Asus Prime Z690-A Socket 1700 Motherboard

From the prestigious Asus brand we get the new motherboard models with Socket LGA 1700 designed specifically for the 12th Generation Alder Lake processors. The Asus PRIME series are designed to harness the full performance and potential of Intel processors, and are equipped with a powerful power design, complete cooling solutions and smart tuning options.

Prime Z690-A offers PC users and builders a range of performance tuning options through intuitive software and firmware features. ASUS Prime Z690-A offers a sleek and futuristic-looking build with a black and white finish, space shuttle-inspired design elements, metal nameplate and PCB cover.

FLEXIBILITY
Comprehensive controls form the foundation of the ASUS Prime series. The Prime Z690 motherboard includes flexible tools to fine-tune every aspect of your system, allowing performance settings to perfectly fit the way you work to maximize productivity.
 
5-way optimization
ASUS 5-way optimization makes your PC smart. In addition to taking care of complex tuning and dynamically optimizing the essential aspects of your system, it provides overclocking profiles to suit your rig.

Easy Optimization is an automated tuning utility that improves overclocking and cooling profiles for your unique system configuration.
A stress test feature allows you to optimize and overclock for memory- or CPU-centric workloads.
 
ASUS AI Overclocking
ASUS AI Overclocking is a smart utility that helps you get the most out of your build by automatically profiling your CPU and cooling system to predict the optimal voltage and frequency settings.

Accessible through the AI Suite software on Windows or directly through UEFI, AI Overclocking's intuitive user interface enables users of all skill levels. A variety of customizable settings are available for experienced overclockers, and an auto-tune option is available for beginners.
 
AI Cooling
The ASUS AI Cooling feature will automatically manage and control the fans connected to the motherboard to ensure optimal configuration based on the current system load and temperature.
 
COOLING
The Prime Z690 series is designed with multiple integrated heatsinks and a variety of hybrid fan headers to ensure your equipment stays cool and stable under intense workloads.

UEFI BIOS
The renowned ASUS UEFI BIOS provides everything you need to configure, configure and fine-tune your system. It offers cleverly simplified options for PC DIY beginners, as well as comprehensive features for seasoned veterans.
 
PERFORMANCE
The Prime Z690 series is designed to handle the additional cores and higher bandwidth of 12th generation Intel® processors. ASUS Z690 motherboards provide all the fundamentals to boost everyday productivity, so your system will be ready for action with stable power, intuitive cooling, and flexible transfer options.
 
DDR5 performance improvement
Prime Z690-A improves DDR5 performance by providing overclocking options not only for high-speed kits, but even entry-level memory modules that have a locked power management IC (PMIC).
 
Four M.2 slots (up to 64 Gbps)
Prime Z690-A offers a total of four M.2 slots that support data transfer speeds of up to 64 Gbps via PCIe ® 4.0, enabling faster boot and application load times with operating systems or drives. Applications.
 
PCIe® 5.0 slot
The 12th generation Intel processors bring PCIe ® 5.0 support to the market. PCIe® 5.0 offers twice the data transfer speed of PCIe® 4.0, making it robust enough to handle new tab-heavy tasks. PCIe ® 5.0 also offers other benefits, such as electrical changes to improve signal integrity, backward-compatible CEM connectors for add-on cards, and backward compatibility with PCI Express.

USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C®
Numerous USB ports support high-end equipment loaded with peripherals, including the rear USB Type-C ® connector with fast USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 for transmission speeds of up to 20 Gbps.

Thunderbolt™ 4 support
Prime Z690-P features Thunderbolt™ 4 support via an integrated header. With the latest Intel-certified ASUS ThunderboltEX 4 add-on card, you can enable bi-directional speeds of up to 40Gbps on a single cable. Additionally, this card has a daisy chain feature for connecting multiple displays and supports a display with up to 8K resolution. It can also provide up to 100 watts of power to fast charging devices.
 
Audio
This utility leverages a huge deep learning database to reduce background noise from microphone and incoming audio, while preserving voices at the same time. This eliminates annoying keyboard noise, mouse clicks, and other ambient noise so you can hear and be heard with crystal clarity while gaming or on calls.

Specifications

CPU
- Intel® Socket LGA1700 for 12th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors
- Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0
Chipset
- Z690
Memory
- 4 x DIMMs, Max. 128GB, DDR5 6000(OC)/ 5800(OC)/ 5600(OC)/ 5400(OC)/ 5200(OC)/ 5000(OC)/ 4800 Non-ECC, Unbuffered Memory
- Dual Channel Memory Architecture
- Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
- OptiMem II
Graphics
- 1 x DisplayPort
- 1 x HDMI® port
Expansion Slots
Intel®12th Gen Processors
- 1 x PCIe 5.0/4.0/3.0 x16 slot(s)
Intel® Z690 Chipset
- 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)
- 1 x PCIe 3.0 x4 slot
- 2 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots
Storage
- Supports 4 x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
- Intel®12th Gen Processors
- M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110
- Intel®12th Gen processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.
- Intel® Z690 Chipset
- M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
- M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
- M.2_4 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA modes)
- 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
Ethernet
- 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet
- ASUS LANGuard
USB
Rear USB:Total 8 ports
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port(s) (1 x USB Type-C®)
- 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s) (2 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)
- 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s) (4 x Type-A)
Front USB: Total 7 ports
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 connector(s) (support(s) USB Type-C®)
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
- 2 x USB 2.0 header(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 ports
Audio
Realtek S1220A 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC
- Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs
- Internal audio Amplifier to enhance the highest quality sound for headphone and speakers
- Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
- High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 113 dB SNR recording input (Line-in)
- Supports up to 32-Bit/192 kHz playback*
Audio Features
- Audio Shielding
- Power pre-regulator reduces power input noise to ensure consistent performance
- Rear optical S/PDIF out port
- Premium audio capacitors
- Dedicated audio PCB layers
- Audio cover
- Unique de-pop circuit
Back Panel I/O Ports
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port(s) (1 x USB Type-C®)
- 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s) (2 x Type-A, 1 x Type-C®)
- 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s) (4 x Type-A)
- 1 x DisplayPort
- 1 x HDMI® port
- 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet port
- 5 x Audio jacks
- 1 x Optical S/PDIF out port
Internal I/O Connectors
Fan and Cooling related
- 1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header(s)
- 1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header(s)
- 1 x 4-pin AIO Pump header(s)
- 4 x 4-pin Chassis Fan header(s)
- 1 x W_PUMP+ header(s)
Power related
- 1 x 24-pin Main Power connector
- 2 x 8-pin +12V Power connector
Storage related
- 4 x M.2 slots (Key M)
- 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
USB
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 connector (support(s) USB Type-C®)
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
- 2 x USB 2.0 header(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 ports
Miscellaneous
- 3 x Addressable Gen 2 header(s)
- 1 x AURA RGB header(s)
- 1 x Clear CMOS button
- 1 x COM Port header
- 1 x CPU Over Voltage jumper
- 1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)
- 1 x Power button
- 1 x SPI TPM header (14-1pin)
- 1 x 20-3 pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function
- 1 x Thermal Sensor header
- 1 x Thunderbolt™ header
BIOS
- 256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS
Manageability
- WOL by PME, PXE
Accessories
- Cables
- 2 x SATA 6Gb/s cables
Miscellaneous
- 1 x M.2 Rubber Package(s)
- 1 x Q-connector
- 1 x M.2 Q-Latch package(s)
Installation Media
- 1 x Support DVD
Documentation
- 1 x User guide
Operating System
- Windows® 11 64-bit, Windows® 10 64-bit
Form Factor
- ATX
- 30.5cm x 24.4cm