Gigabyte Z590 AORUS PRO AX (rev. 1.0) ATX Motherboard

• Supports 11th and 10th Gen Intel® Core Series Processors

• Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 4 DIMMs

• Intel® Optane Memory Ready

• Direct 12+1 Phases Digital VRM Solution with 90A Smart Power Stage

• Shielded Memory Routing to avoid Interference

• Advanced Thermal Solution with Fins-Array II Heatsink, Direct Touch Heatpipe II and Thermal Guard II

• Intel® WiFi 6 802.11ax 2T2R & BT5 with AORUS Antenna

• AMP-UP Audio with ALC4080 and WIMA for Rear 120dB SNR

• Blazing Fast Intel® 2.5GbE LAN with cFosSpeed

• Triple Ultra-Fast NVMe PCIe 4.0*/3.0 x4 M.2 with Thermal Guards II for extreme RAID Performance

• RGB FUSION 2.0 with Multi-Zone Addressable LED Light Show Design, Support Addressable LED & RGB LED Strips

• Smart Fan 6 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

* Actual support may vary by CPU.

Gigabyte Z590 AORUS PRO AX (rev. 1.0) ATX Motherboard 

Intel® Z590 AORUS Motherboard with Direct 12+1 Phases 90A Digital VRM Design, Comprehensive Thermal Solution with Fins-Array II, Triple CPU Gen4 M.2, Intel® WiFi 6 802.11ax, RGB FUSION 2.0

EXTREME POWER DESIGN

To unleash the full potential of the latest Intel 11th Gen CPU, the motherboard requires the best CPU power design. With the best quality components and GIGABYTE R&D design capability, Z590 AORUS PRO AX is a true beast among motherboards

UNPARALLELED PERFORMANCE

GIGABYTE understands that our customer won't stop chasing better computer performance, and strive to deliver that in our products. For the Z590 series, protective and optimized memory trace enhance the performance; faster read and write speed save time and improve efficiency; and generous M.2 Storage with thermal guards ensure unthrottled read and write performance. Future upgrades to the Z590 are made possible by the use of PCIe 4.0-ready components.

ADVANCED THERMAL SOLUTION

Unthrottled performance is guaranteed by the enhanced thermal solution that incorporates Fins-Array II, Direct-Touch Heatpipe II and Thermal Guards II. The comprehensive solution delivers excellent heat dissipation. The Z590 AORUS PRO AX stays cool on VRMs and M.2 SSD even on full loading, making it most suitable for enthusiasts, overclockers and professional gamers.

NEXT GENERATION CONNECTIVITY

A high-end product needs to be future-proof so your system stays up-to-date with the latest technology. Z590 AORUS PRO AX provides all next generation network, storage, and WIFI connectivity to keep you up to speed.

DEFINITIVE AESTHETICS

Z590 AORUS PRO AX features RGB FUSION 2.0 and offers users the option to control onboard, external light strips, and/or AORUS devices with RGB/ Addressable RGB LEDs to make their PC more unique and stylish.

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 GIGABYTE motherboard 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. GIGABYTE motherboard bundled several useful and intuitive software to help users to control every aspect of motherboard.

New User Interface

All new EASY MODE shows important hardware information in one page including CPU clock, Memory, Storage, Fan.

My Favorites

Add constantly used items into the favorite menu for quick access.

Storage Information

Show all kinds of storage information including SATA, PCIE and M.2 interface.

Changelog

List all changes before saving and exiting bios. Quickly review overall settings modification.

Intuitive Load Line Curve

Clearly show each loadline calibration setting in an intuitive curve graph.

Specifications

CPU : LGA1200 package:

• 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

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

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
• 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

• (Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)

Onboard Graphics

• Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel® HD Graphics support:

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

• * Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version and HDCP 2.3

• (Graphics specifications may vary depending on CPU support.)

Audio

• Realtek® ALC4080 codec

• High Definition Audio

• 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel

• Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN

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

• Wireless Communication module

• Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX200

• WIFI a, b, g, n, ac, 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.

• * The PCIEX16 slot shares bandwidth with the M2B_CPU and M2C_CPU connectors.

• * The PCIEX16 slot operates at up to x8 mode when a device is installed in the M2B_CPU or M2C_CPU connector.

• (The PCIEX16 slot conforms to PCI Express 4.0 standard.)*

• *Supported by 11th Generation processors only.

• 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x4 (PCIEX4_1/PCIEX4_2)

• (PCIEX4_1 and PCIEX4_2 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)

Multi-Graphics Technology

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

Storage Interface

• CPU:

• 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU) *

• 2 x M.2 connectors (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 PCIe 4.0* x4/x2 SSD support) (M2B_CPU)(M2C_CPU)

• *Supported by 11th Generation processors only.

Chipset:

• 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 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

• * Refer to "1-7 Internal Connectors," for the installation notices for the M.2 and SATA connectors.

• Intel® Optane Memory Ready

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

• 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel

• 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports available through the internal USB header)

• Chipset+USB 3.2 Gen1 Hubs:

• 4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 ports on the back panel

• 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

• 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

• 4 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 Gen2 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

• 2 x temperature sensor headers

• 1 x Q-Flash Plus button

*All fan headers are subject to support AIO_Pump, Pump and high performance fan with the capability of delivering up to 2A/12V @ 24W.

Back Panel Connectors

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

• 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (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 DisplayPort

• 1 x RJ-45 port

• 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

• 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 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)

• cFosSpeed

Operating System

• Support for Windows 10 64-bit

Form Factor

• ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm