Mainboard Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Xtreme DDR5

L3 cache varies with CPU

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

• 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

• 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)

2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors

1 x CPU fan header

1 x water cooling CPU fan header

4 x system fan headers

4 x system fan/water cooling pump headers

1 x noise detection header

1 x AORUS RGB Memory Armor power header

2 x addressable LED strip + RGB LED strip combo extension cable headers

4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

4 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors

1 x front panel header

1 x USB Type-C® header, with USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 support

2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 headers

1 x USB 2.0/1.1 header

2 x temperature sensor headers

1 x power button

1 x reset button

1 x OC Ignition button

1 x Clear CMOS button

2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)

2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 connectors (USB Type-C® port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support)

10 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)

2 x RJ-45 ports

1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector

2 x audio jacks

* The mic in jack supports only mono microphone input.

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.

Noise detection

Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS

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

• 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.@BIOSEasyTune

  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