Mainboard Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Xtreme Waterforce DDR5 (rev. 1.0)

• LGA1700 socket: Support for 12th Generation Intel® Core™ i9 processors/Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors
• L3 cache varies with CPU

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

• Support for DDR5 6600(O.C.) / 6400(O.C.) / 6200(O.C.) / 6000(O.C.) / 5800(O.C.) / 5600(O.C.) / 5400(O.C.) / 5200(O.C.) / 4800 / 4000 MHz memory modules
• 4 x DDR5 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.)

• 2 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 connectors (USB Type-C® ports), supporting DisplayPort and Thunderbolt™ video outputs and a maximum resolution of 5120×2880@60 Hz with 24 bpp (via single display output)
  * Because of the limited I/O resources of the PC architecture, the number of Thunderbolt™ devices that can be used is dependent on the number of the PCI Express devices being installed. (Refer to Chapter 2-7, “Back Panel Connectors,” for more information.)
  * Support for DisplayPort 1.4 version and HDCP 2.3

(Graphics specifications may vary depending on CPU support.)

• 1 ESS ES9280AC DAC chip + 2 ESS ES9080 chips
• DTS® Sound Unbound™
• High Definition Audio
• 2-channel
• Support for S/PDIF Out
  * The line out jack and the optical S/PDIF out connector can only be used one at a time.

• Marvell® AQtion AQC113C 10GbE LAN chip (10 Gbps/5 Gbps/2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps) (LAN1)
• Intel® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps) (LAN2)

• WIFI a, b, g, n, ac, ax, supporting 2.4/5/6 GHz carrier frequency bands
• BLUETOOTH 5.2
• Support for 11ax 160MHz wireless standard and up to 2.4 Gbps data rate
  * Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment.

• 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.
  (The PCIEX16 and PCIEX8 slots conform to PCI Express 5.0 standard.)
• 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4_1)
  (The PCIEX4_1 slot conforms to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)

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

Chipset:

• 2 x M.2 connectors (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_SB, M2Q_SB)
• 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2M_SB)
• 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready
* System acceleration with Intel® Optane™ Memory can only be enabled on the M.2 connectors supported by the Chipset.

• 2 x USB Type-C® ports on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support

Chipset:

• 1 x USB Type-C® port with USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 support, available through the internal USB header
• 6 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel

Chipset+USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hub:

• 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel

Chipset+USB 3.2 Gen 1 Hub:

• 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports available through the internal USB headers

Chipset+USB 2.0 Hub:

• 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB header (with the included front USB header extension cable)

• 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