Z790 AORUS ELITE AX Motherboard

UNPARALLELED PERFORMANCE

With the fast-moving technology changes, GIGABYTE always follows the latest trends and provides customers with advanced features and latest technologies. GIGABYTE motherboards are equipped with upgraded power solution, latest storage standards and outstanding connectivity to enable optimized performance for gaming

OUTSTANDING THERMAL DESIGN

GIGABYTE Motherboards’ unparalleled 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 performance.

CONNECTIVITY

GIGABYTE Motherboards enable the ultimate connection experience with blazing data-transfer speeds through the next generation network, storage, and Wi-Fi connectivity.

PERSONALIZATION

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 design provides 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.

Key Feature

• Intel Socket LGA 1700：Support 13th and 12th Gen Series Processors

• Unparalleled Performance：Twin 16*+1+2 Phases Digital VRM Solution

• Dual Channel DDR5：4*SMD DIMMs with XMP 3.0 Memory Module Support

• Next Generation Storage：4*PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 Connectors

• Advanced Thermal Design & M.2 Thermal Guard III: To Ensure VRM Power Stability & M.2 SSD Performance

• EZ-Latch Plus：M.2 Connectors with Quick Release & Screwless Design

• Fast Networks：2.5GbE LAN & Wi-Fi 6E 802.11ax

• Extended Connectivity：DP, HDMI, Front USB-C 10Gb/s, Rear USB-C 20Gb/s

• 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

* 8+8 phases parallel power design

CPU

• LGA1700 socket: Support for the 13th and 12th Generation Intel Core, Pentium Gold and Celeron Processors

• L3 cache varies with CPU

• Chipset

• Intel Z790 Express Chipset

Memory

• Support for DDR5 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 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 HD Graphics support:

• 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096×2160@60 Hz

• * Support for HDMI 2.0 version and HDCP 2.3.

• 1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096×2304@60

• * Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version and HDCP 2.3

• (Graphics specifications may vary depending on CPU support.)

Audio

• Realtek Audio CODEC

• High Definition Audio

• 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel

• Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN

Wireless Communication module

• Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211

• 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

• Expansion Slots

  CPU:

• 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, supporting PCIe 5.0 and running at x16 (PCIEX16)

• 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, supporting PCIe 4.0 and running at x4 (PCIEX4_1)

• 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, supporting PCIe 3.0 and running at x4 (PCIEX4_2)

• Storage Interface

  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 22110/2280 SATA and PCIe 4.0 x4 SSD support) (M2M_SB)

• 6 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

  USB

• Chipset:

• 1 x USB Type-C port on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 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 Hubs:

• 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

2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors

1 x CPU fan header

1 x water cooling CPU fan header3 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 Clear CMOS button

1 x reset jumper

1 x Clear CMOS jumper

Back Panel Connectors

• 1 x USB Type-C port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 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 2.0 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

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)

• 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

ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm