GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4 Motherboard

GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4 Motherboard

• Intel LGA 1700 Socket: Supports 13th and 12th Gen Intel Core Series Processors

• DDR5 Compatible: 4*SMD DIMMs with XMP 3.0 Memory Module Support

• Commanding Power Design: Twin 16+1+2 Phases Digital VRM Solution with 70A Power Stage

• Cutting-Edge Thermal Design: M.2 Thermal Guard III, Fully Covered MOSFET Heatsinks, PCIe Ultra Durable Armor, 6-Layer PCB

• Next Gen Connectivity: SMD PCIe 5.0, 4* PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2, USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 Type-C

• EZ-Latch: PCIe 5.0 EZ-Latch with a Quick Release & Screwless Design

• Fast Networking: 2.5GbE LAN, Intel WiFi 6E 802.11ax, 2T2R & BT5 with AORUS Antenna

• CPU

  1. LGA1700 socket: Support for the 13th and 12th Generation Intel Core, Pentium Gold and Celeron Processors

  2. L3 cache varies with CPU

  (Please refer “CPU Support List” for more information.)

• Chipset

  1. Intel Z790 Express Chipset

• Memory

  1. Support for DDR4 5333(O.C.)/ DDR4 5133(O.C.)/DDR4 5000(O.C.)/4933(O.C.)/4800(O.C.)/ 4700(O.C.)/ 4600(O.C.)/ 4500(O.C.)/ 4400(O.C.)/ 4300(O.C.)/4266(O.C.) / 4133(O.C.) / 4000(O.C.) / 3866(O.C.) / 3800(O.C.) / 3733(O.C.) / 3666(O.C.) / 3600(O.C.) / 3466(O.C.) / 3400(O.C.) / 3333(O.C.) / 3300(O.C.) / 3200 / 3000 / 2933 / 2800 / 2666 / 2400 / 2133 MHz memory modules

  2. 4 x DDR DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB (32 GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory

  3. Dual channel memory architecture

  4. Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)

  5. Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules

  6. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

  (Please refer “Memory Support List” for more information.)

• Onboard Graphics

  Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel HD Graphics support:

  1. 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096×2160@60 Hz

  (Graphics specifications may vary depending on CPU support.)

• Audio

  1. Realtek Audio CODEC

  2. High Definition Audio

  3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel

  4. Support for S/PDIF Out

• LAN

  1. Realtek 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps)

• Wireless Communication module

  Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211

  1. WIFI a, b, g, n, ac, ax, supporting 2.4/5/6 GHz carrier frequency bands

  2. BLUETOOTH 5.3

  3. Support for 11ax 160MHz wireless standard and up to 2.4 Gbps data rate

• Expansion Slots

  CPU:

  1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, supporting PCIe 5.0 and running at x16 (PCIEX16)

  Chipset:

  1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, supporting PCIe 4.0 and running at x4 (PCIEX4_1)

  2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, supporting PCIe 3.0 and running at x4 (PCIEX4_2)

• Storage Interface

  CPU:

  1. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 22110/2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU)

  Chipset:

  1. 2 x M.2 connectors (Socket 3, M key, type 22110/2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_SB, M2Q_SB)

  2. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 22110/2280 SATA and PCIe 4.0 x4 SSD support) (M2M_SB)

  3. 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

  RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 support for NVMe SSD storage devices

  RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 support for SATA storage devices
  

• USB

  Chipset:

  1. 1 x USB Type-C port on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 support

  2. 1 x USB Type-C port with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support, available through the internal USB header

  3. 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel

  4. 5 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (3 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)

  Chipset+2 USB 2.0 Hubs:

  1. 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)

• Internal I/O Connectors

  1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector

  2. 2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors

  3. 1 x CPU fan header

  4. 1 x water cooling CPU fan header

  5. 3 x system fan headers

  6. 1 x system fan/water cooling pump header

  7. 2 x addressable LED strip headers

  8. 2 x RGB LED strip headers

  9. 4 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors

  10. 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

  11. 1 x front panel header

  12. 1 x front panel audio header

  13. 1 x USB Type-C header, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support

  14. 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header

  15. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers

  16. 2 x Thunderbolt add-in card connectors

  17. 1 x Trusted Platform Module header (For the GC-TPM2.0 SPI/GC-TPM2.0 SPI 2.0 module only)

  18. 1 x reset button

  19. 1 x Q-Flash Plus button

  20. 1 x Clear CMOS button

  21. 1 x reset jumper

  22. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper

• Back Panel Connectors

  1. 1 x USB Type-C port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 support

  2. 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)

  3. 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports

  4. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports

  5. 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)

  6. 1 x HDMI 2.0 port

  7. 1 x RJ-45 port

  8. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector

  9. 2 x audio jacks

• I/O Controller

  1. iTE I/O Controller Chip

• H/W Monitoring

  1. Voltage detection

  2. Temperature detection

  3. Fan speed detection

  4. Water cooling flow rate detection

  5. Fan fail warning

  6. Fan speed control

• BIOS

  1. 1 x 256 Mbit flash

  2. Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS

  3. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

• Unique Features

  1. Support for GIGABYTE Control Center (GCC)

  2. Support for Q-Flash

  3. Support for Q-Flash Plus

  4. Support for Smart Backup

• Bundled Software

  1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version)

  2. LAN bandwidth management software

• Operating System

  1. Support for Windows 11 64-bit

  2. Support for Windows 10 64-bit

• Form Factor

  1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm