GIGABYTE Z790 A ELITE AX DDR4 (1.0) ATX Motherboard

GIGABYTE Z790 A ELITE AX DDR4 (rev. 1.0) ATX Motherboard

Unparalleled Performance

With the fast-moving technology changes, GIGABYTE always follows the latest trends and provides customers with advanced features and latest technologies. GIGABYTE motherboards are equipped with upgraded power solution, latest storage standards and outstanding connectivity to enable optimized performance for gaming.

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.

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.

ULTRA DURABLE

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.

Specifications

• CPU
  1. LGA1700 socket: Support for the 13th and 12th Generation Intel® Core, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors
  2. L3 cache varies with CPU
• (Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.)
• Chipset
  1. Intel® Z790 Express Chipset
• Memory
  1. 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
  2. 4 x DDR 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
• (Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)
• Onboard Graphics
• Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel® HD Graphics support:
  1. 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@60 Hz
  2. * Support for HDMI 2.0 version and HDCP 2.3.
• (Graphics specifications may vary depending on CPU support.)
• Audio
  1. Realtek® Audio CODEC
  2. High Definition Audio
  3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
  4. * You can change the functionality of an audio jack using the audio software. To configure 7.1-channel audio, access the audio software for audio settings.
  5. Support for S/PDIF Out
• LAN
  1. Realtek® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps)
• Wireless Communication module
• Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX211
  1. WIFI a, b, g, n, ac, ax, supporting 2.4/5/6 GHz carrier frequency bands
  2. BLUETOOTH 5.3
  3. Support for 11ax 160MHz wireless standard and up to 2.4 Gbps data rate
  4. * Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment.
• Expansion Slots
• CPU:
  1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, supporting PCIe 5.0 and running at x16 (PCIEX16)
  2. * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.
  Chipset:
  1. 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, supporting PCIe 4.0 and running at x4 (PCIEX4_1, PCIEX4_2)
• Support for AMD CrossFireâ„¢ technology (PCIEX16 and PCIEX4)
• Storage Interface
• CPU:
  1. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 22110/2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU)
  Chipset:
  1. 2 x M.2 connectors (Socket 3, M key, type 22110/2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_SB, M2Q_SB)
  2. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 22110/2280 SATA and PCIe 4.0 x4 SSD support) (M2M_SB)
  3. 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 support for NVMe SSD storage devices
  RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 support for SATA storage devices
• * Refer to "2-8 Internal Connectors," for the installation notices for the M.2 and SATA connectors.
• USB
• Chipset:
  1. 1 x USB Type-C® port on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support
  2. 1 x USB Type-C® port with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support, available through the internal USB header
  3. 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel
  4. 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:
  1. 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. 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. 3 x system fan headers
  6. 1 x system fan/water cooling pump header
  7. 2 x addressable LED strip headers
  8. 2 x RGB LED strip headers
  9. 4 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
  10. 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
  11. 1 x front panel header
  12. 1 x front panel audio header
  13. 1 x USB Type-C® header, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support
  14. 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header
  15. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
  16. 2 x Thunderboltâ„¢ add-in card connectors
  17. 1 x Trusted Platform Module header (For the GC-TPM2.0 SPI/GC-TPM2.0 SPI 2.0 module only)
  18. 1 x reset button
  19. 1 x Q-Flash Plus button
  20. 1 x Clear CMOS button
  21. 1 x reset jumper
  22. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
• Back Panel Connectors
  1. 1 x USB Type-C® port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support
  2. 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)
  3. 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
  4. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
  5. 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)
  6. 1 x HDMI 2.0 port
  7. 1 x RJ-45 port
  8. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
  9. 2 x audio jacks
• I/O Controller
  1. iTE® I/O Controller Chip
• H/W Monitoring
  1. Voltage detection
  2. Temperature detection
  3. Fan speed detection
  4. Water cooling flow rate detection
  5. Fan fail warning
  6. Fan speed control
  7. * Whether the fan (pump) speed control function is supported will depend on the fan (pump) you install.
• BIOS
  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
• Unique Features
  1. Support for GIGABYTE Control Center (GCC)
  2. * Available applications in GCC may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications.
  3. Support for Q-Flash
  4. Support for Q-Flash Plus
  5. Support for Smart Backup
• Bundled Software
  1. Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)
  2. LAN bandwidth management software
• Operating System
  1. Support for Windows 11 64-bit
  2. Support for Windows 10 64-bit
• Form Factor
  1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm