Gigabyte Motherboard Z790M AORUS ELITE AX ICE LGA 1700

CPU

LGA1700 socket: Support for the 14th, 13th, and 12th Generation Intel® Core™,

Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors

L3 cache varies with CPU

Chipset

Memory

Support for DDR5 7600(O.C.) /7400(O.C.) /7200(O.C.) /7000(O.C.) /6800(O.C.)

/6600(O.C.) / 6400(O.C.) / 6200(O.C.) / 6000(O.C.) / 5800(O.C.) / 5600(O.C.) /

5400(O.C.) / 5200(O.C.) / 4800 / 4000 memory modules

4 x DDR5 DIMM sockets supporting up to 256 GB (64 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

Onboard Graphics

Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel® HD Graphics support:

1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@60 Hz

* Support for HDMI 2.1 version and HDCP 2.3.

** Support native HDMI 2.1 TMDS compatible ports.

1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2304@60

* Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version and HDCP 2.3

Audio

Realtek® ALC1220 CODEC

* The back panel line out jack supports DSD audio.

High Definition Audio

2/4/5.1/7.1-channel

* You can change the functionality of an audio jack using the audio software. To

configure 7.1-channel audio, access the audio software for audio settings.

Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN

Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (PCB rev. 1.0)

WIFI a, b, g, n, ac, ax, supporting 2.4/5/6 GHz carrier frequency bands

BLUETOOTH 5.3

Support for 11ax 160MHz wireless standard

Realtek® Wi-Fi 6E RTL8852CE (PCB rev. 1.1)

WIFI a, b, g, n, ac, ax, supporting 2.4/5/6 GHz carrier frequency bands

BLUETOOTH 5.3

Support for 11ax 160MHz wireless standard

Expansion Slots

CPU:

1 x PCI Express x16 slot, supporting PCIe 5.0 and running at x16 (PCIEX16)

* The PCIEX16 slot can only support a graphics card or an NVMe SSD. If only

one graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.

Chipset:

1 x PCI Express x16 slot, supporting PCIe 4.0 and running at x4 (PCIEX4)

Storage Interface

CPU:

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

(M2A_CPU)

Chipset:

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

(M2Q_SB)

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

support) (M2P_SB)

6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 support for NVMe SSD storage devices

RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 support for SATA storage devices

USB

Chipset:

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

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port (red) on the back panel

Chipset+2 USB 2.0 Hubs:

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:

8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the

internal USB headers)

Internal I/O Connectors

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

3 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors

6 x SATA 6Gb/s 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 Gen 1 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 serial port header

1 x reset button

1 x Q-Flash Plus button

1 x Clear CMOS button

1 x reset jumper

Back Panel Connectors

1 x USB Type-C® port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port (red)

4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports

4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports

2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)

1 x HDMI 2.0 port

1 x DisplayPort

1 x RJ-45 port

1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector

2 x audio jacks

I/O Controller

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.

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

Unique Features

Support for GIGABYTE Control Center (GCC)

* Available applications in GCC may vary by motherboard model. Supported

functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard

specifications.

Support for Q-Flash

Support for Q-Flash Plus

Support for Smart Backup

Bundled Software

Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)

LAN bandwidth management software

Operating System

Support for Windows 11 64-bit

Support for Windows 10 64-bit

Form Factor