Gigabyte Z490 Aorus PRO AX 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 to “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 to “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® ALC1220-VB codec
• * The back panel line out jack supports DSD audio.
• High Definition Audio
• 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
• Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN

• Intel® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbit/1 Gbit/100 Mbit)
• Wireless Communication module
• Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201
• WIFI a, b, g, n, ac with wave 2 features, ax, supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band

BLUETOOTH 5.1

• Support for 11ax 160MHz wireless standard and up to 2.4 Gbps data rate
• * Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment.

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 x8 (PCIEX8)
• * The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot. When the PCIEX8 slot is populated, the PCIEX16 slot operates at up to x8 mode.
• 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 NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ and 2-Way NVIDIA® SLI™ technologies
• 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) (M2A_SB/M2M_SB)
• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
• * Refer to “1-8 Internal Connectors,” for the installation notices for the M.2 and SATA connectors.
• Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready

USB

• Chipset:
• 1 x USB Type-C™ port on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support
• 1 x USB Type-C™ port with USB 3.2 Gen 1 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
• 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
• 4 x system fan headers
• 2 x system fan/water cooling pump headers
• 2 x addressable LED strip headers
• 2 x RGB LED strip headers
• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• 2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
• 1 x front panel header
• 1 x front panel audio header
• 1 x USB Type-C™ header, with USB 3.2 Gen 1 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 Clear CMOS jumper
• 2 x temperature sensor headers
• 1 x Q-Flash Plus button

Back Panel Connectors

• 1 x USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.2 Gen 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 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 (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
• * 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)
• cFosSpeed
• XSplit Gamecaster + Broadcaster (12 months license)

Operating System

• Support for Windows 10 64-bit

Form Factor

• ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm