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The Asus Prime Z690-A motherboard is aimed at users who wish to build a high-performance system with a 12th or 13th generation Intel processor. It targets professionals, gamers, and technology enthusiasts who demand high performance, flexibility, and reliability from their system.
It offers exceptional performance with support for the latest technologies, such as DDR5 memory, PCIe 5.0, and USB 4.0, allowing users to enjoy high data transfer speeds and increased system expansion capabilities.
Additionally, the Asus Prime Z690-A offers extensive connectivity options with numerous USB ports and 2.5Gb Ethernet network support. It also provides enhanced audio quality with integrated Realtek sound featuring DTS:X Ultra.
ASUS 5-Way Optimization makes your PC smart. Along with taking care of complex settings and dynamically optimizing essential aspects of your system, it provides overclocking profiles that are tailored for your PC.
The TurboV Processing Unit (TPU) is an intelligent utility that automatically adjusts voltages, monitors system statistics, and tunes overclocking parameters for optimal performance.
The Energy Processing Unit (EPU) automatically optimizes power consumption and maximizes savings with the Away mode, an intelligent setting that creates an extreme power-saving scenario by turning off unused input/output controllers.
The ASUS Fan Xpert 4 software provides comprehensive control over fans, water pumps, and all-in-one (AiO) coolers.
There is also the Extreme Quiet mode that reduces all fan speeds below the default minimum limit, keeping your system silent during light tasks. Fans, water pumps, and AiO coolers can also be controlled via the UEFI BIOS.
The Digi+ VRM voltage regulation module provides real-time control of voltage drop, automatically adjusting frequency and power performance settings. It also allows you to fine-tune your processor for ultimate stability and performance.
The Turbo App allows you to set CPU overclocking, apply fan profiles, prioritize network data, and optimize audio settings on an application level, so your system is tuned exactly as needed.
ASUS AI Overclocking is an intelligent utility that helps you get the most out of your computer by automatically profiling the CPU and cooling system to predict the optimal voltage and frequency settings.
Accessible through the AI Suite software in Windows or directly via the UEFI BIOS, the intuitive AI Overclocking user interface caters to users of all levels. A range of customizable settings is available for experienced overclockers, and an automatic tuning option is available for beginners.
The ASUS AI Cooling function will automatically manage and control the fans connected to the motherboard to ensure optimal settings based on the current load and system temperature.
AI Cooling can be easily activated through the Fan Xpert 4 dashboard in Armoury Crate. Once activated, it will override all manual controls.
For those who prefer manual control, AI Cooling provides reference points on a graph that details fan speed in relation to temperature, offering a guide for its settings.
An intuitive advanced feature offered through UEFI allows you to take full control. An integrated search function makes it easy to find options, and various advanced features allow you to make smart and detailed adjustments, so you can tune the performance exactly as you want.
The EZ mode displays vital settings and statistics and also offers guides, drag-and-drop functions, and one-click application of important settings, all to help you get your rig up and running in no time.
Two M.2 heatsinks take care of the three M.2 slots, preventing throttling that can occur with M.2 storage during continuous transfers.
The M.2 backplate helps ensure maximum performance of high-performance units, even when airflow is restricted.
It includes the Q-Latch mechanism so you can secure or remove an M.2 SSD without the need for traditional screws.
The two VRM heatsinks of the Prime Z690-A are significantly larger than those found on previous Z590 motherboards.
Together with the thermal pads, they improve heat transfer from the MOSFETs and chokes for better cooling performance.
Each connection can dynamically refer to three thermal sensors. Fan Xpert 4 allows you to map the temperature of supported ASUS graphics cards to optimize cooling for GPU and CPU intensive tasks.
A dedicated connector provides over 3 amps for high-performance PWM or DC water pumps, as well as a second dedicated header for AIOs.
A special integrated circuit protects each fan header from overheating and overvoltage.
Each integrated connection supports automatic detection of PWM or DC fans.
The Prime Z690 series is built to handle the additional cores and increased bandwidth of Intel 13th and 12th generation processors. ASUS Z690 motherboards provide all the essential elements to enhance daily productivity, ensuring your system is ready for action with stable power, intuitive cooling, and flexible transfer options.
The connectors enhance the connection of the motherboard with the power supply with 8+8 pin connectors that pass 12 volts of power directly to the processors. Each socket features solid terminals that can handle more current than connectors with hollow terminals.
A VRM with 16+1 DrMOS provides the power and efficiency required by the latest Intel processors.
The revisions in the motherboard's trace routing provide the latest Intel processors with unrestricted access to memory bandwidth. ASUS OptiMem II technology carefully maps memory signal paths across different PCB layers to reduce vias and adds shielding zones that significantly reduce crosstalk.
The Prime Z690-A offers a total of four M.2 slots that support data transfer speeds of up to 64 Gbps via PCIe 4.0, allowing for faster boot and application load times with operating system or application drives.
Intel 13th and 12th generation processors bring PCIe 5.0 support to the market. PCIe 5.0 offers double the data transfer speed compared to PCIe 4.0, making it robust enough to handle new tasks with large data volumes. PCIe 5.0 also brings other advantages, such as electrical changes to improve signal integrity, backward-compatible CEM connectors for add-in cards, and backward compatibility with previous versions of PCI Express.
Numerous USB ports support high-spec equipment loaded with peripherals, including both front and rear USB Type-C ports with fast USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 for transfer speeds of up to 20 Gbps.
The Prime Z690-A features Thunderbolt 4 support through an onboard connection. With the latest Intel-certified add-on card ASUS ThunderboltEX 4, it can enable bidirectional speeds of up to 40 Gbps on a single cable. Additionally, this card features a daisy-chain function for connecting multiple displays and supports up to an 8K resolution display. It can also provide up to 100 Watts of power for fast device charging.
The Intel Ethernet I225-V connection reduces CPU load and offers extremely high TCP and UDP performance for faster and smoother data transfer.
ASUS LANGuard is a hardware-level network protection feature that incorporates advanced signal coupling technology and top-tier anti-EMI surface-mounted capacitors to enhance performance and ensure a more reliable connection.
This utility leverages a vast deep learning database to reduce background noise from the microphone and incoming sound while preserving vocals. This removes annoying keyboard clatter, mouse clicks, and other ambient noises, allowing you to hear and be heard with crystal-clear clarity during games or calls.
The Prime Z690-A uses a unique audio codec designed in close collaboration with Realtek - the Realtek S1220A. It also features an unprecedented signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of 120 dB for the stereo line-out and 113 dB SNR for the line-in, providing excellent audio quality. Additionally, an impedance sensing circuit automatically adjusts the gain to ensure the optimal volume range for your headphones.
DTS:X Ultra adds a spatial sound function to enhance headphones and speakers for improved gaming, VR, and extended reality experiences. DTS:X Ultra supports channel, scene, and object-based audio to allow for deeper sound immersion in enabled content. It also provides post-processing enhancements and device-level tuning for DTS codecs.
A well-tuned system of enthusiasm deserves a corresponding aesthetic. ASUS Aura offers full control of RGB lighting with a variety of functional presets for the built-in RGB LEDs, as well as for strips and devices connected to the built-in RGB headers - and all of these can be synchronized with an ever-growing portfolio of Aura-capable hardware.
Three addressable RGB Gen 2 headers are capable of detecting the number of LEDs in second-generation addressable RGB devices, allowing the software to automatically adjust lighting effects to specific devices. The new headers also offer backward compatibility with existing Aura RGB devices.
Armoury Crate is a new software utility designed to give you centralized control of supported products. From a single intuitive interface, Armoury Crate allows you to easily customize RGB lighting and effects for each of your compatible devices. The software also provides control over settings for an ever-growing number of ASUS products, including keyboard and mouse preferences. Armoury Crate even features dedicated product registration and news to help you stay in touch with the ASUS community.
The innovative Q-Latch makes it easy to install or remove an M.2 SSD without the need for special tools. The design uses a simple locking mechanism to secure the drive and eliminates the screws that were previously necessary.
PCIe 5.0 is 2 times faster than PCIe 4.0, which is why the SMT manufacturing process was adapted for the faster SafeSlot, to ensure the highest data speeds.
SafeSlot is a reinforced metal casing added to a PCIe slot to keep a card firmly installed.
At the same time, the robust ASUS SafeDIMM slots support and protect RAM modules, allowing you to install your modules with speed, precision, and confidence.
FlexKey is a connection for the front of the computer that allows you to customize the reset button to provide quick access to Aura lighting controls, DirectKey, which gives access to the UEFI BIOS, or system reset.
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