GIGABYTE AORUS Z490 XTREME DDR4 E-ATX Motherboard

• Supports 10th Gen Intel® Core Series Processors

• Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 4 DIMMs

• Intel® Optane Memory Ready

• 16 Phases Digital VRM Solution with 90A Smart Power Stage and Tantalum Polymer Capacitors Array

• XTREME MEMORY with SMT DIMM and Shielded Memory Routing

• Thermal Reactive Armor with Fins-Array II Heatsink, Direct Touch Heatpipe II and NanoCarbon Baseplate

• Intel® Thunderbolt 3 Onboard

• Exclusive ESSential USB DAC

• Onboard Intel® WiFi 6 802.11ax 2T2R & BT 5 with 2X AORUS Antenna

• 127dB SNR AMP-UP Audio with High-End ESS SABRE 9018K2M DAC, LME 49720 and OPA1622 OP-AMP, WIMA Audio Capacitors

• AQUANTIA® 10GbE BASE-T LAN and Intel® 2.5GbE LAN with cFosSpeed

• Triple Ultra-Fast NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2 with Thermal Guards II

• USB TurboCharger for Mobile Device Fast Charge Support

• RGB FUSION 2.0 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

• Q-Flash Plus Update BIOS without Installing the CPU, Memory and Graphics Card

GIGABYTE AORUS Z490 XTREME DDR4 E-ATX Motherboard

Intel® Z490 AORUS Motherboard with 16 Phases Digital VRM, Fins-Array II Heatsink, Direct-Touch Heatpipe II ,NanoCarbon Baseplate, Intel® Thunderbolt 3, ESSential USB DAC, Intel® WiFi 6 802.11ax, AQUANTIA® 10GbE LAN, Intel® 2.5GbE LAN, RGB FUSION 2.0

XTREME 

Showcasing a state-of-the-art design, excellent functionality, an impressive thermal design, next generation network connectivity, a Hi-Fi level audio system, and AORUS aesthetics, the flagship Z490 AORUS XTREME motherboard dominates the competition.

THERMAL REACTIVE ARMOR

Z490 AORUS XTREME uses an unprecedented and innovative thermal design to ensure the best CPU, Chipset, SSD stability and low temperatures under full load application and gaming.

UNPARALLELED PERFORMANCE

Hungry for better performance? Z490 AORUS XTREME has a full PCIe 4.0 hardware design, supports high frequency memory, and comes with full SSD thermal guards to make sure you get the maximum full system performance.

NEXT GENERATION CONNECTIVITY

A Flagship product needs to be future-proofed so your system stays up-to-date with the latest technology. Z490 AORUS XTREME provides all next generation network, storage, and WIFI connectivity to keep you up to speed.

HI-FI AUDIO

Still think motherboard audio is just basic sound output? We put a 100% full Hi-Fi sound card and all audio-grade components into the Z490 AORUS XTREME to ensure the best, crystal clear sound quality. Furthermore, an exclusive bundled ESSential USB DAC means users not longer have to endure bad audio quality from ancient Front Audio interfaces.

DEFINITIVE AESTHETICS

GIGABYTE ID team designs Z490 AORUS XTREME from the drawing board. After countless hours of conceptualizing ideas, fine tuning details, and engaging in discussion, GIGABYTE has produced a board that is equal parts beast and beauty.

ULTRA DURABLE

GIGABYTE is reputable for its product durability and high quality manufacturing process. Needless to say, we use the best components we can find for the Z490 AORUS XTREME and reinforce every slot to make each of them solid and durable.

Specifications

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 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

• 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

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)

• 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.

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

• 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)

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

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

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

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

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

• Bundled Software

• Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)

• cFosSpeed

• XSplit Gamecaster + Broadcaster (12 months license)

Operating System

• Support for Windows 10 64-bit

Form Factor

• E-ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 27.1cm