Intel waxay dhowaan soo saartay 12-kii jiil ee ugu horreeyay processor-rada Core waxayna la-hawlgalayaashooda bilaabeen Motherboard-yo cusub oo ku saleysan Z690 chipset sidoo kale. Mid ka mid ah kuwa ugu wanaagsan waa ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme , Motherboard-ka qaaliga ah oo la socda qadar "xad-dhaaf ah" oo astaamo ah, qalab isku xiran, iyo qaybaha tayada ugu sareysa. Lagu qiimeeyay in ka badan 1000 USD , waxay u balan qaadaysaa waxqabadka ugu sareeya ee xiiseeya PC iyo ciyaartoyda. In muddo ah ayaanu ku farxay isticmaalkiisa iyo tijaabintiisa, hadda waxaan jecelnahay in aan wax badan ka sheegno sida ay tahay nolosha dhabta ah iyo waxa laga filayo. Haddii aad xiisaynayso oo aad rabto inaad aragto ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme ficil ahaan, akhri faallooyinkan:

ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme : yay u fiican tahay?

ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme waa Motherboard-ka ay tahay inaad iibsato haddii:

• Waxaad rabtaa lacagta ugu fiican oo aad iibsan karto
• Waxaad u baahan tahay Motherboard qurux badan processor-kaaga cusub ee Intel Alder Lake^{(Intel Alder Lake)}
• Waxaad doonaysaa inaad mustaqbalka-caddaysay kombiyuutarkaaga

Faa'iidada iyo khasaaraha

Kuwani waa waxyaalaha ugu fiican ee ku saabsan ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme :

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• Waxa ay isticmaashaa Chipset -kii ugu dambeeyay uguna awooda badan Intel ee Z690
• Waxay taageertaa PCI Express 5.0 iyo PCI Express 4.0
• Waxay la shaqeysaa DDR5 RAM ugu dambeeyay uguna dhakhsaha badan^{(DDR5 RAM)}
• Waxay bixisaa dekedo badan oo M.2 iyo SATA ah oo lagu kaydiyo
• Waxaa jira dekedo badan oo USB ah, oo ay ku jiraan kuwa Thunderbolt
• Waxay xirxiraysaa dhamaadka-sare 10 Gigabit iyo 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
• Chip-ka wireless-ku wuxuu taageeraa Wi-Fi 6E
• Tayada dhismuhu waa qaali, in la yiraahdo ugu yaraan
• Naqshadu waa mid cajiib ah, waxaanan si gaar ah u jecelnahay bandhigga OLED iyo AniMe Matrix
• VRMkeeda waxay bixisaa ilaa 105A oo awood ah, marka xad dhaafka CPU-gaagu xaqiiqdii ^(VRM)waxay^(CPU) ku jirtaa kaararka

Waxa kaliya ee aan aad ugu weyneyn ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme^{(ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme)} waa qiimihiisu, kaas oo sidoo kale aad u daran^(extreme) !

Xukun

ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme xaqiiqdii waa mid ka mid ah hooyada Z690 ugu fiican. Hadii aad damacsan tahay in aad dhisto kumbiyuutar heersare ah oo ku salaysan 12-ka Gen Intel Core Processor oo aad doonayso waxa ugu fiican, Motherboard-kani waa inuu noqdaa midka aad iibsanayso. Waxay bixisaa waxqabad aad u fiican, naqshad qurux badan, iyo dhismo tayo sare leh. Maximus Z690 Extreme^{(Maximus Z690 Extreme)} sidoo kale aad ayuu qani ugu yahay sifooyinka, oo ay ku jiraan ikhtiyaarada shakhsiyaynta ee cajiibka ah, iyo sidoo kale qaybaha iyo jajabyada tayada ugu sarreeya ee wax kasta oo laga bilaabo gaarsiinta awoodda iyo isku xirnaanta ilaa fursadaha kaydinta. Haddii miisaaniyadaadu tahay mid deeqsi ah oo aad ku bixiso in ka badan 1000 USD hooyadaada cusub kuma dhibayso, ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme waa dariiqa loo maro.

Furitaanka ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme

ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme waa Motherboard - ka qaaliga ah ee ugu sarreeya taasina waa wax iska cad marka la eego sanduuqa. Waxay ku timaadaa sanduuq weyn oo cadaalad ah oo ka samaysan kartoon adag, oo lagu rinjiyeeyay jamhuuriyada Gamers '^{(Republic of Gamers’ )} madaw iyo casaan. Dhankiisa sare, waxaad arki doontaa magaca buuxa ee Motherboard-ka, oo ku daabacan qalin, iyo sidoo kale faahfaahin ku saabsan isaga iyo sifooyinkiisa.

Sanduuqa ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme

Sanduuqa gudihiisa, waxa aad arkaysaa Motherboard-ka oo ku dhex jira boorso liddi ku ah. Aragtida koowaad: qurux badan!

Sabuuradda guud waxa lagu ilaaliyaa bac ka hortagta

Sabuuradda weyn ee hoosteeda, waxaa jira qalabyo badan oo qalabaysan iyo dukumeentiyo: fiilooyinka (hal fiilo 1-ilaa-3 ARGB kala qaybisa , hal fiilo 1-ilaa-2 ARGB , laba fiilooyinka 1-ilaa-4 taageere ah, hal fiilada kordhinta RGB , Saddex ROG ah oo isku dhejiya ^(ROG)SATA 6G fiilooyin, afar SATA 6Gb SATA 6Gb/s fiilooyinka, hal 3-in-1 xargaha xargaha xargaha), ROG Fan Controller (hal ROG Fan Controller , hal fan EXT PWR cable, hal fiilada ARGB gelinta , hal galitaanka USB fiilo, hal ROG Fan Controller 3M cajalad kor loogu qaadayo, buug kontorool^{(Fan Controller)} taageere ), ROG DIMM.2oo leh Heatsink (hal ROG DIMM.2 oo leh heatsink, hal M.2 pad oo loogu talagalay ROG DIMM.2 , laba baakidh M.2 ah oo loogu talagalay ROG DIMM.2 ), hal ROG True Voltician ah^{(ROG True Voltician)} iyo afar fiilood oo loogu talagalay, ASUS Wi-Fi oo^{(ASUS Wi-Fi)} guuraya anteenooyinkooda, hal xirmo isku xira M.2 SSD , hal Q-xiriire, hal ROG CLAVIS DAC^{(ROG CLAVIS DAC)} , hal kaadh sawir qaade ROG ah, silsilad fure ah oo ROG ah, dhejisyo^(ROG) taargo ROG ah, ROG screwdriver, qaar kale oo ROG ah, ROG kaadhka mahadsanid , xirmo kuleyl ah oo loogu talagalay M.2 heatsink, USBku kaxee agabka iyo darawalada, iyo hagaha isticmaale.

ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme : waxa ku jira sanduuqa

Furitaanka ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme waxay ku siinaysaa inaad dareento inaad hadda soo iibsatay lacag qaali ah, Motherboard-ka ugu sarreeya. Kani waa badeecad heersare ah oo leh xidhmo aad u qani ah oo qalabaysan.^{(Unboxing the ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme makes you feel like you’ve just bought a premium, top-of-the-line motherboard. This is a high-end product with an extremely rich bundle of accessories.)}

Tilmaamaha qalabka iyo naqshadeynta

ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme kaliya maahan "celceliska" Motherboard-kaaga dhamaadka-sare. Waa Motherboard aad qaali u ah oo sida uu qabo Extreme moniker ku siinaya dhammaan waxyaalihii aad ka filan lahayd aaladda premium-ka iyo waliba qaar kale oo badan oo aadan xitaa ogeyn inaad rabto.

Inta badan Motherboard-ku waa midab madow, iyo inta badan qalabka elektaroonigga ah ee gudaha sida wareegyada ama capacitors-ka waa laga qariyay aragga, oo ay ku daboolan yihiin xarrago leh, heatsinks qurux badan, taarikada, iyo bandhiga AniMe Matrix ee madaxa-roganaya . Kani waa LED panel weyn oo dhamaystiran oo la barnaamiji karo (oo leh 222 LEDs !) kaas oo daboolaya gaashaanka wax-gelinta/soo-saarka, kaas oo aad isticmaali karto si aad u soo bandhigto sawirrada ama animations aad jeceshahay, ama xitaa ka dhig mid ka fal-celinaya muusigga aad ku ciyaareyso kombiyuutarkaaga. Aynu ka hadalno Sci-Fi , sax? 🙂

Asus ROG Maximus Z690^{(ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme)} Extreme Motherboard

24+1 module regulatorer ( VRM ) waxaa daboolay heatsinks waaweyn oo gaarsiin kara ilaa 105A weyn, kaas oo kuu sheegaya isla bilowgaba inaadan gabi ahaanba wax dhibaato ah ka qabin wax kasta oo 12th Gen Intel Core "Alder Lake". Xataa mishiinnada M.2 ee aad malaha ku rakibi doonto Motherboard-kan waxa lagu ilaaliyaa oo lagu qaboojiyaa heatsinks waaweyn oo leh textures iyo nashqado gaar ah oo SSD^(SSDs) -yada ka qariya indhaha kana dhigaya Motherboard-ka mid u eg qalab midaysan.

Radiyeeriyeyaasha waaweyn ayaa daboolaya VRM-ga

Korontada waxaa loo geeyaa VRM saddex xiriiriye EPS ah: isku xirka korantada 24-pin ATX ee caadiga ah iyo kuwa kale oo hoos yimaada saxan go'an oo ku yaal dhinaca midig ee Motherboard-ka, iyo laba xiriiriye 8-pin ah oo ku yaal dhanka sare ee bidix ee sabuuradda guud, oo ka sarreysa guddiga I/O.

Aragtida^{(Perspective)} aragtida ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme

Sida ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme loogu talagalay jiilkii ugu dambeeyay ee soo- saareyaasha Intel (12th Gen ), waxay ciyaareysaa godka cusub ee LGA1700 . Socket-kan waxa kaliya oo isticmaala Processor- yaasha Alder Lake^{(Alder Lake)} , markaa dib uma isticmaali kartid Intel Core CPU ka da'da weyn jiilka 11-aad ama 10-aad ee Motherboard-kan. Soo-saareyaasha kaliya ee ka shaqeeya ASUS ROG Maximum Z690 Extreme hadda waa Intel Core i9-12900K iyo KF, Intel Core i7-12700K iyo KF, iyo Intel Core i5-12600K iyo KF.

booska CPU ee ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme

Dhanka taageerada xusuusta, ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme wuxuu na siinayaa afar boos oo DDR5 DIMM ah, kaasoo qaadi kara awoodda ugu badan ee 128GB. Qaybaha RAM ee aad isticmaashid waxay yeelan karaan inta jeer ee caadiga ah ee 4800MHz, laakiin sidoo kale waxaad isticmaali kartaa DDR5 oo ku socda xawaare ka sarreeya 6400MHz oo ah qaabka saacadaha dhaafka ah.

ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme wuxuu leeyahay afar boos oo DIMM ah^(DIMM)

Ka sokow awood u lahaanshaha isticmaalka xusuusta DDR5 , hooyadan Z690^(Z690) -ku-saleysan chipset-ka waxay sidoo kale bixisaa taageerada tignoolajiyada kale ee cusub sida PCIe 5.0 . Processor-ku wuxuu ku xidhan yahay laba boos oo PCIe 5.0 x16 ah, iyo Chipset-ka Z690 hal boos oo PCIe 3.0 ah. Goobaha PCIe 5.0 waxaa loo isticmaali karaa x16 ama x8/x8 hababka: dadka intooda badan waxay u badan tahay inay isticmaalaan kaliya hal kaar garaaf oo x16 ah , in kastoo.

Muuqaalka dhow^(Closer) ee ASUS ROG Z690 Extreme Motherboard

Markaa ma jiraan wax ka yar shan boos M.2 SSD : kan ku xidhan haadka CPU wuxuu taageeraa habka PCIe 5.0 x4 wuxuuna yeelan karaa qaab kasta (2242/2260/2280/22110) laakiin wuxuu la wadaagaa haadkiisa booska labaad ee PCIe 5.0^{(PCIe 5.0)} , marka haddii aad isticmaasho booskan M.2, booska sare ee PCIe 5.0 waa naafo. Booska labaad ee M.2 ee sidoo kale ku xidhan haadka processor-ka wuxuu taageeraa PCIe 4.0 qaabka x4. Chipset -ka Motherboard-ka ee Z690 , dariiqyada PCIe waxay u oggolaanayaan saddex boos oo M.2 ah^{(M.2 slots)} oo dhammaantood ku shaqeeya PCIe 4.0 x4. Si kastaba ha noqotee, laba ka mid ah ayaa la heli karaa oo keliya haddii aad ku dhejiso ASUS 'kacitaanka lahaanshaha ee loo yaqaan 'ROG DIMM.2 , kaas oo ah nooc ka mid ah adapter-ka ku habboon laba dariiqyo adag oo M.2 ah oo ku xiran booska RAM .

ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme waxay isticmaashaa Z690 chipset waxayna bixisaa PCIe 5.0

ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme wuxuu^{(ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme)} soo jiitaa isku xirnaanta sidoo kale. Xidhiidhada fiilo leh, waxaad helaysaa hal chip Intel oo taageera xawaarihiisa ilaa 2.5Gbps iyo hal chip-xawaaraha sare ee Marvell kaas oo ku wareejin kara xogta ilaa 10Gbps! Labada dekedood ee Ethernet waxaa ilaaliya Anti-surge LANGuard , kaas oo ka ilaalinaya korontadu, waxay ilaalinaysaa calaamada nadiif ah, yaraynaysaa fursada khaladaadka. Wireless-ka, waxaad helaysaa Intel Wi-Fi 6E kaas oo ka shaqayn kara xadiga soo noqnoqda ee 6GHz wuxuuna u ogolaanayaa todobo kanaal oo dheeraad ah oo ah 160MHz!

Marka la eego maqalka, ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme waxay la socotaa ASUS 'ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4082 . Waxay taageertaa dib-u-ciyaarista stereo ilaa 32-bit/384 kHz iyo ilaa 120 dB SNR ( Samiga Signal-To-Noise ), 113 dB SNR duubista. Intaa waxa dheer, waxa kale oo aad helaysaa ROG Clavis^{(ROG Clavis)} dibadeed ( ESS SABRE9018Q2C ) DAC oo aad ku xidhi karto dekedda USB-C oo aad ku xidhi karto taleefoonnada gacanta si aad u hesho waayo-aragnimo dhegeysi-heer maqal ah.

Qaybta wax-soo-saarka / soo-saarka ee ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme

Ka sokow dekedaha shabakada iyo maqalka, dhanka I / O panel, waxaad sidoo kale heleysaa deked HDMI ah, ^(HDMI)Thunderbolt 4 USB Type-C , USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C , toddobo USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A , iyo hal USB 3.2 Gen 2 nooca-C-^(Type-C) deked. Haddii aad waligaa u baahato, waxa kale oo jira BIOS FlashBack iyo badhanka CMOS cad .

Marka la eego taageerayaasha iyo qaboojinta, Motherboard-ku wuxuu ka kooban yahay xiriiriyayaal badan: hal 4-pin CPU Fan header, hal taageere CPU OPT 4-pin ah, laba madax oo faneedka 4-pin ^{(CPU OPT)}Chassis Fan , laba madax oo 4-pin Radiator Fan , laba madax W_PUMP+ , hal WB_SENSOR madax, hal 2-pin oo biyo^(Water) ah madaxa, hal 2-pin Water Out madax, iyo hal madax oo qulqulka biyaha^{(Water Flow)} ee 3-pin ah . Madax USB dheeraad^{(Additional USB)} ah ayaa sidoo kale la heli karaa haddii aad rabto inaad ku xirto kiiskaaga PC: mid Intel Thunderbolt 4 ( USB Type-C ), hal USB 3.2 Gen 2x2Xidhiidhiyaha (kaas oo sidoo kale taageera USB Type-C ), laba USB 3.2 Gen 1 madax (kuwaas oo taageera ilaa afar dekedood oo USB 3.2 Gen 1 ah), iyo laba madax oo USB 2.0 ah (oo ah afar kale oo USB 2.0 ah).

^(Bottom)Muuqaalka hoose ee ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme

Haddii aad jeceshahay RGB , ogow in ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme ay taageerto ASUS Aura , ka sokow nalalka LED^(LED) -ka ee ku dhex jira Motherboard-ka, waxaad sidoo kale heleysaa madax 6-pin ARGB Gen 2 ah oo u kala qaybin ^{(ARGB Gen 2)}kara^{(Addressable RGB)} calaamadda laba ARGB . RGB ) Gen 2 madax, hal madax oo Gen^{(Gen 2)} 2 oo ciwaan laga dhigi karo , iyo hal madax oo AURA RGB ah.

ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme wuxuu ku rakibay kumbuyuutarkayaga tijaabada

Ugu dambeyntii, qaababka ku dhex jira, fursadaha, dekedaha, iyo farsamada kale ee Motherboard-kan ayaa aad u badan oo ay u badan tahay inay qaadato laba bog oo kale si loo wada xisaabiyo. Marka, in kasta oo aan hadda joojin doono, haddii aad rabto xitaa faahfaahin dheeri ah, tafaasiil, iyo macluumaad dheeri ah, booqo bogga rasmiga ah ee ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme Tech Specs .

ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme Motherboard waa mid aad u wanaagsan. Qaybaha dhamaadka-sare iyo dhisidda khidmadaha ma aha wax yar oo cajiib ah, ma aha in la xuso sida ay u muuqato.^{(The ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme motherboard is simply outstanding. The high-end components and the premium build are nothing short of incredible, not to mention how good it looks.)}

Fiiri bogga xiga ee dib u eegistan si aad u ogaato waxa ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme Motherboard uu ku samayn karo bartilmaameedyada adoo isticmaalaya processor-ka Intel Core i7-12700K oo arag sida uu ula barbar dhigo boodhka kale ee Z690^(Z690) , oo ah Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Pro .

ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme review: A truly premium motherboard

Intel recentlу launched the first 12 gеneration Core procеssors and their partnerѕ launched new motherboards based on the Z690 chipset too. One of the best is the ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme, a premiυm motherboard that comes with an “extreme” amount of features, bundled aсcessories, and components of the highest quаlity. Priced at well over 1000 USD, іt promises top-notсh pеrformance for PC enthusiasts and gamers. We’ve had the pleasure to υse and test it for а while, and now we’d like to tell you more about what it’s like іn real life and what to expect from it. If уou’re cυrious and want to see the ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme in action, read this review:

ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme: Who is it good for?

The ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme is the motherboard you should buy if:

• You want the best money can buy
• You want a gorgeous motherboard for your brand new high-end Intel Alder Lake processor
• You want to future-proof your computer

Pros and cons

These are the best things about the ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme:

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• It uses Intel’s latest and most powerful Z690 chipset
• It supports PCI Express 5.0 and PCI Express 4.0
• It works with the latest and fastest DDR5 RAM
• It offers a lot of M.2 and SATA ports for storage
• There are many USB ports, including Thunderbolt ones
• It bundles high-end 10 Gigabit and 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
• The wireless chip supports Wi-Fi 6E
• The build quality is premium, to say the least
• The design is impressive, and we especially love the OLED display and the AniMe Matrix
• Its VRM offers up to 105A of power, so overclocking your CPU is definitely in the cards

The only thing that’s not so great about the ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme is its price, which is also extreme!

Verdict

The ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme is definitely one of the best Z690 motherboards. If you intend to build a high-end computer based on a 12th Gen Intel Core processor and want the best for it, this motherboard should be the one you buy. It delivers excellent performance, beautiful design, and premium build quality. The Maximus Z690 Extreme is also extremely rich in features, including incredible personalization options, as well as components and chips of the highest quality for everything from power delivery and connectivity to storage options. If your budget is generous and spending over 1000 USD for your new motherboard doesn’t faze you, the ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme is the way to go.

Unboxing the ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme

The ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme is a high-end premium motherboard and that’s obvious just by looking at its box. It arrives in a fairly large box made of hardened cardboard, painted in Republic of Gamers’ black and red. On its top side, you get to see the full name of the motherboard, printed in silver, as well as some details about it and its features.

The box of the ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme

Inside the box, you find the motherboard tucked inside an antistatic bag. First impression: gorgeous!

The mainboard is protected by an antistatic bag

Under the mainboard, there’s a rich compendium of bundled accessories and documents: cables (one 1-to-3 ARGB splitter cable, one 1-to-2 ARGB splitter cable, two 1-to-4 fan splitter cables, one RGB extension cable, three ROG weave SATA 6G cables, four SATA 6Gb/s cables, one 3-in-1 thermistor cables pack), a ROG Fan Controller (one ROG Fan Controller, one Fan EXT PWR cable, one ARGB input cable, one USB input cable, one ROG Fan Controller 3M mounting tape, a Fan Controller manual), ROG DIMM.2 with Heatsink (one ROG DIMM.2 with heatsink, one M.2 pad for ROG DIMM.2, two M.2 screw package for ROG DIMM.2), one ROG True Voltician and four cables for it, ASUS Wi-Fi moving antennas, one M.2 SSD screw package, one Q-connector, one ROG CLAVIS DAC, one ROG graphics card holder, one ROG key chain, ROG logo plate stickers, a ROG screwdriver, some other ROG stickers, a ROG thank you card, a thermal pad package for M.2 heatsink, a USB drive with utilities and drivers, and the user guide.

ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme: What’s inside the box

Unboxing the ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme makes you feel like you’ve just bought a premium, top-of-the-line motherboard. This is a high-end product with an extremely rich bundle of accessories.

Hardware specifications and design

The ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme is not just your “average” high-end motherboard. It’s a very expensive motherboard that, according to its Extreme moniker, gives you all the things you would expect from a premium device and also many others that you didn’t even know you wanted.

Most of the motherboard is colored dark, and most of its inner electronics like circuits or capacitors are hidden from view, covered by elegant, gorgeous heatsinks, plates, and the head-turning AniMe Matrix display. This is a large and completely programmable LED panel (with 222 LEDs!) that covers the input/output shield, which you can use to display images or animations you like, or even make it react to the music you play on your computer. Let’s talk Sci-Fi, right? 🙂

The ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme motherboard

The 24+1 voltage regulator module (VRM) is covered by large heatsinks and can deliver up to a massive 105A, which tells you right from the start that you should have absolutely no issues overclocking any 12th Gen Intel Core “Alder Lake” processor. Even the M.2 drives that you’ll probably install on this motherboard are protected and cooled by huge heatsinks with special textures and designs that hide the SSDs from view and make the motherboard look more like a unified device.

Large radiators cover the VRM

The power is delivered to the VRM by three EPS connectors: a standard 24-pin ATX main power connector found along with others under a dedicated plate on the right side of the motherboard, and two 8-pin connectors positioned on the top-left of the mainboard, above the I/O panel.

Perspective view of the ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme

As the ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme is designed for the latest generation of Intel processors (12th Gen), it sports the brand new LGA1700 socket. This socket is only used by Alder Lake processors, so you can’t reuse an older Intel Core CPU from the 11th or 10th generation with this motherboard. The only processors that work on the ASUS ROG Maximum Z690 Extreme right now are the Intel Core i9-12900K and KF, Intel Core i7-12700K and KF, and Intel Core i5-12600K and KF.

The CPU slot on the ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme

As for memory support, the ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme gives us four DDR5 DIMM slots, which can accommodate a maximum capacity of 128GB. The RAM modules you use can have a default frequency of 4800MHz, but you can also use DDR5 running at speeds higher than 6400MHz in overclock mode.

The ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme has four DIMM slots

Besides being able to use DDR5 memory, this Z690 chipset-based motherboard also offers support for other new technologies like PCIe 5.0. The processor is linked to two PCIe 5.0 x16 slots, and the Z690 chipset to one PCIe 3.0 slot. The PCIe 5.0 slots can be used in x16 or x8/x8 modes: most people will probably use only one graphics card in x16, though.

Closer view of the ASUS ROG Z690 Extreme motherboard

Then there are no less than five M.2 SSD slots: the one connected to the CPU lanes supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode and can have any form factor (2242/2260/2280/22110) but shares its lanes with the second PCIe 5.0 slot, so if you use this M.2 slot, the secondary PCIe 5.0 slot is disabled. The second M.2 slot that’s also linked to the processor lanes supports PCIe 4.0 in x4 mode. On the motherboard’s Z690 chipset, the PCIe lanes allow for three M.2 slots that all work on PCIe 4.0 x4. However, two of them are available only if you attach ASUS’ proprietary riser called the ROG DIMM.2, which is a sort of adapter that fits two M.2 solid-state drives and plugs into a RAM slot.

ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme uses the Z690 chipset and offers PCIe 5.0

The ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme impresses in terms of connectivity also. For wired connections, you get one Intel chip that supports speeds up to 2.5Gbps and one high-speed Marvell chip that can transfer data at up to 10Gbps! Both Ethernet ports are protected by Anti-surge LANGuard, which protects them from power spikes, keeps the signal clean, and reduces the chance of errors. For wireless, you get Intel Wi-Fi 6E which can work on the 6GHz frequency band and allows for seven extra 160MHz channels!

In terms of audio, the ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme comes with ASUS’ ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4082. It supports stereo playback at up to 32-bit/384 kHz and up to 120 dB SNR (Signal-To-Noise ratio), 113 dB SNR recording input. Furthermore, you also get an external ROG Clavis (ESS SABRE9018Q2C) DAC that you can plug into a USB-C port and connect your headphones to it for an audiophile-grade listening experience.

The input/output panel on the ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme

Besides network and audio ports, on the I/O panel, you also get an HDMI port, a Thunderbolt 4 USB Type-C port, a USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C port, seven USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports, and one USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C port. If you ever need them, there’s also a BIOS FlashBack and a Clear CMOS button.

In terms of fans and cooling, the motherboard includes many connectors: one 4-pin CPU Fan header, one 4-pin CPU OPT fan header, two 4-pin Chassis Fan headers, two 4-pin Radiator Fan headers, two W_PUMP+ headers, one WB_SENSOR header, one 2-pin Water In header, one 2-pin Water Out header, and one 3-pin Water Flow header. Additional USB headers are also available if you want to connect them to your PC case: one Intel Thunderbolt 4 port (USB Type-C), one USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connector (which also supports USB Type-C), two USB 3.2 Gen 1 headers (that support up to four USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports), and two USB 2.0 headers (for another four USB 2.0 ports).

Bottom view of the ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme

If you like RGB, know that the ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme supports ASUS Aura and, besides the built-in LED lights on the motherboard, you also get a 6-pin ARGB Gen 2 header that can split the signal into two ARGB (Addressable RGB) Gen 2 headers, one addressable Gen 2 header, and one AURA RGB header.

ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme mounted in our test computer

In the end, the built-in features, options, ports, and other technicalities of this motherboard are so many that it would probably take another two pages to enumerate all. So, although we’ll stop for now, if you want even more details, specs, and additional information, do visit the official webpage: ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme Tech Specs.

The ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme motherboard is simply outstanding. The high-end components and the premium build are nothing short of incredible, not to mention how good it looks.

Check the next page of this review to find out what the ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme motherboard can do in benchmarks using an Intel Core i7-12700K processor and see how it compares to another Z690 mainboard, namely the Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Pro.

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