ROG MAXIMUS XII EXTREME Technical Specifications
ASUS LGA 1200 Intel Z490 SATA 6Gb/s Extended ATX Intel Motherboard (16 Power Stages, Quad M.2, 10Gbps & Intel 2.5Gb LAN, Bundled Fan
Model
Brand
ASUS
Series
ROG
Model
MAXIMUS XII EXTREME
Supported CPU
CPU Socket Type
LGA 1200
CPU Type
Intel Socket LGA1200 for 10th Gen Intel Core, Pentium Gold and Celeron processors*
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
4×288pin
Memory Standard
DDR4 4700+(O.C.)/ 4600(O.C.)/ 4500(O.C.)/ 4400(O.C.)/ 4266(O.C.)/ 4133(O.C.)/ 4000(O.C.)/ 3866(O.C.)/ 3733(O.C.)/ 3600(O.C.)/ 3466(O.C.)/ 3400(O.C.)/ 3333(O.C.)/ 3200(O.C.)/ 3000(O.C.)/ 2933(O.C.)/ 2800(O.C.)/ 2666/ 2400/ 2133 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory*
* 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
2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (support x16 or x8/x8 modes)
PCI Express x4
1 x PCIe 3.0 x4 slot*
* PCIEx4 slot shares bandwidth with SATA6G_56 and PCIEx4 slot is default set at x2 mode.
Storage Devices
SATA 6Gb/s
8 x SATA 6Gb/s
M.2
Intel 10th Gen Processors
DIMM.2_1 slot (Key M) via ROG DIMM.2, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 3.0 x4 mode)*
DIMM.2_2 slot (Key M) via ROG DIMM.2, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 3.0 x4 mode)*
Intel Z490 Chipset
M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 3.0 x4 & SATA modes)**
M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 3.0 x4 mode)
* The DIMM.2 Slots are disabled by default. Please adjust BIOS settings to enable DIMM.2 Slots.
** When M.2_1 is operating in SATA mode, SATA6G_2 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
* Due to limitations in HDA bandwidth, 32-Bit/192kHz is not supported for 8-Channel audio.
Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset
AQUANTIA AQC107
Second LAN Chipset
Intel I225-V
Max LAN Speed
10Gbps + 10/100/1000/2500Mbps
Wireless LAN
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
2×2 Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) support 1024QAM/OFDMA/MU-MIMO
Supports up to 2.4Gbps max data rate
Support 2.4/5GHz Dual-Band
Supports channel bandwidth: HT20/HT40/HT80/HT160
Supports CNVI interface
Bluetooth
Bluetooth v5.1*
* BT 5.1 function will be ready in Windows 10 build 19041 or later.
Rear Panel Ports
Back I/O Ports
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 port(s) (1 x USB Type-C)
3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s) (2 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C)
6 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s) (6 x Type-A)
2 x USB 2.0 port(s) (2 x Type-A)
1 x ASUS Wi-Fi Module
1 x Intel I225-V Ethernet port
1 x Marvell AQtion AQC107 10Gb Ethernet port
5 x LED-illuminated audio jacks
1 x Optical S/PDIF out port
1 x BIOS FlashBack button
1 x Clear CMOS button
Internal I/O Connectors
Onboard USB
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Front Panel connectors (support(s) USB Type-C)
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
2 x USB 2.0 header(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 ports
Other Connectors
Fan and cooling related
1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header(s)
1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header(s)
2 x 4-pin Chassis Fan header(s)
8 x 4-pin Radiator Fan header(s)
2 x W_PUMP+ header(s)
1 x WB_SENSOR header(s)
1 x 2-pin Water In header
1 x 2-pin Water Out header
1 x 3-pin Water Flow header
1 x NODE header
Miscellaneous
2 x AURA Addressable Gen 2 header(s)
2 x AURA RGB header(s)
1 x BIOS Switch button
1 x FlexKey button
1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)
1 x LN2 Mode jumper
8 x ProbeIt Measurement Points
1 x ReTry button
2 x RSVD switch
1 x Safe Boot button
1 x Slow Mode switch
1 x Speaker header