GigaByte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX DDR5 Mainboard LGA 1700

Form factor

ATX

base

Intel 1700 (LGA1700)

Chipset

Intel Z790

CPU compatibility

Celeron G6000 , Pentium Gold G7000 , Core i-12000 , Core i-13000 , Core i-14000

RAM slots

4x DDR5 DIMM, dual channel, UDIMM (Non-ECC), max. 256GB (UDIMM)

RAM data rate OC

max. DDR5-7600

RAM data rate native

DDR5-4800 (Celeron G6000), DDR5-4800 (Pentium Gold G7000), DDR5-4800 (Core i-12000), DDR5-4800/​DDR5-5600 (Core i-13000), DDR5-4800/​DDR5-5600 (Core i-14000)

ECC support

no

External connections

1x DisplayPort 1.2 (iGPU), 1x HDMI 2.0 (iGPU), 1x USB-C 3.2 (20Gb/​s), 2x USB-A 3.1 (10Gb/​s), 3x USB-A 3.0 (5Gb/​s), 4x USB-A 2.0 (480Mb/​s), 1x Toslink S/​PDIF Out, 2x 3.5mm jack (Realtek ALC897), 1x RJ-45 (2.5GBase-T, Realtek RTL8125BG), 2x antenna connection RP-SMA

PCIe slots

1x PCIe 5.0 x16, 1x PCIe 4.0 x16 (x4), 1x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4)

M.2 slots

3x M.2/​M-Key (PCIe 4.0 x4, 22110/​2280), 1x M.2/​M-Key (PCIe 4.0 x4/​SATA, 22110/​2280), 1x M.2/​E-Key (2230, occupied with WiFi+BT module)

Other interfaces

6x SATA 6Gb/s (Z790)

Internal connections - USB

1x USB 3.1 Header Key-A (10Gb/​s, 1x USB-C), 1x USB 3.0 Header 20-Pin (5Gb/​s, 2x USB-A), 2x USB 2.0 Header 9-Pin (480Mb/​s, 4x USB-A)

Internal connections - other

1x TPM header, 1x Thunderbolt header 5-pin (ASRock/​ASUS/​GIGABYTE/​MSI), 1x RTD3 header, 1x chassis intrusion header

Internal connections - cooling

1x CPU fan 4-pin PWM, 1x CPU fan/pump 4-pin PWM, 3x fans 4-pin PWM, 1x fan/pump 4-pin PWM

Internal connections - power supply

1x 24-pin ATX, 2x 8-pin EPS12V

Internal connections - lighting

2x 4-pin RGB (+12V/​G/​R/​B, max. 2A), 2x 3-pin ARGB (+5V/​DATA/​GND, max. 5A)

Buttons/Switches

Clear CMOS button (internal), power button (internal), reset button (internal), USB BIOS Flashback/​Q-Flash Plus (internal)

Audio

Realtek ALC897

network

Realtek RTL8125BG (2.5Gb/​s)

graphic

iGPU

Wireless

Wi-Fi 6E (WLAN 802.11a/​b/​g/​n/​ac/​ax, 2x2, Intel AX211), Bluetooth 5.3

RAID level

0/​1/​5/​10 (Z790)

VRM design

16+1, 17 virtual CPU phases (2x8+1), 9 real CPU phases (8+1)

MOSFETs VCORE

16x 70A FDFM5062 (PLC)

MOSFETs SOC/VCCGT

1x 60A NCP303160 (DrMOS)

PWM controller

NCP81530R (max. 10 phases)

lighting

RGB, 1 zone (chipset cooler)

BIOS

1x 32MB (256MB)

Special features

Audio + solid capacitors, diagnostic LED (LED indicators), integrated I/O panel, 4x M.2 passive cooler, supports AMD 2-Way CrossFireX (x16/x4)