ROG MAXIMUS XIII APEX
Intel® Z590 ATX gaming motherboard with 18 power stages, PCIe 4.0, OptiMem III, Overclocker’s Toolkit, onboard WiFi 6E (802.11ax), Intel® 2.5 Gb Ethernet, quad M.2 with heatsinks, embedded M.2 backplates, a USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 front-panel connector, and Aura Sync RGB lighting
- Intel® Socket LGA 1200: Ready for 11th Gen Intel® Core™ processors and 10th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® processors
- ASUS-Exclusive AI-Driven Enhancements: AI Overclocking, AI Cooling, AI Networking, and Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation
- Robust Power Solution: 18 teamed power stages rated for 90 amps, ProCool II power connectors, MicroFine alloy chokes, and 10K Japanese-made capacitors
- Optimized Thermal Design: Enlarged VRM heatsinks plus integrated aluminum I/O cover, high-conductivity thermal pad, M.2 heatsinks with embedded backplates, and ROG Water-Cooling Zone
- High-Performance Networking: Onboard WiFi 6E (802.11ax), Intel ® 2.5 Gb Ethernet, and ASUS LANGuard
- Fastest Gaming Connectivity: PCIe® 4.0, quad M.2, and USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 front-panel connector
- Gaming Audio: ROG SupremeFX ALC4080 codec and Savitech SV3H712 amplifier, along with DTS® Sound Unbound and Sonic Studio III
- Unmatched Personalization: ASUS-exclusive Aura Sync RGB lighting, including one RGB header and three addressable Gen 2 RGB headers
- DIY-Friendly Design:Pre-mounted I/O shield, V Latch switch, BIOS FlashBack™, Q-Code, FlexKey, Q-Connector, SafeSlot, and Graphics Card Holder
- Renowned Software: Bundled 1‑year AIDA64 Extreme subscription and intuitive UEFI BIOS dashboard with integrated MemTest86
ROG MAXIMUS XIII APEX
CPU
Intel® Socket LGA1200 for 11th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors & 10th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors
Chipset: Z590
Memory
DDR4 5333(OC)/5133(OC)/5000(OC)/4800(OC)/4700(OC)/4600(OC)/4500(OC)/4400(OC) /4266(OC)/4133(OC)/4000(OC)/3866(OC)/3733(OC)/3600(OC)/3466(OC)/3400(OC)/3333(OC)/3200/3000/2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory*
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
OptiMem III
* 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7/i9 processors support 2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 natively, others will run at the maximum transfer rate of DDR4 2666MHz.
* 11th Gen Intel® Core™ processors support 3200/2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 natively.
* Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists), and memory frequency support depends on the CPU types.
Expansion Slots
Intel® 11th &10th Gen Processors*
2 x PCIe 4.0/3.0 x16 slots**
– Intel® 11th processors support PCIe 4.0 x16 or x8/x8 or x8/x4 modes
– Intel® 10th processors support PCIe 3.0 x16 or x8/x8 or x8/x4 modes
Intel® Z590 Chipset
1 x PCIe 3.0 x4 slot***
* Supports PCIe bandwidth bifurcation for RAID on CPU function.
** PCIEX16_1 and PCIEX16_2 share bandwidth with M.2_2. PCIEX16_1 will run x8 mode and PCIEX16_2 will run x4 mode when M.2_2 runs x4 mode.
*** PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with SATA6G_56. PCIEX4 slot will run x2 mode when SATA6G_56 is populated.
Multi-GPU Support
NVIDIA 2-Way SLI® Technology*
*Support varies with different graphics cards
Storage
Supports 4 x M.2 slots and 8 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
Intel®11th &10th Gen Processors
M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280
– Only Intel® 11th processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode, this slot will be disabled for other CPUs
M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280*
– Intel® 11th processors supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode
– Intel® 10th processors supports PCIe 3.0 x4 mode
Intel® Z590 Chipset
DIMM.2_1 slot (Key M) via ROG DIMM.2, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 3.0 x4 & SATA modes)**
DIMM.2_2 slot (Key M) via ROG DIMM.2, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 3.0 x4 mode)
8 x SATA 6Gb/s ports***
RAID function for PCIe mode SSD in Intel® Rapid Storage Technology is available with either 1. Intel® SSDs installed in both CPU-attached and PCH-attached slots, or 2. any other 3rd party SSDs installed in PCH-attached slots.
To enable Intel® Optane™ Memory (Hybrid Storage device), it must be installed in PCH-attached slots with Intel® Rapid Storage Technology.
* M.2_2 slot shares bandwidth with PCIEX16_1 and PCIEX16_2. When M.2_2 runs x4 mode, PCIEX16_1 will run x8 mode and PCIEX16_2 will run x4 mode.
** When DIMM.2_1 is operating in SATA mode, SATA6G_2 will be disabled.
*** SATA6G_56 shares bandwidth with PCIEX4 slot. When SATA6G_56 is populated, PCIEX4 slot will run x2 mode and SATA6G_56 will be disabled when PCIEX4 slot runs x4 mode.
Ethernet
1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet
TUF LANGuard
Wireless & Bluetooth
Intel® Wi-Fi 6E
2×2 Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band*
Bluetooth v5.2 hardware ready**
* WiFi 6E 6GHz regulatory may vary between countries, and function will be ready in Windows 10 build 21H1 or later.
** Bluetooth v5.2 function will be ready in Windows 10 build 21H1 or later.
USB
Rear USB: Total 10 ports
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 port (1 x USB Type-C®)
5 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (5 x Type-A)
4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 connector (supports USB Type-C®)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header supports additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
3 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 6 USB 2.0 ports
Audio
ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4080
– Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs
– Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
– High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 113 dB SNR recording input
– Supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback
Audio Features
– SupremeFX Shielding Technology
– Savitech SV3H712 AMP
– Gold-plated audio jacks
– Rear optical S/PDIF out port
– Premium Japanese audio capacitors
– Audio cover
Back Panel I/O Ports
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 port (1 x USB Type-C®)
5 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (5 x Type-A)
4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A)
1 x ASUS Wi-Fi Module
1 x Intel® I225-V 2.5Gb Ethernet port
5 x Gold-plated audio jacks
1 x Optical S/PDIF out port
1 x BIOS FlashBack™ button
1 x Clear CMOS button
1 x PS/2 Keyboard (purple) port
1 x PS/2 Mouse (green) port
Intrernal I/O Connectors
Fan and Cooling related
1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header
1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header
1 x 4-pin AIO Pump header
3 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers
2 x 4-pin Full Speed Fan headers
1 x W_PUMP+ header
1 x 2-pin Water In header
1 x 2-pin Water Out header
1 x 3-pin Water Flow header
Power related
1 x 24-pin Main Power connector
2 x 8-pin +12V Power connectors
1 x 6-pin PCIe Graphics Card connector
Storage related
2 x M.2 slots (Key M)
1 x DIMM.2 slot supports 2 x M.2 slots (Key M)
8 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
USB
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 connector (supports USB Type-C®)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header supports additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
3 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 6 USB 2.0 ports
Miscellaneous
1 x 80 Light Bar jumper
3 x AURA Addressable Gen 2 headers
1 x AURA RGB header
1 x BIOS Switch button
1 x FlexKey button
1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)
1 x FS Mode switch
1 x LN2 Mode jumper
1 x Pause switch
8 x ProbeIt Measurement Points
1 x ReTry button
2 x RSVD switch
1 x Safe Boot button
1 x Slow Mode switch
1 x Speaker header
1 x Start button
1 x 10-1 pin System Panel header
1 x Thermal Sensor header
1 x Thunderbolt™ header
1 x V_LATCH switch
Form Factor: 30.5cm x 24.4cm
