Gigabyte Z790M AORUS ELITE AX User Manual

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1-2 Motherboard Block Diagram
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CPU CLK+/- (80~800 MHz)
DMI 4.0
6 SATA 6Gb/s
eSPI
Bus
SPI
Bus
DDI
Line Out
MIC
S/PDIF Out
iTE
®
Super I/O
6 USB 3.2 Gen 1
1 USB Type-C
®
,
with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support
1 USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A
1 DisplayPort
BIOS
TPM
PCI Express 5.0 Bus
1 PCI Express x16
x16
DDI
1 HDMI
1 USB Type-C
®
,
with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support
CODEC
LGA1700 CPU
PCI Express 4.0 Bus
1 M.2 Socket 3
(M2A_CPU)
PCI Express 4.0 Bus
2 M.2 Socket 3
(M2Q_SB, M2P_SB)
x4
1 PCI Express x4
DDR5 5600
(Note)
/5200
(Note)
/4800/4400 MT/s
USB 3.2
Gen 1 Hub
8 USB 2.0/1.1
USB 2.0
Hub
x4
x4x4
(Note) Actual support may vary by CPU.
PCI Express 4.0 Bus
x1
LAN
RJ45
x1
Realtek
®
2.5GbE LAN
CNVi
M.2 WIFIj
Intel
®
Z790

Gigabyte Z790M AORUS ELITE AX Specifications

General

Processor manufacturer	Intel
Compatible processor series	Intel Celeron, Intel Core i3, Intel Core i5, Intel Core i7, Intel Core i9, Intel Pentium Gold
Supported processor sockets	LGA 1700
ECC	Yes
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Number of memory slots	4
Supported memory types	DDR5-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	128 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	7600, 7400, 7200, 4000, 4800, 5200, 5400, 5600, 5800, 6000, 6200, 6400, 6600, 6800, 7000 MHz
Supported memory clock speed (max)	7600 MHz
Wi-Fi standards	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth version	5.3
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
WLAN controller model	Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
Ethernet interface type	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
USB 2.0 connectors	2
Number of SATA III connectors	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1
USB connector type	USB Type-A, USB Type-C
DisplayPort version	1.2
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD
Number of storage drives supported	10
Supported storage drive interfaces	M.2, PCI Express 4.0, SATA III
Cables included	SATA
Bundled software	Norton Internet Security
PCI Express x16 slots	3
BIOS type	UEFI AMI
ACPI version	5.0
BIOS memory size	256 Mbit
Desktop Management Interface (DMI) version	2.7
Maximum resolution	4096 x 2304 pixels
Parallel processing technology support	Crossfire
Component for	PC
Motherboard chipset	Intel Z790
PC health monitoring	FAN, Temperature, Voltage, Water cooling
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10 x64, Windows 11 x64

Weight and Dimensions

Width	244 mm