GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS ELITE DDR4

• CPU

  1. LGA1700 socket: Support for the 13th and 12th Generation Intel^® Core™, Pentium^® Gold and Celeron^® Processors
  2. L3 cache varies with CPU

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

• Chipset

  1. Intel^® Z790 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 DDR 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 2.0 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
     * You can change the functionality of an audio jack using the audio software. To configure 7.1-channel audio, access the audio software for audio settings.
  4. Support for S/PDIF Out

• LAN

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

• Expansion Slots

  CPU:

  1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, supporting PCIe 5.0 and 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.

  Chipset:

  1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, supporting PCIe 4.0 and running at x4 (PCIEX4_1)
  2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, supporting PCIe 3.0 and running at x4 (PCIEX4_2)

• Storage Interface

  CPU:

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

  Chipset:

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

  RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 support for NVMe SSD storage devices
  
  RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 support for SATA storage devices
  * Refer to "2-8 Internal Connectors," for the installation notices for the M.2 and SATA connectors.

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

  1. 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. 2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
  3. 1 x CPU fan header
  4. 1 x water cooling CPU fan header
  5. 3 x system fan headers
  6. 1 x system fan/water cooling pump header
  7. 2 x addressable LED strip headers
  8. 2 x RGB LED strip headers
  9. 4 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
  10. 4 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 support
  14. 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header
  15. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
  16. 2 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connectors
  17. 1 x Trusted Platform Module header (For the GC-TPM2.0 SPI/GC-TPM2.0 SPI 2.0 module only)
  18. 1 x reset button
  19. 1 x Q-Flash Plus button
  20. 1 x Clear CMOS button
  21. 1 x reset jumper
  22. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper

• Back Panel Connectors

  1. 1 x USB Type-C^® port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support
  2. 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)
  3. 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
  4. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
  5. 1 x HDMI 2.0 port
  6. 1 x RJ-45 port
  7. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
  8. 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 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.
  2. Support for Q-Flash
  3. Support for Q-Flash Plus
  4. Support for Smart Backup

• Bundled Software

  1. Norton^® Internet Security (OEM version)
  2. LAN bandwidth management software

• Operating System

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

• Form Factor

  1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm

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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.