ASUS ROG Strix Z690-A Gaming WiFi D4 90MB18K0-M0AAY0 Intel motherboard

Socket LGA 1700 ATX board

The ASUS ROG Strix Z690-A Gaming WiFi D4 is an ATX motherboard built around the Intel Z690 chipset and the LGA 1700 socket. It accepts 12th and 13th Generation Intel Core, Pentium Gold and Celeron processors. A BIOS update may be required before a 13th Generation CPU will boot. The board delivers a 16+1 power stage design with ProCool II connectors, alloy chokes and durable capacitors for multi-core workloads.

DDR4 memory, PCIe 5.0 graphics, quad M.2

Builders who want to reuse DDR4 modules or who prefer the cost profile of DDR4 will find four 288-pin slots supporting up to 128 GB in dual-channel mode with speeds listed up to 5333 MT/s when overclocked. One PCI Express 5.0 x16 slot and one PCI Express 3.0 x16 slot running at x4 give graphics and add-in card flexibility. Four M.2 slots accept 2242, 2260, 2280 and 22110 form factors with PCIe 4.0 x4 wiring on the top two slots. Users needing a smaller form factor should choose a different model.

Capacity and headroom

The 128 GB memory ceiling and 5333 MT/s overclocked headroom handle large content-creation projects and heavy multitasking with room to spare. Six SATA 6 Gb/s ports and the quad M.2 array provide ample storage expansion for game libraries and work files. The 16+1 power stage VRM keeps high-core-count 12th and 13th Generation processors stable under sustained load, while the single PCIe 5.0 x16 slot and dual PCIe 4.0 M.2 links define the I/O ceiling for next-generation GPUs and SSDs.