Name: GIGABYTE Z790 Gaming X AX
Brand: Gigabyte
SKU: GA-Z790-GAMING-X-AX
Availability: OutOfStock

Description

GIGABYTE Gaming Intel® Z790 Chipset for 12th/13th Gen LGA 1700; 4x DDR5; 4x M2 G4 ; WiFi+BT; HDMI/DP; ATX.

Supports Intel^® Core™ 14th/ 13th /12th processors
Unparalleled Performance：Twin 16*+2+１ Phases Digital VRM Solution
Dual Channel DDR5：4*DIMMs with XMP 3.0 Memory Module Support
Next Generation Storage：4*PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 Connectors
Advanced Thermal Design & M.2 Thermal Guard: To Ensure VRM Power Stability & M.2 SSD Performance
EZ-Latch Plus：M.2 Connectors with Quick Release & Screwless Design
Fast Networks：2.5GbE LAN & Wi-Fi 6E 802.11ax
Extended Connectivity：DP, HDMI, Front USB-C^® 10Gb/s, Rear USB-C^® 20Gb/s
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

UNPARALLELED PERFORMANCE

With the fast-moving technology changes, GIGABYTE always follows the latest trends and provides customers with advanced features and latest technologies. GIGABYTE motherboards are equipped with upgraded power solution, latest storage standards and outstanding connectivity to enable optimized performance for gaming.

Outstanding Thermal Design

GIGABYTE Motherboards’ Un-throttled performance is guaranteed by innovative and optimized thermal design to ensure the best CPU, Chipset, SSD stability and low temperatures under full load application and gaming performance.

802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E

Latest Wireless solution 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E with new dedicated 6GHz band, enables gigabit wireless performance, provides smooth video streaming, better gaming experience, few dropped connections and speeds up to 2.4Gbps*. Moreover, Bluetooth 5 provides 4X range over BT 4.2 and with faster transmission.

Benefit of Wi-Fi 6E

1. Dedicated spectrum in 6GHz band for less interference
2. 5.5X throughput than 802.11ac 1×1
3. 4X better network capacity, no traffic jams especially in those dense area with lots of devices
4. Network efficiency increase for better user experience

High-End Audio Capacitors

GIGABYTE motherboards use high-end audio capacitors. These high quality capacitors help deliver high resolution and high fidelity audio to provide the most realistic sound effects for gamers.

Audio Noise Guard

GIGABYTE motherboards feature an audio noise guard that essentially separates the board’s sensitive analog audio components from potential noise pollution at the PCB level.

Specifications

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
Chipset
1. Intel^® Z790 Express Chipset
Memory
1. 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
2. 4 x DDR5 DIMM sockets supporting up to 192 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
Onboard Graphics
Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel^® HD Graphics support:
1. 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096×2160@60 Hz
2. 1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096×2304@60
Audio
1. Realtek^® Audio CODEC
2. High Definition Audio
3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
4. Support for S/PDIF Out
LAN
1. Realtek^® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps)
Wireless Communication module
Intel^® Wi-Fi 6E AX210 (PCB rev. 1.0)
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
Intel^® Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (PCB rev. 1.1)
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
Realtek^® Wi-Fi 6E RTL8852CE (For PCB rev. 1.2)
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
Expansion Slots
CPU:
1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, supporting PCIe 5.0 and running at x16 (PCIEX16)
Chipset:
1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slots, supporting PCIe 4.0 and running at x4 (PCIEX4_1)
2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slots, supporting PCIe 3.0 and running at x4 (PCIEX4_2)
Storage Interface
CPU:
1. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 22110/2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU)
Chipset:
1. 2 x M.2 connectors (Socket 3, M key, type 22110/2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_SB, M2Q_SB)
2. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 22110/2280 SATA and PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2M_SB)
3. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
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
USB
Chipset:
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. 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel
4. 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:
1. 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. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2. 2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
3. 1 x CPU fan header
4. 1 x water cooling CPU fan header
5. 3 x system fan headers
6. 1 x system fan/water cooling pump header
7. 2 x addressable LED strip headers
8. 2 x RGB LED strip headers
9. 4 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
10. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
11. 1 x front panel header
12. 1 x front panel audio header
13. 1 x USB Type-C^® header, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support
14. 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header
15. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
16. 2 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connectors
17. 1 x Trusted Platform Module header (For the GC-TPM2.0 SPI/GC-TPM2.0 SPI 2.0 module only)
18. 1 x Q-Flash Plus button
19. 1 x reset button
20. 1 x reset jumper
21. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
Back Panel Connectors
1. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
2. 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)
3. 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)
4. 1 x DisplayPort
5. 1 x HDMI 2.0 port
6. 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
7. 1 x USB Type-C^® port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 support
8. 1 x RJ-45 port
9. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
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
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)
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. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm