GIGABYTE Z690 GAMING X (rev. 1.0) DDR5 ATX Motherboard

GIGABYTE Z690 GAMING X (rev. 1.0) DDR5 ATX Motherboard

Intel® Z690 GAMING Motherboard with 16*+1+2 Twin Hybrid Phases Digital Power Design, DDR5 XTREME MEMORY Design, PCIe 5.0 Design, Fully Covered Thermal Design, 4 x PCIe 4.0 M.2 with Enlarged Thermal Guard, 2.5GbE LAN, 120dB Hi-Res Audio with WIMA, Rear USB 3.2 Gen2x2 TYPE-C®, RGB FUSION 2.0, Q-Flash Plus

GIGABYTE Z690 Motherboards are ready to work with the upcoming PCIe 5.0 devices which are expected to experience double bandwidth than the current PCIe 4.0 devices. To reach the high speed and maintain good signal integrity, GIGABYTE R&D uses the low impedance PCB to provide the maximum performance

DDR5

XTREME MEMORY

GIGABYTE Z690 Motherboards feature the latest DDR5 architecture and XMP 3.0 capability. The new DDR5 memory technology brings 50% more bandwidth to the platform and increases the system performance drastically by implementing Unlocked Native DDR5 Voltage, Xtreme Memory Routing and reliable SMD slot. In addition to the hardware upgrades, the user friendly UI provides full functionality to overclock higher with exclusive DDR5 tuning capability.

Support for DDR5 XMP Up to 6000MHz and Beyond*

AORUS is offering a tested and proven platform that ensures proper compatibility with profiles up to 6000MHz 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.

DDR5 Auto Booster

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

PERFORMANCE

UNPARALLELED PERFORMANCE

With technology moving so fast, GIGABYTE still keep up with the latest trends and provide our customers with advanced features and latest technology. GIAGBYTE Z690 Series motherboards come with upgraded power solution, latest storage standards and outstanding connectivity to enable optimize performance for gaming.

Twin Hybrid 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.

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.

CONNECTIVITY

NEXT GENERATION CONNECTIVITY

GIGABYTE Z690 Series Motherboards let you experience ultimate connection flexibility and blazing data-transfer speed with next generation network and storage connectivity.

PERSONALIZATION

DEFINITIVE AESTHETICS

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.

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.

Specifications

CPU

• LGA1700 socket: Support for 12th Generation Intel® Core, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors*

• L3 cache varies with CPU

        * Please refer to "CPU Support List" for more information.

Chipset

• Intel® Z690 Express Chipset

Memory

• Support for DDR5 6000(O.C.) / 5800(O.C.) / 5600(O.C.) / 5400(O.C.) / 5200(O.C.) / 4800 / 4000 MHz memory modules

• 4 x DDR 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

        (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules.)

Onboard Graphics

    Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel® HD Graphics support:

• 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@60 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 4096x2304@60 Hz

        * Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version and HDCP 2.3

    (Graphics specifications may vary depending on CPU support.)

Audio

• Realtek® ALC1220-VB CODEC

         * The back panel line out jack supports DSD audio.

• High Definition Audio

• 2-channel analog output

• Support for S/PDIF Out

• 7.1-channel digital signals

        * Actual output of digital signals may vary depending on the playback content and software used, and an external DAC is required.

LAN

• Realtek® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps)

Expansion Slots

• 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.

        (The PCIEX16 slot conforms to PCI Express 5.0 standard.)

• 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x4 (PCIEX4_1, PCIEX4_2)

        (The PCIEX4 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)

Multi-Graphics Technology

• Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire and 2-Way AMD CrossFire technologies

Storage Interface

    CPU:

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

    Chipset:

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

• 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2M_SB)

• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

• Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10

        * Refer to "2-7 Internal Connectors," for the installation notices for the M.2 and SATA connectors.

• 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

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

• 5 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (3 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

• 4 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 reset button

• 1 x reset jumper

• 1 x Q-Flash Plus button

• 1 x Clear CMOS jumper

  *All fan headers are subject to support AIO_Pump, Pump and high performance fan with the capability of delivering up to 2A/12V @ 24W.

Back Panel Connectors

• 1 x USB Type-C® port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support

• 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)

• 3 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

I/O Controller

• iTE® I/O Controller Chip

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

• 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

• Support for Q-Flash Plus

• Support for Q-Flash

• Support for Xpress Install

Bundled Software

• Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)

• Realtek® Gaming LAN Bandwidth Control Utility

Operating System

• Support for Windows 11 64-bit

• Support for Windows 10 64-bit

Form Factor

• ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm