ROG MAXIMUS Z890 EXTREME

The ROG Maximus Z890 Extreme is the ultimate expression of cutting-edge motherboard technology and performance. Discover the upper limits of Intel® Core™ Ultra Series 2 processors, DDR5 modules, PCIe® 5.0 graphics cards, NVMe storage, USB connectivity, Thunderbolt™ functionality and more – all wrapped up in a sleek package featuring a full-color 5-inch long LCD screen that can deliver vibrant imagery or live system stats to suit your personal tastes.

AI Networking II combines intelligent technologies to continuously optimize network performance, provide trustworthy and seamless connectivity, and unleash the full speed of WiFi 7.

Using AI technology to understand natural-language questions or scenario descriptions, ASUS AI Advisor allows users to explore the functionality and advanced features of ASUS motherboards in a simple and straightforward way.

The integrated NPU in Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors (Series 2) efficiently accelerates AI workflows — and NPU Boost lets you do more with it. This BIOS feature overclocks the NPU with just one click, increasing performance by up to 24%.

Conventional motherboards use single-ended sensing tapped from a location that isn't ideal, leading to a large disparity between the actual voltage fed to the CPU and the value reported to software. The ROG Maximus Z890 Extreme features a differential-sensing circuit and delicate IC that simplify overclocking and tuning by allowing you to track voltages more accurately.

The ROG Maximus Z890 Extreme features four onboard M.2 slots, all of which support ROG M.2 PowerBoost to help ensure that every onboard M.2 device can operate simultaneously at optimal performance.

Fully embracing the new standard, the ROG Maximus Z890 Extreme offers abundant Gen 5 support to give unfettered bandwidth to the fastest SSDs and graphics cards available.

Simplify your motherboard configuration with BIOS Q-Dashboard. Its intuitive visual representation of hardware connections and corresponding BIOS settings takes the complexity out of setting up your system. Upgrade now, and discover the power of BIOS Q-Dashboard to easily and efficiently enhance your computing setup.

ASUS DriverHub streamlines the installation and management of ASUS drivers and utilities to keep your hardware up-to-date and performing optimally. This standalone application automatically detects current driver versions and presents available updates in a list view. By default, it supports ASUS motherboards, and users are invited to install ASUS DriverHub after OS installation. Additionally, ASUS DriverHub offers one-click installation and update checks, making it easier for users to keep their systems running smoothly and efficiently.

The ROG Maximus Z890 Extreme features a full-color 5-inch LCD screen that can show exclusive ROG animations, system information and even personalized services through Armoury Crate, empowering gamers to define their unique style on a vibrant display.

News & Updates

• 2024/10/24: A new BIOS has been released addressing various bugs, including no display from the graphics card when installing Windows 11 24H2. It is recommended to use the new EZ Flash tool to update directly using the ZIP file downloaded from the ASUS site.

Form Factor

• E-ATX Form Factor, 12 inch x 10.9 inch (30.5 cm x 27.7 cm)

CPU

• Support Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors (Series 2) , LGA1851, 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.

Chipset

• Intel® Z890 Chipset

Memory

• 4 x DIMM slots, max. 192 GB, DDR5, Support up to 9200+MT/s (OC), Non-ECC, Un-buffered ,Clocked Unbuffered DIMM (CUDIMM)*, Dual Channel Memory Architecture, Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory module, ASUS Enhanced Memory Profile III (AEMP III), Supports DIMM Flex, DIMM Fit, NitroPath DRAM Technology, * Non-ECC, un-buffered DDR5 memory supports On-Die ECC function.

Graphics

• 1 x HDMI™ port**, 2 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 5 ports (USB Type-C®) support DisplayPort and Thunderbolt™ video outputs***, * Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types. Please refer to www.intel.com for any updates. **Supports max. 8K@60Hz with DSC as specified in HDMI 2.1. ***Supports up to 1 x 8K@60HZ(DSC mode)+2 x 4K@60HZ monitors, It is recommended to chain-connect the monitors using a verified Thunderbolt™ cable. ****For resolution support please check DisplayPort 2.1 specs.bandwidth limited by DisplayPort™ 2.1 with up to 77.4 Gbit/s. *****In Thunderbolt™ 4 mode, supports up to 8K@60Hz x1 with DSC, maximum total bandwidth up to 23.8Gbps, for resolution support please check DisplayPort 2.1 specs. In DP alt mode, supports up to UHBR20

Expansion Slots

• , Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors(Series 2)* 2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slots (supports x16 or x8/x8 or x8/x4/x4 modes)** Intel® Z890 Chipset** 1 x PCIe 4.0x4 slot * Please check the PCIe bifurcation table on the support site. **M.2_3 & M.2_4 share bandwidth with PCIEX16(G5)_2. When M.2_3 is enabled, PCIEX16(G5)_1 will run x8 & PCIEX16(G5)_2 will run x4. When M.2_3 & M.2_4 are enabled, PCIEX16(G5)_1 will run x8 & PCIEX16(G5)_2 will disabled.

Storage

• Total supports up to 6 x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports*, Support Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors(Series 2)*, M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode), 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 5.0 x4 modes)**, M.2_4 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 modes)**, Intel® Z890 Chipset; DIMM.2_1 slot (Key M) via ROG Q-DIMM.2, type 2230/2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode), DIMM.2_2 slot (Key M) via ROG Q-DIMM.2, type 2230/2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode), 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports, *Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports PCIe RAID 0/1/5/10, SATA RAID 0/1/5/10, M.2 slot from CPU only supports RAID 0/1/5. **M.2_3 & M.2_4 share bandwidth with PCIEX16(G5)_2. When M.2_3 is enabled, PCIEX16(G5)_1 will run x8 & PCIEX16(G5)_2 will run x4. When M.2_3 & M.2_4 are enabled, PCIEX16(G5)_1 will run x8 & PCIEX16(G5)_2 will disabled.

LAN

• 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet, 1 x Marvell® AQtion 10Gb Ethernet, ASUS LANGuard

Wireless & Bluetooth

• Intel® Wi-Fi 7, 2x2 Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band, Support Wi-Fi 7 320MHz bandwidth, up to 5.8Gbps transfer rate. Bluetooth® v5.4

Audio

• ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4082** - 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 on front panel, Audio Features - SupremeFX Shielding Technology - ESS® ES9219 QUAD DAC - LED-illuminated audio jacks - Rear optical S/PDIF out port - Premium audio capacitors, * A chassis with an HD audio module in the front panel is required to support 7.1 Surround Sound audio output. ** The LINE OUT port on the rear panel 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 or use a USB interface audio device.

USB Ports

• Rear USB (Total 10 ports); 2 x Thunderbolt™ 5 ports (2 x USB Type-C®), 1 x USB 20Gbps port (1 x USB Type-C®), 7 x USB 10Gbps ports (5 x Type-A + 2 x USB Type-C®), Front USB (Total 10 ports); 1 x USB 20Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C® with up to 60W PD/QC4+)*, 1 x USB 10Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C®), 2 x USB 5Gbps headers support 4 additional USB 5Gbps 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: 5/9/15/20V max. 3A, PPS:3.3–21V max. 3A

OS Support

• Windows 11 (22H2 & later)

Internal I/O Ports

• Fan and Cooling related; 1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header, 1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header, 2 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers, 2 x 4-pin Radiator Fan headers, 2 x W_PUMP+ headers, 1 x WB_SENSOR header, Power related; 1 x 24-pin Main Power connector, 2 x 8-pin +12V CPU Power connector, 1 x 8-pin PCIe Power connector, Storage related; 4 x M.2 slots (Key M), 1 x DIMM.2 slot supports 2 x M.2 slots (Key M), 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports, USB; 1 x USB 20Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C®), 1 x USB 10Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C®), 2 x USB 5Gbps headers support 4 additional USB 5Gbps ports, 2 x USB 2.0 headers support 4 additional USB 2.0 ports, Miscellaneous; 1 x 6-pin ARGB Gen 2 header to support 2 x ARGB Gen 2 headers, 2 x Addressable Gen 2 header, 1 x Alteration PCIe mode switch, 4 x BCLK button, 1 x BIOS Switch button, 1 x FlexKey button, 1 x Front Panel Audio header (F_AUDIO), 1 x LN2 Mode jumper, 18 x ProbeIt Measurement Points, 1 x ReTry button, 2 x RSVD switchs, 1 x RSVD header, 1 x Safe Boot button, 1 x Slow Mode switch, 1 x Start button, 1 x 10-1 pin System Panel header, 1 x Thermal Sensor header

Back I/O Ports

• 2 x Thunderbolt™ 5 USB Type-C® ports, 1 x USB 20Gbps port (1 x USB Type-C®), 7 x USB 10Gbps ports (5 x Type-A + 2 x USB Type-C®), 1 x HDMITM port, 1 x Wi-Fi Module, 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet port, 1 x Marvell® AQtion 10Gb Ethernet port, 2 x LED-illuminated audio jacks, 1 x Optical S/PDIF out port, 1 x BIOS FlashBack™ button, 1 x Clear CMOS button

Software Features

• ROG Exclusive Software - ROG CPU-Z - Dolby Atmos - Internet Security (1-year full version), ASUS Exclusive Software, Armoury Crate - AIDA64 Extreme (1 year full version) - Aura Creator - Aura Sync - Fan Xpert 4 (with AI Cooling II) - GameFirst - HWiNFO - Power Saving - LCD Display, ASUS AI Advisor, ASUS Driver Hub, Turbo Vcore, ASUS GlideX, Thunderbolt™ Share, USB Wattage Watcher, WinRAR (40 Days Free Trial), Adobe Creative Cloud (Free Trial), UEFI BIOS, AI Overclocking Guide, NPU Boost, ASUS EZ DIY - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS EZ Flash - ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode - ASUS MyHotkey

Special Features

• Extreme OC Kit - FlexKey button - LN2 Mode - ProbeIt - ReTry button - Safe boot button - Start button - Slow Mode Extreme Engine Digi+ - 10K Black Metallic Capacitors - MicroFine Alloy Choke, ASUS Q-Design - M.2 Q-Latch - M.2 Q-Release - M.2 Q-Slide - Q-Release Slim (with PCIe SafeSlot) - Q-Antenna - Q-Code - Q-Connector - Q-Dashboard - Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green]) - Q-Slot - Q-DIMM.2, ASUS Thermal Solution - Fan bracket - M.2 heatsink backplate - M.2 heatsink - Metal backplate - VRM heatsink design - 3D VC M.2 Heatsink, ASUS EZ DIY - Backplate - BIOS FlashBack™ button - Clear CMOS button - CPU Socket lever protector - ProCool II - Pre-mounted I/O shield - SafeSlot - SafeDIMM, Aura Sync - Addressable Gen 2 headers, Dual BIOS, Full Color 5" LCD Display, ROG M.2 PowerBoost, Front Panel USB 20Gbps with Quick Charge 4+ Support - Support: up to 60W fast charging and USB Wattage Watcher* - Output: 5/9/15/20V max. 3A, PPS:3.3–21V max. 3A - Compatible with PD3.0 and PPS * To support 60W, please install the power cable to the 8-pin PCIe power connector or else only 27W will be supported.

BIOS

• 2 x 256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS

Manageability

• WOL by PME

Accessories

• Cables; 1 x 1-to-3 ARGB splitter cable, 1 x 1-to-2 ARGB splitter cable, 2 x 1-to-4 fan splitter cable, 2 x ROG weave SATA 6G cable packages, 1 x 3-in-1 Thermistor cables pack, ROG Q-DIMM.2 with Heatsink, 1 x ROG Q-DIMM.2 with heatsink, 1 x M.2 pad package for ROG Q-DIMM.2, 2 x Thermal pad for ROG Q-DIMM.2, Additional Cooling Kit; 2 x Thermal pad for M.2 22110, 1 x DDR5 Fan holder, Miscellaneous; 1 x ASUS WiFi Q-Antenna, 1 x Q-connector, 1 x ROG logo plate sticker, 1 x ROG screwdriver, 1 x ROG stickers, 1 x ROG VIP card, 2 x M.2 Q-Slide packages, 6 x M.2 backplate rubber packages, 1 x ROG Bottle Opener, Installation Media; 1 x USB drive with utilities and drivers, Documentation; 1 x Quick start guide