Specification

Basic Information

Supported CPU

LGA1700 socket: Support for the 14th Gen, 13th and 12th Generation Intel Core, Pentium Gold and Celeron Processors

L3 cache varies with CPU

Chipset

Intel Z790 Express Chipset

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

Form Factor

ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm

Audio

Realtek Audio CODEC

High Definition Audio

2/4/5.1/7.1-channel

* You can change the functionality of an audio jack using the audio software. To configure 7.1-channel audio, access the audio software for audio settings.

Support for S/PDIF Out

Expansion Slots

PCI

CPU:

1 x PCI Express x16 slot, supporting PCIe 5.0 and 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.

Chipset:

2 x PCI Express x16 slots, supporting PCIe 4.0 and running at x4 (PCIEX4_1, PCIEX4_2)

Support for AMD CrossFire technology (PCIEX16 and PCIEX4)

Memory

Type

DDR5

Slots

4 x DIMM sockets

Supported Memory

Support for DDR5 7600(O.C.) /7400(O.C.) /7200(O.C.) /7000(O.C.) /6800(O.C.) /6600(O.C.) / 6400(O.C.) / 6200(O.C.) / 6000(O.C.) / 5800(O.C.) / 5600(O.C.) / 5400(O.C.) / 5200(O.C.) / 4800 / 4000 memory modules

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

Maximum Memory

128GB (32 GB single DIMM capacity)

Graphics

Graphics

Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel HD Graphics support:

1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@60 Hz

* Support for HDMI 2.0 version and HDCP 2.3.

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

* Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version and HDCP 2.3

Connector & Ports

HDMI

1 x HDMI

Display Port (s)

1 x DisplayPort

USB (s)

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 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel

5 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (3 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)

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)

LAN Port (s)

Realtek 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps)

Wireless Communication module

Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211

WIFI a, b, g, n, ac, ax, supporting 2.4/5/6 GHz carrier frequency bands

BLUETOOTH 5.3

Support for 11ax 160MHz wireless standard and up to 2.4 Gbps data rate

Supported Storage

CPU:

1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 22110/2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU)

Chipset:

2 x M.2 connectors (Socket 3, M key, type 22110/2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_SB, M2Q_SB)

1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 22110/2280 SATA and PCIe 4.0 x4 SSD support) (M2M_SB)

6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

RAID

RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 support for NVMe SSD storage devices

RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 support for SATA storage devices

Audio

2 x audio jacks

Internal I/O Ports

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

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

4 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors

6 x SATA 6Gb/s 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 Gen 1 header

2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers

2 x Thunderbolt add-in card connectors

1 x reset button

1 x Q-Flash Plus button

1 x Clear CMOS button

1 x reset jumper

1 x Clear CMOS jumper

TPM (Trusted Platform Module )

1 x Trusted Platform Module header (For the GC-TPM2.0 SPI/GC-TPM2.0 SPI 2.0 module only)

Others

Special Features

Support for GIGABYTE Control Center (GCC)

* Available applications in GCC may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications.

Support for Q-Flash

Support for Q-Flash Plus

Support for Smart Backup

Bundled Software

Norton Internet Security (OEM version)

LAN bandwidth management software

Warranty Information

Manufacturing Warranty

3 years

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