GIGABYTE Z690 Aorus Elite AX DDR5 (rev. 1.0) ATX Motherboard

GIGABYTE Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR5 (rev. 1.0) ATX Motherboard

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.

Specifications

CPU

• LGA1700 socket: Support for 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 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 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

    WIFI Module

•         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 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

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

Form Factor

•         ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm