Gigabyte Z790I Aorus Ultra Motherboard Support for the 14th, 13th, and 12th Generation Intel Core, Pentium Gold and Celeron Processors.

• CPU
  1. LGA1700 socket: Support for the 14th, 13th, and 12th Generation Intel^® Core™, Pentium^® Gold and Celeron^® Processors
  2. L3 cache varies with CPU

  (Please refer “CPU Support List” for more information.)

• Chipset
  1. Intel^® Z790 Express Chipset
• Memory
  1. Support for DDR5 8000(O.C.) /7800(O.C.) /7600(O.C.) /7200(O.C.) /7000(O.C.) /6800(O.C.) /6600(O.C.) / 6400(O.C.) / 6200(O.C.) / 6000(O.C.) / 5600(O.C.) / 5400(O.C.) / 5200(O.C.) / 4800 / 4400 MT/s memory modules
  2. 2 x DDR5 DIMM sockets supporting up to 96 GB (48 GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory
  3. Dual channel memory architecture
  4. Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)
  5. Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules
  6. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

  (The CPU and memory configuration may affect the supported memory types, data rate (speed), and number of DRAM modules, please refer to “Memory Support List” for more information.)

• Onboard GraphicsIntegrated Graphics Processor-Intel^® HD Graphics support:
  1. 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096×2160@60 Hz

     * Support for HDMI 2.1 version and HDCP 2.3.

     ** Support native HDMI 2.1 TMDS compatible ports.

  2. 1 x DisplayPort port, supporting a maximum resolution of 5120×2160@60 Hz

     * Support for DisplayPort 1.4 version and HDCP 2.3

     * The DisplayPort does not support HDMI connection by adapter

  (Graphics specifications may vary depending on CPU support.)

• Audio
  1. Realtek^® ALC4080 CODEC
  2. Support for DTS:X^® Ultra
  3. High Definition Audio
  4. 2-channel
• LAN
  1. Intel^® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps)
• Wireless Communication moduleIntel^® Killer™ Wi-Fi 6E AX1690
  1. WIFI a, b, g, n, ac, ax, supporting 2.4/5/6 GHz carrier frequency bands
  2. BLUETOOTH 5.3
  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 SlotsCPU:
  1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, supporting PCIe 5.0 and running at x16

     * The PCIEX16 slot can only support a graphics card or an NVMe SSD.

• Storage InterfaceCPU:
  1. 1 x M.2 connector on the back of the GC-Z790I BTB PLUG (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU)

  Chipset:

  1. 1 x M.2 connector on the front of GC-Z790I BTB PLUG (Socket 3, M key, type 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_SB)
  2. 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

  RAID 0 and RAID 1 support for NVMe SSD storage devices

  RAID 0 and RAID 1 support for SATA storage devices

• USBChipset:
  1. 1 x USB Type-C^® port on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 support
  2. 1 x USB Type-C^® port with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support, available through the internal USB header
  3. 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel
  4. 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
  5. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports on the back panel

  Chipset+USB 2.0 Hub:

  1. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the USB headers on the front of GC-Z790I BTB PLUG
• Internal I/O Connectors
  1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
  2. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
  3. 1 x external power connector (Note 1)
  4. 1 x CPU fan header
  5. 1 x fan/water cooling pump header
  6. 2 x system fan headers (SYS_FAN1/SYS_FAN2 (Note 1))
  7. 1 x addressable LED strip header (Note 1)
  8. 1 x RGB LED strip header
  9. 2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors (M2A_CPU (Note 2)/M2P_SB (Note 1))
  10. 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
  11. 1 x front panel header
  12. 1 x front panel audio header (routed from the adapter card on the rear panel)
  13. 1 x speaker header
  14. 1 x USB Type-C^® header, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support
  15. 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header
  16. 1 x USB 2.0/1.1 header (Note 1)
  17. 1 x reset button (Note 1)
  18. 1 x reset jumper
  19. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper

  (Note 1) The connector is on the front of GC-Z790I BTB PLUG.

  (Note 2) The connector is on the back of GC-Z790I BTB PLUG.

• Back Panel Connectors
  1. 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)
  2. 1 x DisplayPort
  3. 1 x HDMI port
  4. 1 x USB Type-C^® port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 support
  5. 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)
  6. 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
  7. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
  8. 1 x Q-Flash Plus button
  9. 1 x RJ-45 port
  10. 2 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. Fan fail warning
  6. Fan speed control

     * Whether the fan (pump) speed control function is supported will depend on the fan (pump) you install.

• BIOS
  1. 1 x 256 Mbit flash
  2. Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
  3. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0
• Unique Features
  1. 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.

  2. Support for Q-Flash
  3. Support for Q-Flash Plus
  4. Support for Smart Backup
• Bundled Software
  1. Norton^® Internet Security (OEM version)
  2. LAN bandwidth management software
• Operating System
  1. Support for Windows 11 64-bit
  2. Support for Windows 10 64-bit
• Form Factor
  1. Mini-ITX Form Factor; 17.0cm x 17.0cm