Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Xtreme (rev. 1.0) Motherboard

Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Xtreme (rev. 1.0) Motherboard

THE NEW KING OF GAMING

Rule supreme with the Z690 AORUS gaming motherboards. The new king of gaming platform continues the legendary AORUS bloodline with the most robust power delivery and dominant thermal design, glorified with the complete memory overclocking technology to crown your PC with the best Alder Lake’s performance in all its gaming glory

Features :

Overview :

UNPARALLELED PERFORMANCE

Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Xtreme With technology moving so fast, GIGABYTE still keep up with the latest trends and provide our customers with advanced features and latest technology. GIGABYTE Z690 Series motherboards come with upgraded power solution, latest storage standards and outstanding connectivity to enable optimize performance for gaming.

XTREME MEMORY

Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Xtreme Motherboard feature the latest DDR5 architecture and XMP 3.0 capability. The new DDR5 memory technology brings 50% more bandwidth to the platform and increases the system performance drastically by implementing Unlocked Native DDR5 Voltage, Xtreme Memory Routing and reliable SMD slot. In addition to the hardware upgrades, the user friendly UI provides full functionality to overclock higher with exclusive DDR5 tuning capability.

THERMAL REACTIVE ARMOR

Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Xtreme Motherboard Un-throttled performance is guaranteed by innovative and optimized thermal design to ensure the best CPU, Chipset, SSD stability and low temperatures under full load application and gaming.

CONNECTIVITY

Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Xtreme Motherboards let you experience ultimate connection flexibility and blazing data-transfer speed with next generation network, storage, and WIFI connectivity.

Specifications :

• CPU
  1. LGA1700 socket: Support for 12th Generation Intel^®Core™ i9 processors/Intel^® Core™ i7 processors/Intel^® Core™ i5 processors
  2. L3 cache varies with CPU

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

• Chipset
  1. Intel^®Z690 Express Chipset
• Memory
  1. Support for DDR5 6600(O.C.) / 6400(O.C.) / 6200(O.C.) / 6000(O.C.) / 5800(O.C.) / 5600(O.C.) / 5400(O.C.) / 5200(O.C.) / 4800 / 4000 MHz memory modules
  2. 4 x DDR5 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^® Thunderbolt™ 4 Controller:

1. 2 x Intel^®Thunderbolt™ 4 connectors (USB Type-C^® ports), supporting DisplayPort and Thunderbolt™ video outputs and a maximum resolution of 5120×2880@60 Hz with 24 bpp (via single display output)
   * Because of the limited I/O resources of the PC architecture, the number of Thunderbolt™ devices that can be used is dependent on the number of the PCI Express devices being installed. (Refer to Chapter 2-7, “Back Panel Connectors,” for more information.)
   * Support for DisplayPort 1.4 version and HDCP 2.3

(Graphics specifications may vary depending on CPU support.)

• Audio
  1. 1 ESS ES9280AC DAC chip + 2 ESS ES9080 chips
  2. DTS^®Sound Unbound™
  3. High Definition Audio
  4. 2-channel
  5. Support for S/PDIF Out
     * The line out jack and the optical S/PDIF out connector can only be used one at a time.
• LAN
  1. Marvell^®AQtion AQC113C 10GbE LAN chip
     (10 Gbps/5 Gbps/2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps) (LAN1)
  2. Intel^®5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps) (LAN2)
• Wireless Communication module

Intel^® Wi-Fi 6E AX210

1. WIFI a, b, g, n, ac, ax, supporting 2.4/5/6 GHz carrier frequency bands
2. BLUETOOTH 5.2
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 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.
  2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8)
     * The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot. When the PCIEX8 slot is populated, the PCIEX16 slot operates at up to x8 mode.
     (The PCIEX16 and PCIEX8 slots conform to PCI Express 5.0 standard.)
  3. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4_1)
     (The PCIEX4_1 slot conforms 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 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU)

Chipset:

2. 2 x M.2 connectors (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_SB, M2Q_SB)
3. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2M_SB)
4. 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
Intel^® Optane™ Memory Ready
* System acceleration with Intel^® Optane™ Memory can only be enabled on the M.2 connectors supported by the Chipset.

• USB

Chipset+Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 4 Controller:

1. 2 x USB Type-C^®ports on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support

Chipset:

2. 1 x USB Type-C^®port with USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 support, available through the internal USB header
3. 6 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel

Chipset+USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hub:

4. 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel

Chipset+USB 3.2 Gen 1 Hub:

5. 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports available through the internal USB headers

Chipset+USB 2.0 Hub:

6. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB header (with the included front USB header extension cable)

• 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. 4 x system fan headers
  6. 4 x system fan/water cooling pump headers
  7. 1 x noise detection header
  8. 1 x AORUS RGB Memory Armor power header
  9. 2 x addressable LED strip + RGB LED strip combo extension cable headers
  10. 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
  11. 4 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
  12. 1 x front panel header
  13. 1 x USB Type-C^®header, with USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 support
  14. 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 headers
  15. 1 x USB 2.0/1.1 header
  16. 2 x temperature sensor headers
  17. 1 x power button
  18. 1 x reset button
• Back Panel Connectors
  1. 1 x Q-Flash Plus button
  2. 1 x OC Ignition button
  3. 1 x Clear CMOS button
  4. 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)
  5. 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 connectors (USB Type-C^®port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support)
  6. 10 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)
  7. 2 x RJ-45 ports
  8. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
  9. 2 x audio jacks
     * The mic in jack supports only mono microphone input.
• 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 (pump) speed control function is supported will depend on the fan (pump) you install.
  7. Noise detection
• 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. cFosSpeed
• Operating System
  1. Support for Windows 10 64-bit
• Form Factor
  1. E-ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 28.5cm