| General Information |
| Brand |
Gigabyte |
| Product Name |
Z790M AORUS ELITE AX Motherboard |
| Part Number/Model |
Z790M AORUS ELITE AX |
| Product Type |
Motherboard |
| Colour |
Black |
| Condition |
New, genuine Gigabyte stock |
| Processor and Chipset |
| Socket |
Intel LGA1700 |
| CPU Support |
12th, 13th and 14th Gen Intel Core, Pentium Gold, Celeron |
| Chipset |
Intel Z790 Express |
| Memory |
| Slots |
4 x DDR5 DIMM |
| Maximum Capacity |
256GB, up to 64GB per module |
| Channels |
Dual channel |
| Supported Speeds |
DDR5 4000 to 7600 MHz with XMP |
| Expansion and Graphics |
| PCIe x16 |
1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 from CPU |
| PCIe x4 |
1 x PCIe 4.0 x4 from chipset |
| Integrated Graphics |
Intel HD Graphics via CPU |
| Video Outputs |
1 x HDMI 2.0, 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Multi-GPU |
AMD CrossFire supported |
| Storage |
| M.2 Sockets |
3 x M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| SATA |
6 x SATA 6Gb/s |
| RAID |
RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 for NVMe and SATA |
| Connectivity and Ports |
| Rear USB |
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C, 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A, 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1, 4 x USB 2.0 |
| Internal USB |
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C header, 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header, 2 x USB 2.0 headers |
| LAN |
Realtek 2.5GbE |
| Wireless |
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211, Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Audio |
Realtek ALC1200, 7.1 channel with optical S/PDIF out |
| Power and Cooling Headers |
| Main Power |
1 x 24-pin ATX |
| CPU Power |
1 x 8-pin and 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V |
| Fan Headers |
1 x CPU fan, 1 x CPU water cooling, 3 x system fan, 1 x system fan/pump |
| Physical |
| Form Factor |
Micro ATX |
| Dimensions |
24.4 x 24.4 cm |
| Software and BIOS |
| BIOS |
1 x 256 Mbit flash, licensed AMI UEFI BIOS |
| BIOS Tools |
Q-Flash and Q-Flash Plus |
| Software |
GIGABYTE Control Center |
| Operating System |
Windows 11 and Windows 10 64-bit |