Gigabyte Z690M AORUS ELITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0) Gaming Motherboard Price Worldwide

By: Gigabyte

Model: Z690M AORUS ELITE DDR4

Sku: DLE3C3M14I

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  • Supports 12th Gen Intel Core Series Processors
  • Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 4 DIMMs
  • Direct 12+1+2 Digital VRM Design with 60A Power Stage and Tantalum Polymer Capacitor
  • Shielded Memory Routing to Avoid Interference
  • Fully Covered Thermal Design with High Coverage MOSFET Heatsinks
  • Fast Intel 2.5GbE LAN with Bandwidth Management
  • 3 x Ultra-Fast NVMe PCIe 4.0/3.0 x4 M.2 with Thermal Guard
  • SuperSpeed USB 3.2 Gen2x2 TYPE-C delivers up to 20Gb/s transfer speeds
  • RGB FUSION 2.0 with Multi-Zone Addressable LED Light Show Design, Support Addressable LED & RGB LED Strips
  • Smart Fan 6 Features Multiple Temperature Sensors , Hybrid Fan Headers with FAN STOP
  • Q-Flash Plus Update BIOS without Installing the CPU, Memory and Graphics Card
  • CPU : LGA1700 socket: Support for 12th Generation Intel Core, Pentium Gold and Celeron Processors, L3 cache varies with CPU
  • Chipset : Intel Z690 Express Chipset
  • Chipset : Intel Z690 Express Chipset
  • LAN : Intel 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps)
  • Multi-Graphics Technology : Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire and 2-Way AMD CrossFire technologies
  • I/O Controller : iTE I/O Controller Chip
  • Form Factor : Micro ATX Form Factor; 24.4cm x 24.4cm
  • Bundled Software : Norton Internet Security (OEM version), cFosSpeed
  • Operating System : Support for Windows 11 64-bit, Support for Windows 10 64-bit
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Direct Digital VRM Design

To ensure maximum Turbo Boost and overclocking performance of Intel's new generation CPU, GIGABYTE Z690 series equip the best VRM design ever built with the highest quality components.

GIGABYTE get Z690 Motherboards ready to work with the upcoming PCIe 5.0 device which is expected to experience Twice bandwidth. To reach the high speed and maintain good signal integrity, Gigabyte R&D selects the low impedance PCB to make it work.

Support for DDR4 XMP Up to 5333MHz and Beyond

AORUS is offering a tested and proven platform that ensures proper compatibility with profiles up to 5333MHz and beyond. All users need to do to attain this performance boost is to ensure that their memory module is XMP capable and that the XMP function is activated and enabled on their AORUS motherboard.

Triple 7 GB/s Gen4 M.2 PCIe SSDs in RAID 0

The exclusive 3 PCIe 4.0 M.2 and 2nd Generation 7000 MB/s SSD provides unparalleled Read / Write performance up to 21053 and 15499 MB/s.

Hybrid Cores Optimization

With new Intel Hybrid technology, GIGABYTE exclusively creates two new "CPU Upgrade" in BIOS profiles to meet different users’ scenarios by adjusting P-Core and E-Core activation and voltage policy.

ADVANCED THERMAL SOLUTION

Un-throttled performance is guaranteed by the enhanced thermal solution that incorporates Fins-Array, Heatpipe and Thermal Guards. The comprehensive solution delivers excellent heat dissipation. The Z690 AORUS Motherboards stays cool on VRMs and M.2 SSD even on full loading, making it most suitable for enthusiasts, overclockers and professional gamers.

2X Large Surface

Increased surface area up to 2X larger compared to traditional heatsinks. It improves heat dissipation from the MOSFETs.

Real One-piece Build

TMOS is a TRUE single piece heatsink. Its one-piece design and larger surface drastically improve the cooling performance against competitors’ multi-piece design.

Multi-Cut Design

TMOS features several channels and inlets on the heatsink. This design allows for the air flow to go through which leads to a great improvement of the heat transfer performance.

GIGABYTE Ultra-Efficient M.2 Thermal Guard

With durability in mind, GIGABYTE provides a thermal solution for M.2 SSD devices. The M.2 Thermal Guard prevents throttling and bottlenecks from high speed M.2 SSDs as it helps to dissipate heat before it becomes an issue.

3% Cooler by implementing, 2X copper PCB Design

By adopting 2X copper on PCB inner layer, it lowers the components' temperature at least 3% by turning the PCB into a super thin PCB size copper heatsink to dissipate the heat from the components effectively, due to it’s high thermal conductivity and lower impedance.

SMART FAN 6

Smart Fan 6 contains several unique cooling features that ensure gaming PC maintain its performance while staying cool and quiet. Multiple fan headers can support PWM/DC fan and pump, and users can easily define each fan curve based on different temperature sensors across the board via intuitive user interface.

  • High Current Support : Each fan headers support PWM and DC fan and Water cooling Pump , and up to 24W (12V x 2A) with Over-Current Protection
  • Precision Control : 7 temperature/fan speed control points for precise fan curve
  • Dual Curve Mode : Slope/Stair dual mode for different user scenario
  • Fan Stop : Fan can stop completely below users' specified temperature point

First adopter on 2.5GbE LAN onboard

Adoption of 2.5G LAN provide up to 2.5 GbE network connectivity, with at least 2X faster transfer speeds compared to general 1GbE networking, perfectly designed for gamers with ultimate online gaming experience.Support Multi-Gig(10/100/1000/2500Mbps) RJ-45 Ethernet.

Connecting the Future - USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C

Featuring the USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 design which is doubled the performance than previous generation of USB 3.2 Gen 2. It works up to 20Gbps ultra-fast data transfer while connecting to USB 3.2 compliant peripherals. Through the USB Type-C connector, users can enjoy the flexibility of reversible connection to access and store massive amounts of data rapidly.

High-End Audio Capacitors

AORUS motherboards use high-end audio capacitors. These high quality capacitors help deliver high resolution and high fidelity audio to provide the most realistic sound effects for gamers.

Audio Noise Guard

AORUS motherboards feature an audio noise guard that essentially separates the board’s sensitive analog audio components from potential noise pollution at the PCB level.

PERSONALIZATION

GIGABYTE motherboards bundle several useful and intuitive software to help users to control every aspect of motherboard and provide customizable lighting effect with outstanding aesthetics to fit your unique personality.

RGB FUSION 2.0

With Z690 Motherboard, RGB Fusion 2.0 is even better with Addressable LEDs. RGB Fusion 2.0 offers users the option to control onboard RGB and external RGB / Addressable LED light strips for their PC. Already feature filled with colors and patterns, RGB Fusion 2.0 on B560 Series Motherboards are now upgraded with Addressable LED support. With external Addressable LED strips, where each LED is digitally addressable, users can experience even more patterns, styles, and illuminations.With Z690 Motherboard will support either 5v or 12v Addressable LED lighting strips and up to 300 LED lights. RGB Fusion 2.0 with Addressable LEDs comes with new patterns and various speed settings with more to come. Addressable LEDs are available only on select Motherboards, external LED Strips, Addressable LED Strips are not included with Motherboard purchase.

Easy Tune

GIGABYTE's EasyTune is a simple and easy-to-use interface that allows users to fine-tune their system settings or adjust system and memory clocks and voltages in a Windows environment. With Smart Quick Boost, one click is all it takes to automatically overclock your system, giving an added performance boost when you need it the most.

System Information Viewer

GIGABYTE System Information Viewer is a central location that gives you access to your current system status. Monitor components such as the clocks and processor, set your preferred fan speed profile, create alerts when temperatures get too high or record your system's behavior; these are the possibilities of the System Information Viewer.

ULTRA DURABLE

GIGABYTE Ultra Durable features its product durability and high-quality manufacturing process. GIGABYTE motherboards use the best components and reinforce every slots to make each of them solid and durable.

Q-Flash Plus

With GIGABYTE Q-Flash Plus, you don’t need to install the CPU, memory and graphics card nor enter the BIOS menu to flash the BIOS. Just download and save a new BIOS file (rename to gigabyte.bin) on the USB flash drive, then press the dedicated Q-Flash Plus button and you’re good to go

Solid Pin Power Connectors

AORUS motherboards feature solid plated ATX 12V 8pin + 4pin power connectors to offer a stable power supply during CPU overloading.

Solid Pin Power connector advantages

  • Larger contact area for electricity
  • More metal quantity to sustain higher power and generated heat
  • Ultra durable and longer lifespan

Memory

  • Support for DDR4 5333(O.C.)/ DDR4 5133(O.C.)/DDR4 5000(O.C.)/4933(O.C.)/4800(O.C.)/ 4700(O.C.)/ 4600(O.C.)/ 4500(O.C.)/ 4400(O.C.)/ 4300(O.C.)/4266(O.C.) / 4133(O.C.) / 4000(O.C.) / 3866(O.C.) / 3800(O.C.) / 3733(O.C.) / 3666(O.C.) / 3600(O.C.) / 3466(O.C.) / 3400(O.C.) / 3333(O.C.) / 3300(O.C.) / 3200 / 3000 / 2933 / 2800 / 2666 / 2400 / 2133 MHz memory modules
  • 4 x DDR4 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

Onboard Graphics

  • 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x216060 Hz, Support for HDMI 2.1 version and HDCP 2.3, Support native HDMI 2.1 TMDS compatible ports
  • 1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x230460 Hz, Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version and HDCP 2.3

Audio

  • Realtek Audio CODEC, High Definition Audio, 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel, To configure 7.1-channel audio, you need to open the audio software and select Device advanced settings > Playback Device to change the default setting first. Please visit GIGABYTE's website for details on configuring the audio software.Support for S/PDIF Out

Expansion Slots

  • 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16), (The PCIEX16 slot conforms to PCI Express 5.0 standard.), 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4), (The PCIEX4 slot conforms to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)

Storage Interface

  • CPU :1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU)
  • Chipset :1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2Q_SB), 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_SB), 6 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.

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, 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port (red) on the back panel, Chipset+2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Hubs:
  • Chipset+2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Hubs :6 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
  • Chipset+2 USB 2.0 Hubs : 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)

Internal I/O Connectors

  • 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector, 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector, 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector, 1 x CPU fan header, 1 x water cooling CPU fan header, 3 x system fan headers, 1 x system fan/water cooling pump header, 2 x addressable LED strip headers, 2 x RGB LED strip headers, 3 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors, 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors, 1 x front panel header, 1 x front panel audio header, 1 x USB Type-C header, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support, 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header, 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers, 2 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connectors, 1 x Trusted Platform Module header (For the GC-TPM2.0 SPI/GC-TPM2.0 SPI 2.0 module only), 1 x serial port header, 1 x reset button, 1 x Q-Flash Plus button, 1 x reset jumper, 1 x Clear CMOS jumper

Back Panel Connectors

  • 1 x USB Type-C port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support, 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port (red), 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports, 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports, 1 x HDMI port, 1 x DisplayPort, 1 x RJ-45 port, 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector, 2 x audio jacks

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.

BIOS

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

Unique Features

  • upport 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, Support for Q-Flash Plus, Support for Q-Flash, Support for Xpress Install

In the Box

  • Gigabyte Z690M AORUS ELITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0) Gaming Motherboard