Gigabyte Z690 AORUS ELITE AX Intel Socket 1700 DDR5 ATX Motherboard

Description

Gigabyte Z690 AORUS ELITE AX Intel Socket 1700 DDR5 ATX Motherboard

Intel’s Z690 chipset, the highest-end chipset offering for the Alder Lake lineup of processors, Intel has enabled the Z690 chipset to be a very powerful offering. Featuring support for running either DDR4 or DDR5 memory, the Z690 chipset will allow motherboards to run either new DDR5 Memory Or the current DDR4 Memory standard. As far as PCIe connectivity, this high-end chipset produces 12 PCIe Gen5 lanes, along with 16 PCIe Gen3 lanes. This is, of course, just an addition to the 16 PCIe Gen5 lanes that the Alder Lake processor provides, enabling a wide portfolio of PCIe lanes for connecting SSDs and graphics card.
The Z690 will introduce communication with the LGA1700 CPUs through Direct Media Interface 4.0 with 8 lanes (an upgrade from PCIe Gen3 to Gen4). The chipset will allow up to 6 SATA devices to be attached simultaneously and up to 40 USB devices with four different standards.

Z690 AORUS ELITE AX – 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.

Unparalleled Performance
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 Motherboards 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 Series Motherboards’ 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 Series Motherboards let you experience ultimate connection flexibility and blazing data-transfer speed with next generation network, storage, and WIFI connectivity.

DEFINITIVE AESTHETICS
GIGABYTE motherboards bundle several useful and intuitive software to help users to control every aspect of motherboard and provide customizable lighting effect with outstanding aesthetics to fit your unique personality.

ULTRA DURABLE
GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ features its product durability and high-quality manufacturing process. GIGABYTE motherboards use the best components and reinforce every slots to make each of them solid and durable.

Key Feature

    Supports 12th Gen Intel® Core™ Series Processors
    Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR5, 4 DIMMs
    16+1+2 Twin Hybrid Digital VRM Design with 60A DrMOS and Tantalum Polymer Capacitor
    DDR5 XTREME MEMORY Design with SMD DIMM and Shielded Memory Routing
    Fully Covered Thermal Design with High Coverage MOSFET Heatsinks
    WIFI 6 802.11ax 2T2R & BT5 with AORUS Antenna
    AMP-UP Audio with ALC1220 and WIMA Audio Capacitors
    Fast 2.5GbE LAN with Bandwidth Management
    4 x Ultra-Fast NVMe PCIe 4.0/3.0 x4 M.2 with Enlarged Thermal Guards
    SuperSpeed USB 3.2 Gen2x2 TYPE-C® delivers up to 20Gb/s transfer speeds
    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

    CPU
        LGA1700 socket: Support for 12th Generation Intel® Core™ i9 processors/Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors
        (Go to GIGABYTE’s website for the latest CPU support list.)
        L3 cache varies with CPU
    (Please refer to “CPU Support List” for more information.)
    Chipset
        Intel® Z690 Express Chipset
    Memory
        Support for DDR5 6000(O.C.) / 5800(O.C.) / 5600(O.C.) / 5400(O.C.) / 5200(O.C.) / 4800 / 4000 MHz memory modules
        4 x DDR DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB (32 GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory
        Dual channel memory architecture
        Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)
        Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules
        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 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096×2160@60 Hz
    * Support for HDMI 2.0 version and HDCP 2.3.
    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
        Realtek® ALC1220-VB CODEC
        * The back panel line out jack supports DSD audio.
        High Definition Audio
        2-channel analog output
        Support for S/PDIF Out
        7.1-channel digital signals
        * Actual output of digital signals may vary depending on the playback content and software used, and an external DAC is required.
    LAN
        Realtek® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps)
    Wireless Communication module
    Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201:
        WIFI a, b, g, n, ac, ax, supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band
        BLUETOOTH 5.2
        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 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 5.0 standard.)
        2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x4 (PCIEX4_1, PCIEX4_2)
        (The PCIEX4 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
    Multi-Graphics Technology
        Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire™ and 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies
    Storage Interface
    CPU:
        1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU)
    Chipset:
        1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2M_SB)
        2 x M.2 connectors (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2Q_SB/M2P_SB)
        6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
    Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
    * Refer to “2-7 Internal Connectors,” for the installation notices for the M.2 and SATA connectors.

    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 x USB Type-C® port on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 support
        1 x USB Type-C® port with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support, available through the internal USB header
        2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel
        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 Hub:
        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 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
        1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
        1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
        1 x CPU fan header
        1 x water cooling CPU fan header
        3 x system fan headers
        1 x system fan/water cooling pump header
        2 x addressable LED strip headers
        2 x RGB LED strip headers
        4 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
        6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
        1 x front panel header
        1 x front panel audio header
        1 x USB Type-C® header, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support
        1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header
        2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
        2 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connectors
        1 x Trusted Platform Module header (For the GC-TPM2.0 SPI/GC-TPM2.0 SPI 2.0 module only)
        1 x reset button
        1 x Q-Flash Plus button
        1 x reset jumper
        1 x Clear CMOS jumper
    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 x USB Type-C® port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 support
        2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)
        3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
        4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
        2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)
        1 x HDMI port
        1 x DisplayPort
        1 x RJ-45 port
        1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
        2 x audio jacks
    I/O Controller
        iTE® I/O Controller Chip
    H/W Monitoring
        Voltage detection
        Temperature detection
        Fan speed detection
        Water cooling flow rate detection
        Fan fail warning
        Fan speed control
        * Whether the fan (pump) speed control function is supported will depend on the fan (pump) you install.
    BIOS
        1 x 256 Mbit flash
        Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
        PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0
    Unique Features
        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
        Support for Q-Flash Plus
        Support for Q-Flash
        Support for Xpress Install
    Bundled Software
        Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)
        Realtek® Gaming LAN Bandwidth Control Utility
    Operating System
        Support for Windows 10 64-bit
    Form Factor
        ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm

* The entire materials provided herein are for reference only. GIGABYTE reserves the right to modify or revise the content at anytime without prior notice.
* Advertised performance is based on maximum theoretical interface values from respective Chipset vendors or organization who defined the interface specification. Actual performance may vary by system configuration.
* All trademarks and logos are the properties of their respective holders.
* Due to standard PC architecture, a certain amount of memory is reserved for system usage and therefore the actual memory size is less than the stated amount.