ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z890 HERO LGA1851 DDR5 ATX

ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z890 HERO LGA1851 DDR5 ATX Motherboard

Key Features:

• Socket: LGA1851 – supports Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors (Series 2)

• Chipset: Intel® Z890

• Form Factor: ATX

• Memory Support:
  • 4× DDR5 DIMM slots, up to 256GB
  • Supports up to 9200+ MT/s (OC), Dual Channel
  • Intel® XMP, AEMP III, DIMM Flex, NitroPath DRAM, DIMM FIT

Expansion Slots:

• 1× PCIe 5.0 x16 (x16 or x8/x4/x4 mode)*

• 1× PCIe 4.0 x16 (x4 mode)

• 1× PCIe 4.0 x1
  *Note: M.2_3 or M.2_4 usage reduces PCIEX16(G5) to x8

Storage:

• 6× M.2 Slots:
  • M.2_1 (PCIe 5.0 x4), M.2_2 (PCIe 4.0 x4)
  • M.2_3 & M.2_4 (PCIe 5.0 x4, reduces GPU lane to x8)
  • M.2_5 & M.2_6 (PCIe 4.0 x4)

• 1× SlimSAS connector (PCIe 4.0 x4 or 4× SATA via adapter)

• 4× SATA 6Gb/s

• Intel® RST RAID 0/1/5/10 support

Graphics Support:

• 1× HDMI (max 8K@60Hz with DSC)

• 2× Thunderbolt™ 4 (USB-C®, DP alt mode)

Networking:

• 1× Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet

• 1× Realtek 5Gb Ethernet

• ASUS LANGuard

• Wireless:
  • Wi-Fi 7 (2×2, 2.4/5/6GHz, up to 5.8Gbps)
  • Bluetooth® v5.4

USB Connectivity:

• Rear:
  • 2× Thunderbolt™ 4 (USB-C®)
  • 5× USB 10Gbps (4× Type-A + 1× USB-C®)
  • 4× USB 5Gbps (Type-A)

• Front:
  • 1× USB 20Gbps (Type-C®, 60W PD/QC4+)
  • 1× USB 10Gbps (Type-C®)
  • 4× USB 5Gbps (via 2 headers)
  • 4× USB 2.0 (via 2 headers)

Audio:

• SupremeFX 7.1 ALC4082 HD Audio

• ESS® ES9219 QUAD DAC

• 120dB SNR playback / 110dB SNR recording

• Gold-plated jacks, Optical S/PDIF out

• Jack detection, Multi-stream, 32-bit/384kHz support

• Spatial audio only via front panel or USB

Back Panel I/O:

• 2× Thunderbolt™ 4 (USB-C®)

• 5× USB 10Gbps, 4× USB 5Gbps

• 1× HDMI

• 2× Ethernet (2.5Gb + 5Gb)

• 2× Gold-plated audio jacks + Optical S/PDIF

• 1× BIOS FlashBack™, 1× Clear CMOS

Internal Headers & Power:

• 6× M.2, 4× SATA, 1× SlimSAS

• 1× USB 20Gbps (Type-C®), 1× USB 10Gbps (Type-C®)

• 4× USB 5Gbps, 4× USB 2.0

• 1× 24-pin, 2× 8-pin CPU, 1× 8-pin PCIe

• Cooling: 7× 4-pin fan headers, 1× AIO, 1× W_PUMP+

Special Features:

• Extreme OC Kit: Start, ReTry, FlexKey

• ASUS Q-Design: Q-Latch, Q-Release, Q-Code, Q-Antenna

• Enhanced Thermal Design: VRM & M.2 heatsinks, metal backplate

• Aura Sync RGB with Addressable Gen 2 headers

• ROG M.2 PowerBoost

• USB Wattage Watcher (up to 60W fast charging on front USB-C®)

Software & BIOS:

• ROG & ASUS Exclusive Software:
  • Armoury Crate, Fan Xpert 4, GameFirst, AIDA64 (1-year), Dolby Atmos, AI Overclocking

• UEFI BIOS: 256Mb Flash ROM, CrashFree BIOS 3, EZ Flash, MyHotkey

• Adobe & WinRAR trial included

Accessories Included:

• 1× Wi-Fi Q-Antenna

• 4× SATA cables

• 1× DDR5 Fan Holder

• 1× M.2 Thermal Pad

• M.2 Q-Latch & Q-Slide kits

• 1× Q-Connector, 1× ARGB extension cable

• ROG stickers and accessories