Gigabyte Z690 AORUS Elite AX LGA1700 ATX Intel DDR5 Motherboard

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

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

1. Intel® Z690 Express Chipset

1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm

1. 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. 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x4 (PCIEX4_1, PCIEX4_2)
   (The PCIEX4 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)

1. Dual channel memory architecture

1. 4 x DDR DIMM sockets

1. Support for DDR5 6000(O.C.) / 5800(O.C.) / 5600(O.C.) / 5400(O.C.) / 5200(O.C.) / 4800 / 4000 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.)

1.  supporting up to 128 GB (32 GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory

Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel® HD Graphics support:

• 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.
• 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.)

1. 1 x HDMI port

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 Hub:

1. 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)

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

CPU:

1. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU)

Chipset:

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

1. Realtek® ALC1220-VB CODEC
   * The back panel line out jack supports DSD audio.
2. High Definition Audio
3. 2-channel analog output
4. Support for S/PDIF Out
   7.1-channel digital signals
   * Actual output of digital signals may vary depending on the playback content and software used, and an external DAC is required.

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. 4 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 reset button
20. 1 x Q-Flash Plus button
21. 1 x reset jumper
22. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper

＊All fan headers are subject to support AIO_Pump, Pump and high performance fan with the capability of delivering up to 2A/12V @ 24W.

1. 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. 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