Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Xtreme Gaming Motherboard

Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Xtreme Gaming Motherboard

• CPU

  • LGA1700 socket: Support for the 14th, 13th, 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^® Z790 Express Chipset

• Memory

  • Support for DDR5 8000(O.C) / 7950(O.C) / 7900(O.C) / 7800(O.C) / 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 MT/s memory modules
  • 4 x DDR5 DIMM sockets supporting up to 192 GB (48 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

  (The CPU and memory configuration may affect the supported memory types, data rate (speed), and number of DRAM modules, please refer to “Memory Support List” for more information.)

• Onboard Graphics

  Integrated Graphics Processor+Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 4 Controller:

  • 2 x Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 4 connectors (USB Type-C^® ports), supporting DisplayPort and Thunderbolt™ video outputs and a maximum resolution of 5120×2880@60 Hz with 24 bpp (via single display output)

    * Because of the limited I/O resources of the PC architecture, the number of Thunderbolt ™ devices that can be used is dependent on the number of the PCI Express devices being installed. (Refer to Chapter 2-6, “Back Panel Connectors,” for more information.)
    * Support for DisplayPort 1.4 version and HDCP 2.3

  (Graphics specifications may vary depending on CPU support.)

• Audio

  • ESS ES9280AC DAC chip + 2 ESS ES9080 chips
  • DTS^® Sound Unbound™
  • High Definition Audio
  • 2-channel
  • Support for S/PDIF Out
    * The line out jack and the optical S/PDIF out connector can only be used one at a time.

• LAN

  • Marvell^® AQtion AQC107 10GbE LAN chip (10 Gbps/5 Gbps/2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps) (LAN1)
  • Intel^® 2.5GbE (2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps) (LAN2)

• Wireless Communication module

  Intel^® Killer™ Wi-Fi 6E AX1690

  • WIFI a, b, g, n, ac, ax, supporting 2.4/5/6 GHz carrier frequency bands
  • BLUETOOTH 5.3
  • 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

  CPU:

  • 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, supporting PCIe 5.0 and running at x16 (PCIEX16)
    * The PCIEX16 slot shares bandwidth with the M2C_CPU connector. The PCIEX16 slot operates at up to x8 mode when a device is installed in the M2C_CPU connector.
    * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.

  Chipset:

  • 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, supporting PCIe 3.0 and running at x4 (PCIEX4)
  • 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, supporting PCIe 3.0 and running at x1 (PCIEX1)

  Support for AMD CrossFire™ technology (PCIEX16 and PCIEX4)

• Storage Interface

  CPU:

  • 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 25110/2280 PCIe 5.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2C_CPU)
  • 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 22110/2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU)

  Chipset:

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

  RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10 support for NVMe SSD storage devices
  RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10 support for SATA storage devices

• USB

  Chipset+Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 4 Controller:

  • 2 x USB Type-C^® ports on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support

  Chipset:

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

  Chipset+USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hub:

  • 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel

  Chipset+USB 3.2 Gen 1 Hub:

  • 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports available through the internal USB headers

  Chipset+2 USB 2.0 Hubs:

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

• Internal I/O Connectors

  • 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
  • 2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
  • 1 x CPU fan header
  • 1 x water cooling CPU fan header
  • 4 x system fan headers
  • 4 x system fan/water cooling pump headers
  • 1 x noise detection header
  • 2 x integrated extension cable headers for addressable and RGB LED strips
  • 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
  • 5 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
  • 1 x front panel header
  • 1 x USB Type-C^® header, with USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 support
  • 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 headers
  • 1 x USB 2.0/1.1 header
  • 2 x temperature sensor headers
  • 1 x power button
  • 1 x reset button
  • 1 x Clear CMOS button

• Back Panel Connectors

  • 1 x Q-Flash Plus button
  • 1 x OC Ignition button
  • 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)
  • 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 connectors (USB Type-C^® ports, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support)
  • 10 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)
  • 2 x RJ-45 ports
  • 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
  • 2 x audio jacks
    * The mic in jack supports only mono microphone input

• 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.
  • Noise detection

• 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 GIGABYTE Control Center (GCC)
    * Available applications in GCC may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications.
  • Support for Q-Flash
  • Support for Q-Flash Plus
  • Support for Smart Backup

• Bundled Software

  • Norton^® Internet Security (OEM version)
  • LAN bandwidth management software

• Operating System

  • Support for Windows 11 64-bit
  • Support for Windows 10 64-bit

• Form Factor

  • E-ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 28.5cm

   

• Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Xtreme Gaming Motherboard