THE NEW ERA OF GAMING

Rule supreme with the Z690 AORUS gaming motherboards. The new era of gaming platforms continues the legendary AORUS bloodline with the most robust power delivery and dominant thermal design, glorified with the complete memory overclocking technology to crown your PC with the best gaming performance.

Intel® Z690 Chipset

LGA 1700 CPU Socket

12th Gen Intel® Compatible Processors

E-ATX Form Factor

UNPARALLELED PERFORMANCE

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

XTREME MEMOR

YGIGABYTE 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. ​

FOR EVERY CONNECTION

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

AQUANTIA® 10GBE BASE-T NETWORKING

The AQUANTIA® AQC113C is a high-performance, backward compatible with 10GBASE-T/ 5GBASE-T/ 2.5GBASE-T/ 1000BASE-T/ 100BASE-TX Ethernet Controller which is able to provide up to 10 GbE network connectivity, with 10 times faster transfer speeds compared to general 1GbE networking and is perfectly designed for media centers, workstations and gamers.

INTEL 802.11AX WIFI 6E

Intel’s latest Wireless solution 802.11ax WIFI 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.

IMPRESSIVE 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. ​

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! ​

SPECIFICATIONS
Brand	Gigabyte
Series	AORUS Gaming
Model	Z690 AORUS MASTER (GA-Z690-AORUS-MASTER)
CPU	LGA1700 socket: Support for 12th Generation Intel Core i9 processors/Intel Core i7 processors/Intel Core i5 processors
	L3 cache varies with CPU
	(Please refer to “CPU Support List” for more information.)
Chipset	Intel Z690 Express Chipset
Memory	Support for DDR5 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
	4x DDR5 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
	(Please refer “Memory Support List” for more information.)
Onboard Graphics	Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel HD Graphics support:
	1x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096×2304@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 front panel line out jack supports DSD audio.
	ESS ES9118 DAC chip
	Support for DTS:X Ultra
	High Definition Audio
	2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
	Support for S/PDIF Out
LAN	Marvell AQtion AQC113C 10GbE LAN chip
	(10 Gbps/5 Gbps/2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps)
Wireless Communication module	Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210
	WIFI a, b, g, n, ac, ax, supporting 2.4/5/6 GHz carrier frequency bands
	BLUETOOTH 5.2
	Support for 11ax 160MHz wireless standard and up to 2.4 Gbps data rate
	*Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment.
Expansion Slots	1x 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.)
	2x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x4 (PCIEX4_1, PCIEX4_2)
	*The PCIEX4_1 slot shares bandwidth with the M2C_SB connector. The PCIEX4_1 slot becomes unavailable when a device is installed in the M2C_SB connector.
	(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:
	1x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU)
	Chipset:
	2x M.2 connectors (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_SB, M2Q_SB)
	1x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 PCIe 3.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2C_SB)
	1x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA and PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2M_SB)
	6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
	Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
	*Refer to “2-8 Internal Connectors,” for the installation notices for the PCIEX4_1, 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:
	2x USB Type-C ports, with USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 support
	(1 port on the back panel, 1 port available through the internal USB header)
	3x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel
	Chipset USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hub:
	1x USB Type-C port on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support
	2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel
	Chipset 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Hubs:
	8x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)
	Chipset USB 2.0 Hub:
	4x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB headers
Internal I/O Connectors	1x 24-pin ATX main power connector
	2x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
	1x CPU fan header
	1x water cooling CPU fan header
	4x system fan headers
	4x system fan/water cooling pump headers
	2x addressable LED strip headers
	2x RGB LED strip headers
	5x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
	6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
	1x front panel header
	1x front panel audio header
	1x USB Type-C header, with USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 support
	2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 headers
	2x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
	1x noise detection header
	2x Thunderbolt add-in card connectors
	1x Trusted Platform Module header (For the GC-TPM2.0 SPI/GC-TPM2.0 SPI 2.0 module only)
	1x power button
	1x reset button
	1x reset jumper
	1x Clear CMOS jumper
	2x temperature sensor headers
	Voltage Measurement Points
Back Panel Connectors	1x Q-Flash Plus button
	1x Clear CMOS button
	2x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)
	1x DisplayPort
	1x USB Type-C port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support
	1x USB Type-C port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 support
	5x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)
	4x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
	1x RJ-45 port
	1x optical S/PDIF Out connector
	5x 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.
	Noise detection
BIOS	1x 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
Operating System	Support for Windows 10 64-bit
Form Factor	E-ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 25.9cm
Warranty Information
Warranty	3 Year Warranty