GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS ELITE AX
The board is equipped with graphics outputs for use with processors with integrated graphics core. The motherboard does not include a graphics card and without the use of a corresponding processor, these outputs will be inoperative.
CPU
Support for 13th and 12th generation Intel Core/ Pentium Gold/ Celeron processors
LGA1700 socket
Chipset
Intel Z790
Memory
4× DDR5 memory slots, support up to 128 GB
Support DDR5 7600 (OC)/ 7400 (OC)/ 7200 (OC)/ 7000 (OC)/ 6800 (OC)/ 6600 (OC)/ 6400 (OC)/ 6200 (OC)/ 6000 (OC)/ 5800 (OC)/ 5600 (OC)/ 5400 (OC)/ 5200 (OC)/ 4800/ 4000 MHz
Dual-channel memory architecture
Support non-ECC, unbuffered, 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16
ECC memory support (non-ECC mode), 1Rx8 / 2Rx8
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) support
Slots
Intel CPU
1× PCIe 5.0 x16 slot
Intel Z790 chipset
2× PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)
Graphic arts
1× DisplayPort port, supporting max. resolution 4096 × 2304 at 60 Hz
1× HDMI port, supporting max. resolution 4096 × 2160 at 60 Hz
Multi-GPU
AMD CrossFire technology support
Storage
Intel CPU
1× M.2 slot, M Key, for 2280/22110 type units (PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 mode)
Intel Z790 chipset
2× M.2 slot, M Key, for 2280/22110 type units (PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 mode)
1× M.2 slot, M Key, for 2280/22110 type units (SATA and PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
6× SATA 6Gb/s ports
RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 support for both SATA and NVMe SSDs
USB
1× USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C port on the back panel
1× USB 3.2 Gen2 Type C port available via internal USB connector
2× USB 3.2 Gen2 Type A port on the back panel
5× USB 3.2 Gen1 (USB 3.0) ports (3 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available via internal USB connector)
8× USB 2.0 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available via internal USB connectors)
Audio
Realtek Audio Codec
2/4/5.1/7.1 channel High Definition Audio
S/PDIF output support
HIND
1× Realtek 2.5Gigabit LAN controller
WLAN/Bluetooth
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Triple Band (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, 6 GHz)
Data transfer speed up to 2.4 Gbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Internal connectors
1× 24-pin ATX main power connector
2× 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
1× CPU fan connector
1× CPU water cooling fan connector
3× system fan connector
1× system fan/water cooling pump connector
2× addressable LED strip connector
2× RGB LED strip connector
4× M.2 slots, M Key
6× SATA 6Gb/s connector
1× front panel connector
1× front panel audio connector
1× USB 3.2 Gen2 type C connector
1× USB 3.2 Gen1 (USB 3.0) connector (supports 2× USB 3.2 Gen1 ports)
2× USB 2.0 connector (supports 4× USB 2.0 port)
2x Thunderbolt AIC connector
1× TPM connector (only supports GC-TPM2.0 SPI and GC-TPM2.0 SPI 2.0 modules)
1× Reset button
1× Q-Flash Plus button
1× Clear CMOS button
1× Rset jumper
1 Clear CMOS jumper
Rear panel ports
1× USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C
2x USB 3.2 Gen2 (USB 3.1 Gen2)
3× USB 3.2 Gen1 (USB 3.0)
4× USB 2
