GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS ELITE AX Motherboard

GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS ELITE AX Motherboard

• Compatible with 11th and 10th generation Intel Core Series processors

• Dual channel non-ECC unbuffered DDR4, 4 DIMMs

• 12-phase direct digital VRM solution plus1 with 60A DrMOS

• Shielded memory routing for better memory overclocking

• Fully Shrouded Thermal Design with High-Coverage MOSFET Heatsinks

• CPU

  LGA1200 package:

  1. 11th Generation Intel Core i9 processors / Intel Core i7 processors / Intel Core i5 processors

  2. 10th Generation Intel Core i9 processors / Intel Core i7 processors / Intel Core i5 processors / Intel Core i3 processors/ Intel Pentium processors / Intel Celeron processors*

     * Limited to processors with 4 MB Intel Smart Cache, Intel Celeron G5xx5 family.

  3. L3 cache varies with CPU

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

• Chipset

  1. Intel Z590 Express Chipset

• Memory

  1. 11th Generation Intel Core i9/i7/i5 processors:

     Support for DDR4 5400 (O.C)/ 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. 10th Generation Intel Core i9/i7 processors:

     Support for DDR4 2933/2666/2400/2133 MHz memory modules

  3. 10th Generation Intel Core i5/i3 /Pentium/Celeron processors:

     Support for DDR4 2666/2400/2133 MHz memory modules

  4. 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB (32 GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory

  5. Dual channel memory architecture

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

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

  8. 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 DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096×2304@60 Hz

     * Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version and HDCP 2.3.

  (Graphics specifications may vary depending on CPU support.)

• Audio

  1. Realtek ALC1220-VB codec

     * The back panel line out jack supports DSD audio

  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 Gbit/1 Gbit/100 Mbit)

• Wireless Communication module

  Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201:

  1. WIFI a, b, g, n, ac with wave 2 features, ax, supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band

  2. BLUETOOTH 5.1

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

     * Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment.

• Expansion Slots

  1. 1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)

        * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.

     (The PCIEX16 slot conforms to PCI Express 4.0 standard.)

  1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)

  2. 1 x PCI Express x1 slot

     (PCIEX4 and PCIEX1 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)

• Multi-Graphics Technology

  1. Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire and 2-Way AMD CrossFire technologies

• Storage Interface

  CPU:

  1. 1. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU)*

     *Supported by 11th Generation processors only.

  Chipset:

  1. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe 3.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2B_SB)

  2. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe 3.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_SB)

  3. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

  Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
  * Refer to “1-7 Internal Connectors,” for the installation notices for the M.2 and SATA connectors.
  Intel Optane Memory Ready

• 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 Gen2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel

  4. 5 x USB 3.2 Gen1 ports (3 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)

  Chipset+2 USB 2.0 Hub:

  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. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector

  3. 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector

  4. 1 x CPU fan header

  5. 1 x water cooling CPU fan header

  6. 3 x system fan headers

  7. 1 x system fan/water cooling pump header

  8. 2 x addressable LED strip headers

  9. 2 x RGB LED strip headers

  10. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

  11. 3 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors

  12. 1 x front panel header

  13. 1 x front panel audio header

  14. 1 x USB Type-C header, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support

  15. 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 header

  16. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers

  17. 2 x Thunderbolt add-in card connectors

  18. 1 x Trusted Platform Module header (For the GC-TPM2.0 SPI / GC-TPM2.0 SPI 2.0 module only)

  19. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper

  20. 1 x Q-Flash Plus button

  ＊All fan headers are subject to support AIO_Pump, Pump and high performance fan with the capability of delivering up to 2A/12V @ 24W.

• 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 DisplayPort

  7. 1 x RJ-45 port

  8. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector

  9. 5 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

     * Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the fan you install.

• 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 APP Center

     * Available applications in APP Center may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications.

     @BIOS

     EasyTune

     Fast Boot

     Game Boost

     ON/OFF Charge

     RGB Fusion

     Smart Backup

     System Information Viewer

  2. Support for Q-Flash Plus

  3. Support for Q-Flash

  4. Support for Xpress Install

• Bundled Software

  1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version)

  2. Realtek 8125 Gaming LAN Bandwidth Control Utility

• Operating System

  1. Support for Windows 10 64-bit

• Form Factor

  1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm