Gigabyte Intel Z790 AORUS ELITE AX (rev. 1.2) DDR5 PCIe 5.0 ATX Motherboard

Gigabyte Intel Z790 AORUS ELITE AX (rev. 1.2) DDR5 PCIe 5.0 ATX Motherboard
Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX ATX DDR5 Motherboard for Intel LGA1700 CPUs
Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX v1.2, Intel Z790, S 1700, DDR5, PCIe 5.0, SATA3, 5x M.2, 2.5GbE,WiFi 6E/BT, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2
Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX DDR5 Motherboard, Intel Socket 1700, 12/13th Gen, 1x PCIe 5.0 x16, 4x PCIe 4.0 x4, 1x PCIe 3.0 x4, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type C, HDMI, DisplayPort, Q-Flash Plus
Manufacturers Code: Z790 AORUS ELITE AX
EAN: 4719331849467



Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX Intel Socket 1700 DDR5 Motherboard



Features

Intel Socket LGA 1700
4x DDR5 Slots - up to 128GB
6x SATA 6Gb/s | 1x M.2 Slot
1 x DisplayPort | 1 x HDMI Port
ATX Form Factor
Z790 AORUS ELITE AX

The GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS ELITE AX includes outstanding power, storage, and performance, with advanced features and the latest technology embedded into the design of the motherboard. GIGABYTE motherboards are equipped with upgraded power solutions, next-generation storage, and extended connectivity for peak-performance gaming to optimise productivity, for example, Z790 AORUS ELITE AX supports 13th Gen Series processors, has Dual Fan 6 hybrid technology, and Thermal Guard performance. The 7000 MB/s Raid storage supplies extreme sequential speed and performance.

Thermal

Fully covered MOSFET thermal design and integrated heatsinks improve the efficiency of the airflow and heat exchange. Z790 AORUS ELITE AX includes a multi-cut heatsink design to increase airflow. M.2 Thermal Guard III prevents throttling and bottlenecks. High-speed M.2 SSDs help to dissipate heat before this becomes an issue.

2X copper PCBs design effectively lowers the component temperature with high thermal conductivity and low impedance. The one-piece heatsink design has a larger surface drastically improving the cooling performance. With up to 4x larger surface area. The Smart Fan 6 feature offers precise control and dual curve mode accompanied by internal temperature sensors.

Connectivity

The Z790 AORUS ELITE AX offers blazing data-transfer speeds courtesy of next-generation network, storage, and Wi-Fi 6E connectivity which gives you uninterrupted and reliable connections. 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E, enables gigabit wireless performance, providing smooth video streaming, enhanced gaming experiences, reduced dropped connections, and increased speeds. The 2.5G LAN provides up to 2.5 GbE of network connectivity, and 2X faster transfer speeds for the ultimate online gaming experience. Ultra-fast data transfer is achievable with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 design, with 4x faster speeds using USB Type-C ports.

Personalisation

Intuitive software helps users to control every aspect of the motherboard, providing a customisable lighting effect with outstanding aesthetics to fit your unique style with a wide range of options to choose from, the multi-lights won’t disappoint. Offering more LED customisations than ever, users can truly adapt their PC to represent their style, with full RGB support and a redesigned RGB Fusion 2.0 application.

UEFI BIOS provides you with a way to keep track of all your important hardware information, with a friendly user interface, storage information, changelog, and intuitive load line curve you'll be able to keep an eye on your system. The Gigabyte control centre is a unified software for all Gigabyte-supported products, with a newly designed intuitive interface giving you control of all essential functions. There is also a multi-key button that can be used for multiple important scenarios such as RGB on/off effects or an action Taking you directly to BIOS.

Durability

Gigabyte is designed with ultra-product durability and high-quality manufacturing in mind, using the best components and making sure to reinforce every slot to make sure each of them is solid and durable. For a DIY-friendly design, the PCIe EZ-Latch allows you to unlock the PCIe slot easily when removing the graphics card or when attaching or removing your M.2 module. Q-Flash Plus lets you update the BIOS easily without installing a CPU, Memory, and Graphics Card, just download and save a new BIOS file on a USB flash drive then press the dedicated Q-Flash Plus button and you are good to go.

802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E

The latest Wireless solution 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E with new dedicated 6GHz band, enables gigabit wireless performance, provides smooth video streaming, better gaming experience, few dropped connections and speeds up to 2.4Gbps. Moreover, Bluetooth 5 provides 4X range over BT 4.2 and with faster transmission.

Design Ready for PCIe 5.0

PCIe 5.0 Design supports double the bandwidth of PCIe 4.0 and ensures that compatible with cutting-edge GPUs released in the next few years to their full capability.

Outstanding Thermal Design

GIGABYTE Motherboards' unparalleled performance is guaranteed by innovative and optimized thermal design to ensure the best CPU, Chipset, SSD stability and low temperatures under full load application and gaming performance.

Connectivity

GIGABYTE Motherboards enable the ultimate connection experience with blazing data-transfer speeds through the next generation network, storage, and Wi-Fi connectivity.

DDR5 Auto Booster

Automatically Boost the Native DDR5 frequency to 5000MHz while the system is under heavy loading by a single click.

DDR5 Memory Upgrade

GIGABYTE BIOS offers pre-defined and retrievable profiles for users to get higher performance easily. The profiles are based on a database that is created by checking each memory IC and PMIC vendors to optimize the modules to unleash their full potential. This is a time saving feature to manually configure overclocked DDR5 memory kits.

Instantly upgrade memory performance
Overclock Native and XMP 3.0 DDR5 memory to higher frequency easily
No need to input dozens of memory parameters such as clock, voltage and timings
Built-in wide variety pre-tuned profiles database for different memory IC vendors

XMP 3.0 User Profile

Define and create your own SPD profile into Native and XMP 3.0 memory modules or apply the pre-tuned profiles to XMP 3.0 User Profile. Two user-defined profiles can be saved, loaded either locally or from/to an external storage device.

Two empty SPD profiles can be defined by users and carry to next computer
Transfer DDR5 XMP Booster profiles into XMP 3.0 User Profiles
Quick memory performance simulation based on user input clock and timing parameters
Profile save and load function to share your memory parameters online

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

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



Specification

CPU
CPU Brand     Intel
CPU Socket     Socket 1700
Installed Processors (Max)     0 (1)
Supported Processor Manufacturer     Intel
Supported Processors     13th and 12th Generation Intel Core, Pentium Gold and Celeron Processors
64-bit Support     Yes
Socket     LGA1700

Rear Panel I/O Ports
USB Ports     1 x USB-C 3.2
2 x USB 3.1
3 x USB 3.0
4 x USB 2.0
DisplayPorts     1 x DisplayPort 1.2
HDMI Port     1 x HDMI 2.0
RJ-45 Ports     1 x RJ-45
Audio Line In Ports     1 x 3.5mm Jack
Audio Line Out Ports     1 x 3.5mm Jack
S/PDIF Port     1 x S/PDIF Optical Out
Antenna Connector(s)     2 x SMA Antennas

Internal I/O Connectors
SATA Connectors     6 x SATA III
USB Connectors     1 x USB-C 3.1 header (supports 1 port)
1 x USB 3.0 header (supports 2 ports)
2 x USB 2.0 headers (supports 4 ports)
Front Panel Connectors     1 x Front Panel
1 x Front Audio
Cooling Fan Support     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
Thunderbolt Port(s)     2 x Thunderbolt AiC headers
TPM Header     1 x TPM (For the GC-TPM2.0 SPI/GC-TPM2.0 SPI 2.0 module only)
Power Connector Port     1 x 24-pin ATX
2 x 8-pin EPS
Other Connectors     2 x M.2 slots, Socket 3, M Key, Type 2280/22110 (PCIe Gen4)
1 x M.2 slot, Socket 3, M Key, Type 2280/22110 (PCIe Gen4 or SATA)
2 x 3-pin ARGB LED headers
2 x 4-pin RGB LED headers

Memory
Memory Bus Speed     Up to 7600 (OC) MHz
Memory Type     DDR5
Maximum RAM     128 GB
Memory Slot     4 x DIMM

Motherboard
Northbridge     Z790
RAID Supported     Yes
RAID Format     RAID 0, 1, 5, 10
SATA Supported     Yes

Expansion
Number of PCI Express Slots     1 x PCI Express 5.0 x16 slot
2 x PCI Express 4.0 x16 slots (@ x4)

Graphics Device
Integrated Graphics Supported     Yes

Sound
Integrated Sound     Realtek

Warranty
Warranty     3 Years

Network
Integrated Network     Realtek
Network Speeds Supported     Up to 2.5 Gbps
Wireless LAN     Yes (Wi-Fi 6E)
Wireless Network Speed     Up to 2.4 Gbps
Bluetooth     Yes
Bluetooth Version     5.3

System Requirements
Operating Systems Supported     Microsoft Windows 11 64-bit

System
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
Jumpers     1 x Clear CMOS
Software Included (may be trial or restricted)     Yes
Drivers     Yes
SLi/Crossfire Features     Support for AMD CrossFire technology

Physical
Form Factor     ATX Motherboard
Width     305 mm
Length     244 mm

Key Features
DisplayPort Connection     Yes
Motherboard Form Factor     ATX
Wake on LAN     
Motherboard Power Connectors     8 + 8-Pin
Motherboard Chipset     Intel Z790
Thunderbolt     No
Motherboard Model     Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX
WiFi Speed     2400 Mbps
USB 3.1 Support     Yes
Internal USB3.0 Header     Yes
Cooler Height     mm
M.2 Support     Yes
On-board RGB Control     Gigabyte RGB Fusion
Memory Speed     7600 MHz
Skip Audio Test     
RGB Header Type     3-Pin ARGB
Addressable RGB     Yes
Internal USB Type-C Header     Yes
Radiator Length     mm
Microsoft Processor List     
Power Requirement (auto)     70 W
Cooler count     
Max Memory Speed Supported (Non-overclocked)     4800 MHz
Max Memory Speed Supported (overclocked)     7600 MHz
CPU Power Pins (female)     16
PCI Express Power Pins (female)     
Total M.2 Slots     4
Maximum NVMe M.2 ports     4
Maximum SATA M.2 ports     1
PCI-e slots     
SATA ports     6
No. of front USB2.0 ports supported     4
No. of front USB3.0 ports supported     2
No. of front USB-C ports supported     1
Config Business     Yes
Config Enterprise     Yes
Config Gaming     Yes
Config Lifestyle     Yes
Config Professionals     Yes
Config Quiet     Yes
Config Silence     Yes
Best for Lords of the Fallen     Yes
Firewire     
IDE/EIDE Supported     
SCSI/SAS Supported     
Wireless Network     Yes
Motherboard Width     244 mm
Motherboard Height     305 mm
mSATA Supported     No
U.2 Supported     No
Chipset Manufacturer     Intel
Number of PCI Slots     slot(s)
Number of PCI-X Slots     slot(s)
Main Colour     
Socket(s)     
Memory Channel     Dual
On-board Audio Type     7.1
Number of SATA Ports     6 port(s)
Number of USB Ports     10 port(s)
SATA III Support     Yes
USB 3.0 Support     Yes
Multi GPU Support     ATi CrossFire
VGA Connection     No
DVI Connection     No
HDMI Connection     Yes

Graphics
Graphics Chipset     

Item Details
Manufacturer     Gigabyte
Manufacturer Code     Z790 AORUS ELITE AX
EAN     4719331849467
UPC     889523034002
Condition     New