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ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI) ASUS Intel Z490 (WiFi 6) SATA 6Gb/s ATX Intel Motherboard (14+2 Power Stages, DDR4 4800+, 5Gbps LAN, Intel LAN

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 ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO Technical Specifications

(WI-FI) ASUS Intel Z490 (WiFi 6) SATA 6Gb/s ATX Intel Motherboard (14+2 Power Stages, DDR4 4800+, 5Gbps LAN, Intel LAN

Model
Brand
ASUS
Series
ROG
Model
MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI)
Supported CPU
CPU Socket Type
LGA 1200
CPU Type
Intel Socket 1200 for 10th Gen Intel Core, Pentium Gold and Celeron processors*
Supported CPU Technologies
Supports Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0**
** Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 support depends on the CPU types.
Chipsets
Chipset
Intel Z490
Memory
Number of Memory Slots
4×288pin
Memory Standard
DDR4 4800(O.C.)/ 4700(O.C)/ 4600(O.C)/ 4500(O.C)/ 4400(O.C)/ 4266(O.C.)/ 4133(O.C.)/ 4000(O.C.)/ 3866(O.C.)/ 3733(O.C.)/ 3600(O.C.)/ 3466(O.C.)/ 3400(O.C.)/ 3333(O.C.)/ 3200(O.C.)/ 3000(O.C.)/ 2933/ 2800/ 2666/ 2400/ 2133 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory *
* 10th Gen Intel Core i9/i7 CPUs support 2933/ 2800/ 2666/ 2400/ 2133 natively, Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).
Maximum Memory Supported
128GB
Channel Supported
Dual Channel
Expansion Slots
PCI Express 3.0 x16
Intel 10th Gen Processors*
2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (support x16 or x8/x8 modes)
Intel Z490 Chipset
1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)**
* Support PCIe bifurcation for RAID on CPU function.
** The PCIEX16_3 shares bandwidth wih M.2_2. The PCIEX16_3 will be disabled when M.2_2 runs x4 mode.
PCI Express x1
3 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots
Storage Devices
SATA 6Gb/s
6 x SATA 6Gb/s
M.2
M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 3.0 x4 & SATA modes)
M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 3.0 x4 mode)*
M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 3.0 x4 & SATA mode)**
* M.2_2 shares bandwidth with PCIEX16_3. When M.2_2 runs x4 mode, PCIEX16_3 will be disabled. When M.2_2 runs x2 mode, PCIEX16_3 runs x1 mode.
** M.2_3 shares bandwidth with SATA6G_56. When M.2_3 is populated SATA6G_56 will be disabled.
Intel Optane Ready
Yes
SATA RAID
0/1/5/10
Onboard Audio
Audio Chipset
ROG SupremeFX High Definition Audio CODEC S1220
Audio Channels
8 Channels
* Due to limitations in HDA bandwidth, 32-Bit/192kHz is not supported for 8-Channel audio.
Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset
Aquantia AQC111C
Second LAN Chipset
Intel I219V
Max LAN Speed
5Gbps + 10/100/1000Mbps
Wireless LAN
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
2×2 Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) support 1024QAM/OFDMA/MU-MIMO
Supports up to 2.4Gbps max data rate
Support 2.4/5GHz Dual-Band
Supports channel bandwidth: HT20/HT40/HT80/HT160
Supports CNVI interface
Bluetooth
Bluetooth v5.1*
* BT 5.1 function will be ready in Windows 10 build 19041 or later.
Rear Panel Ports
Back I/O Ports
1 x ASUS Wi-Fi Module
1 x Clear CMOS button
5 x Gold-plated audio jacks
1 x HDMI 1.4b port
1 x Intel I219V 1Gb Ethernet
1 x Marvell AQtion AQC111C 5Gb Ethernet
1 x Optical S/PDIF out
4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (3 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C)
4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A)
2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x Type-A)
1 x USB BIOS FlashBack button
Internal I/O Connectors
Onboard USB
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 front panel connector (suppports USB Type-C)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header supports additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports
Other 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
3 x 4-Pin Chassis fan headers
1 x 4-Pin H_AMP fan header
1 x W_PUMP+ header
1 x 2-pin Water in header
1 x 2-pin Water out header
1 x 3-pin Water flow header
Miscellaneous
2 x AURA addressable Gen 2 headers
2 x AURA RGB headers
1 x FlexKey button
1 x Front panel audio header (AAFP)
1 x ReTry button
1 x Speaker header
1 x Start button
1 x 10-1 System panel header
1 x Thermal sensor header
1 x Thunderbolt header

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