ASUS ROG Strix Z690-F Gaming WIfi DDR5 Intel Motherboard

The ASUS ROG Strix Z690-F Gaming WiFi is a full-size ATX motherboard (12 in × 9.6 in / 30.5 cm × 24.4 cm) built on the Intel Z690 chipset and designed for 12th Gen Intel Core, Pentium Gold, and Celeron processors in the LGA1700 socket. It supports Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 (availability depends on CPU type). Memory capacity reaches up to 128 GB across four DIMM slots using DDR5 Non-ECC Unbuffered modules. The board accepts speeds from DDR5 4800 MHz (native) up to DDR5 6400 MHz via overclocking, with support for Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) and ASUS OptiMem II for signal integrity. For storage, four PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 slots (Key M) accommodate drives in 2242, 2260, 2280, and in some slots 22110 form factors. Six SATA 6 Gb/s ports provide additional storage bandwidth. Intel Rapid Storage Technology enables NVMe RAID 0/1/5 and SATA RAID 0/1/5/10. Expansion is anchored by a PCIe 5.0 x16 slot for the primary graphics card, supplemented by a chipset-connected PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (operating at x4 or x4/x4 mode) and a PCIe 3.0 x1 slot. Networking combines onboard 2×2 Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) covering 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz bands with an Intel I225-V 2.5 Gb Ethernet controller protected by ASUS LANGuard. Bluetooth 5.2 is hardware-ready (functional under Windows 11 or later). The rear I/O panel provides 10 USB ports: one USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 Type-C (20 Gbps), two USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A plus one USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (10 Gbps each), four USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A (5 Gbps), and two USB 2.0 Type-A. A Thunderbolt 4 header board supports future add-in cards. Display outputs include HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 1.4, both supporting up to 4K@60 Hz via integrated graphics. Audio is handled by the ROG SupremeFX system using a Realtek ALC4080 codec paired with a Savitech SV3H712 amplifier. The implementation delivers 120 dB SNR stereo playback and 113 dB SNR recording input, supports up to 32-bit/384 kHz playback, and includes 7.1 surround sound output via five gold-plated rear audio jacks and an optical S/PDIF out port. Cooling headers include one 4-pin CPU fan, one 4-pin CPU OPT fan, one 4-pin AIO pump, and five 4-pin chassis fan headers — all manageable through ASUS Fan Xpert 4. RGB is controlled via ASUS AURA Sync, with three Addressable Gen 2 headers and one standard RGB header on board. Key usability features include BIOS FlashBack (update BIOS without CPU or RAM installed), Clear CMOS button, PCIe Slot Q-Release button, M.2 Q-Latch tool-free retention, Q-DIMM single-sided DIMM latches, and pre-mounted I/O shield. The UEFI AMI BIOS is stored on a 256 Mb Flash ROM. Verified Specifications: • Socket: Intel LGA1700 | Chipset: Intel Z690 • Form Factor: ATX (12 in × 9.6 in) • Memory: 4× DIMM, DDR5, max 128 GB, up to DDR5 6400 (OC) • M.2 Slots: 4× PCIe 4.0 x4 (Key M) • SATA: 6× SATA 6 Gb/s • Primary PCIe: 1× PCIe 5.0 x16 • LAN: Intel I225-V 2.5 GbE • Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax), 2×2, 2.4/5/6 GHz • Bluetooth: 5.2 (hardware ready, Windows 11+) • Rear USB: 10 ports (Gen 2×2 Type-C, Gen 2 Type-A/C, Gen 1 Type-A, USB 2.0) • Audio: ALC4080 + SV3H712, 120 dB SNR playback, 7.1 surround • Display: HDMI 2.1 + DisplayPort 1.4 (iGPU, max 4K@60 Hz) • BIOS: 256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI • OS: Windows 10 64-bit, Windows 11 64-bit • Warranty: 3 years