ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Hero Motherboard

ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Hero

Brand
ASUS
Model
ROG Maximus Z790 Hero
$765–$845estimated range · from catalog price Oct 4, 2026

ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Hero: high-end ATX LGA1700 DDR5 board with dual PCIe 5.0 x16, Wi‑Fi 6E, TB4, and up to five M.2 (incl. PCIe 5.0 via Hyper M.2).

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ReleasedSep 2022
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SocketLGA1700
ChipsetZ790
MemoryDDR5
Max RAM speed7800 MHz
Form factorATX
RAM slots4
M.2 slots5
PCIe x162
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Product overview

Announced on September 28, 2022 alongside Intel’s Z790 platform and with retail availability from October 20, 2022, the ROG Maximus Z790 Hero is an ATX LGA1700 board in ASUS’s ROG Maximus family supporting 12th, 13th, and 14th Gen Core CPUs. It remains on ASUS’s product roster and store listing, so it is not discontinued.Sourceasus.com

Positioned as a high_end Z‑series option, it exists for builders who want robust overclocking features and top‑tier I/O without stepping up to halo boards. It’s well‑suited to overclocking, expansion/multi‑M.2, and high‑speed memory: four DDR5 DIMMs up to 128 GB, two PCIe 5.0 x16 slots, three onboard M.2 plus a bundled ROG Hyper M.2 card for two more (including a PCIe 5.0-capable slot), Wi‑Fi 6E, Intel 2.5 GbE, and dual Thunderbolt 4. Unique: the included Hyper M.2 card enables a five‑slot NVMe setup on a mainstream ATX layout.Sourcerog.asus.com

Best for
  • overclocking
  • expansion/multi-M.2
  • high-speed memory
Official product specifications

Specifications

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Current modelCatalog models
Max RAM speed7800 MHz
Higher than 83% of motherboards
RAM slots4
Higher than 96% of motherboards
M.2 slots5
Higher than 96% of motherboards
Socket
LGA1700
Memory
DDR5
WiFi
Yes
Integrated Graphics
Yes
USB
4
Max Memory Size
128 GB
ECC Support
No
Chipset
Z790
Max RAM speed
7800 MHz
Form factor
ATX
RAM slots
4
M.2 slots
5
PCIe x16
2
Processor Generation
12, 13, 14
Pci E
5.0
M.2 drives
SATA/PCIe
Sata Slots
6
Sata Speed
6 Gb/s
Pci E Slots
3
Tdp
50 W
NVMe support
Yes
Pci E X1
1
Cpu Brand
Intel
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