User’s Manual
Table Of Contents
- Safety information
- Chapter 1: Product Introduction
- Chapter 2: Basic Setup
- Chapter 3: BIOS and RAID Support
- Appendix
ix
ROG STRIX Z790-E GAMING WIFI II
specifications summary
Storage
Intel
®
Z790 Chipset
- M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
- M.2_4 slot (Key M), type 2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
- M.2_5 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280
(supports PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA modes)
4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
* Intel
®
Rapid Storage Technology supports PCIe RAID 0/1/5/10, SATA RAID
0/1/5/10.
** M.2_1 shares bandwidth with PCIEX16(G5). When M.2_1 is occupied with
SSD device, PCIEX16(G5) will run x8 only.
Ethernet
1 x Intel
®
2.5Gb Ethernet
ASUS LANGuard
Wireless & Bluetooth
®
Intel
®
Wi-Fi 7*
2x2 Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)**
Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band***
Support Wi-Fi 7 160MHz bandwidth, up to 2.4Gbps transfer rate.
Bluetooth
®
v5.4****
* Compatible with Windows 11 or later.
** Wi-Fi 7 MLO(Multi-link Operation) full functions support will be ready in
Windows 11 2024 Platform (Windows 11 24H2) or later.
*** Wi-Fi 6GHz frequency band and bandwidth regulatory may vary between
countries.
**** The Bluetooth
®
version may vary, please refer to the Wi-Fi module
manufacturer’s website for the latest specifications.
USB
Rear USB (Total 12 ports)
1 x USB 20Gbps port (1 x USB Type-C
®
)
11 x USB 10Gbps ports (10 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C
®
)
Front USB (Total 11 ports)
1 x USB 20Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C
®
with up to 30W PD
Fast-charge)**
2 x USB 5Gbps headers support 4 additional USB 5Gbps ports
3 x USB 2.0 headers support 6 additional USB 2.0 ports
* USB Type-C
®
power delivery output: max. 5V/3A
** USB Type-C
®
power delivery output: 5V/9V max. 3A, 12V max 2.5A
Audio
ROG SupremeFX 5.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio
CODEC ALC4080*
- Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs
- Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front and Rear 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
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