Gigabyte Z590 AORUS ELITE

Form Factor

• ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm

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

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, 10th 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, 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB (32 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

Graphics

• Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel® HD Graphics support: 1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2304@60 Hz

Multi-Graphics Technology

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

Expansion Slots

• 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 4.0 standard.)*, *Supported by 11th Generation processors only. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4), 1 x PCI Express x1 slot, (PCIEX4 and PCIEX1 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)

Storage

• CPU: 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU)*, *Supported by 11th Generation processors only. 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

LAN

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

Audio

• Realtek® ALC1220-VB codec, * The back panel line out jack supports DSD audio, High Definition Audio, 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel, Support for S/PDIF Out

USB Ports

• 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, 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)

OS Support

• Support for Windows 10 64-bit

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

Back I/O Ports

• 1 x USB Type-C® port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support, 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red), 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports, 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports, 1 x DisplayPort, 1 x RJ-45 port, 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector, 5 x audio jacks

H/W Monitoring

• Voltage detection, Temperature detection, Fan speed detection, Water cooling flow rate detection, Fan fail warning, Fan speed control, * Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the fan you install.

Unique Features

• 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, Support for Q-Flash Plus, Support for Q-Flash, Support for Xpress Install

Bundled Software

• Norton® Internet Security (OEM version), Realtek® 8125 Gaming LAN Bandwidth Control Utility