GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS XTREME X

CPU

1. LGA1700 socket: Support for the 14th, 13th, and 12th Generation Intel^® Core™, Pentium^® Gold and Celeron^® Processors*
2. L3 cache varies with CPU

* Please refer to "CPU Support List" for more information.

Chipset

1. Intel^® Z790 Express Chipset

Memory

1. Support for DDR5 8266(O.C) / 8200(O.C) / 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
2. 4 x DDR5 DIMM sockets supporting up to 192 GB (48 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

(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:

1. 2 x Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 4 connectors (USB Type-C^® ports), supporting DisplayPort and Thunderbolt™ video outputs and a maximum resolution of 5120x2880@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

1. 1 ESS ES9280AC DAC chip + 2 ESS ES9080 chips
2. DTS^® Sound Unbound™
3. High Definition Audio
4. 2-channel
5. 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

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

Wireless Communication module

Qualcomm^® Wi-Fi 7 QCNCM865

1. 802.11a, b, g, n, ac, ax, be, supporting 2.4/5/6 GHz carrier frequency bands
2. BLUETOOTH 5.3
3. Support for 11be 320MHz wireless standard
   * Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment.

Expansion Slots

CPU:

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

Storage Interface

CPU:

1. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 25110/2280 PCIe 5.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2C_CPU)
2. 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 2280/2260 SATA and PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2M_SB)
3. 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:

1. 2 x USB Type-C® ports on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support

Chipset:

1. 2 x USB Type-C® ports with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support, available through the internal USB header
2. 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel

Chipset+2 USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hubs:

1. 8 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel

Chipset+USB 3.2 Gen 1 Hub:

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

Chipset+2 USB 2.0 Hubs:

1. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 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 CPU fan/water cooling pump header
5. 1 x system fan header
6. 1 x system fan extension cable header (can extend three system fan headers through one cable)
7. 1 x system fan/water cooling pump extension cable header (can extend three system fan/water cooling pump headers through one cable)
8. 1 x noise detection header
9. 1 x integrated extension cable header for addressable RGB Gen2 LED strips and RGB LED strips (can extend three addressable RGB Gen2 LED strip headers and three RGB LED strip headers through one cable)
10. 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
11. 5 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
12. 1 x front panel header
13. 2 x USB Type-C® headers, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support
14. 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 headers
15. 1 x integrated extension cable header for system fan/water cooling pump and USB 2.0/1.1 headers (can extend one system fan/water cooling pump header and two USB 2.0/1.1 headers through one cable)
16. 2 x temperature sensor headers
17. 1 x power button
18. 1 x reset button
19. 1 x Clear CMOS button

Back Panel Connectors

1. 1 x Q-Flash Plus button
2. 1 x OC Ignition button
3. 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)
4. 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 connectors (USB Type-C^® ports, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support)
5. 10 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)
6. 2 x RJ-45 ports
7. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
8. 2 x audio jacks
   * The mic in jack supports only mono microphone input

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.
7. Noise detection

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

Form Factor

1. E-ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 28.5cm