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GIGABYTE Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4 (rev. 1.0), With technology moving at such a rapid pace, GIGABYTE continues to keep up with the latest trends and give innovative features and technologies to our clients. GIGABYTE Z690 Series motherboards provide an updated power solution, the latest storage standards, and exceptional connectivity for an optimal gaming performance.

Un-throttled performance is ensured by GIGABYTE Z690 Series Motherboards’ revolutionary and improved thermal design, which ensures the best CPU, Chipset, SSD stability and low temperatures under full load application and gaming.

GIGABYTE Z690 AORUS ELITE

With a next – generation network, storage, and Wi-Fi connectivity, GIGABYTE Z690 AORUS ELITE Series Motherboards provides ultimate connection versatility and blistering data-transfer performance.

GIGABYTE motherboards come with a variety of handy and straightforward software that allows users to control every part of the motherboard and customize the lighting effect for a distinctive look.

The product longevity and high-quality production process of GIGABYTE Ultra DurableTM are highlighted. GIGABYTE motherboards use the highest-quality components and fortify each slot to ensure that it is sturdy and long-lasting.

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GIGABYTE Z690 AORUS ELITE

Supports Intel® CoreTM Series Processors from Generation 12
4 DIMMs Direct 16+1+2 Digital VRM Design with 70A Power Stage* and Tantalum Polymer Capacitor Shielded Memory Routing to Avoid Interference
Onboard high-coverage MOSFET heatsinks complete the thermal design. WIFI 6 802.11ax 2T2R & BT5 Antennas with AORUS
ALC1220 with WIMA Audio Capacitors AMP-UP Audio
Bandwidth Management on a 2.5GbE LAN
4x NVMe PCIe 4.0/3.0 x4 M.2 with Extended Thermal Guards
Up to 20Gb/s transfer speeds are possible with SuperSpeed USB 3.2 Gen2x2 TYPE-C®.
FUSION RGB Support for 2.0 with Multi-Zone Addressable LED Light Show Design Strips of addressable and RGB LEDs
6 Benefits of a Smart Fan Hybrid Fan Headers with FAN STOP Q-Flash Plus Update BIOS without Installing the CPU, Multiple Temperature Sensors

CPU	LGA1700 socket: Support for 12th Generation Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors* L3 cache varies with CPU
GIGABYTE Z690 AORUS ELITE Chipset	Intel® Z690 Express Chipset
GIGABYTE Z690 AORUS ELITE Memory	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 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
GIGABYTE Z690 AORUS ELITE 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 2.1 version and HDCP 2.3. ** Support native HDMI 2.1 TMDS compatible ports. 1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096×2304@60 Hz * Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version and HDCP 2.3 (Graphics specifications may vary depending on CPU support.)
GIGABYTE Z690 AORUS ELITE 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
GIGABYTE Z690 AORUS ELITE LAN	Realtek® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps)
Wireless Communication module	Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201: 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.
GIGABYTE Z690 AORUS ELITE 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
GIGABYTE Z690 AORUS ELITE 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.
GIGABYTE Z690 AORUS ELITE 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 Hub: 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)
GIGABYTE Z690 AORUS ELITE 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
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 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 @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	Support for Windows 11 64-bit Support for Windows 10 64-bit
Operating System	Support for Windows 11 64-bit Support for Windows 10 64-bit
Form Factor	ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm