Gigabyte Z790 Gaming X AX DDR5 Motherboard

GIGABYTE Z790 GAMING X AX DDR5 Motherboard

CPU

• LGA1700 socket: Supports 14th, 13th, and 12th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold, and Celeron® Processors

• L3 cache varies with CPU (Refer to “CPU Support List” for details)

Chipset

• Intel® Z790 Express Chipset

Memory

• Supports DDR5 7600(O.C.) /7400(O.C.) /7200(O.C.) /7000(O.C.) /6800(O.C.) /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 memory modules

• 4 x DDR5 DIMM sockets (up to 256GB)

• Dual-channel memory architecture

• Supports ECC Un-buffered DIMM (operates in non-ECC mode)

• Supports non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16

• Supports Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

• (CPU & memory config. may affect supported types, data rate, and module count. Refer to “Memory Support List”)

Onboard Graphics

• Integrated Graphics Processor – Intel® HD Graphics support

  • 1 x HDMI port (4096×2160@60Hz max resolution)

    • Supports HDMI 2.1 & HDCP 2.3

    • Supports native HDMI 2.1 TMDS compatible ports

  • 1 x DisplayPort (4096×2304@60Hz max resolution)

    • Supports DisplayPort 1.2 & HDCP 2.3

• (Graphics specs may vary by CPU)

Audio

• Realtek® Audio CODEC

• High Definition Audio (2/4/5.1/7.1-channel)

• Supports S/PDIF Out

LAN

• Realtek® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps)

Wireless Communication

• Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX210 (PCB rev. 1.0):

  • Wi-Fi a, b, g, n, ac, ax (2.4/5/6 GHz)

  • Bluetooth 5.3

  • 11ax 160MHz, up to 2.4 Gbps data rate

• Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (PCB rev. 1.1):

  • Wi-Fi a, b, g, n, ac, ax (2.4/5/6 GHz)

  • Bluetooth 5.3

  • 11ax 160MHz, up to 2.4 Gbps data rate

• Realtek® Wi-Fi 6E RTL8852CE (PCB rev. 1.2):

  • Wi-Fi a, b, g, n, ac, ax (2.4/5/6 GHz)

  • Bluetooth 5.3

  • 11ax 160MHz, up to 2.4 Gbps data rate

• (Actual data rate may vary)

Expansion Slots

• CPU: 1 x PCI Express x16 (PCIe 5.0, x16)

• Chipset:

  • 1 x PCI Express x16 (PCIe 4.0, x4)

  • 1 x PCI Express x16 (PCIe 3.0, x4)

Storage Interface

• CPU: 1 x M.2 (Socket 3, M key, type 22110/2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2)

• Chipset:

  • 2 x M.2 (Socket 3, M key, type 22110/2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2)

  • 1 x M.2 (Socket 3, M key, type 22110/2280 SATA & PCIe 4.0 x4/x2)

• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

• RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 support (NVMe & SATA)

• Refer to “2-8 Internal Connectors” for M.2 & SATA installation notes

USB

• Chipset:

  • 1 x USB Type-C® (USB 3.2 Gen 2×2)

  • 1 x USB Type-C® (USB 3.2 Gen 2) (internal header)

  • 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A (red)

  • 5 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3 rear, 2 internal)

• Chipset + 2 USB 2.0 Hubs: 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 (4 rear, 4 internal)

Internal I/O Connectors

• 1 x 24-pin ATX main power

• 2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power

• 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 (USB 3.2 Gen 2)

• 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 (GC-TPM2.0 SPI/GC-TPM2.0 SPI 2.0 module)

• 1 x Q-Flash Plus button

• 1 x reset button

• 1 x reset jumper

• 1 x Clear CMOS jumper

Back Panel Connectors

• 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports

• 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)

• 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A (red)

• 1 x DisplayPort

• 1 x HDMI 2.0 port

• 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports

• 1 x USB Type-C® (USB 3.2 Gen 2×2)

• 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

  • (Fan/pump speed control support depends on installed fan/pump)

BIOS

• 1 x 256 Mbit flash

• AMI UEFI BIOS

• PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

Unique Features

• Supports GIGABYTE Control Center (GCC)

  • Available applications & supported functions may vary

• Supports Q-Flash

• Supports Q-Flash Plus

• Supports Smart Backup

Bundled Software

• Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)

• LAN bandwidth management software

Operating System

• Supports Windows 11 64-bit

• Supports Windows 10 64-bit

Form Factor

• ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm