Asus ProArt Z690-CREATOR WIFI Gaming Motherboard

* WiFi 6E 6GHz regulatory may vary between countries, and function will be ready in Windows 11 or later.

** Bluetooth v5.2 function will be ready in Windows 11 or later.

Dual Channel Memory Architecture

Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

OptiMem II

* Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists), and memory frequency support depends on the CPU types.

2 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 ports (USB Type-C®) support DisplayPort*** and Thunderbolt™ video outputs****

* Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types. Please refer to www.intel.com for any updates.

** Support 4K@60Hz as specified in HDMI 2.1.

*** Support 8K@60Hz as specified in DisplayPort 1.4.

**** Output at TBT4_E1 and TBT4_E2, the USB Type-C® ports right under RJ45 ports, each requires a USB-C to DisplayPort adapter cable. VGA resolution support depends on processors’ or graphic cards’ resolution.

Intel® Z690 Chipset**

M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)

M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)

M.2_4 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA modes)***

8 x SATA 6Gb/s ports***

* Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports NVMe RAID 0/1/5, SATA RAID 0/1/5/10.

** Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports Intel® Optane Memory H Series on PCH attached M.2 slots.

*** M.2_4 slot shares bandwidth with SATA6G_5~8. SATA6G5~8 will be suspended once either a SATA or NVMe device is detected at M.2_4.

6 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s) (6 x Type-A)

2 x DisplayPort (Input only)

1 x HDMI® port

1 x ASUS Wi-Fi Module

1 x Marvell® AQtion 10Gb Ethernet port

1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet port

5 x Audio jacks

1 x BIOS FlashBack™ button

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports

2 x USB 2.0 header(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 ports

2 x PCIe 5.0/4.0/3.0 x16 slot(s) (supports x16 or x8/x8 mode(s))

Intel® Z690 Chipset**

1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)

* Supports PCIe bandwidth bifurcation for RAID on CPU function, please refer to PCIe bifurcation & M.2 setting in PCIe x16 slot (from CPU) table on support site.

** Supports Intel® Optane Memory H Series on PCH-attached PCIE slot

– Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs

– Internal audio Amplifier to enhance the highest quality sound for headphone and speakers

– Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking

– High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 113 dB SNR recording input (Line-in)

– Supports up to 32-Bit/192 kHz playback*”

Audio Features

– Power pre-regulator reduces power input noise to ensure consistent performance

– Premium Japanese audio capacitors

– Dedicated audio PCB layers

– Audio cover

– Unique de-pop circuit

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

** A chassis with an HD audio module in the front panel is required to support 7.1 Surround Sound audio output.

6 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s) (6 x Type-A)

2 x DisplayPort (Input only)

1 x HDMI® port

1 x ASUS Wi-Fi Module

1 x Marvell® AQtion 10Gb Ethernet port

1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet port

5 x Audio jacks

1 x BIOS FlashBack™ button

1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header(s)

1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header(s)

1 x 4-pin AIO Pump header(s)

5 x 4-pin Chassis Fan header(s)

Power related

1 x 24-pin Main Power connector

1 x 8-pin +12V Power connector

1 x 4-pin +12V Power connector

Storage related

4 x M.2 slots (Key M)

8 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

USB

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 (support(s) USB Type-C®)

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports

2 x USB 2.0 header(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 ports

Miscellaneous

3 x Addressable Gen 2 header(s)

1 x AURA RGB header(s)

1 x Clear CMOS header

1 x COM Port header

1 x CPU Over Voltage jumper

1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)

1 x M.2 slot (Key E)

1 x SPI TPM header (14-1pin)

1 x 20-3 pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function

1 x RTC Battery header

1 x Thermal Sensor header

– DIGI+ VRM (- Digital power design with DrMOS)

– Enhanced DRAM Overcurrent Protection

– ESD Guards

– LANGuard

– Overvoltage Protection

– SafeSlot

– Stainless-Steel Back I/O

ASUS Q-Design

– M.2 Q-Latch

– Q-Connector

– Q-DIMM

– Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green])

– Q-Slot

ASUS Thermal Solution

– M.2 heatsink

– VRM heatsink design

ASUS EZ DIY

– BIOS FlashBack™ button

– BIOS FlashBack™ LED

– Box Headers

– ProCool II

– Pre-mounted I/O shield

AURA Sync

– AURA RGB header(s)

– Addressable Gen 2 header(s)