GIGABYTE Z490 AORUS ELITE

1. Support for 10th Generation Intel^® Core™ i9 processors/Intel^® Core™ i7 processors/Intel^® Core™ i5 processors/Intel^® Core™ i3 processors/Intel^® Pentium^® processors/Intel^® Celeron^® processors in the LGA1200 package
2. L3 cache varies with CPU

(Please refer “CPU Support List” for more information.)

1. Intel^® Z490 Express Chipset

1. 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB (32 GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory
2. Dual channel memory architecture
3. Intel^® Core™ i9/i7 processors:
   Support for 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(O.C.) / 3000(O.C.) / 2933 / 2800 / 2666 / 2400 / 2133 MHz
4. Intel^® Core™ i5/i3/Pentium^®/Celeron^® processors:
   Support for DDR4 2666/2400/2133 MHz
5. Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)
6. Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules
7. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

(Please refer “Memory Support List” for more information.)

1. 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096×2160@30 Hz
   * Support for HDMI 1.4 version and HDCP 2.3.

Maximum shared memory of 512 MB

1. Realtek^® ALC1200 codec
2. High Definition Audio
3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
4. Support for S/PDIF Out

1. Realtek^® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbit/1 Gbit/100 Mbit)

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.
2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
3. 2 x PCI Express x1 slots
   (All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)

Supports up to ASPM L1.2 power management protocols.

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

1. 2 x M.2 connectors (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2M_SB/M2A_SB)
2. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
3. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
   * Refer to “1-7 Internal Connectors,” for the installation notices for the M.2 and SATA connectors.
4. Intel^® Optane™ Memory Ready

M.2 connectors support up to ASPM L1.2 PCIe power management protocols.

1. 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel
2. 1 x USB Type-C™ port with USB 3.2 Gen 1 support, available through the internal USB header
3. 6 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 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)

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. 2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
5. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
6. 1 x CPU fan header
7. 1 x water cooling CPU fan header
8. 3 x system fan headers
9. 2 x addressable LED strip headers
10. 2 x RGB LED strip headers
11. 1 x front panel header
12. 1 x front panel audio header
13. 1 x USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.2 Gen 1 support
14. 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header
15. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
16. 1 x Trusted Platform Module header (For the GC-TPM2.0 SPI/GC-TPM2.0 SPI 2.0 module only)
17. 2 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connectors
18. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
19. 1 x Q-Flash Plus button

1. 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)
2. 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
3. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
4. 1 x HDMI port
5. 1 x RJ-45 port
6. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
7. 5 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. Overheating warning
6. Fan fail warning
7. Fan speed control
   * Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the fan you install.

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 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. Realtek^® 8125 Gaming LAN Bandwidth Control Utility

1. Support for Windows 10 64-bit

1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm