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ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI) LGA 1200 Intel Z490 ATX Intel Motherboard

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Intel Z490
Supports 10th Gen Intel Core / Pentium Gold / Celeron Processors
DDR4 4800(OC) / 4700(OC) / 4600(OC) / 4500(OC) / 4400(OC) / 4266(OC) / 4133(OC) / 4000(OC) / 3866(OC) / 3733(OC) / 3600(OC) / 3466(OC) / 3400(OC) / 3333(OC) / 3200(OC) / 3000(OC) / 2933 / 2800 / 2666 / 2400 / 2133

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Model
Brand	ASUS
Series	ROG
Model	MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI)

Supported CPU
CPU Socket Type	LGA 1200
CPU Type	Supports 10th Gen Intel Core / Pentium Gold / Celeron Processors * Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list.
Supported CPU Technologies	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 types.

Chipsets
Chipset	Intel Z490

Memory
Number of Memory Slots	4x288pin (DDR4)
Memory Standard	DDR4 4800(OC) / 4700(OC) / 4600(OC) / 4500(OC) / 4400(OC) / 4266(OC) / 4133(OC) / 4000(OC) / 3866(OC) / 3733(OC) / 3600(OC) / 3466(OC) / 3400(OC) / 3333(OC) / 3200(OC) / 3000(OC) / 2933 / 2800 / 2666 / 2400 / 2133 * 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).
Maximum Memory Supported	128GB
Channel Supported	Dual Channel

Expansion Slots
PCI Express 3.0 x16	3 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 * Actual support may vary by CPU. * Support PCIe bifurcation for RAID on CPU function. ** The PCIEX16_3 shares bandwidth wih M.2_2. The PCIEX16_3 will be disabled when M.2_2 runs x4 mode.
PCI Express x1	3 x PCIe 3.0 x1

Storage Devices
Serial ATA (SATA)	6 x SATA 6Gb/s
M.2	M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 3.0 x4 & SATA modes) M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 3.0 x4 mode)* M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 3.0 x4 & SATA mode)** * 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. ** M.2_3 shares bandwidth with SATA6G_56. When M.2_3 is populated SATA6G_56 will be disabled.
Intel Optane Ready	Yes
SATA RAID	0/1/5/10

Onboard Audio
Audio Chipset	ROG SupremeFX High Definition Audio CODEC S1220
Audio Channels	8 Channels

Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset	Aquantia AQC111C
Second LAN Chipset	Intel I219V
Max LAN Speed	5Gbps + 1Gbps
Wireless LAN	Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.1

Rear Panel Ports
Back I/O Ports	1 x ASUS Wi-Fi Module 1 x Clear CMOS button 5 x Gold-plated audio jacks 1 x HDMI 1.4b port 1 x Intel I219V 1Gb Ethernet 1 x Marvell AQtion AQC111C 5Gb Ethernet 1 x Optical S/PDIF out 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (3 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C) 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A) 2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x Type-A) 1 x USB BIOS FlashBack button

Internal I/O Connectors
Onboard USB	1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 front panel connector (suppports USB Type-C) 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header supports additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports 2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports
Other Connectors	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 3 x 4-Pin Chassis fan headers 1 x 4-Pin H_AMP fan header 1 x W_PUMP+ header 1 x 2-pin Water in header 1 x 2-pin Water out header 1 x 3-pin Water flow header Miscellaneous 2 x AURA addressable Gen 2 headers 2 x AURA RGB headers 1 x FlexKey button 1 x Front panel audio header (AAFP) 1 x ReTry button 1 x Speaker header 1 x Start button 1 x 10-1 System panel header 1 x Thermal sensor header 1 x Thunderbolt header

Physical Spec
Form Factor	ATX
LED Lighting	RGB
Dimensions (W x L)	12.0" x 9.6"
Power Pin	1 x 24-pin main power connector 1 x 8-pin +12V power connector 1 x 4-pin +12V power connector

Features
Features	Multi-GPU Support: Supports NVIDIA 2-Way SLI Technology Supports AMD 3-Way/2-Way CrossFireX Technology 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 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 BIOS: 256MB Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS Manageability: WOL by PME, PXE Operating System: Windows 10 - 64-bit

Additional Information
Date First Available	May 05, 2022

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