Mainboard GIGABYTE Z690 AORUS XTREME

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

1. Intel^® Z690 Express Chipset

1. 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
2. 4 x DDR5 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB (32 GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory
3. Dual channel memory architecture
4. Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)
5. Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules
6. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

Integrated Graphics Processor+Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 4 Controller:

1. 2 x Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 4 connectors (USB Type-C^® ports), supporting DisplayPort and Thunderbolt™ video outputs and a maximum resolution of 5120x2880@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. 1 ESS ES9280AC DAC chip + 2 ESS ES9080 chips
2. DTS^® Sound Unbound™
3. High Definition Audio
4. 2-channel
5. Support for S/PDIF Out

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

1. WIFI a, b, g, n, ac, ax, supporting 2.4/5/6 GHz carrier frequency bands
2. BLUETOOTH 5.2
3. Support for 11ax 160MHz wireless standard and up to 2.4 Gbps data rate

1. 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.
2. 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.)
3. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4_1)
   (The PCIEX4_1 slot conforms to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)

1. Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire™ and 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies

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

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

1. 2 x USB Type-C^® ports on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support

1. 1 x USB Type-C^® port with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support, available through the internal USB header
2. 6 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel

1. 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel

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

1. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB header (with the included front USB header extension cable)

1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2. 2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
3. 1 x CPU fan header
4. 1 x water cooling CPU fan header
5. 4 x system fan headers
6. 4 x system fan/water cooling pump headers
7. 1 x noise detection header
8. 1 x AORUS RGB Memory Armor power header
9. 2 x addressable LED strip + RGB LED strip combo extension cable headers
10. 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
11. 4 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
12. 1 x front panel header
13. 1 x USB Type-C^® header, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support
14. 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 headers
15. 1 x USB 2.0/1.1 header
16. 2 x temperature sensor headers
17. 1 x power button
18. 1 x reset button

1. 1 x Q-Flash Plus button
2. 1 x OC Ignition button
3. 1 x Clear CMOS button
4. 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)
5. 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 connectors (USB Type-C^® port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support)
6. 10 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)
7. 2 x RJ-45 ports
8. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
9. 2 x audio jacks

1. iTE^® I/O Controller Chip

1. Voltage detection
2. Temperature detection
3. Fan speed detection
4. Water cooling flow rate detection
5. Fan fail warning
6. Fan speed control
   * Whether the fan (pump) speed control function is supported will depend on the fan (pump) you install.
7. Noise detection

1. 1 x 256 Mbit flash
2. Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
3. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

1. 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
2. Support for Q-Flash Plus
3. Support for Q-Flash
4. Support for Xpress Install

1. Norton^® Internet Security (OEM version)
2. cFosSpeed

1. Support for Windows 10 64-bit

1. E-ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 28.5cm