The ASUS ROG Strix Z790-F Gaming WiFi II Motherboard supports Intel 14th Gen Core, 13th Gen Core, 12th Gen Core, Pentium Gold and Celeron processors, features up to 4 x DDR5 memory slots, PCIe 5.0 expansion slot, 5 x M.2 slot, 4 x SATA ports (6 Gb/s), 14 x rear USB ports, 7 x front USB ports, Intel Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), Bluetooth 5.4, ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound high-definition audio codec (ALC4080), and an ATX motherboard form factor.
Features
Overview
ASUS ROG Strix Z790-F Gaming WiFi II Motherboard
IIntel® LGA 1700 socket: Ready for Intel® Socket LGA1700 for Intel® Core™ 14th & 13th Gen Processors, Intel® Core™ 12th Gen, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors
Robust Power Solution: 16+1+2 power solution rated for 90A per stage with dual ProCool II power connectors, high-quality alloy chokes, and durable capacitors to support multi-core processors
Optimized VRM Thermals: Massive heatsinks with integrated I/O cover, high-conductivity thermal pads, and connected with an L-shaped heatpipe
Ample M.2 Support: One PCIe® 4.0 M.2 slot with a heatsink and backplate, and four PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots with heatsinks
Abundant Connectivity: USB 20Gbps, 10Gbps and 5Gbps rear I/O ports, front-panel USB connector with PD 3.0 up to 30W, PCIe 5.0 x16 SafeSlot, HDMI® 2.1, and DisplayPort™ 1.4 · High-Performance Networking: On-board WiFi 7 (802.11be) and Intel 2.5 Gb Ethernet with ASUS LANGuard
Intelligent Control: ASUS-exclusive AI Overclocking, AI Cooling II, AI Networking, and Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation simplifies setup and improves performance
Immersive Gaming Audio: ALC4080 with Savitech SV3H712 amplifier, along with DTS® Sound Unbound and Sonic Studio
Unmatched Personalization: ASUS-exclusive Aura Sync RGB lighting, including one RGB header and addressable Gen 2 headers
DIY-friendly Design: Q-Antenna, PCIe Slot Q-Release, M.2 Q-Latch, pre-mounted I/O shield, Q-LED with DRAM Detection, BIOS FlashBack™ button, BIOS FlashBack LED, and Clear CMOS button
Renowned Software: Bundled with 60-day AIDA64 Extreme trial subscription, and the intuitive UEFI BIOS dashboard with integrated MemTest86
Specifications
Model Number
ROG-STRIX-Z790-F-GAMING-WIFI-II
CPU
Intel® Socket LGA1700 for Intel® Core™ 14th & 13th Gen Processors, Intel® Core™ 12th Gen, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors
Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0
Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list.
Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 support depends on the CPU types.
Chipset
Intel® Z790 Chipset
Memory
4 x DIMM, Max. 192GB, DDR5 8000+(OC)/7800+(OC)/7600(OC)/7400(OC)/7200(OC)/7000(OC)/6800(OC)/6600(OC)/6400(OC)/ 6200(OC)/ 6000(OC)/ 5800(OC)/ 5600/ 5400/ 5200/ 5000/ 4800 MT/s Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory
Dual Channel Memory Architecture
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory module
ASUS Enhanced Memory Profile II (AEMP II)
OptiMem II
Supports DIMM Flex
Supported memory types, data rate (speed), and number of DRAM modules vary depending on the CPU and memory configuration, for more information please refer to CPU/Memory Support list under the Support tab of product information site or visit https://www.asus.com/support/.
Non-ECC, un-buffered DDR5 memory supports On-Die ECC function.
Graphics
1 x HDMI port
1 x DisplayPort
Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types. Please refer to www.intel.com for any updates.
Supports max. 8K@60Hz as specified in DisplayPort 1.4
Supports 4K@60Hz as sp[ecified in HDMI 2.1
VGA resolution support depends on processors’ or graphic cards’ resolution.
Expansion Slots
Intel® Core Processors (14th & 13th & 12th Gen)
1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot (support x16 mode)
Intel® Z790 Chipset
1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)
1x PCIe 3.0 x1 slot
Please check the PCIe bifurcation table on the support site (https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1037507/).
To ensure compatibility of the device installed, please refer to https://www.asus.com/support/ for the list of supported peripherals.
Storage
Supports 5 x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
Intel® Core Processors (14th & 13th & 12th Gen)
M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
Intel® Z790 Chipset
M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
M.2_4 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
M.2_5 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA modes)
4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports PCIe RAID 0/1/5/10, SATA RAID 0/1/5/10
Ethernet
1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet
ASUS LANGuard
Wireless & Bluetooth
Intel® Wi-Fi 7
2×2 Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band
Support Wi-Fi 7 160MHz bandwidth, up to 2.4Gbps transfer rate.
Bluetooth® v5.4
Compatible with Windows 11 or later.
Wi-Fi 7 MLO(Multi-link Operation) full functions support will be ready in Windows 11 2024 Platform (Windows 11 24H2) or later.
Wi-Fi 6GHz frequency band and bandwidth regulatory may vary between countries
The Bluetooth version may vary, please refer to the Wi-Fi module manufacturer’s website for the latest specifications.
USB
Rear USB (Total 14 ports)
1 x USB 20Gbps port (1 x USB Type-C®)
3 x USB 10Gbps ports (2 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)
4 x USB 5Gbps ports (4 x Type-A)
6 x USB 2.0 ports (6 x Type-A)
Front USB (Total 7 ports)
1 x USB 20Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C® with up to 30W PD Fast-charge )
1 x USB 5Gbps header supports 2 additional USB 5G ports
2 x USB 2.0 headers support 4 additional USB 2.0 ports
USB Type-C® power delivery output: max. 5V/3A
USB Type-C® power delivery output: 5V/9V max. 3A, 12V max 2.5A
Audio
ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4080
Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs
Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel MIC Jack-retasking
High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 110 dB SNR recording input
Supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback
Audio Features
SupremeFX Shielding Technology
Savitech SV3H712 AMP
Gold-plated audio jacks
Rear optical S/PDIF out port
Premium audio capacitors
Audio Cover
The rear panel Lime (Line out) port does not support spatial audio. If you wish to use spatial audio make sure to connect your audio output device to the audio jack on the front panel of your chassis.
Back Panel I/O Ports
1 x USB 20Gbps port (1 x USB Type-C®
3 x USB 10Gbps ports (2 x Type-A+1 x USB Type-C®)
4 x USB 5Gbps ports (4 x Type-A)
6 x USB 2.0 ports (6 x Type-A)
1 x HDMI port
1 x DisplayPort
1 x Wi-Fi Module
1 x Intel 2.5Gb 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 I/O 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
5 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers
Power related
1 x 24-pin Main Power connector
2 x 8-pin +12V Power connector
Storage related
5 x M.2 slots (Key M)
4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
USB
1 x USB 20Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C® with up to 30W PD)
1 x USB 5Gbps header supports 2 additional USB 5G ports
2 x USB 2.0 headers support 4 additional USB 2.0 ports
Miscellaneous
3 x Addressable Gen 2 headers
1 x Aura RGB header
1 x CPU over voltage jumper
1 x Front Panel Audio header (F_AUDIO)
1 x Start button
1 x 20-3 pin System Panel header with chassis intrusion function
1 x Thermal Sensor header
1 x Thunderbolt (USB4) header
Special Features
Extreme Engine Digi+
5K Black metallic capacitors
ASUS Q-Design
M.2 Q-Latch
PCIe Slot Q-Release
Q-Antenna
Q-Code
Q-Connector
Q-DIMM
Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green])
Q-Slot
ASUS Thermal Solution
M.2 heatsink backplate
M.2 heatsink
VRM heatsink design
ASUS EZ DIY
BIOS FlashBack™ button
BIOS FlashBack LED
Clear CMOS button
CPU Socket lever protector
ProCool II
Pre-mounted I/O shield
SafeSlot
SafeDIMM
Aura Sync
Aura RGB header
Addressable Gen 2 headers
Front Panel USB 20Gbps with PD Fast Charge Support
Support: up to 30W fast charging and USB Wattage Watcher
Output: 5V/9V max. 3A, 12V max 2.5A
Compatible with PD3.0
Software Features
ROG Exclusive Software
ROG CPU-Z
DTS® Sound Unbound
ASUS Exclusive Software
Armoury Crate
AIDA64 Extreme (60 days free trial)
Aura Creator
Aura Sync
Fan Xpert 4 (with AI Cooling II)
GameFirst
Power Saving
Sonic Studio
Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation
AI Suite 3
Easy Optimization with AI Overclocking
TPU
DIGI+ VRM
Turbo app
PC Cleaner
MyAsus
USB Wattage Watcher
Intel® Unison™
Adobe Creative Cloud (Free Trial)
Notion 360 for Gamers (60 days free trial)
WinRAR (40 Days Free Trial)
UEFI BIOS
AI Overclocking Guide
ASUS EZ DIY
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
ASUS EZ Flash 3
ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode
ASUS MyHotkey
FlexKey
MemTest86
BIOS
256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS
Manageability
WOL by PME, PXE
Accessories
Cables
2 x SATA 6Gb/s cables
Additional Cooling Kit
1 x Thermal pad for M.2
Miscellaneous
1 x ASUS WiFi Q-Antenna
1 x M.2 backplate Q-Latch packages
1 x M.2 backplate Rubber packages
1 x ROG Strix stickers
1 x ROG keychain
2 x M.2 rubber packages
1 x M.2 backplate rubber package
1x cable ties package
Documentation
1 x Quick start guide
