Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Elite AX DDR4 Motherboard

Gogabyte Aorus Elite Ax DDR4 Motherboard

• LGA1700 socket: Support for 13th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors and 12th Generation Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors*

  L3 cache varies with CPU

  * Please refer to "CPU Support List" for more information.

• Chipset

  Intel® Z690 Express Chipset

• Memory

  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

  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 4096x2160@60 Hz
    * Support for HDMI 2.1 version and HDCP 2.3.
    ** Support native HDMI 2.1 TMDS compatible ports.
  • 1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2304@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.)

• 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 2x2 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 2x2 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
  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 11 64-bit

  Support for Windows 10 64-bit

• Form Factor

  ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm

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