Model
ROG MAXIMUS Z890 HERO

CPU
Support Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors (Series 2) , LGA1851
Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0

Chipset
Intel® Z890 Chipset

Memory
4 x DIMM slots, max. 192GB, DDR5
Support up to 8800+MT/s (OC), Non-ECC, Un-buffered, Clocked Unbuffered DIMM (CUDIMM)
Dual channel memory architecture
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory module
Supports DIMM Flex
NitroPath DRAM Technology
DIMM FIT
ASUS Enhanced Memory Profile III (AEMP III)

Graphics
1 x HDMI™ port
2 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 ports (USB Type-C®) support DisplayPort and Thunderbolt™ video outputs

Expansion Slots
Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors (Series 2)
1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot (supports x16 or x8/x4/x4 modes)
Intel® Z890 Chipset
1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)
1 x PCIe 4.0 x1 slot

Storage
Supports 6 x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors (Series 2) 
M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode)
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 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode)
M.2_4 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280  (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode)
Intel® Z890 Chipset
M.2_5 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode) 
M.2_6 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports 
SlimSAS slot supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode or up to 4 SATA devices via a transfer cable. The cable is purchased separately. 

Ethernet
1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet
1 x Realtek 5Gb Ethernet
ASUS LANGuard

Wireless & Bluetooth
Wi-Fi 7
2x2 Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) 
Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band
Supports Wi-Fi 7 320MHz bandwidth, up to 5.8Gbps transfer rate.
Bluetooth® v5.4

USB
Rear USB (Total 11 ports)
2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 ports (2 x USB Type-C®)
5 x USB 10Gbps ports (4 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)
4 x USB 5Gbps ports (4 x Type-A)
Front USB (Total 10 ports)
1 x USB 20Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C® with up to 60W PD/QC4+)
1 x USB 10Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C®)
2 x USB 5Gbps headers support 4 additional USB 5Gbps ports
2 x USB 2.0 headers support 4 additional USB 2.0 ports
USB Type-C® power delivery output: max. 5V/3A

Audio
ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4082
- Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs
- Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel MIC Jack-retasking
- High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 110 dB SNR recording input
- Supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback on front panel

Audio Features 
- SupremeFX Shielding Technology
- ESS® ES9219 QUAD DAC
- Gold-plated audio jacks
- Rear optical S/PDIF out port
- Premium audio capacitors

Back Panel I/O Ports
2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 USB Type-C® ports
5 x USB 10Gbps ports (4 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)
4 x USB 5Gbps ports (4 x Type-A)
1 x HDMI™ port
1 x Wi-Fi module
1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet port
1 x Realtek 5Gb Ethernet port
2 x Gold-plated audio jacks
1 x Optical S/PDIF out port
1 x BIOS FlashBack™ button 
1 x Clear CMOS button 

Internal I/O 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
4 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers
1 x W_PUMP+ headers

Power Related 
1 x 24-pin Main Power connector
2 x 8-pin +12V CPU Power connectors
1 x 8-pin PCIe Power connector

Storage Related 
6 x M.2 slots (Key M) 
4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
1 x SlimSAS connector 

USB 
1 x USB 20Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C® ) 
1 x USB 10Gps connector (supports USB Type-C® ) 
2 x USB 5Gbps headers support 4 additional USB 5Gbps ports
2 x USB 2.0 headers support 4 additional USB 2.0 ports

Miscellaneous
3 x Addressable Gen 2 headers
1 x Alteration PCIe mode switch
1 x FlexKey button 
1 x Front Panel Audio header (F_AUDIO)
1 x ReTry button
1 x Start button
1 x 10-1 pin System Panel header
1 x Thermal Sensor header
1 x Thunderbolt™ (USB4®) header

Special Features
Extreme OC Kit
- FlexKey button
- ReTry button
- Start button
Extreme Engine Digi+
- 10K Black metallic capacitors
- MicroFine alloy choke 
ASUS Q-Design 
- M.2 Q-Latch
- M.2 Q-Release
- M.2 Q-Slide
- Q-Release Slim (with PCIe SafeSlot)
- Q-Antenna
- Q-Code
- Q-Connector
- Q-Dashboard
- Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green])
- Q-Slot
ASUS Thermal Solution
- M.2 heatsink backplate
- M.2 heatsink
- Metal backplate
- VRM heatsink design
ASUS EZ DIY
- BIOS FlashBack™ button
- Clear CMOS button
- CPU Socket lever protector
- ProCool II
- Pre-mounted I/O shield
- SafeSlot
- SafeDIMM
Aura Sync
- Addressable Gen 2 header(s)
ROG M.2 PowerBoost
Front Panel USB 20Gbps with Quick Charge 4+ Support
- Support: up to 60W fast charging and USB Wattage Watcher*
- Output: 5/9/15/20V max. 3A, PPS:3.3–21V max. 3A
- Compatible with PD3.0 and PPS

Software Features
ROG Exclusive Software
- ROG CPU-Z
- Dolby Atmos
- Polymo Lighting II
- Internet Security (1-year full version)

ASUS Exclusive Software
Armoury Crate
- AIDA64 Extreme (1 year full version)
- Aura Creator
- Aura Sync
- Xpert 4 (with AI Cooling II)
- GameFirst
- Power Saving
- Hwinfo
ASUS AI Advisor
ASUS DriverHub
ASUS GlideX
Thunderbolt™ Share
USB Wattage Watcher
TurboV Core 
Adobe Creative Cloud (Free Trial)
WinRAR (40 Days Free Trial)
UEFI BIOS
NPU Boost
AI Overclocking Guide
ASUS EZ DIY 
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 
- ASUS EZ Flash
- ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode
- ASUS MyHotkey
FlexKey

BIOS
256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS

Manageability
WOL by PME

Accessories
Cables
1 x ARGB RGB extension cable
4 x SATA 6Gb/s cables 

Additional Cooling Kit
1 x DDR5 fan holder
1 x Thermal pad for M.2 22110

Miscellaneous
1 x ASUS WiFi Q-Antenna
1 x Q-connector
1 x M.2 Q-Latch package
3 x M.2 Q-Slide packages
1 x ROG stickers
6 x M.2 rubber packages
1 x ROG thank you card
1 x ROG Bottle Opener

Installation Media
1 x USB drive with utilities and drivers 

Documentation
1 x Quick start guide

Operating System
Windows 11  (22H2 & later)

Form Factor
ATX Form Factor 
12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )