Intel® Z690 Motherboard with Phases Digital VRM Design, PCIe 5.0 Design, Ultra Performance VRM Heatsinks, 3 x PCIe 4.0 M.2 with Thermal Guard, 2.5GbE LAN, WIFI6 802.11ax, Rear USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 Type-C®, Q-Flash Plus

With technology moving so fast, GIGABYTE still keep up with the latest trends and provide our customers with advanced features and latest technology. GIAGBYTE Z690 Series motherboards come with upgraded power solution, latest storage standards and outstanding connectivity to enable optimize performance for gaming.

FEATURES

• 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​
• Ultra Performance VRM Heatsinks
• Intel® WIFI6 802.11ax 2T2R & BT5.2 with AERO Antenna
• Fast 2.5GbE LAN with Bandwidth Management
• 3 x Ultra-Fast NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 with Enlarged Thermal Guards
• SuperSpeed USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 TYPE-C® delivers up to 20Gb/s transfer spe­eds
• RGB FUSION 2.0, supports 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

SPECIFICATIONS

• CPU:
  • LGA1700 socket: Support for 12th Generation Intel® Core™ i9 processors/Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors
  • L3 cache varies with CPU
• Chipset: Intel® Z690 Express Chipset
• Memory:
  • Support for DDR4 5333(O.C.)/ DDR4 5133(O.C­.)/DDR4 5000(O­.C.)/4933(O.C­.)/4800(O.C.)/ 4700(O.C.)/ 4600(O.C.)/ 4500(O.C.)/ 4400(O.C.)/ 4300(O.C.)/4266(O­.C.) / 4133(O.C.) / 4000(O.C.) / 3866(O.C.) / 3800(O.C.) / 3733(O.C.) / 3666(O.C.) / 3600(O.C.) / 3466(O.C.) / 3400(O.C.) / 3333(O.C.) / 3300(O.C.) / 3200 / 3000 / 2933 / 2800 / 2666 / 2400 / 2133 MHz memory modules
  • 4 x DDR DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB (32 GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory
  • 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 (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules.)
• Onboard Graphics:
  • Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel® HD Graphics support:
    • 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096×2160@60 Hz
      • Support for HDMI 2.0 version and HDCP 2.3.
    • 1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096×2304@60 Hz
      • Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version and HDCP 2.3 (Graphics specifications may vary depending on CPU support.)
• Audio:
  • Realtek® Audio CODEC
  • High Definition Audio
  • 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
    • To configure 7.1-channel audio, you need to open the audio software and select Device advanced settings > Playback Device to change the default setting first. Please visit GIGABYTE's website for details on configuring the audio software.
  • Support for S/PDIF Out
• LAN: Realtek® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps)
• Wireless Communication module:
  • Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201
  • WIFI a, b, g, n, ac, ax, supporting 2.4/5/6 GHz carrier frequency bands
  • BLUETOOTH 5.2
  • 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 Slots:
  • 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, 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. (The PCIEX16 slot conforms to PCI Express 5.0 standard.)
  • 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
  • 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x1 (PCIEX1_4)
  • 2 x PCI Express x1 slots (The PCIEX4 and PCIEX1 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
• Multi-Graphics Technology: Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire™ and 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies
• Storage Interface:
  • CPU:
    • 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU)
  • Chipset:
    • 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_SB)
    • 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2Q_SB)
    • 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
  • Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
  • Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready
    • System acceleration with Intel® Optane™ Memory can only be enabled on the M.2 connectors supported by the Chipset.
• USB:
  • Chipset:
    • 1 x USB Type-C® port on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 support
    • 1 x USB Type-C® port with USB 3.2 Gen 1 support, available through the internal USB header
    • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel
    • 6 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 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)
• Internal I/O Connectors:
  • 1 × 24-pin ATX main power connector
  • 1 × 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
  • 1 × 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
  • 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
  • 3 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 S/PDIF Out header
  • 1 x USB Type-C® header, with USB 3.2 Gen 1 support
  • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header
  • 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
  • 1 x serial port 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.
• Back Panel Connectors:
  • 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
  • 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)
  • 1 x DisplayPort
  • 1 x HDMI port
  • 1 x USB Type-C® port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 support
  • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port (red)
  • 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
  • 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
  • 1 x RJ-45 port
  • 3 x audio jacks
• 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 × 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
    • @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
• Form Factor: ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm