ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z890 HERO motherboard is equipped with the Intel Z890 chipset and designed for LGA 1851 socket processors. It is fully AI-PC ready, offering excellent performance for AI applications and demanding computing needs.

Features:

• Chipset: Intel Z890
• Processor socket: LGA 1851
• Processor support: Intel Core Ultra (series 2)
• Motherboard size: ATX (12 in x 9.6 in)
• Memory slots (pcs): 4
• Memory type: DDR5 8800+ MT/s, ECC, Non-ECC, Un-buffered, Clocked Un-buffered, Dual Channel
• Maximum memory capacity (GB): 192
• Network interfaces: 1 x Intel 2.5Gb Ethernet, 1 x Realtek 5Gb Ethernet, 2×2 Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), Bluetooth v5.4
• Sound card: ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4082, ESS ES9219 QUAD DAC

Expansion slots:

• Intel Core Ultra processors (series 2)
  1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot (supports x16 or x8/x8 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

Storage interfaces:

• 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)

Rear panel connectors:

• 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

Internal 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 connector
  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 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
• 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