Asus ROG Maximus XII Hero (WiFi) Intel LGA1200 ATX Gaming Motherboard

Description

CPU

Intel^® Socket 1200for 10^th Gen Intel^® Core^™, Pentium^® Gold and Celeron^® Processors

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 type.

Supports Intel^® 14nm CPU

* Refer to www.asus.com for the CPU support list

Chipset

Intel^® Z490

Memory

4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, 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 *

OptiMem III

* 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).

Supports Intel^® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

Dual Channel Memory Architecture

Graphic

1 x HDMI 1.4b

*Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types.

Integrated Graphics Processor

Multi-GPU Support

Supports AMD 2-Way CrossFireX Technology

Supports NVIDIA^® 2-Way SLI^® Technology

Supports AMD 3-Way CrossFireX™ Technology

Expansion Slots

2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8) *¹

1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4 mode) *²

Intel^® 10th Gen Processors

Intel^® Z490 Chipset

3 x PCIe 3.0 x1

Storage

1 x M.2_1 socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (SATA & PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)*³

1 x M.2_2 socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)*⁴

1 x M.2_3 socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (SATA & PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)

Total supports 3 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

Intel^® Z490 Chipset :

6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s),

Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10

Intel^® Optane™ Memory Ready

LAN

Intel^® I219-V 1Gb Ethernet

Marvell^® AQtion AQC111C 5Gb Ethernet

ASUS LANGuard

Wireless Data Network

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

Supports CNVI interface

Supports channel bandwidth: HT20/HT40/HT80/HT160

Supports dual band frequency 2.4/5 GHz

Bluetooth

Bluetooth v5.1*

*BT 5.1 function will be ready in Windows 10 build 19041 or later.

Audio

ROG SupremeFX7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC S1220*⁶

– Supports: Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking, up to 24-Bit/192kHz playback

– ESS™ ES9023 DAC + RC4580 OP AMP

– Premium Japanese audio capacitors

– Audio Cover

– SupremeFX Shielding™ Technology

– Supports up to 32-Bit/192kHz playback

– Gold-plated jacks

– High quality120dBSNR stereo playback outputand113dBSNR recording input

– Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs

– Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel

Audio Feature :

USB Ports

Front USB Port ( Total 7 )

4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s)(3 + Type-A +1 + USB Type-C^®)

4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s)(4 x Type-A)

Rear USB Port ( Total 10 )

2 x USB 2.0 port(s)(2 x Type-A)

2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s)

4 x USB 2.0 port(s)

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 front panel connector port(s)

Software Features

[ROG Exclusive Software]
– Mem Tweakit
– RAMCache III
– ROG CPU-Z
– GameFirst VI
– Sonic Studio III + Sonic Studio Virtual Mixer
– Sonic Radar III
– DTS^® Sound Unbound
– Overwolf
– BullGuard Internet Security (1-year full version)

[ASUS Exclusive Software]
Armoury Crate
– Aura Creator
– Aura Sync
AI Suite 3
– 5-way Optimization with AI Overclocking: TPU, EPU, Digi+ Power Control, Fan Xpert 4, Turbo app
– EZ Update
AI Charger
WinRAR

[UEFI BIOS]
AI Overclocking Guide
ASUS EZ DIY
– ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
– ASUS EZ Flash 3
– ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode
FlexKey

ASUS Special Features

ROG Extreme OC kit
– FlexKey button
– ReTry button
– Start button

Extreme Engine Digi+
– 10K Black Metallic Capacitors
– MicroFine Alloy Choke

ASUS Q-Design
– ASUS Q-Code
– ASUS Q-Connector
– ASUS Q-DIMM
– ASUS Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green])
– ASUS Q-Slot

ASUS Thermal Solution
– Aluminum M.2 heatsink cover

ASUS EZ DIY
– BIOS Flashback™ button
– Clear CMOS button
– Procool II
– Pre-mounted I/O shield
– SafeSlot

AURA Sync
– Standard RGB headers
– Addressable Gen 2 RGB headers

Back I/O Ports

1 x Marvell^® AQtion AQC111C 5Gb Ethernet

1 x Intel^® I219-V 1Gb Ethernet

4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2

4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1

1 x USB BIOS FlashBack^™ Button(s)

5 x Gold-plated audio jacks

1 x Clear CMOS button(s)

1 x ASUS Wi-Fi Module

2 x USB 2.0

1 x Optical S/PDIF out

1 x HDMI

Internal I/O Ports

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 front panel TypeC™ connector

3 x M.2 Socket 3

1 x FlexKey button

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1(up to 5Gbps) connector(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s)

1 x Thunderbolt header(s)

1 x W_IN header

1 x W_OUT header

1 x W_FLOW header

1 x ReTry button

1 x Start button

1 x H_AMP fan connector

1 x W_PUMP+ connector

2 x Addressable Gen 2 header(s)

1 x Thermal sensor connector(s)

1 x CPU OPT Fan connector(s)

3 x Chassis Fan connector(s)

1 x AIO_PUMP connector

1 x CPU Fan connector(s)

1 x AAFP connector

1 x System panel connector

1 x Speaker connector

2 x Aura RGB Strip Headers

2 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 port(s)

6 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s)

1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s)

1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)

1 x 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)

Accessories

2 x M.2 SSD screw package(s)

2 x M.2 Rubber Package(s)

1 ROG key chain

Addressable LED extension cable

1 x MOS Cooling kit (fan bracket and 40mm x 40mm fan)

1 x ROG logo plate sticker

1 x ROG big sticker

1 x Q-Connector

1 x Wi-Fi Antenna(s)

1 x Extension Cable for RGB strips (80 cm)

1 x ROG Thank you card

4 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s)

User´s manual

1 x Supporting DVD

BIOS

256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS

Manageability

WOL by PME, PXE

Operating System

Windows^® 10 64-bit

Form Factor

12 inch x 9.5 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )

ATX Form Factor

Note

*1 Support PCIe bifurcation for RAID on CPU function.

*2 The PCIEX16_3 shares bandwidth wih M.2_2. The PCIEX16_3 will be disabled when M.2_2 runs x4 mode.

*3 When M.2_1 is operating in SATA mode, SATA6G_2 will be disabled.

*4 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.

*5 M.2_3 shares bandwidth with SATA6G_56. When M.2_3 is populated SATA6G_56 will be disabled.

*6 Due to limitations in HDA bandwidth, 32-Bit/192kHz is not supported for 7.1 Surround Sound audio.

3 Years