The ROG Maximus Z790 Formula is the ultimate motherboard to feature our head-turning Moonlight White aesthetic. Beneath this bold expression lies a powerhouse arsenal of features, including the exclusive HybridChill VRM cooling system ready to elevate 14th-gen Intel® processors, advanced DDR5 settings, a multitude of PCIe 5.0 slots for both graphics cards and storage, blistering Intel® Wi-Fi 7 networking and a full slate of customizable ARGB lightning to make your premium build truly stand out from the crowd.
| General characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Socket | LGA1700 |
| Supported processors | Intel Core 12/13/14th |
| Form factor | ATX |
| Chipset | Intel Z790 |
| Memory | |
| Number of memory slots | 4 |
| Memory | DDR5 DIMM, 4800-8000 MHz |
| Number of memory channels | two-channel |
| Maximum memory capacity | 192 GB |
| Disk controllers | |
| Number of SATA 6Gb/s connectors | 6 |
| Number of M.2 slots | 5 |
| RAID support | RAID: 0, 1, 5, 10 |
| Slot type M.2 | 1 x 2242/2260/2280 (PCIe 4.0 x4), 1 x 2242/2260/2280/22110 (PCIe 5.0 x4), 1 x 2242/2260/2280 (PCIe 4.0 x4), 2 x 2280 (PCIe 4.0 x4) |
| Expansion slots | |
| Number of PCI-E x4 slots | 1 |
| Number of PCI-E x16 slots | 2 |
| Audio / Video | |
| Audio | Realtek ALC4082 |
| Network | |
| Ethernet | 5 Гбит/с |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11ae |
| Bluetooth | yes |
| Cooling system type | passive |