Intel Z690 AORUS Motherboard with Direct 12+1+2 Phases Digital VRM Design, PCIe 5.0 Design, Fully Covered Thermal Design , 3*PCIe 4.0 M.2 with Thermal Guard, Intel 2.5GbE, WIFI6 802.11ax , Rear USB 3.2 Gen2x2 TYPE-C, RGB FUSION 2.0, Q-Flash Plus

• Supports 12th Gen Intel  Core Series Processors
• Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 4 DIMMs
• Direct 12+1+2 Digital VRM Design with 60A Power Stage* and Tantalum Polymer Capacitor
• Shielded Memory Routing to Avoid Interference
• Fully Covered Thermal Design with High Coverage MOSFET Heatsinks
• WIFI6 802.11ax 2T2R & BT5 with AORUS Antenna
• Fast Intel 2.5GbE LAN with Bandwidth Management
• Triple Ultra-Fast NVMe PCIe 4.0/3.0 x4 M.2 with Thermal Guard
• SuperSpeed USB 3.2 Gen2x2 TYPE-C delivers up to 20Gb/s transfer speeds
• Pre-installed IO Shield for easy and quick installation
• RGB FUSION 2.0 with Multi-Zone Addressable LED Light Show Design, Support Addressable LED & RGB LED Strips
• Smart Fan 6 Features Multiple Temperature Sensors , Hybrid Fan Headers with FAN STOP
• Q-Flash Plus Update BIOS without Installing the CPU, Memory and Graphics Card
  
  

* Power Stage maximum current capacity is based on VCORE Phase.

Specifications:

• CPU
1. LGA1700 socket: Support for 12th Generation Intel Core i9 processors/Intel Core i7 processors/Intel Core i5 processors
2. L3 cache varies with CPU

(Please refer to "CPU Support List" for more information.)

• Chipset
1. Intel Z690 Express Chipset
• Memory
1. 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
2. 4 x DDR4 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.)

• Onboard Graphics

Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel HD Graphics support:

1. 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
2. 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
1. Realtek Audio CODEC
2. High Definition Audio
3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
   * To configure 7.1-channel audio, you need to open the audio software and select Device advanced settings > Playback Device to change the default setting first. Please visit GIGABYTE's website for details on configuring the audio software.
4. Support for S/PDIF Out
• LAN
1. Intel 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps)
• Wireless Communication module

Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201

1. WIFI a, b, g, n, ac, ax, supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band
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.
• Expansion Slots
1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
   (The PCIEX16 slot conforms to PCI Express 5.0 standard.)
2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
   (The PCIEX4 slot conforms to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
• Multi-Graphics Technology
1. Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire and 2-Way AMD CrossFire technologies
• Storage Interface

CPU:

1. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU)

Chipset:

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

Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
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. 1 x USB Type-C port on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support
2. 1 x USB Type-C port with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support, available through the internal USB header
3. 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port (red) on the back panel

Chipset+2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Hubs:

4. 6 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)

Chipset+2 USB 2.0 Hubs:

5. 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. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
3. 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
4. 1 x CPU fan header
5. 1 x water cooling CPU fan header
6. 3 x system fan headers
7. 1 x system fan/water cooling pump header
8. 2 x addressable LED strip headers
9. 2 x RGB LED strip headers
10. 3 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
11. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
12. 1 x front panel header
13. 1 x front panel audio header
14. 1 x USB Type-C header, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support
15. 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header
16. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
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 serial port header
20. 1 x reset button
21. 1 x Q-Flash Plus button
22. 1 x reset jumper
23. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
• Back Panel Connectors
1. 1 x USB Type-C port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support
2. 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port (red)
3. 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
4. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
5. 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)
6. 1 x HDMI port
7. 1 x DisplayPort
8. 1 x RJ-45 port
9. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
10. 2 x audio jacks
• I/O Controller
1. iTE I/O Controller Chip
• H/W Monitoring
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.
• BIOS
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
• Unique Features
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
• Bundled Software
1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
2. cFosSpeed
• Operating System
1. Support for Windows 10 64-bit
• Form Factor
1. Micro ATX Form Factor; 24.4cm x 24.4cm

* The entire materials provided herein are for reference only. GIGABYTE reserves the right to modify or revise the content at anytime without prior notice.
* Advertised performance is based on maximum theoretical interface values from respective Chipset vendors or organization who defined the interface specification. Actual performance may vary by system configuration.
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* Due to standard PC architecture, a certain amount of memory is reserved for system usage and therefore the actual memory size is less than the stated amount.