Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC Gaming Motherboard

Brand Name	Gigabyte
Socket	LGA 1200
Ram Type	DDR4

Specifications

CPU

 

• Support for 10th Generation Intel® Core™ i9 processors/Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors/Intel® Core™ i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors/Intel® Celeron® processors in the LGA1200 package
• L3 cache varies with CPU

 

(Please refer “CPU Support List” for more information.)

Chipset

 

• Intel® Z490 Express Chipset

 

Memory

 

• 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB (32 GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory
• Dual channel memory architecture
• Support for 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(O.C.) / 3000(O.C.) / 2933 / 2800 / 2666 / 2400 / 2133 MHz memory modules
• * To support 3200 MHz, you must use XMP memory.
• 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 4096×2160@30 Hz
• * Support for HDMI 1.4 version and HDCP 2.3.
• Maximum shared memory of 512 MB

 

Audio

 

• Realtek® ALC1200 codec
• High Definition Audio
• 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
• Support for S/PDIF Out

 

LAN

 

• Realtek® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbit/1 Gbit/100 Mbit)

 

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.
• 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
• 2 x PCI Express x1 slots
• (All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)

 

Multi-Graphics Technology

 

• Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire™ and 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies

 

Storage Interface

 

• 2 x M.2 connectors (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2M_SB/M2A_SB)
• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
• * Refer to “1-7 Internal Connectors,” for the installation notices for the M.2 and SATA connectors.
• Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready

 

USB

 

• Chipset:
• 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel
• 1 x USB Type-C™ port with USB 3.2 Gen 1 support, available through the internal USB header
• 6 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 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
• 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
• 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
• 2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• 1 x CPU fan header
• 1 x water cooling CPU fan header
• 3 x system fan headers
• 2 x addressable LED strip headers
• 2 x RGB LED strip headers
• 1 x front panel header
• 1 x front panel audio header
• 1 x USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.2 Gen 1 support
• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header
• 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
• 1 x Trusted Platform Module header (For the GC-TPM2.0 SPI/GC-TPM2.0 SPI 2.0 module only)
• 2 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connectors
• 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
• 1 x Q-Flash Plus button

 

Back Panel Connectors

 

• 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)
• 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
• 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
• 1 x HDMI port
• 1 x RJ-45 port
• 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
• 5 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
• Overheating warning
• Fan fail warning
• Fan speed control
• * Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the fan 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

 

Unique Features

 

• Support for APP Center
• * Available applications in APP Center may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications.

 

@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
• Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)
• Realtek® 8125 Gaming LAN Bandwidth Control Utility

 

Operating System

 

• Support for Windows 10 64-bit

 

Form Factor

• ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm