ROG MAXIMUS Z890 HERO BTF

The ROG Maximus Z890 Hero BTF features hidden connectors for motherboard power, graphics card power, USB ports and fan cables, enabling an ultra-clean build for your Intel® Core™ Ultra (Series 2) rig. Like the standard Z890 Hero, it also boasts ASUS-exclusive AI-enhanced tuning, DIY-friendly innovations, PCIe® 5.0, and DDR5 slots with NitroPath DRAM Technology that enables advanced memory overclocking headroom and stability. Meanwhile, Polymo Lighting II elevates your overall system aesthetic.

With the combination of a BTF graphics card, motherboard and chassis, you can enjoy a full hidden-connector experience. This Advanced BTF approach is achieved through the new graphics card high-power slot available on BTF motherboards, which can deliver up to 600 watts to BTF graphics cards. With a full set of BTF components, builders can eliminate visible cables for an extra-clean aesthetic.

The hidden-connector design can be ideal for first-time builders, because it provides easier cable management. The absence of visible cables also creates a clean and tidy look that would normally require an expert.

The graphics card high-power slot stands ready to supply all the wattage that a BTF graphics card needs. This special design can deliver up to 600 watts through the motherboard itself, eliminating the need for visible 8-pin or 16-pin power cables on the front.

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.

Form Factor

• ATX Form Factor - 12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )

CPU

• Support Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors (Series 2) 15th Gen , LGA1851 - Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0

Chipset

• Intel® Z890 Chipset

Memory

• 4 x DIMM slots, max. 256 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 - Supports DIMM Flex - NitroPath DRAM Technology - DIMM FIT - ASUS Enhanced Memory Profile III (AEMP III)

Graphics

• 1 x HDMI™ port** - 2 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 ports (USB Type-C®) support DisplayPort and Thunderbolt™ video outputs*** - * Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types. ** Supports max. 8K@60Hz with DSC as specified in HDMI 2.1. *** In Thunderbolt™ 4 mode, supports up to 8K@60Hz x1 with DSC or 4K@60Hz x2, maximum total bandwidth up to 23.8Gbps or 16Gbps/16Gbps, for resolution support please check DisplayPort 2.1 specs. **** In DP alt mode, Only one USB Type-C® port supports up to UHBR20 at a time.

Expansion Slots

• Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors (Series 2) - 1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot (supports x16 or x8/x4/x4 modes) - Intel® Z890 Chipset - 1 x PCIe 4.0 x4 slot - 1 x PCIe 4.0 x1 slot

Storage

• Supports up to 6 x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports* - 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 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode)** - M.2_4 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode) - Intel® Z890 Chipset - M.2_5 slot (Key M), type 2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode) - M.2_6 slot (Key M), type 2280 (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

LAN

• 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet - 1 x Realtek 5Gb Ethernet - ASUS LANGuard

Wireless & Bluetooth

• Wi-Fi 7 - 2x2 Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) - Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band - Supports 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 - Gold-plated audio jacks - Rear optical S/PDIF out port - Premium audio capacitors * 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 11 ports) - 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 ports (2 x USB Type-C®) - 5 x USB 10Gbps ports (4 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®) - 4 x USB 5Gbps ports (4 x Type-A) - 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 64-bit (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 - 1 x 4-pin AIO Pump header - 4 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers - 1 x W_PUMP+ headers - Power Related - 1 x 24-pin Main Power connector - 2 x 8-pin +12V CPU Power connectors - 1 x Graphics card high power slot - 1 x 12V-2X6 Auxiliary power connector - Storage Related - 6 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 10Gps 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 - 3 x Addressable Gen 2 headers - 1 x Alteration PCIe mode switch - 1 x FlexKey button - 1 x Front Panel Audio header (F_AUDIO) - 1 x Start button - 1 x 10-1 pin System Panel header - 1 x Thermal Sensor header - 1 x Thunderbolt™ (USB4®) header* * The Thunderbolt™ card can only be used when installed to the PCIEX16(G4) slot. Ensure to install your Thunderbolt™ card to the PCIEX16(G4) slot.

Back I/O Ports

• 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 USB Type-C® ports - 5 x USB 10Gbps ports (4 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®) - 4 x USB 5Gbps ports (4 x Type-A) - 1 x HDMI™ port - 1 x Wi-Fi module - 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet port - 1 x Realtek 5Gb Ethernet port - 2 x Gold-plated 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 - Polymo Lighting II - 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 - Power Saving - Hwinfo - ASUS AI Advisor - ASUS DriverHub - ASUS GlideX - Thunderbolt™ Share - TurboV Core - Adobe Creative Cloud (Free Trial) - WinRAR (40 Days Free Trial) - UEFI BIOS - NPU Boost - AI Overclocking Guide - ASUS EZ DIY - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS EZ Flash - ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode - ASUS MyHotkey - FlexKey

Special Features

• Extreme OC Kit - FlexKey button - Start button - 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 - ASUS Thermal Solution - M.2 heatsink backplate - M.2 heatsink - Metal backplate - VRM heatsink design - 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 header(s) - ROG M.2 PowerBoost

BIOS

• 256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS

Manageability

• WOL by PME

Accessories

• Cables - 1 x ARGB RGB extension cable - 4 x SATA 6Gb/s cables - Additional Cooling Kit - 1 x DDR5 fan holder - 1 x Thermal pad for M.2 22110 - Miscellaneous - 1 x ASUS WiFi Q-Antenna - 1 x Q-connector - 3 x M.2 Q-Slide packages - 1 x ROG stickers - 6 x M.2 rubber packages - 1 x ROG thank you card - 1 x ROG Bottle Opener - Installation Media - 1 x USB drive with utilities and drivers - Documentation - 1 x Quick start guide

Warranty

• 3 Years Limited