ASUS PRIME Z790M-PLUS Micro ATX Motherboard

ASUS PRIME Z790M-PLUS Micro ATX Motherboard brings Z790-class features to a compact micro ATX build, designed for Intel LGA 1700 platforms and ready for today's high-performance CPUs.

This motherboard natively supports a wide range of Intel processors, including Intel® Celeron®, Pentium® Gold and the full Intel® Core™ family up to i9, making the ASUS PRIME Z790M-PLUS a versatile foundation for gaming, creative workstations and productivity rigs.

Memory support is modern and flexible with four DIMM slots for DDR5-SDRAM in dual-channel configuration, accommodating up to 128 GB of unbuffered memory and high clock rates from 4800 MHz up to 7200 MHz to suit demanding multitasking and memory-intensive applications.

Storage options include three M.2 slots plus SATA and PCIe 4.0 support, enabling fast NVMe SSDs and traditional HDDs. The board supports four total drives and RAID levels 0, 1, 5 and 10 for performance and redundancy configurations.

Connectivity is rich for a micro ATX board: multiple USB ports (including USB 3.2 Gen 2 and Gen 2x2 Type-C), Gigabit Ethernet, HDMI 2.0 and DisplayPort 1.4 outputs for video, and a full 7.1-channel audio solution with S/PDIF out. Internal headers include RGB LED, Thunderbolt header, COM and serial port headers and multiple fan connectors for comprehensive system control.

Expansion possibilities are strong with one PCIe x16 Gen5 slot, one PCIe x16 Gen4 slot and two PCIe x1 Gen4 slots. The board also features robust power delivery connectors, including 24-pin ATX and 8-pin EPS, as well as extensive BIOS and software support through UEFI AMI and ASUS utilities.

ASUS bundles useful utilities such as Armoury Crate, Aura Sync, Fan Xpert 4 with AI Cooling II, AI Suite 3 and TurboV EVO, plus convenient recovery and flashing tools like ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 and EZ Flash 3. The PRIME Z790M-PLUS is compatible with Windows 10 and Windows 11.

Ideal use cases include compact high-performance gaming systems, home studio workstations that need fast storage and multi-core CPU support, and small form-factor office PCs that benefit from comprehensive connectivity and RAID storage options.

• Socket LGA 1700 — supports Intel Core i3–i9, Pentium and Celeron
• DDR5, 4 DIMM, up to 128 GB (4800–7200 MHz)
• 3x M.2, PCIe 4.0, SATA, RAID 0/1/5/10
• PCIe x16 Gen5 + PCIe x16 Gen4 + 2x PCIe x1 Gen4
• USB 3.2 Gen2/Gen2x2 Type-C, HDMI 2.0, DP 1.4, Gigabit LAN
• 7.1-channel audio, RGB header, ASUS software suite