Asus ROG Maximus Z690 Formula
ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Formula: high‑end LGA1700 ATX board with DDR5, PCIe 5.0, Wi‑Fi 6E, 10GbE, TB4, and an EK CrossChill VRM block.
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Product overview
Announced on October 27, 2021 alongside ASUS’s Z690 lineup and retailing in some regions from November 26, 2021, the ROG Maximus Z690 Formula is a LGA1700 motherboard built for Intel’s 12th‑gen (Alder Lake) platform with DDR5 and PCIe 5.0 support. It sits in the high_end tier: a premium ROG board that exists to bundle top‑end connectivity and water‑cooling provisions on Z690. Good for overclocking unlocked LGA1700 CPUs, expansion/multi‑M.2 storage (three onboard plus an included ROG Hyper M.2 card adding two more, one PCIe 5.0‑ready), and high‑speed memory tuning; its ATX layout suits standard mid‑tower/full‑tower builds. Unique note: the CrossChill EK III hybrid VRM block integrates liquid‑cooling channels while retaining heatsink fins. Discontinued status not confirmed.
- overclocking
- expansion/multi-M.2
- high-speed memory
Product highlights
- Intel LGA 1700 socket: Ready for 12th Gen Intel Core processors and Windows 11, support PCIe 5.0 and DDR5.USB - Rear USB: Total 12 ports
- Intelligent Control: ASUS-exclusive tools including AI Overclocking, AI Cooling, AI Networking and Two-Way AI Noise-Cancelation for easy configuration
- Robust Power Solution: 20+1 teamed power stages rated for 105 A, ProCool II power connectors, MicroFine alloy chokes and premium metallic capacitors
- Optimized Thermal Design: VRM heatsinks with EK CrossChill III solution, high-conductivity thermal pads, triple M.2 heatsinks and with dual embedded backplates, and ROG Water-Cooling Zone and ROG Hyper M.2 card with heatsinks
- High Performance Networking: Onboard Wi-Fi 6E, Marvell AQtion 10Gb Ethernet, and ASUS LANGuard
Specifications
- Socket
- LGA1700
- WiFi
- Wi-Fi 6E
- Integrated Graphics
- Yes
- Compatible Memory
- DDR5
- USB
- USB 3.2 Gen 2x2
- Max Memory Size
- 128 GB
- ECC Support
- No
- Chipset
- Z690
- Max RAM speed
- 6400 MHz
- Form factor
- ATX
- RAM slots
- 4
- M.2 slots
- 3
- PCIe x16
- 3
- Processor Generation
- 12
- Pci E
- PCIe 5.0
- M 2
- 3
- Sata Slots
- 6
- Sata Speed
- 6 Gb/s
- Pci E Slots
- 3
- Tdp
- 75 W
- Nvme
- Yes
- Cpu Brand
- Intel
