Gigabyte Z690M Aorus Elite AX DDR4 (rev. 1.0) Motherboard

Gigabyte Z690M Aorus Elite AX DDR4 (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 :

• Supports 12th Gen Intel^®  Core™ Series Processors
• Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 4 DIMMs
• Direct 12+1+2 Digital VRM Design with 60A Power Stage* and Tantalum Polymer Capacitor
• Shielded Memory Routing to Avoid Interference
• Fully Covered Thermal Design with High Coverage MOSFET Heatsinks
• WIFI6 802.11ax 2T2R & BT5 with AORUS Antenna
• Fast Intel^® 2.5GbE LAN with Bandwidth Management
• Triple Ultra-Fast NVMe PCIe 4.0/3.0 x4 M.2 with Thermal Guard
• SuperSpeed USB 3.2 Gen2x2 TYPE-C^® delivers up to 20Gb/s transfer speeds
• Pre-installed IO Shield for easy and quick installation
• RGB FUSION 2.0 with Multi-Zone Addressable LED Light Show Design, Support Addressable LED & RGB LED Strips
• Smart Fan 6 Features Multiple Temperature Sensors , Hybrid Fan Headers with FAN STOP
• Q-Flash Plus Update BIOS without Installing the CPU, Memory and Graphics Card

Overview :

UNPARALLELED PERFORMANCE

Gigabyte Z690M Aorus Elite AX DDR4 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.

ADVANCED THERMAL SOLUTION

Gigabyte Z690M Aorus Elite AX DDR4 Un-throttled performance is guaranteed by the enhanced thermal solution that incorporates Fins-Array, Heatpipe and Thermal Guards. The comprehensive solution delivers excellent heat dissipation. The Z690 AORUS Motherboards stays cool on VRMs and M.2 SSD even on full loading, making it most suitable for enthusiasts, overclockers and professional gamers.

CONNECTIVITY

Gigabyte Z690M Aorus Elite AX DDR4 Motherboard let you experience ultimate connection flexibility and blazing data-transfer speed with next generation network, storage, and WIFI connectivity.

PERSONALIZATION

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 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 DDR4 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
   * Support for HDMI 2.1 version and HDCP 2.3.
   ** Support native HDMI 2.1 TMDS compatible ports
2. 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^®Audio CODEC
  2. High Definition Audio
  3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
     * To configure 7.1-channel audio, you need to open the audio software and select Device advanced settings > Playback Device to change the default setting first. Please visit GIGABYTE’s website for details on configuring the audio software.
  4. Support for S/PDIF Out
• LAN
  1. Intel^®5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps)
• Wireless Communication module

Intel^® Wi-Fi 6 AX201

1. WIFI a, b, g, n, ac, ax, supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band
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)
     (The PCIEX16 slot conforms to PCI Express 5.0 standard.)
  2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
     (The PCIEX4 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 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU)

Chipset:

2. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2Q_SB)
3. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_SB)
4. 6 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:

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

Chipset+2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Hubs:

4. 6 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)

Chipset+2 USB 2.0 Hubs:

5. 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. 3 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
  11. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s 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 Gen 1 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 serial port header
  20. 1 x reset button
  21. 1 x Q-Flash Plus button
  22. 1 x reset jumper
  23. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
• Back Panel Connectors
  1. 1 x USB Type-C^®port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 support
  2. 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port (red)
  3. 4 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 port
  7. 1 x DisplayPort
  8. 1 x RJ-45 port
  9. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
  10. 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
     * Whether the fan (pump) speed control function is supported will depend on the fan (pump) 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. cFosSpeed
• Operating System
  1. Support for Windows 10 64-bit
• Form Factor
  1. Micro ATX Form Factor; 24.4cm x 24.4cm