GIGABYTE Z690 AERO G DDR4 MOTHERBOARD

1. LGA1700 socket: Support for 12th Generation Intel^® Core™, Pentium^® Gold and Celeron^® Processors*
2. L3 cache varies with CPU

* Please refer to “CPU Support List” for more information.

1. Intel^® Z690 Express Chipset

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.)

1. 1 x USB Type-C^® port, supporting USB Type-C^® and DisplayPort video outputs and a maximum resolution of 4096×2304@60 Hz
   * Support for drawing tablets and 20V@3A of power delivery.
   * Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version and HDCP 2.3
2. 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096×2160@30 Hz
   * Support for HDMI 1.4 version and HDCP 2.3.

(Graphics specifications may vary depending on CPU or graphics card support.)

1. Realtek^® ALC4080 CODEC
2. High Definition Audio
3. 2-channel analog output
4. 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.

1. Intel^® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps)

1. WIFI a, b, g, n, ac, ax, supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band
2. BLUETOOTH 5.2
3. Support for 11ax 160MHz wireless standard and up to 2.4 Gbps data rate
   * Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment.

1. 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. 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x4 (PCIEX4_1, PCIEX4_2)
   (The PCIEX4 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)

1. Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire™ and 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies

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

Chipset:

1. 2 x M.2 connectors (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_SB, M2Q_SB)
2. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2M_SB)
3. 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.

1. 2 x 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)
2. 1 x USB Type-C^® port on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 1 support
3. 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel
4. 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports available through the internal USB header
5. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports on the back panel

Chipset+USB 3.2 Gen 1 Hub:

1. 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports on the back panel

Chipset+USB 2.0 Hub:

1. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB headers

1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
3. 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
4. 1 x CPU fan header
5. 1 x water cooling CPU fan header
6. 4 x system fan headers
7. 2 x system fan/water cooling pump headers
8. 2 x addressable LED strip headers
9. 2 x RGB LED strip headers
10. 4 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
11. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
12. 1 x front panel header
13. 1 x front panel audio header
14. 1 x USB Type-C^® header, with USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 support
15. 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header
16. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
17. 1 x noise detection header
18. 2 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connectors
19. 1 x Trusted Platform Module header (For the GC-TPM2.0 SPI/GC-TPM2.0 SPI 2.0 module only)
20. 1 x serial port header
21. 1 x Q-Flash Plus button
22. 1 x reset button
23. 1 x reset jumper
24. 2 x temperature sensor headers
25. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper

1. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
2. 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)
3. 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
4. 1 x DisplayPort In port
5. 1 x HDMI port
6. 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)
7. 1 x USB Type-C^® port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 support
8. 1 x USB Type-C^® port, with USB 3.2 Gen 1 support
9. 1 x RJ-45 port
10. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
11. 2 x audio jacks

1. iTE^® I/O Controller Chip

1. Voltage detection
2. Temperature detection
3. Fan speed detection
4. Water cooling flow rate detection
5. Fan fail warning
6. Fan speed control
   * Whether the fan (pump) speed control function is supported will depend on the fan (pump) you install.
7. Noise detection

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

1. 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
2. Support for Q-Flash Plus
3. Support for Q-Flash
4. Support for Xpress Install

1. Norton^® Internet Security (OEM version)
2. cFosSpeed

1. Support for Windows 11 64-bit
2. Support for Windows 10 64-bit

1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm