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GIGABYTE Z690 GAMING X DDR4 LGA 1700 Intel Z690 ATX Motherboard with DDR4 (REV 1.0), Quad M.2, PCIe 5.0, USB 3.2 Gen2X2 Type-C, 2.5GbE LAN

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  • Z690 AERO D
  • Z690 AERO G
  • Z690 AERO G DDR4
  • Z690 AORUS ELITE AX
  • Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4
  • Z690 AORUS MASTER
  • Z690 AORUS ULTRA
  • Z690 AORUS XTREME
  • Z690 GAMING X
  • Z690 GAMING X DDR4
  • Z690 UD DDR4
  • Z690 UD AX DDR4
  • Z690I AORUS ULTRA LITE
  • Z690I AORUS ULTRA PLUS DDR4
  • Supports 12th Gen Intel® Core™ Series Processors.
  • Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 4 DIMMs.
  • Direct 16+1+2 Digital VRM Design with 60A Power Stage* and Tantalum Polymer Capacitor.
  • Shielded Memory Routing to Avoid Interference.
  • Fully Covered Thermal Design with High Coverage MOSFET Heatsinks.
  • AMP-UP Audio with ALC1220 and WIMA Audio Capacitors.
  • Fast 2.5GbE LAN with Bandwidth Management.
  • 4 x Ultra-Fast NVMe PCIe 4.0/3.0 x4 M.2 with Enlarged Thermal Guards.
  • SuperSpeed USB 3.2 Gen2x2 TYPE-C® delivers up to 20Gb/s transfer speeds.
  • 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.
  • Q-Flash Plus Update BIOS without Installing the CPU, Memory and Graphics Card.
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Model
Brand GIGABYTE
Model Z690 GAMING X DDR4
Supported CPU
CPU Socket Type LGA 1700

* Dedicated LGA1700 mounting bracket is required.
CPU Type Supports 13th / 12th Gen Intel Core, Pentium Gold, Celeron Processors
Chipsets
Chipset Intel Z690
Onboard Video
Onboard Video Chipset Supported only by CPU with integrated graphic
Memory
Number of Memory Slots 4x288pin (DDR4)
Memory Standard DDR4 5333(OC) / 5133(OC) / 5000(OC) / 4933(OC) / 4800(OC) / 4700(OC) / 4600(OC) / 4500(OC) / 4400(OC) / 4300(OC) / 4266(OC) / 4133(OC) / 4000(OC) / 3866(OC) / 3800(OC) / 3733(OC) / 3666(OC) / 3600(OC) / 3466(OC) / 3400(OC) / 3333(OC) / 3300(OC) / 3200 / 3000 / 2933 / 2800 / 2666 / 2400 / 2133
Maximum Memory Supported 128GB
Channel Supported Dual Channel
Expansion Slots
PCI Express 5.0 x16 1 x PCI Express 5.0 x16

* For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.
PCI Express 3.0 x16 2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16, running at x4 (PCIEX4_1, PCIEX4_2)
Storage Devices
SATA 6Gb/s 6 x SATA 6Gb/s
M.2 CPU:
1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU)

Chipset:
2 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_SB, M2Q_SB)
1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2M_SB)
Intel Optane Ready Yes

* System acceleration with Intel Optane Memory can only be enabled on the M.2 connectors supported by the Chipset.
SATA RAID 0/1/5/10
Onboard Audio
Audio Chipset Realtek ALC1220-VB CODEC

* The back panel line out jack supports DSD audio.
Audio Channels 2-channel analog output
7.1-channel digital signals

* Actual output of digital signals may vary depending on the playback content and software used, and an external DAC is required.
Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset Realtek 2.5GbE LAN chip
Max LAN Speed 2.5Gbps
Rear Panel Ports
Back I/O Ports 1 x USB Type-C port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)
3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
1 x HDMI port
1 x DisplayPort
1 x RJ-45 port
1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
2 x audio jacks
Internal I/O Connectors
Onboard USB 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
Other 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
1 x front panel header
1 x front panel audio header
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 reset button
1 x reset jumper
1 x Q-Flash Plus button
1 x Clear CMOS jumper

* All fan headers are subject to support AIO_Pump, Pump and high performance fan with the capability of delivering up to 2A/12V @ 24W.
Physical Spec
Form Factor ATX
LED Lighting RGB
Dimensions (W x L) 12.0" x 9.6"
Power Pin 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
Windows Compatibility
Windows 11 Supported
Features
Features Multi-Graphics Technology:
Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire and 2-Way AMD CrossFire technologies

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)
Realtek Gaming LAN Bandwidth Control Utility

Operating System:
Support for Windows 10 64-bit
Additional Information
Date First Available October 25, 2021

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