Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE DDR4 Motherboard CPU LGA1700 Intel HDMI 2.5GbE LAN

CPU

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

L3 cache varies with CPU

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

Chipset

Intel® Z790 Express Chipset

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

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

Onboard Graphics

Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel® HD Graphics support:

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

Realtek® Audio CODEC

High Definition Audio

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.

Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN

Realtek® 2.5G bE LAN chip ( 2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps)

Expansion Slots

CPU:

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 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)

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 x USB Type-C® port on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 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 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

4 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-TPM 2.0 SPI/GC-TPM 2.0 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 2x2 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

1 x HDMI 2.0 port

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 1.0 a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

Unique Features

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.

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; 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm