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Motherboard ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 2
Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 3
12 2.4 AI OC Guide 14 3. My Favorites ASUS EZ Flash 3 Utility 103 9.2 ASUS Secure Erase 103 9.3 ASUS User Profile 104 9.4 ASUS SPD Information 105 9.5 MemTest86 105 9.6 ASUS MyHotkey 106 9.7 ASUS Armoury Crate 106 9.8 MyASUS 107 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 4
10. Exit menu...108 11. Updating BIOS 109 11.1 ASUS EZ Flash 3 109 11.2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 110 4 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 5
screenshots in this manual are for reference only, please refer to the latest BIOS version for settings and options. • BIOS settings and options may vary due to different BIOS release versions or CPU installed. Please refer to the latest BIOS version for settings and options. ROG Z790 Series (Intel - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 6
. The BIOS screen include navigation keys and brief onscreen help to guide you in using the BIOS Setup program. Entering BIOS at startup To each motherboard may differ slightly with the options in this manual. Please refer to the BIOS of your motherboard for the settings and options. 6 ROG Z790 - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 7
be changed. Refer to the Setup Mode item in section Boot menu for details. Configuration fields Pop-up Menu Menu bar Language AI OC Guide AURA Scroll bar MyFavorite Qfan Control Search ReSize BAR MemTest86 Submenu items Menu items General help Last modified settings Go back to EZ Mode Hot - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 8
section My Favorites for more information. Qfan Control This button above the menu bar displays the current settings of your fans. Use this button to manually tweak the fans to your desired settings. You may also access this item by pressing the key on the keyboard. Refer to section Qfan - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 9
F11> key on the keyboard. • Refer to section AI OC Guide for more information. • This function is only enabled when using if there are problems with your memory. For more information on using MemTest86, please refer to www.asus.com/support. • Please save ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual 9 - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 10
press to display a list of options. Last Modified button This button shows the items that you last modified and saved in BIOS Setup. 10 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 11
system properties of the selected mode. Click < or > to switch modes ReSize BAR AI OC Guide AURA MemTest86 Enables or disables the SATA RAID mode for Intel Rapid Storage Technology Displays the CPU on the devices you installed to the system. ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual 11 - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 12
2.3 Qfan Control The Qfan Control allows you to set a fan profile or manually configure the operating speed of your CPU and chassis fans. Click to select a fan Click to undo the Click to go back to main menu changes Select to manually configure your fans 12 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 13
Select to manually configure your fans To configure your fans: 1. Select the fan that you want to configure and to view its current status. 2. Click and drag the speed points to adjust the fans' operating speed. 3. Click Apply to save the changes then click Exit (ESC). ROG Z790 Series (Intel - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 14
Overclocking. Clicking on Enable AI will enable AI Overclocking. Quick guide topics Click to view the previous topic in the quick guide Click to view Click to enable AI the next topic in Overclocking the quick guide Click to go back to main menu 14 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 15
3. My Favorites My Favorites is your personal space where you can easily save and access your favorite BIOS items. You can personalize this screen by adding or removing items. ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual 15 - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 16
items: • Items with submenu options. • User-managed items such as language and boot order. • Configuration items such as Memory SPD Information, system time and date. 4. Click Exit (ESC) or press key to close Setup Tree Map screen. 5. Go to My Favorites menu to view the saved BIOS items - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 17
BIOS Setup program. The Main menu provides you an overview of the basic system information, and allows you to set the system date, time, language, and security settings. Security The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual 17 - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 18
password, erase the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM to clear the BIOS password. See the motherboard for information on how to erase the RTC RAM. • The Administrator or User Password items on top Password item on top of the screen shows [Not Installed]. 18 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 19
manually. [AEMP II] Loads the memory parameters profile optimized if no DIMM profiles are detected. [XMP I] Load the DIMM's default XMP memory timings (CL, TRCD, TRP, TRAS) and other memory parameters optimized by ASUS installed on the motherboard. ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual 19 - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 20
optimized power and current thresholds for maintaining maximum performance. [Enabled - Remove All limits (90°C)] This item allows you to enable ASUS optimized power, current thresholds and limit CPU temperature at 90°C for better performance balance. 20 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 21
. The configuration options for this item vary depending on the DIMM model you installed on the motherboard. The frequency ratios in gray are not recommended, use BCLK + ratios in white to reach select DIMM Flex Presets for different memory modules. ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual 21 - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 22
Level3 DRAM Timing Control. Primary Timings DRAM CAS# Latency Only Even numbers are supported on DDR5. Odd numbers will be rounded up. Configuration options: [Auto] [1] - [255] Third Timings tRDRD_sg_Runtime Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [127] 22 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 23
Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [31] tRDPDEN Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [255] tWRPDEN Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [1023] tCPDED Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [31] Ref Interval Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [8191] ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual 23 - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 24
options: [Auto] [0] - [15] Refresh Abr Release Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [15] tXSR on the DIMM model you installed on the motherboard. • The DRAM Frequency specified must be to apply the CPU default Turbo Ratio setting or manually assign a Core ratio limit to synchronize all cores. Use the - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 25
setting with VCCIN (CPU Input voltage). Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual Mode] [Adaptive Mode] The following item appears only when Performance Core0~7 specific Voltage is set to save the changes and reset the system for the changes to take effect. ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual 25 - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 26
: [Auto] [24] - [85] Efficient Turbo Ratio Cores 1~8 User defined core# for Efficient TurboRatioLimits. Use the or to adjust the value. Configuration options: [Auto] [1] - [16] 26 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 27
item appears only when Efficient Core Group0~3 specific Voltage is set to [Manual Mode]. CPU Core-0~3 Voltage Override Allows configuration of the CPU core voltage disable the AVX 2 Instructions. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual 27 - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 28
to the default settings. Maximus Tweak Configuration options: [Auto] [Mode 1] [Mode 2] Primary Timings DRAM CAS# Latency Only Even numbers are supported on DDR5. Odd numbers will [0] - [255] DRAM RAS# ACT Time Configuration options: [Auto] [1] - [511] 28 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 29
Configuration options: [Auto] [1] - [255] Skew Control DDRCRCOMPCTL0/1/2 Ctl0 dqvrefup Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [255] Ctl0 dqvrefdn Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [255] Ctl0 dqodtvrefup Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [255] ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual 29 - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 30
: [Auto] [0 DRAM Clock] [34 DRAM Clock] [40 DRAM Clock] [48 DRAM Clock] [60 DRAM Clock] [80 DRAM Clock] [120 DRAM Clock] [240 DRAM Clock] 30 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 31
Training Algorithms The items in this menu allows you to enable or disable different Memory Training Algorithms. Early Command Training Configuration options: [Auto] [Enabled] [Disabled] ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual 31 - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 32
Equalization Training* Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] Read Amplifier Training* Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] Write Timing Centering 2D Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] 32 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 33
] Read Vref Decap Traning* Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] Vddq Training Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] Duty Cycle Correction Training Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual 33 - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 34
L2 L2 check threshold is scale of L1 check. Configuration options: [1] - [300] Third Timings tRDRD_sg_Training Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [127] tRDRD_sg_Runtime Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [127] 34 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 35
] [0] - [127] tWRRD_dd Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [127] tRPRE Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [4] tWPRE Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [4] tWPOST Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [3] tWRPRE Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [1023] ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual 35 - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 36
options: [Auto] [0] - [15] Refresh Panic Wm Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [15] Refresh Abr Release Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [15] tXSDLL Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [8191] tZQOPER Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [2047] 36 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 37
powerdown Enable Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [1] idle length Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [15] raise cke after exit latency Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [1] powerdown latency Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [31] ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual 37 - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 38
Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [1] PBR Disable on hot Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [1] PBR Exit on Idle Cnt Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [63] tXSR Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [8191] 38 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 39
to select the DIMM training profile. Configuration options: [Auto] [Standard Profile] [ASUS User Profile] RxDfe Allows you to set the DFE on SOC Rx. Configuration options or disable Controller 1, Channel 1. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual 39 - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 40
Realtime Memory Frequency Allows you to enable or disable Memory Frequency feature. Allows manual switching between in runtime between default SPD Profile frequency and selected XMP profile as an integer: 2000Mhz. Configuration options: [0] - [65535] 40 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 41
with VRM Loadline Enable this item to allow the VRM Loadline to be adjusted automatically to match the AC/DC Loadline. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual 41 - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 42
130%] [140%] Configure higher values when overclocking or under a high loading for extra power support. CPU Current Reporting Configuration options: [Auto] [50%] [100%] [150%] CPU Voltage interval of 1C. Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [255] 42 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 43
. Use the and keys to adjust the value. The values range from 0.000V to 3.000V with an interval of 0.00625V. Configuration options: [Auto] [0.00000] - [3.00000] ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual 43 - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 44
running high CPU voltage and high load-line calibration values. Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual] DO NOT remove the thermal module. The thermal conditions should be monitored. The following to [Extreme]. The thermal conditions should be monitored. 44 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 45
[Standard] The number of active phases is controlled by the CPU. [Optimized] Sets the ASUS optimized phase profile. [Extreme] Sets full phase mode. DO NOT remove the thermal module or under a high CPU Graphics loading for extra power support. ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual 45 - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 46
Setting this to a specific value will set a ceiling for CPU Core Auto Voltage. When not in manual mode, it's effectiveness is subject to other factors such as AC/DC Loadline values and CPU's 0.001V. Configuration options: [Auto] [0.60000] - [1.70000] 46 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 47
Throttle Threshold Fast Throttle Threshold. Specified value for max allowed temperature when cores throttle. Support Fast Throttle Threshold in the range of 63 to 115 deg Celsius. Use the adjust the value. Configuration options: [Auto] [0.00] - [511.75] ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual 47 - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 48
support this value for up to 10msec when power consumption exceeds power limit 2. ASUS motherboards are engineered to support Support. Uses pCode Mailbox Command 0x37, Sub-command 0x1. Set Databit3 to 1. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] 48 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 49
VR mailbox command 0x8. Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [7999] CPU SVID Support Disable this item to stop the CPU from communicating with the external voltage regulator. Configuration 0 for default ViD. Configuration options: [Auto] [0.000] - [1.800] ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual 49 - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 50
TVB Voltage Optimizations This service controls thermal based voltage optimizations [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] Enhanced TVB This item is only supported on selected SKUs. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] options: [Auto] [1] - [115] 50 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 51
Allows you to set the magnitude of the reference BCLK supplied to the processor. Higher values may improve overclocking stability. Configuration options: [Auto] [800mV] [900mV] ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual 51 - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 52
can set a value lower than 15 when pushing high BCLK so that Digitally Controlled Oscillator (DCO) remains at reasonable frequency. Configuration options: [Auto] [1] - [40] 52 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 53
offset for the Memory Controller PLL VCC Trim. The values range from 0.900V to 1.845V with an interval of 0.015V. Configuration options: [Auto] [0.90000] - [1.84500] ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual 53 - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 54
Utilization information. Package Temperature Threshold Frequency will adjust to stay below this package temperature threshold when regulation is enabled. Configuration options: [Auto] [30] - [115] 54 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 55
efficiency will be used. [User Specify] Manually specify the Cooler efficiency and all predictions will be based off this manual setting. The following item appears only when and keys to adjust the value. Configuration options: [Auto] [8] - [85] ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual 55 - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 56
. Use the or to adjust the value. The values range from 0.005V to 0.635V with an interval of 0.005V. Configuration options: [Auto] [0.00500] - [0.63500] 56 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 57
is set to [Manual Mode]. CPU Core Voltage Override Allows you to configure the voltage for the Cache. Use the and keys to adjust the value. The values range from 0.600V to 1.700V with an interval of 0.001V. Configuration options: [Auto] [0.60000] - [1.70000] ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 58
interval of 0.005V. Configuration options: [Auto] [0.00500] - [0.63500] You need to save the changes and reset the system for the changes to take effect. 58 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 59
. Use the and keys to adjust the value. The values range from 0.700V to 1.800V with an interval of 0.001V. Configuration options: [Auto] [0.70000] - [1.80000] ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual 59 - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 60
this item is set to [Enabled], the upper range will be 2.070V. If enabled on non-supported DRAM, the voltage will be lower than requested. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] DRAM 0.005V. Configuration options: [Auto] [0.70000] - [2.20000] 60 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 61
MHz. Use the or to adjust the value. The values range from 0.750MHz to 1.500MHz with an interval of 0.250MHz. Configuration options: [Auto] [0.75000] - [1.50000] ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual 61 - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 62
. Use the or to adjust the value. The values range from 0.750MHz to 1.500MHz with an interval of 0.250MHz. Configuration options: [Auto] [0.75000] - [1.50000] 62 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 63
Amps. Use the or to adjust the value. The values range from 0.125A to 7.875A with an interval of 0.125A. Configuration options: [Auto] [0.12500] - [7.87500] ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual 63 - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 64
display other BIOS items. Be cautious when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction. 64 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 65
-saving conditions. Configuration options: [Disabled] [L1] [Auto] L1 Substates Allows you to select the PCI Express L1 Substates settings. Configuration options: [Disabled] [L1.1] [L1.1 & L1.2] ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual 65 - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 66
Gen3 ASPM Allows you to set the DMI Gen3 ASPM Support. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] [ASPM L1] PEG - ASPM Allows you to control the ASPM support for the PEG 0. This has no effect if PEG This submenu displays the Performance Core Information. 66 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 67
each processor package. Configuration options: [All] [0] - [15] Number of Cores and Efficient Cores are looked at together. When both are {0,0}, Pcode will enable all cores. ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual 67 - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 68
Max Technology 3.0 Allows you to disable or enable Intel(R) Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 support. Disabling will report yhe maximum ratio of the slowest core in _CPC object. Configuration EMTTM enabled too) Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 68 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 69
Allows you to enable or disable CPU Power Management. Allows CPU to go to C states when it's not 100% utilized. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual 69 - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 70
you to change the System Agent (SA) parameters. VT-d Allows you to enable virtualization technology function on memory control hub. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] 70 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 71
[384M] [416M] [448M] [480M] [512M] RC6(Render Standby) Allows you to enable render standby support. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] VMD setup menu The items in this submenu allow you to set the to [Disabled] may result in data loss. ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual 71 - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 72
this submenu allow you to configure the PCIe Speeds for the different onboard slots supported by the PCH. The items in this submenu may vary according to your motherboard. Please refer to the BIOS of your motherboard for the actual settings and options. 72 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 73
SATA items may vary according to your motherboard's ports/slots. Please refer to the BIOS of your motherboard for the actual settings and options. M.2 Allows you to enable or disable the selected SATA port. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual 73 - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 74
only when Intel(R) Dynamic Tuning Technology is set to [Enabled]. INT3400 Device Allows you to enable or disable INT3400 Device. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 74 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 75
disable ARTG object for validation. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] PMAX Object Allows you to enable or disable PMAX object for validation. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual 75 - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 76
motherboard for the actual settings and options. PCIE Tunneling over USB4 Allows you to enable or disable PCIE Tunneling over USB4. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Discrete Thunderbolt(TM) Support Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 76 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 77
you to specify Windows 10 Thunderbolt support level. [Enable + RTD3] OS Native support plus RTD3. [Disabled] No OS native support. DTBT Controller 0 Configuration DTBT the and keys to adjust the value. The values range from 0 to 60. ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual 77 - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 78
on your motherboard. Please refer to the BIOS of your motherboard for the actual settings and options. Security Device Support Allows you to enable or disable the BIOS support for security Storage Hierarchy. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 78 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 79
. Above 4G Decoding Allows you to enable or disable 64bit capable Devices to be Decoded in Above 4G Address Space (Only if System supports 64 bit PCI Decoding). Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Only enabled under 64bit operating system. ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual 79 - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 80
. If no USB device is detected, the item shows None. Legacy USB Support [Enabled] Your system supports the USB devices in legacy operating systems. [Disabled] Your USB devices can be any USB devices are detected, the legacy USB support is enabled. 80 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 81
USB ports. Refer to section Motherboard layout and Rear I/O connection in your motherboard's user manual for the location of the USB Support Allows you to enable or disable the Ipv4/Ipv6 PXE boot support. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 82
storage devices. The options displayed in this menu may vary depending on the devices connected to your motherboard. Please refer to the BIOS of your motherboard for the actual settings and options. NVM Express devices do not support SMART information. 82 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 83
you to enable or disable the RTC (Real-Time Clock) to generate a wake event and configure the RTC alarm date. When enabled, you can set the days, hours, minutes, or seconds to schedule an RTC alarm date. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual 83 - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 84
settings and options of this menu may vary depending on your motherboard. Please refer to the BIOS of your motherboard for the actual settings and options. USB Audio Controls the detection Controller. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 84 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 85
[SATA] Only supports M.2 SATA devices. [PCIE] Only supports M.2 PCIE devices. Type C Power Mode [Auto] Power will be provided to U32G2 Type-C port automatically when a device is detected. [Enabled] Power will always be on for U32G2 Type-C port. ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual 85 - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 86
Controller. • The settings and options of this menu may vary depending on the storage devices connected. Please refer to the BIOS of your motherboard for the actual settings and options. • Ensure to set the VMD configuration settings before using Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology to create a RAID - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 87
vary depending on your motherboard. Please refer to the BIOS of your motherboard for the actual settings Temperature, CPU Package Temperature, MotherBoard Temperature, VRM Temperature, Chipset RPM). If the fan is not connected to the motherboard, the field shows N/A. Select [Ignore] if you - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 88
Allows you to set the appropriate performance level of the assigned fan/pump. When selecting [Manual], we suggest raising your fan/pump duty to 100% if your CPU temperature exceeds 75°C. [Level 0] [Level 1] [Level 2] [Level 3] [Level 4] [Level 5] 88 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 89
] [500 RPM] [600 RPM] The following items appear only when CPU Fan Profile is set to [Manual]. CPU Fan Point4 Temperature When the temperature source is lower than the temperature of P4, the duty cycle Use the or keys to adjust the temperature. ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual 89 - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 90
[Turbo], or [Manual]. Chassis Fan Q-Fan Source The assigned fan/pump will be controlled according to the selected temperature source. Configuration options: [CPU] [CPU Package] [MotherBoard] [VRM] [Chipset] RPM] [300 RPM] [400 RPM] [500 RPM] [600 RPM] 90 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 91
following items appear only when Chassis Fan 1-5 Profile is set to [Manual]. Chassis Fan Point4 Temperature When the temperature source is lower than the of the source is dropped below the lower temperature. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual 91 - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 92
], [Turbo], or [Manual]. Water Pump+ Q-Fan Source The assigned fan/pump will be controlled according to the selected temperature source. Configuration options: [CPU] [CPU Package] [MotherBoard] [VRM] [Chipset] or keys to adjust the temperature. 92 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 93
Mode] Enables the Q-Fan Control feature in DC mode for 3-pin fan/pump. Enables the Q-Fan Control feature in PWM mode for 4-pin fan/ pump. ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual 93 - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 94
Silent], [Turbo], or [Manual]. AIO Pump Q-Fan Source The assigned fan/pump will be controlled according to the selected temperature source. Configuration options: [CPU] [CPU Package] [MotherBoard] [VRM] [Chipset] keys to adjust the fan/pump duty cycle. 94 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 95
cycle. CPU Temperature LED Switch Set this item to [Enabled] and the CPU_LED will light up to indicate high CPU temperature. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual 95 - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 96
change the system boot options. CSM (Compatibility Support Module) Allows you to configure the CSM (Compatibility Support Module) items to fully support the various VGA, bootable devices and add-on options: [Ignore] [Legacy only] [UEFI only] 96 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 97
Get the optimized function when booting on Windows® non-UEFI mode. Microsoft® Secure Boot only supports Windows® UEFI mode. The Microsoft secure boot can only function properly on Windows UEFI mode. Allows you to save the PK to a USB storage device. ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual 97 - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 98
db file from your system. Configuration options: [Yes] [No] The db file must be formatted as a UEFI variable structure with time-based authenticated variable. 98 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 99
. You can only execute the POST delay time during normal boot. Configuration options: [0 sec] - [10 sec] This feature only works when set under normal boot. ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual 99 - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 100
Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] AMI Native NVMe Driver Support Allows you to enable or disable AMI Native NVMe driver. Configuration ® 8 not supported). • To select the boot device during system startup, press when ASUS Logo appears. 100 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 101
Boot Override These item displays the available devices. The number of device items that appear on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system. Click an item to start booting from the selected device. ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual 101 - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 102
to display the submenu. BIOS Image Rollback Support [Enabled] Support roll back your BIOS to a previous version, but may vary according to your motherboard. Please refer to the BIOS of your motherboard for the actual settings and options ] 102 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 103
Erase is only supported on Intel SATA port. For more information about Intel SATA ports, refer to section Motherboard layout in your user manual. Displays the by ASUS. You have to unlock the SSD in the software before proceeding with Secure Erase. ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual 103 - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 104
9.3 ASUS User Profile This item allows you to store or load multiple BIOS settings. Load from Profile Allows you to load the previous BIOS /to USB Drive Allows you to load or save profile from your USB drive, load and save profile to your USB drive. 104 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 105
your motherboard for the actual settings and options. Activate MemTest86 Press to open MemTest86 to perform and check testing results. • Please save all changes made before using MemTest86. • There will be a few seconds of loading time after pressing on this option. ROG Z790 Series - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 106
F3 to enter UEFI-USB or UEFI-HDD or UEFI-CDROM/DVDROM or UEFI-PXE or ASUS EZ Flash 3 in POST. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Boot from UEFI USB] [Boot motherboard. Download & Install ARMOURY CRATE app Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 106 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 107
menu, as well as the settings and options may vary depending on your motherboard. Please refer to the BIOS of your motherboard for the actual settings and options. Download & Install MyASUS service & app Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual 107 - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 108
from USB drives This option allows you to attempt to launch the EFI Shell application (shellx64.efi) from one of the available filesystem devices. 108 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 109
of BIOS, DO NOT manually update the BIOS. Inappropriate BIOS updating may result to system's failure to boot. Carefully follow the instructions in this chapter to update your BIOS when necessary. Visit http://www.asus.com to download the latest BIOS file for this motherboard. The following utilities - Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA | ROG Z790 Series BIOS Manual English - Page 110
download the file at https://www.asus.com/support/ and save it to a USB flash drive. Recovering the BIOS To recover the BIOS: 1. Turn on the system. 2. Insert the motherboard support DVD to the optical drive, or ! Doing so can cause system boot failure! 110 ROG Z790 Series (Intel® 14th) BIOS Manual
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