GIGABYTE Z690 AORUS MASTER DDR4 LGA1700 ATX Motherboard

1. LGA1700 socket: Support for 12th Generation Intel^® Core™, Pentium^® Gold and Celeron^® Processors*
2. L3 cache varies with CPU

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

1. Intel^® Z690 Express Chipset

1. Support for DDR5 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.)

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.)

1. Realtek^® ALC1220-VB CODEC
   * The front panel line out jack supports DSD audio.
2. ESS ES9118 DAC chip
3. Support for DTS:X^® Ultra
4. High Definition Audio
5. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
6. Support for S/PDIF Out

1. Marvell^® AQtion AQC113C 10GbE LAN chip
   (10 Gbps/5 Gbps/2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps)

WIFI Module

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.

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 5.0 standard.)
2. 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x4 (PCIEX4_1, PCIEX4_2)
   * The PCIEX4_1 slot shares bandwidth with the M2C_SB connector. The PCIEX4_1 slot becomes unavailable when a device is installed in the M2C_SB connector.
   (The PCIEX4 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)

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

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:

1. 2 x M.2 connectors (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_SB, M2Q_SB)
2. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 PCIe 3.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2C_SB)
3. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA and PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2M_SB)
4. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
* Refer to “2-8 Internal Connectors,” for the installation notices for the PCIEX4_1, 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.

Chipset:

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

Chipset+USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hub:

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

Chipset+2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Hubs:

1. 8 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)

Chipset+USB 2.0 Hub:

1. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB headers

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. 2 x addressable LED strip headers
8. 2 x RGB LED strip headers
9. 5 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
10. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
11. 1 x front panel header
12. 1 x front panel audio 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. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
16. 1 x noise detection header
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 power button
20. 1 x reset button
21. 1 x reset jumper
22. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
23. 2 x temperature sensor headers
24. Voltage Measurement Points

1. 1 x Q-Flash Plus button
2. 1 x Clear CMOS button
3. 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)
4. 1 x DisplayPort
5. 1 x USB Type-C^® port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support
6. 1 x USB Type-C^® port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 support
7. 5 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)
8. 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
9. 1 x RJ-45 port
10. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
11. 5 x audio jacks

1. iTE^® I/O Controller Chip

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

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

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

1. Norton^® Internet Security (OEM version)
2. cFosSpeed

1. Support for Windows 11 64-bit
2. Support for Windows 10 64-bit

1. E-ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 25.9cm