ROG MAXIMUS XII APEX

Build in Intel® Socket 1200for 10^th Gen Intel^® Core^™, Pentium^® Gold and Celeron^® Processors
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.
* Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list

1200

Intel Z490

2 x DIMM, Max. 64GB, DDR4 4800(O.C.)/4700(O.C)/4600(O.C)/4500(O.C)/4400(O.C)/4266(O.C.)/4133(O.C.)/4000(O.C.)/3866(O.C.)/3600(O.C.)/3466(O.C.)/3400(O.C.)/3333(O.C.)/3300(O.C.)/3200(O.C.)/3000(O.C.)/2933(O.C.)/2800(O.C.)/2666/2133 MHz Memory *
* Double Capcity DRAM support depends on the DRAM models
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
Dual Channel Memory Architecture

DDR4

2666 / 2133 MHz

2 Slots

None

Supports AMD 2-Way CrossFireX Technology
Supports NVIDIA® 2-Way SLI® Technology

ROG SupremeFX7.1-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC S1220A
Premium Japan-made audio capacitors provides warm, natural, and immersive sound with exceptional clarity and fidelity
- Supports up to 32-Bit/192kHz playback
- SupremeFX Shielding™ Technology
- High quality120dBSNR stereo playback outputand113dBSNR recording input
- Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs

Audio Feature :
- Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel

Intel® 10th Gen Processors
Intel® Z490 Chipset
2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (Single at x16, dual at x8/x8)
1 x PCIe 3.0 x4
1 x PCIe 3.0 x1

1 x ROG DIMM.2 Module supports 2 M.2 Socket 3 , with M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (SATA & PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)*¹
1 x M.2_1 socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)*²

Intel® Z490 Chipset :
6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s)*³

ASMedia® SATA 6Gb/s controller :
2 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s),
Support Raid 0, 1, 5
Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready

*1When DIMM.2_1 is operating in SATA Mode, SATA6G_2 will be disabled.
*2 When DIMM.2_2 is populated, SATA6G_5&6 will be disabled.
*3 M.2_1 shares bandwidth with PCIe x4 slot, when M.2_1 is populated a x2 device, PCIe x4 slot will running at x1 mode, when M.2_1 is populated a x4 device, PCIe x4 slot will be disabled

Rear USB Port ( Total 10 )
5 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s)(4 + Type-A +1 + Type-C)
5 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s)

Front USB Port ( Total 8 )
5 x USB 2.0 port(s)
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 front panel connector port(s)

2 x 4-pin Full Speed Fan connectors
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 connector(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s)
1 x FS Mode switch
3 x onboard LED ON/OFF jumper(s)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 front panel connector
3 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 5 USB 2.0 port(s)
1 x ReTry jumper
1 x W_Pump+ Header
1 x AIO PUMP Header
1 x RGB Header
2 x Aura Addressable Strip Header(s)
2 x 8-pin EATX 12V Power connectors
1 x 4-pin EZ_PLUG Power connector(s)
1 x DIMM.2 Slot supports 2 M.2 drives (2242-22110)
1 x Q-Code
1 x LN2 Mode jumper(s)
1 x Start button
1 x W_IN header
1 x W_OUT header
1 x W_FLOW header
1 x Node Connector(s)
1 x Safe Boot button
1 x ReTry button
1 x System panel connector
1 x S/PDIF out header(s)
1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP)

4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (red)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (black)Type-C,
5 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (blue)
1 x ASUS Wi-Fi GO! module (Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac and Bluetooth v5.0
1 x PS/2 keyboard (purple)
1 x PS/2 mouse (green)
5 x Gold-plated audio jacks
1 x Optical S/PDIF out
1 x Clear CMOS button(s)
1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s)

Intel® I225-V 2.5Gb Ethernet, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s)

Wi-Fi Intel® Wi-Fi 6
Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201
Supports channel bandwidth: HT20/HT40/HT80/HT160. Up to 1.73Gbps transfer speed
2 x 2 Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) with MU-MIMO supports dual frequency band 2.4/5GHz

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

N/A

2 x 128 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI3.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 3.0, ACPI 6.0, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 3, CrashFree BIOS 3, F11 EZ Tuning Wizard, F6 Qfan Control, F3 My Favorites, Last Modified log, F12 PrintScreen, F3 Shortcut functions and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) memory information.

ROG Extreme OC kit
- EZ PLUG
- FlexKey button
- LN2 Mode
- Probelt
- ReTry button
- Safe boot button
- Start button
- Slow Mode
Extreme Engine Digi+
- 10K Black Metallic Capacitors
- Infineon TDA21472 Power Stage
- MicroFine Alloy Choke
ASUS Q-Design
- ASUS Q-Code
- ASUS Q-Connector
- ASUS Q-DIMM
- ASUS Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green])
- ASUS Q-Slot
ASUS Thermal Solution
- Aluminum M.2 heatsink cover
ASUS EZ DIY
- BIOS Flashback™ button
- Clear CMOS button
- Procool II
- Pre-mounted I/O shield
- SafeSlot
AURA Sync
- Standard RGB header(s)
- Addressable Gen 2 RGB header(s)
Dual BIOS

ROG Exclusive Software
- Mem Tweakit
- RAMCache III
- ROG CPU-Z
- Overwolf
- BullGuard Internet Security (1-year full version)
ASUS Exclusive Software Features
Armoury Crate
- Aura Creator
- Aura Sync
AI Suite 3:
- 5-Way Optimization with AI Overclocking
TPU
EPU
DIGI+ Power contorl
- EZ update
- Fan Xpert 4
- Turbo APP
- WinRAR
UEFI BIOS
- AI Overclocking Guide
- ASUS EZ DIY
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- ASUS EZ Flash 3
-FlexKey

Windows® 10 64-bit