Gigabyte Z590 AORUS ELITE LGA1200 ATX MB

DIRECT POWER DESIGN Z590 AORUS ELITE motherboard uses an 12+1 phases digital CPU power design which includes both digital PWM Controller and DrMOS. These 100% digital controller and additional 8+4 Solid-pin CPU Power Connectors offer incredible precision in delivering power to the motherboard's most power-hungry and energy-sensitive components, allowing enthusiasts to get the absolute maximum performance from the new Intel 11th Gen CPU. Cleaner and more efficient power delivery to the CPU with better thermal performance ensure stability under high CPU frequencies and heavy loading. - Digital PWM Controller to deliver appropriate voltage to the CPU. - Direct 12+1 Phases DrMOS without PWM Doublers, each power phase connects directly to the CPU, With capability to handle 720 Amps current in total. - All-solid capacitors to improve Transient response and minimize oscillation. - 8+4 Solid Pin CPU Power Connectors ADVANCED THERMAL SOLUTION Z590 AORUS ELITE uses high performance Full Covered thermal design with high coverage MOSFET Heatsinks and thick thermal pad, providing ultimate MOSFET cooling performance for enthusiasts, overclockers and gamers. 2X Large Surface Increased surface area up to 2X larger compared to traditional heatsinks. It improves heat dissipation from the MOSFETs. Real One-piece Build TMOS is a TRUE single piece heatsink. Its one-piece design and larger surface drastically improve the cooling performance against competitors’ multi-piece design. Multi-Cut Design TMOS features several channels and inlets on the heatsink. This design allows for the air flow to go through which leads to a great improvement of the heat transfer performance. AORUS M.2 Thermal Guard GIGABYTE Ultra-Efficient M.2 Thermal Guard With durability in mind, GIGABYTE provides a thermal solution for M.2 SSD devices. The M.2 Thermal Guard prevents throttling and bottleneks from high speed M.2 SSDs as it helps to dissipate heat before it becomes an issue. UNPARALLELED PERFORMANCE With the best quality components and GIGABYTE R&D design capability, the Z590 AORUS is a true beast among motherboards. Triple PCIe 4.0/3.0 x4 M.2 Connectors with Thermal Guard AORUS Gaming Motherboards are focused on delivering M.2 technology to enthusiasts who want to maximize their Systems' potential. NEXT GENERATION CONNECTIVITY A high-end product needs to be future-proof so your system stays up-to-date with the latest technology. Z590 AORUS ELITE provides all next generation network and storage to keep you up to speed. First Adopter on 2.5GbE LAN Onboard - 2X Faster than ever - Adoption of 2.5G LAN provide up to 2.5 GbE network connectivity, with at least 2 times faster transfer speeds compared to general 1GbE networking, perfectly designed for gamers with ultimate online gaming experience. - Support Multi-Gig(10/100/1000/2500Mbps) RJ-45 ethernet Hi-Res Audio Hi-Res Audio certified, meaning that the product is capable of reproducing frequencies up to 40kHz or above which ensures user with the best audio quality at all times. Immersive Gaming ViBes Realtek High-End HD Audio Codec ALC1220 120dB(A) SNR HD Audio with Smart Headphone Amp automatically detects impedance of your head-worn audio device, preventing issues such as low volume and distortion. With the new VB series audio controller, stream your voice to the world vibrantly with both front/rear microphone SNR up to 110/114dB(A). DEFINITIVE AESTHETICS Z590 AORUS ELITE features RGB FUSION 2.0 and offers users the option to control onboard, external light strips, and/or AORUS devices with RGB/ Addressable RGB LEDs to make their PC more unique and stylish. Multi-Zone Light Show Design Now offering more LED customizations than ever, users can truly adapt their PC to represent their lifestyle. With full RGB support and a redesigned RGB Fusion 2.0 application, the user has complete control over the LEDs which surround the motherboard. With an integrated intuitive user interface, the RGB Fusion 2.0 provides you a better solution for customizing the lighting effects across all supported devices. From motherboards, graphics cards to the peripheral products, you can personalize your gaming rig with your own style and show off your build by sharing the profiles. In addition, the new gaming mode makes the lighting effects interactive with selected games to bring you the most immersive gaming experience. GIGABYTE RGB Fusion APP Don't just make your PC shine, make it a work of art that friends will envy. With the GIGABYTE RGB Fusion mobile app users can watch as they control the lighting within their gaming PC. This gives users ease of access as they try and adjust colors and speeds for different modes, all this can be achieved away from the keyboard and monitor of their PC. ULTRA DURABLE GIGABYTE is reputable for its product durability and high quality manufacturing process. Needless to say, we use the best components we can find for the Z590 AORUS motherboard and reinforce every slot to make each of them solid and durable. Q-Flash Plus Update the BIOS easily without installing the CPU, memory and graphics card. 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! Ultra Durable™ PCIe Armor Industry Leading Ultra Durable™ PCIe Armor The innovative one piece stainless steel shielding design from GIGABYTE reinforces the PCIe connectors to provide the extra strength required to support heavy graphics cards. Ultra Durable™ Memory Armor AORUS' exclusive one piece stainless steel shielding design prevents against PCB distortion/twisting and plate bending, in addition to preventing any possible ESD interference. Solid Pin Power Connectors AORUS motherboards feature solid plated ATX 24pin & ATX 12V 8pin + 4pin power connectors to offer a stable power supply during CPU overloading. Solid Pin Power connector advantages - Larger contact area for electricity - More metal quantity to sustain higher power and generated heat - Ultra durable and longer lifespan GIGABYTE BIOS & APP CENTER Good software goes hand in hand with perfect hardware. GIGABYTE motherboard bundled several useful and intuitive software to help users to control every aspect of motherboard. BIOS New User Interface All new EASY MODE shows important hardware information in one page including CPU clock, Memory, Storage, Fan. My Favorites Add constantly used items into the favorite menu for quick access. Storage Information Show all kinds of storage information including SATA, PCIE and M.2 interface. Changelog List all changes before saving and exiting bios. Quickly review overall settings modification. Intuitive Load Line Curve Clearly show each loadline calibration setting in an intuitive curve graph. APP CENTER GIGABYTE APP CENTER is a useful portal of all GIGABYTE MB utilities and drivers, you can choose any utility you want to install from APP CENTER and keep updated with the latest utilities and drivers version. EasyTune™ GIGABYTE's EasyTune™ is a simple and easy-to-use interface that allows users to fine-tune their system settings or adjust system and memory clocks and voltages in a Windows environment. With Smart Quick Boost, one click is all it takes to automatically overclock your system, giving an added performance boost when you need it the most. System Information Viewer GIGABYTE System Information Viewer is a central location that gives you access to your current system status. Monitor components such as the clocks and processor, set your preferred fan speed profile, create alerts when temperatures get too high or record your system's behavior; these are the possibilities of the System Information Viewer.

 

Specification:

 

Internal I/O
Number of M.2 (M) slots	3
Thunderbolt headers	2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors	1
Front panel connector	Yes
12V power connector	Yes
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1
Number of SATA III connectors	6
Number of chassis fan connectors	3
Front panel audio connector	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes
RGB LED pin header	Yes
Technical details
Motherboard chipset family	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel Z590
PC health monitoring	Fan, Temperature, Voltage
Parallel processing technology support	2-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Component for	PC
Audio
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Performance
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD
Motherboard chipset family	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel Z590
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10 x64
PC health monitoring	Fan, Temperature, Voltage
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Component for	PC
Processor
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Compatible processor series	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Core™ i9, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processors	1
Processor socket	LGA 1200
Memory
Number of memory slots	4
Memory slots type	DIMM
Supported memory types	DDR4-SDRAM
Memory channels	Dual-channel
ECC	Yes
Non-ECC	Yes
Supported memory clock speeds	2133,2400,2666,2933,3000,3200 MHz
Maximum internal memory	128 GB
Unbuffered memory	Yes
Storage controllers
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA III
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics
Parallel processing technology support	2-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX
Maximum resolution	4096 x 2304 pixels
HDCP	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	3
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity	2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity	1
DisplayPort version	1.2
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4
WiFi-AP antenna jack	2
S/PDIF out port	Yes
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1
DisplayPorts quantity	1
Digital audio optical out	1
Network
Ethernet LAN	Yes
Wi-Fi	Yes
Wi-Fi standards	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Ethernet interface type	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
Bluetooth	Yes
Bluetooth version	5.1
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN controller model	Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
Features
Motherboard chipset family	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel Z590
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10 x64
PC health monitoring	Fan, Temperature, Voltage
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Component for	PC
Audio chip	Realtek ALC1220-VB
Harmonized System (HS) code	84733020
Expansion slots
Number of M.2 (M) slots	3
PCI Express x16 slots	3
BIOS
BIOS type	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory size	256 Mbit
ACPI version	5.0
Clear CMOS button	Yes
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) version	2.7
Desktop Management Interface (DMI) version	2.7
Video
Maximum resolution	4096 x 2304 pixels
HDCP	Yes
Software
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10 x64
Drivers included	Yes
Bundled software	Norton Internet Security (OEM), Realtek 8125 Gaming LAN Bandwidth Control Utility
Weight & dimensions
Width	12" (305 mm)
Depth	9.61" (244 mm)
Packaging content
Drivers included	Yes
Cables included	SATA
Bundled software	Norton Internet Security (OEM), Realtek 8125 Gaming LAN Bandwidth Control Utility