--- title: Asus PRIME Z790-P WIFI Motherboard - LGA1700 , 12th and 13th gen date: 2023-01-10T11:21:19Z modified: 2026-05-24T08:05:23Z permalink: "https://tech.co.za/product/asus-primez790-p-wifi/" type: product status: publish excerpt: "" wpid: 458002 product_brand: - Asus product_type: - simple product_visibility: - featured product_cat: - Components - Motherboards pa_form: - DDR5 pa_socket: - LGA 1700 pa_types: - Intel featured_image: "https://tech.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/PRIME-Z790-P.png" --- ## Intelligent Control #### ASUS Intelligent Control makes your PC smart. Along with taking care of complex tuning and dynamically optimizing essential aspects of your system, it offers intelligently simplified options for newcomers to PC DIY, as well as more comprehensive features for seasoned veterans. ## All-Around Energy Efficiency #### The Power Saving function contains several settings can easily optimize power consumption and maximize energy savings. You can enable a CPU power limit, darken Aura lighting, and set the fan profile to a power saving mode. You can also toggle the Power Saver plan that is built into Microsoft Windows. ## M.2 Heatsink #### The flexible M.2 heatsink with removable captive screws can take care of the M.2\_1 or M.2\_3 slot, warding off throttling that can occur with M.2 storage during sustained transfers. **Chipset** Intel® Z790 Chipset **Memory** 4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR5 7200+(OC)/7000(OC)/6800(OC)/6600(OC)/6400(OC)/ 6200(OC)/ 6000(OC)/ 5800(OC)/ 5600/ 5400/ 5200/ 5000/ 4800 Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory\* Dual Channel Memory Architecture Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) OptiMem II \* Supported memory types, data rate(Speed), and number of DRAM modules vary depending on the CPU and memory configuration, for more information refer to www.asus.com for memory support list. \* Non-ECC, un-buffered DDR5 memory supports On-Die ECC function. **Graphics** 1 x DisplayPort\*\* 1 x HDMI® port\*\*\* \*Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types. Please refer to www.intel.com for any updates. \*\* Supports max. 4K@60Hz as specified in DisplayPort 1.4. \*\*\* Supports 4K@60Hz as specified in HDMI 2.1. **Expansion Slots** **Intel® 13th & 12th Gen Processors\*** 1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot **Intel® Z790 Chipset** 3 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slots (support x4 mode) 1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slot \* Please check the PCIe bifurcation table on the support site (https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1037507/). – To ensure compatibility of the device installed, please refer to https://www.asus.com/support/ for the list of supported peripherals. **Storage** Total supports 3 x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports\* **Intel® 13th & 12th Gen Processors** M.2\_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode) **Intel® Z790 Chipset** M.2\_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode) M.2\_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA modes) 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports \* Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports PCIe RAID 0/1/5/10, SATA RAID 0/1/5/10. **Ethernet** 1 x Realtek 2.5Gb Ethernet **Wireless & Bluetooth** Wi-Fi 6 2×2 Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Supports 2.4/5GHz frequency band Bluetooth® v5.2 **USB** **Rear USB (Total 8 ports)** 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 port (1 x USB Type-C®) 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port (1 x Type-A) 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (2 x Type-A) 4 x USB 2.0 ports (4 x Type-A) **Front USB (Total 9 ports)** 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 connector (supports USB Type-C®) 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 headers support 4 additional USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports 2 x USB 2.0 headers support 4 additional USB 2.0 ports \* USB\_E1 port, USB\_E2 port, USB\_E3 port and USB\_E4 port share the bandwidth. \* USB\_E5 port, USB\_E6 port, USB\_E7 port and USB\_E8 port share the bandwidth. More info :[ https://www.asus.com/motherboards-components/motherboards/prime/prime-z790-p-wifi/techspec/](https://www.asus.com/motherboards-components/motherboards/prime/prime-z790-p-wifi/techspec/)