Gigabyte X299X AORUS MASTER Gaming Motherboard

• Supports Intel® Core X-series Processor Family
• Quad Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 8 DIMMs
• Intel® Optane Memory Ready
• 12 Phases IR Digital VRM Solution with 70A Power Stage
• Onboard Intel® WiFi 6 802.11ax 2T2R & BT 5 with AORUS Antenna
• 130dB SNR AMP-UP Audio with High-End ESS SABRE 9218 DAC, ALC1220 and WIMA Audio Capacitors
• Onboard AQUANTIA 5GbE BASE-T LAN and Intel® Gigabit LAN with cFosSpeed
• Triple Ultra-Fast NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2 with Triple Thermal Guards
• USB TurboCharger for Mobile Device Fast Charge Support
• RGB FUSION 2.0 supported with Multi-Zone Addressable LED Light Show Design, support Addressable LED & RGB LED Strips
• Smart Fan 5 features Multiple Temperature Sensors, Hybrid Fan Headers with FAN STOP and Noise Detection
• Front USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C Header
• Q-Flash Plus update BIOS without installing CPU, Memory and Graphics card
• Supports 4 Way Dual Wide PCIe Slots

Gigabyte X299X AORUS MASTER Gaming Motherboard

Intel^® X299 AORUS Motherboard with 12 Phases IR Digital VRM, Advanced Thermal Solution with Triple Fins-Array and Heatpipes, Intel^® WiFi 6 802.11ax, ESS SABRE HiFi 9218 DAC, AQUANTIA 5GbE LAN, Q-Flash for Easier BIOS Update

DESIGN CONCEPT

WINGS OF EXCELLENCE

The falcon utilizes its powerful wings to soar through the skies and lock down its prey. The AORUS Core takes inspiration from the falcon™s aerodynamic wings, incorporating a multi-layered design which features wing shaped contours and also resembles the falcon™s high velocity ascension and dive through the skies. With sleek and metallic armor, the AORUS Core symbolizes advancement in technology with its futuristic style.

UNPARALLELED PERFORMANCE

Powerful VRM design, memory OC capability, multiple PCIe and M.2 slots makes a full function board with possibility and scalability.

REENGINEERED THERMAL SOLUTION

As processors draws more power, RDs trying hard to keep VRM stays cool preventing it from throttle with efficient thermal solution. Along with SMART FAN 5, real time monitor temperatures changes and adjust fan speed accordingly, to keep certain level of performance without too much noise.

NEXT GENERATION CONNECTIVITY

A Flagship product needs to be future-proof so your system stays up-to-date with the latest technology. X299X AORUS MASTER provides all next generation network, storage, and WIFI connectivity to keep you up to speed.

Multi-Zone Light Show Design

Now offering more LED customizations than ever, users can truly adapt their PC to represent their lifestyle. With full RGB support and a redesigned RGB Fusion 2.0 application, the user has complete control over the LEDs which surround the motherboard.

ULTRA DURABLE

GIGABYTE is reputable for its durability and high quality manufacturing process. Needless to say, we use the best components we can find on the X299X AORUS MASTER and reinforce every slot to make each of them solid and durable.

GIGABYTE BIOS & APP CENTER

Good software goes hand in hand with perfect hardware. X299X AORUS MASTER bundled several useful and intuitive software to help users to control every aspect of motherboard.

Specifications

• CPU
1. Support for Intel^® Core i7-7800X and above X series processors/Intel^® Core i9 X series processors in the LGA2066 package
2. L3 cache varies with CPU

(Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.)

• Chipset
1. Intel^®X299 Express Chipset
• Memory

Intel^® Core X series 48-lane processors:

1. 8 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 256 GB (32 GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory
2. Support for DDR4 4333(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.) / 2933/2666/2400/2133 MHz memory modules

Intel^® Core X series 44-lane/28-lane processors:

3. 8 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB (16 GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory
4. Support for DDR4 4200(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.) / 2666/2400/2133 MHz memory modules

4 channel memory architecture
Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM memory modules
Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
(Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)

• Audio
1. Realtek^® ALC1220-VB codec
   * The front panel line out jack supports DSD audio.
2. ESS SABRE9218 DAC chip
3. High Definition Audio
4. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
5. Support for S/PDIF Out
• LAN
1. 1 x Aquantia 5GbE LAN chip (5 Gbit/2.5 Gbit/1000 Mbit/100 Mbit) (LAN1)
2. 1 x Intel^® GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) (LAN2)
• Wireless Communication module
1. Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band
2. BLUETOOTH 5.0
3. Support for 11ax 160MHz wireless standard and up to 2.4 Gbps data rate
   * Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment.
• Expansion Slots

Intel^® Core X series 48-lane processors:

1. 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1, PCIEX16_2)
2. 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x8 (PCIEX8_1, PCIEX8_2)
   * The PCIEX16_2 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX8_1 slot. When the PCIEX8_1 slot is populated, the PCIEX16_2 slot operates at up to x8 mode.

Intel^® Core X series 44-lane processors:

3. 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1, PCIEX16_2)
4. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8_1)
5. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX8_2)
   * The PCIEX16_2 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX8_1 slot. When the PCIEX8_1 slot is populated, the PCIEX16_2 slot operates at up to x8 mode.

Intel^® Core X series 28-lane processors:

6. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1)
7. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX16_2)
8. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX8_2)
   * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16_1 slot.

(All of the PCI Express x16 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)

• Multi-Graphics Technology
1. Support for NVIDIA^® Quad-GPU SLI and 2-Way NVIDIA^® SLI technologies
2. Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireâ„¢ and 2-Way AMD CrossFireâ„¢ technologies
• Storage Interface

CPU:

1. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2M)
2. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2Q)
   * The M2M and M2Q connectors become unavailable when an Intel^® Core X series 28-lane processor is used.

Chipset:

3. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P)

8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10

4. The M2M and M2Q connectors must work with an Intel^® VROC Upgrade Key to support RAID configuration. If you want to use VROC, refer to Chapter 3-4, "Configuring Intel^® Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel^® VROC)," for setup instructions.
5. * Refer to "1-9 Internal Connectors," for the installation notices for the M.2 and SATA connectors.

Intel^® Optane Memory Ready

6. * Only Intel^® Core X series 48-lane processors support Intel^® Optane Memory.

Intel^® VROC Ready

• USB

Chipset+2 ASMedia^® USB 3.2 Gen 2 Controllers:

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

Chipset+Realtek^® USB 3.2 Gen 1 Hub:

4. 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports on the back panel
5. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports on the back panel

Chipset+USB 2.0 Hub:

6. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB headers

Chipset:

7. 8 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)
8. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB header
• Internal I/O Connectors
1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2. 2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
3. 1 x CPU fan header
4. 1 x water cooling CPU fan header
5. 4 x system fan headers
6. 2 x system fan/water cooling pump headers
7. 2 x addressable LED strip headers
8. 2 x RGB LED strip headers
9. 3 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
10. 8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
11. 1 x Intel^® VROC Upgrade Key header
12. 1 x front panel header
13. 1 x front panel audio header
14. 1 x USB Type-C port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support
15. 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 headers
16. 3 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
17. 1 x noise detection header
18. 1 x Thunderbolt add-in card connector
19. 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header (2x6 pin, for the GC-TPM2.0_S module only)
20. 1 x power button
21. 1 x reset button
22. 2 x temperature sensor headers
23. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
24. 2 x BIOS switches
• Back Panel Connectors
1. 1 x Q-Flash Plus button
2. 1 x Clear CMOS button
3. 1 x USB Type-C port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support
4. 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port (red)
5. 6 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
6. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
7. 2 x RJ-45 ports
8. 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)
9. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
10. 5 x audio jacks
• I/O Controller
1. iTE^® I/O Controller Chip
• H/W Monitoring
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 (pump) speed control function is supported will depend on the fan (pump) you install.
8. Noise Detection
• BIOS
1. 2 x 128 Mbit flash
2. Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
3. Support for DualBIOS
4. 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
   AutoGreen
   Cloud Station
   EasyTune
   Easy RAID
   Fast Boot
   Game Boost
   Platform Power Management
   RGB Fusion
   Smart Backup
   Smart Keyboard
   Smart Survey
   System Information Viewer
   USB Blocker
   USB TurboCharger
2. Support for Q-Flash Plus
3. Support for Q-Flash
4. Support for Xpress Install
• Bundled Software
1. Norton^® Internet Security (OEM version)
2. cFosSpeed
3. XSplit Gamecaster + Broadcaster (12 months license)
• Operating System
1. Support for Windows 10 64-bit
• Form Factor
1. E-ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 26.9cm