| CPU | - 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
- L3 cache varies with CPU
(Please refer to "CPU Support List" for more information.) |
| Chipset | Intel® Z490 Express Chipset |
| Memory | - Intel® Core™ i9/i7 processors:
Support for DDR4 3200/3000/2933/2666/2400/2133 MHz - Intel® Core™ i5/i3/Pentium®/Celeron® processors:
Support for DDR4 2666/2400/2133 MHz - 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
(Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.) |
| Onboard Graphics | Integrated Graphics Processor+Intel® Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller:- 2 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 3 connectors (USB Type-C™ ports), supporting DisplayPort and Thunderbolt™ video outputs and a maximum resolution of 5120 x 2880@60 Hz with 24 bpp
* Because of the limited I/O resources of the PC architecture, the number of Thunderbolt™ devices that can be used is dependent on the number of the PCI Express devices being installed. (Refer to Chapter 1-7, "Back Panel Connectors," for more information.)
* Support for DisplayPort 1.4 version, HDCP 2.3, and HDR.
Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel® HD Graphics support:- 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@30 Hz
* Support for HDMI 1.4 version and HDCP 2.3.
Maximum shared memory of 512 MB |
| Audio | - Realtek® ALC1220-VB codec+ESS ES9218P DAC (front panel audio)
- Realtek® ALC1220-VB codec+ESS ES9018K2M DAC+TI OPA1622 operational amplifier (rear panel audio)
- Support for DTS:X® Ultra
- High Definition Audio
- 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
- Support for S/PDIF Out
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| LAN | - 1 x Aquantia 10GbE LAN chip (10 Gbit/5 Gbit/2.5 Gbit/1 Gbit/100 Mbit) (LAN1)
- 1 x Intel® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbit/1 Gbit/100 Mbit) (LAN2)
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| 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
* Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment.
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| 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. - 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8)
* The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot. When the PCIEX8 slot is populated, the PCIEX16 slot operates at up to x8 mode. - 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
* The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with the M2P_PCH connector. The PCIEX4 slot operates at up to x2 mode when an M.2 SSD is installed in the M2P_PCH connector.
(All of the PCI Express x16 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.) |
| Multi-Graphics Technology | - Support for NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ and 2-Way NVIDIA® SLI™ technologies
- Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire™ and 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies
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| Storage Interface | - 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support)(M2A_CPU)
- 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support)(M2M_PCH)
- 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_PCH)
- 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
- Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
* Refer to "1-9 Internal Connectors," for the installation notices for the PCIEX4, M.2, and SATA connectors.
Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready |
| USB | Chipset+Intel® Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller:- 2 x USB Type-C™ ports on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support
Chipset:- 1 x USB Type-C™ port with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support, available through the internal USB header
- 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel
Chipset+USB 3.2 Gen 1 Hub:- 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
Chipset+2 USB 2.0 Hubs:- 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers with the included front USB header extension cable)
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| Internal I/O Connectors | - 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
- 2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
- 1 x CPU fan header
- 1 x water cooling CPU fan header
- 4 x system fan headers
- 2 x system fan/water cooling pump headers
- 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 noise detection header
- 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
- 1 x USB 2.0/1.1 header
- 2 x temperature sensor headers
- 1 x power button
- 1 x reset button
- 1 x OC button
- 2 x BIOS switches
- Voltage Measurement Points
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| Back Panel Connectors | - 1 x Q-Flash Plus button
- 1 x Clear CMOS button
- 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)
- 2 x Thunderbolt™ 3 connectors (USB Type-C™ ports, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support)
- 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)
- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
- 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
- 1 x HDMI port
- 2 x RJ-45 ports
- 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
- 5 x audio jacks
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| I/O Controller | iTE® I/O Controller Chip |
| H/W Monitoring | - Voltage detection
- Temperature detection
- Fan speed detection
- Water cooling flow rate detection
- Overheating warning
- Fan fail warning
- Fan speed control
* Whether the fan (pump) speed control function is supported will depend on the fan (pump) you install. - Noise detection
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| BIOS | - 2 x 256 Mbit flash
- Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
- Support for DualBIOS™
- PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0
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| 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
RGB Fusion
Smart Backup
System Information Viewer
USB TurboCharger - Support for Q-Flash Plus
- Support for Q-Flash
- Support for Xpress Install
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| Bundled Software | - Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)
- cFosSpeed
- XSplit Gamecaster + Broadcaster (12 months license)
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| Operating System | Support for Windows 10 64-bit |
| Form Factor | E-ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 27.1cm |
| Remark | - Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.
- Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win9X/ME/2000/XP. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.
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