GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS Elite AX Intel 10th and 11th Gen ATX Motherboard

The GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS Elite AX Intel 10th and 11th Gen ATX Motherboard comes with upgraded power solution, incredible cooling design, all PCIe 4.0 design and outstanding connectivity to elevate your gaming experience to the next level. The 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. With the best quality components and GIGABYTE R&D design capability, the Z590 AORUS is a true beast among motherboards. A high-end product needs to be future-proof so your system stays up-to-date with the latest technology. Z590 AORUS ELITE AX provides all next generation network, storage, and WIFI connectivity to keep you up to speed. 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.

Specifications

Basic Information
Supported CPU	11th Generation Intel Core i9 processors / Intel Core i7 processors / Intel Core i5 processors 10th Generation Intel Core i9 processors / Intel Core i7 processors / Intel Core i5 processors / Intel Core i3 processors/ Intel Pentium processors / Intel Celeron processors * Limited to processors with 4 MB Intel® Smart Cache, Intel® Celeron® G5xx5 family. L3 cache varies with CPU
Chipset	Intel Z590 Express Chipset
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
Form Factor	ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm
Audio	Realtek ALC1220-VB codec High Definition Audio 2/ 4/ 5.1/ 7.1-channel Support for S/PDIF Out
Expansion Slots
PCI	1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16) (The PCIEX16 slot conforms to PCI Express 4.0 standard.) 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4) 1 x PCI Express x1 slot
M.2 Socket	1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/ 2280/ 22110 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU) Chipset: 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/ 2280/ 22110 SATA and PCIe 3.0 x4/ x2 SSD support) (M2B_SB) 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/ 2280/ 22110 SATA and PCIe 3.0 x4/ x2 SSD support) (M2P_SB)
Memory
Type	DDR4
Slots	4 x DIMM
Supported Memory	11th Generation Intel Core i9/ i7/ i5 processors: Support for DDR4 5400 (O.C)/ 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 0th Generation Intel Core i9/ i7 processors: Support for DDR4 2933/ 2666/ 2400/ 2133 MHz memory modules 10th Generation Intel Core i5/ i3/ Pentium/ Celeron processors: Support for DDR4 2666/ 2400/ 2133 MHz memory modules 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
Maximum Mamory	128 GB (32 GB single DIMM capacity)
Graphics
Graphics	Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel HD Graphics support: 1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096 x 2304 @60 Hz Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire and 2-Way AMD CrossFire technologies
Connector & Ports
Display Port (s)	1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2304@60 Hz
USB (s)	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 Gen2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel 5 x USB 3.2 Gen1 ports (3 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header) Chipset+2 USB 2.0 Hub: 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)
LAN Port (s)	Realtek 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbit/1 Gbit/100 Mbit)
Supported Storage	1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/ 2280/ 22110 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU) Chipset: 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/ 2280/ 22110 SATA and PCIe 3.0 x4/ x2 SSD support) (M2B_SB) 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/ 2280/ 22110 SATA and PCIe 3.0 x4/ x2 SSD support) (M2P_SB) 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 Intel Optane Memory Ready
Audio	Realtek ALC1220-VB codec High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel Support for S/PDIF Out
Internal I/O Ports	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 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors 3 x M.2 Socket 3 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 Gen1 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 Clear CMOS jumper 1 x Q-Flash Plus button
Warranty Information
Manufacturing Warranty	3 Years
Others
Special Features	Wireless Communication module: Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201: WIFI a, b, g, n, ac with wave 2 features, ax, supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band BLUETOOTH 5.1 Support for 11ax 160MHz wireless standard and up to 2.4 Gbps data rate