ASUS Z790-P

PRIME DDR5 Motherboard

ASUS Prime Z790-P series motherboards are designed to maximize the capabilities of 13th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors. 

With a strong power design, extensive cooling systems, and smart tuning features, the PRIME Z790-P offers users and PC builders various performance enhancements through easy-to-use software and firmware tools.

FLEXIBILITY:

The ASUS PRIME series is built on extensive control options. 

The PRIME Z790-P motherboard includes versatile tools for adjusting every part of your system, allowing you to fine-tune performance to suit your workflow and boost productivity.

Intelligent Control:

ASUS Intelligent Control enhances your PC's intelligence by managing complex tuning and dynamically optimizing key system components. 

It provides user-friendly options for beginners in PC DIY, while also offering advanced features for experienced users.

All-Around Energy Efficiency:

The Power Saving feature includes various settings to optimize power consumption and enhance energy efficiency. 

You can activate a CPU power limit, dim Aura lighting, and adjust the fan profile to a power-saving mode. Additionally, you can switch on the Power Saver plan integrated into Microsoft Windows.

Flexible Air- and Liquid-Cooling Controls:

ASUS Fan Xpert 4 software offers detailed control over fans, water pumps, and AIO coolers. 

Whether using air or liquid cooling, the Auto-Tuning mode automatically adjusts settings with one click. 

Additionally, the Extreme Quiet mode lowers fan speeds below the default minimum to ensure a silent operation during light tasks.

 You can also manage fans, water pumps, and AIO coolers through the UEFI BIOS.

Precise Digital Power Control:

The Digi+ voltage-regulator module (VRM) provides real-time management of voltage fluctuations, adjusting frequency and power-efficiency settings automatically. 

It also enables precise CPU tuning for enhanced stability and performance.

AI Cooling ll:

AI Cooling II enhances thermal and acoustic efficiency with a single click. 

An ASUS algorithm reduces excess noise by performing a quick stress test and then monitors CPU temperatures to adjust fan speeds for optimal efficiency.

UEFI BIOS:

The well-known ASUS UEFI BIOS includes all the tools needed to configure, adjust, and optimize your system. 

It provides user-friendly options for PC DIY beginners and detailed features for experienced users.

Advanced Tuning for Serious Tweakers:

The UEFI's intuitive Advanced mode provides full control, with a search feature to quickly locate options. 

It includes various advanced functions for making precise adjustments, allowing you to fine-tune performance to your preferences.

Search Function: Easily and swiftly locate the option or setting you require.

ASUS User Profile: Transfer port configuration settings between BIOS versions or share them with others.

Quick and Simple Setup:

EZ mode shows essential settings and statistics while providing guided wizards, drag-and-drop features, and one-click application of key configurations. 

This makes it easier to set up and get your system running quickly.

Intuitive Graphical Fan Control: Easily modify each fan setting by dragging a curve with your mouse.

Aura On/Off Mode (Stealth): Quickly turn Aura RGB lighting or all onboard LEDs on or off for a more subdued look.

COOLING:

The PRIME Z790-P motherboard is designed with several onboard heatsinks and a range of hybrid fan headers to keep your system cool and stable during heavy usage.

Heatsinks:

M.2 Heatsink:

The adjustable M.2 heatsink with removable captive screws manages either the M.2_1 or M.2_3 slot, preventing throttling issues that can arise with M.2 storage during prolonged transfers.

Removable captive screws minimize the chance of drops or loss when removing the heatsink.

VRM Heatsinks and Thermal Pads:

The large surface area of the heatsinks covers the VRMs and chokes, enhancing heat dissipation. 

Combined with custom thermal pads, they boost heat transfer from the MOSFETs and chokes, resulting in improved cooling performance.

Cooler by Design:

The PRIME Z790-P offers extensive cooling controls adjustable through Fan Xpert 4 software or the UEFI BIOS.

Multiple Temperature Sources:

Each header can dynamically monitor three thermal sensors. 

Fan Xpert 4 enables you to track the temperature of compatible ASUS graphics cards, optimizing cooling for tasks that are demanding on both GPU and CPU.

AIO Pump Header:

The PRIME Z790-P motherboard includes a dedicated PWM/DC header for self-contained water-cooling systems.

This feature provides precise control over cooling performance, ensuring efficient temperature management for optimal system stability.

Smart Protection:

Each fan header on the PRIME Z790-P motherboard features a dedicated integrated circuit to prevent overheating and overcurrent. 

This ensures reliable cooling performance and enhances the longevity of your cooling components.

4-Pin PWM/DC Fan:

Each onboard header on the PRIME Z790-P motherboard automatically detects whether a fan is PWM or DC. 

This feature ensures optimal fan control and compatibility, allowing for efficient cooling performance tailored to your specific fan type.

PERFORMANCE:

The PRIME Z790-P motherboard is designed to support the high core counts and bandwidth needs of 13th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors. 

This ASUS Z790 board offers essential features to enhance daily productivity, ensuring stable power, effective cooling, and versatile data transfer capabilities for peak performance.

Robust Power Design:

Reliable power is crucial for maximizing performance from Intel processors. 

The PRIME Z790-P is designed to meet the needs of high-core-count CPUs, ensuring stable power delivery for optimal performance.

ProCool Connectors:

The motherboard’s connection to the PSU is enhanced with proprietary 4 + 8 pin connectors, delivering 12 volts of power directly to the processors. 

Each connector is equipped with solid pins, capable of handling higher currents compared to hollow-pin connectors.

14(50A)+1(60A)+1 Power Stages:

The setup of 14 (50A) + 1 (60A) power stages integrates high-side and low-side MOSFETs and drivers into units rated for up to 60 amperes each. 

This configuration provides power, efficiency, stability, and performance for the latest Intel processors.

Memory:

AEMP II for Ultimate DDR5 Performance:

ASUS Enhanced Memory Profile II (AEMP II) is a unique firmware feature designed for memory modules restricted by PMIC. 

Leveraging the CPU and memory module’s capability to train memory chips, AEMP II offers an optimized clock speed that boosts performance effortlessly.

Using a flexible training approach, AEMP II simplifies tuning memory beyond standard settings while ensuring system stability. 

It enables both entry-level modules and high-speed kits to achieve their maximum performance efficiently.

ASUS OptiMem II:

Updates to the motherboard’s trace routing give the latest Intel® processors full access to memory bandwidth.

ASUS OptiMem II technology optimizes memory signal paths across various PCB layers, minimizing vias and incorporating shielding zones to greatly reduce crosstalk.

Benefits of ASUS OptiMem II:

Enhanced memory stability and compatibility.  

Enables lower memory latencies at the same voltages.  

Greater memory frequency tolerance.

Storage:

Three M.2 Slots (up to 64 Gbps):

The PRIME Z790-P features three M.2 slots, each supporting data-transfer speeds of up to 64 Gbps through PCIe® 4.0. 

This capability allows for faster boot times and quicker application loading when using OS or application drives.

Connectivity:

PCIe® 5.0 Slot:

PCIe® 5.0 provides double the data transfer speed compared to PCIe® 4.0, making it ideal for handling demanding data-intensive tasks. 

It also features electrical enhancements for better signal integrity, backward-compatible CEM connectors for add-in cards, and maintains compatibility with earlier PCI Express versions.

USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C®:

A range of USB ports accommodates high-performance setups with multiple peripherals, including rear USB Type-C connectors featuring ultra-fast USB 3.2 Gen 2x2, which supports data transfer speeds of up to 20 Gbps.

Thunderbolt™ 4 (USB4® compliant):

The PRIME Z790-P motherboard includes USB4® support through a Thunderbolt™ (USB4®) header. 

When paired with an ASUS add-on card, it can achieve bi-directional speeds of up to 40 Gbps on a single cable, while also enabling fast-charging capabilities. 

Additionally, the card supports daisy-chaining for multi-screen setups and accommodates up to two 4K displays.

Realtek 2.5 Gb Ethernet:

The Realtek 2.5 Gb Ethernet minimizes CPU load and delivers exceptionally high TCP and UDP throughput, resulting in faster and smoother data transfers.

Reduced CPU workload, increased TCP and UDP throughput.

LANGuard:

ASUS LANGuard is a hardware-based network protection feature that uses advanced signal-coupling technology and high-quality anti-EMI capacitors to enhance throughput and provide a more dependable connection.

CUSTOMIZATION:

The PRIME Z790-P motherboard enhances every experience with detailed features, including exclusive codecs for superior audio quality and intuitive RGB lighting controls for personalized system aesthetics.

Outstanding Audio:

Integrated onboard features provide superior audio quality. 

The intelligent design and high-end hardware deliver an audio experience like no other.

Audio Shielding:

Audio shielding guarantees precise separation between analog and digital signals while significantly minimizing interference from multiple sources.

Dedicated Audio PCB Layers:

Dedicated layers for left and right audio channels ensure that both tracks maintain consistent and equal quality.

Premium Audio Capacitors:

Delivers rich, natural, and immersive audio with outstanding clarity and fidelity.

Personalization:

Aura Sync:

Outshine the Competition:

An enthusiast system with refined tuning deserves a complementary aesthetic. 

ASUS Aura provides complete RGB lighting control with various functional presets for built-in LEDs, connected RGB strips, and devices. 

It also offers synchronization with a growing range of Aura-compatible hardware.

Addressable Gen 2 RGB Header:

Three addressable Gen 2 RGB headers can recognize the number of LEDs on second-generation addressable RGB devices, enabling the software to customize lighting effects for each device automatically. 

These new headers also maintain compatibility with previous Aura RGB equipment.

Armoury Crate:

Armoury Crate provides a single, user-friendly interface for customizing Aura Sync RGB settings across all compatible devices. 

It also manages controls for a wide range of ASUS products, including keyboards and mice. 

Additionally, Armoury Crate integrates product registration and a news feed to keep you updated with the latest ASUS community news.

DIY Friendly:

Q-LED Core:

The Q-LED Core display uses LED light patterns during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to assist users in diagnosing potential issues.

SafeSlot Core+:

PCIe® 5.0 offers twice the speed of PCIe® 4.0, prompting us to enhance our SMT manufacturing process for the faster SafeSlot Core+. 

SafeSlot Core+ features a reinforced metal sheath around the PCIe slot to securely hold the card in place and ensure optimal data speeds.

Overvoltage Protection:

World-class circuit-protecting power design:

A unique circuit design with integrated voltage regulators safeguards your motherboard from potential damage due to unexpected high voltages from unstable or low-quality power supplies.

Stainless-Steel Back I/O:

3X corrosion-resistance for greater durability:

Back I/O panels made of corrosion-resistant stainless steel and coated with chromium oxide last three times longer than standard panels.