ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO

Buffed and ready with more power, robust cooling, and flexible I/O to scale up your rig at will. The ROG Maximus Z790 Hero puts it all at your disposal together with an arsenal of features and utilities to truly express the PC builder, overclocker, and gaming hero in you.

The ROG Maximus Z790 Hero’s aesthetic is a study in contrasts. Its sweeping black surfaces create a mesmerizing landscape of shadows and angles. Against this backdrop, the lighting in the PMMA nameplate stands out boldly. Exclusive lighting effects take advantage of the dual-layered lighting design that allows two different patterns to be displayed simultaneously.

An array of enthusiast-grade features perfectly complements the ROG Maximus Z790 Hero’s assertive style. Dual Thunderbolt 4 connectors at the rear panel stand ready to support next-generation peripherals at full speed, and next-gen Realtek audio paired with an ESS® ES9218 Quad-DAC for front-panel connections provides crisp, clear gaming audio no matter what headset or speakers you plug into your PC. Three Gen 2 addressable RGB LED headers and one traditional four-pin lighting header coordinate the illumination of your build perfectly with Aura Sync.

Hoping to overclock one of Intel’s top-shelf 13th Gen Core CPUs? The ROG Maximus Z790 Hero offers a 20+1 teamed power stage topology to power the CPU Vcore and onboard graphics processor. Each power stage is rated for up to 90A of output, and they provide the smoothest possible power delivery to the processor, even under the highest loads.

The ROG Maximus Z790 Hero’s ample M.2 support gives you a wide array of options for building out a high-speed storage array. It starts with the bundled ROG Hyper M.2 add-in card, which lets you take advantage of the board’s second PCIe 5.0 x16 slot to install up to two M.2 drives—one PCIe 5.0 and one PCIe 4.0. On top of that, the board offers three onboard PCIe 4.0 slots ready to augment your storage space even further.

AI OVERCLOCKING
Effortless performance boost

AI EXTENSIVE GEN 5
x2 PCIe 5.0 x16 slotsCOOLING II
One-click fan tuning

EXTENSIVE GEN 5
x2 PCIe 5.0 x16 slots

ROG HYPER M.2 CARD
x1 PCIe 5.0 SSD or x2 4.0 SSDs

20+1 TEAMED POWER
SOLUTION

DDR5 7800+ MT/s,
AEMP II, XMP

POLYMO
LIGHTING

THUNDERBOLT™ 4

WIFI 6E