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Storage Interface CPU:
- 1 x M.2 connector on the back of the GC-Z690I BTB PLUG (Socket 3, M key,
type 2260/2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU)
Chipset:
- 1 x M.2 connector on the front of GC-Z690I BTB PLUG (Socket 3, M key,
type 2242/2260/2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_SB)
- 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectorsj
- 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectorsk
Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5k, and RAID 10k
Intel
®
Optane
™
Memory Ready
* System acceleration with Intel
®
Optane
™
Memory can only be enabled on the M.2
connector supported by the Chipset.
USB Chipset:
- 1 x USB Type-C
®
port on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support
- 1 x USB Type-C
®
port with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support, available through the
internal USB header
- 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel
- 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through
the internal USB header)
- 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports on the back panel
Chipset+USB 2.0 Hub:
- 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the USB headers on the front of
GC-Z690I BTB PLUG
Internal
Connectors
1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
1 x external power connector
(Note 1)
1 x CPU fan header
1 x water cooling CPU fan header
2 x system fan headers(SYS_FAN1/SYS_FAN2
(Note 1)
)
1 x addressable LED strip header
(Note 1)
1 x RGB LED strip header
2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors(M2A_CPU
(Note 2)
/M2P_SB
(Note 1)
)
2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectorsj
4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectorsk
1 x front panel header
1 x front panel audio header(routed from the adapter card on the rear panel)
1 x speaker header
1 x USB Type-C
®
header, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header
1 x USB 2.0/1.1 header
(Note 1)
1 x reset button
(Note 1)
1 x reset jumper
1 x Clear CMOS jumper
j Only for Z690I AORUS ULTRA PLUS.
k Only for Z690I AORUS ULTRA PLUS DDR4.
(Note 1) The connector is on the front of GC-Z690I BTB PLUG.
(Note 2) The connector is on the back of GC-Z690I BTB PLUG.