| Model | ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z790 EXTREME |
| CPU Socket | LGA 1700 – supports 12th/13th Gen Intel Core i9/i7/i5/i3, Pentium, Celeron |
| Chipset | Intel Z790 |
| Memory | 4 × DDR5 DIMM slots, up to 128 GB, up to 6600+ MT/s (OC), ECC & Non‑ECC support |
| Graphics Output | 1 × HDMI 2.1 (4K @ 60 Hz), 2 × USB‑Type‑C (USB4 40 Gbps) supporting DisplayPort 1.4a (max 4K @ 60 Hz) |
| Expansion Slots | 2 × PCIe 5.0 x16 (Q‑Release Slim, supports x16, x8/x8, x8/x4/x4), 1 × PCIe 4.0 x4, 1 × PCIe 3.0 x1, 2 × PCIe 3.0 x1 (M.2) |
| Storage | 4 × M.2 slots (M.2_1 PCIe 5.0 x4, M.2_2 PCIe 5.0 x4, M.2_3 PCIe 5.0 x4), 1 × SlimSAS (PCIe 4.0 x4 via SFF‑8654 cable), 4 × SATA 6 Gb/s |
| RAID Support | AMD RAIDXpert2 – RAID 0/1/5/10 (CPU‑dependent) |
| Ethernet | Realtek 5 Gb Ethernet, Marvell AQtion 10 Gb Ethernet, ASUS LANGuard |
| Wireless & Bluetooth | Wi‑Fi 7 (2×2, 2.4/5/6 GHz, up to 6.5 Gbps), Bluetooth v5.4 |
| USB Ports | Rear: 2 × USB4 (40 Gbps, Type‑C) + 10 × USB 10 Gbps (8 × Type‑A, 2 × Type‑C); Front: 1 × USB 20 Gbps (Type‑C, QC 4+), 1 × USB 10 Gbps (Type‑C), 2 × USB 5 Gbps headers (4 ports), 2 × USB 2.0 headers (4 ports) |
| Audio | ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround (ALC4082), ESS ES9219 Quad DAC, 120 dB SNR playback, 110 dB SNR recording, LED‑illuminated jacks, Optical S/PDIF out |
| Back Panel I/O | 2 × USB4 (Type‑C), 10 × USB 10 Gbps (8 × Type‑A, 2 × Type‑C), HDMI 2.1, Wi‑Fi module, Realtek 5 Gb Ethernet, Marvell 10 Gb Ethernet, 2 × LED‑audio jacks, Optical S/PDIF, BIOS FlashBack, Clear CMOS |
| Special Features | Extreme OC Kit (FlexKey, LN2 Mode, ProbeIt, ReTry, Safe‑Boot, Start, Slow Mode), Extreme Engine Digi+ (10K Black Metallic Capacitors, MicroFine Alloy Choke), ASUS Q‑Design (Q‑Latch, Q‑Release, Q‑Release Slim, Q‑Connector, Q‑Dashboard, Q‑LED), Aura Sync (Addressable Gen 2 headers), Dual BIOS, Full‑Colour 5‑inch LCD display, Front‑panel USB 20 Gbps with Quick Charge 4+ (up to 60 W) |
