2 SSD screw package(s)
• 2 x M.2 Rubber Package(s)
• 1 ROG key chain
• 1 x MOS Cooling kit (fan bracket and 40mm x 40mm fan)
• 1 x ROG logo plate sticker
• 4 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s)
• 1 x ROG big sticker
• 1 x Q-Connector
• 1 x Wi-Fi Antenna(s)
• 1 x Extension Cable for RGB strips (80 cm)
• 1 x ROG Thank you card
• User´s manual
• 1 x Supporting DVD

BIOS

• 256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS
• Manageability
• WOL by PME, PXE

Operating System

• Windows® 10 64-bit

Form Factor

• 12 inch x 9.5 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )
• ATX Form Factor

Note
*1 Support PCIe bifurcation for RAID on CPU function.

*2 The PCIEX16_3 shares bandwidth wih M.2_2. The PCIEX16_3 will be disabled when M.2_2 runs x4 mode.

*3 When M.2_1 is operating in SATA mode, SATA6G_2 will be disabled.

*4 M.2_2 shares bandwidth with PCIEX16_3. When M.2_2 runs x4 mode, PCIEX16_3 will be disabled. When M.2_2 runs x2 mode, PCIEX16_3 runs x1 mode.

*5 M.2_3 shares bandwidth with SATA6G_56. When M.2_3 is populated SATA6G_56 will be disabled.

*6 Due to limitations in HDA bandwidth, 32-Bit/192kHz is not supported for 7.1 Surround Sound audio.