Rule supreme with the Z690 AORUS gaming motherboards. The new king of gaming platform continues the legendary AORUS bloodline with the most robust power delivery and dominant thermal design; glorified with the complete memory overclocking technology to crown your PC with the best Alder Lake's performance in all its gaming glory.
Performance
Unparalleled Performance: 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.
Direct Digital VRM Design: To ensure maximum Turbo Boost and overclocking performance of Intel's new generation CPU; GIGABYTE Z690 series equip the best VRM design ever built with the highest quality components.
Direct Digital VRM Design: The more advanced manufacturing process and the higher core count on the new generation of CPUs; requires motherboards to utilize a more sophisticated VRM design to make CPUs run at their full potential. GIGABYTE uses fully DIRECT VRM DESIGN; high quality MOSFETs and tantalum polymer capacitors to achieve higher efficiency; lower voltage ripple and lower temperature than traditional parallel VRM design.
Direct Digital VRM Design - Tantalum Polymer Capacitor: Lower impedance than regular capacitor to reduce voltage ripple; Stable capacitance under high temperature; Mounted right under the CPU area to stabilize CPU voltage during heavy loading.
Direct Digital VRM Design: With DIRECT VRM DESIGN and TANTALUM POLYMER CAPACITOR; Z690 motherboards transient response; voltage ripple and stability is highly improved under overclocking and heavy loading condition.
PCle 5.0 Design: GIGABYTE get Z690 Motherboards ready to work with the upcoming PCIe 5.0 device which is expected to experience Twice bandwidth. To reach the high speed and maintain good signal integrity; Gigabyte R&D selects the low impedance PCB to make it work.
PCle 5.0 Design - Ultra Durable SMD Pcle 5.0 Armor: GIGABYTE exclusive stainless steel shielding design.
RAID Storage - Triple 7 GB/s Gen4 M.2 PCIe SSDs in RAID 0: The exclusive 3 PCIe 4.0 M.2 and 2nd Generation 7000 MB/s SSD provides unparalleled Read / Write performance up to 21053 and 15499 MB/s.
Hybrid Cores Optimization: With new Intel Hybrid technology; GIGABYTE exclusively creates two new "CPU Upgrade" in BIOS profiles to meet different users' scenarios by adjusting P-Core and E-Core activation and voltage policy.
DDR5
Xtreme Memory: GIGABYTE Z690 Motherboards feature the latest DDR5 architecture and XMP 3.0 capability. The new DDR5 memory technology brings 50% more bandwidth to the platform and increases the system performance drastically by implementing Unlocked Native DDR5 Voltage; Xtreme Memory Routing and reliable SMD slot. In addition to the hardware upgrades; the user friendly UI provides full functionality to overclock higher with exclusive DDR5 tuning capability.
XMP 6200+ - Support for DDR5 XMP Up to 6200MHz and Beyond: AORUS is offering a tested and proven platform that ensures proper compatibility with profiles up to 6200MHz and beyond. All users need to do to attain this performance boost is to ensure that their memory module is XMP capable and that the XMP function is activated and enabled on their AORUS motherboard.
Unlock DDR5 Voltage - DDR4: DDR4 voltage is managed by MB with wide range.
Unlock DDR5 Voltage - Native DDR5 - Secure Mode: MB provides fixed 5V to Native DDR5 memory and built-in PMIC outputs locked 1.1v to memory IC.
Unlock DDR5 Voltage - GIGABYTE Exclusive DDR5 Circuit Design - Programmable Mode: GIGABYTE's exclusive design unlocks Native DDR5 PMIC secure mode into programmable mode and control Native DDR5 voltage with wide range.
Shielded Memory Routing: All memory routing is under the PCB inner layer shielded by a large ground layer to protect from external interference.
SMD DIMM - Ultra Durable SMD DDR5 Memory Armor: GIGABYTE's exclusive stainless steel shielding design.
XMP3.0 - DDR5 Auto Booster: Automatically Boost the Native DDR5 frequency to 5000MHz while the system is under heavy loading by a single click.
XMP3.0 - DDR5 Memory Upgrade: GIGABYTE BIOS offers pre-defined and retrievable profiles for users to get higher performance easily. The profiles are based on a database that is created by checking each memory IC and PMIC vendors to optimize the modules to unleash their full potential. This is a time saving feature to manually configure overclocked DDR5 memory kits.
XMP 3.0 User Profile: Define and create your own SPD profile into Native and XMP 3.0 memory modules or apply the pre-tuned profiles to XMP 3.0 User Profile. Two user-defined profiles can be saved; loaded either locally or from/to an external storage device.
XMP 3.0 User Profile: Two empty SPD profiles can be defined by users and carry to next computer.
XMP 3.0 User Profile: Transfer DDR5 XMP Booster profiles into XMP 3.0 User Profiles.
XMP 3.0 User Profile: Quick memory performance simulation based on user input clock and timing parameters.
XMP 3.0 User Profile: Profile save and load function to share your memory parameters online.
Thermal
Advanced Thermal Solution: Un-throttled performance is guaranteed by the enhanced thermal solution that incorporates Fins-Array; Heatpipe and Thermal Guards. The comprehensive solution delivers excellent heat dissipation. The Z690 AORUS Motherboards stays cool on VRMs and M.2 SSD even on full loading; making it most suitable for enthusiasts; overclockers and professional gamers.
Direct-Touch Heatpipe II: With an extra large 8mm heatpipe and made from a new manufacturing process that narrows the gap between the heatpipe and heatsink; the new Direct-Touch Heatpipe II greatly help transfers heat on the MOSFET.
2X COPPER PCB: 2X COPPER PCBs design effectively lower the component temperature by its high thermal conductivity and low impedance.
M.2 Thermal Guard III: M.2 Thermal Guard III constructed with 5.8X optimized heat dissipation surface and double-sided M.2 heatsinks to prevent throttling and bottlenecks on high-speed/ large capacity of PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSDs.
Fins-Array II: Fins-Array II use a new louvered stacked-fins design which not only increases surface area by 300% compared to traditional heatsinks but also improves thermal efficiency with better airflow and heat exchange.
9 W/mK Thermal Pad: By using 1.5mm thicker 9 W/mK thermal conductivity pads; it can transfer 5x more heat compared to traditional thermal pads at the same time.
Enlarged Thermal Guard: Enlarged double-sided M.2 heatsink prevents high-speed; large capacity PCIe 4.0/3.0 SSDs with double side flash from throttling due to overheating.
Fully Covered MOSFET Heatsink - 2X Large Surface: Increased surface area up to 2X larger compared to traditional heatsinks. It improves heat dissipation from the MOSFETs.
Fully Covered MOSFET Heatsink - Real One-piece Build: TMOS is a TRUE single piece heatsink. Its one-piece design and larger surface drastically improve the cooling performance against competitors' multi-piece design.
Fully Covered MOSFET Heatsink - Multi-Cut Design: TMOS features several channels and inlets on the heatsink. This design allows for the air flow to go through which leads to a great improvement of the heat transfer performance.
M.2 Thermal Guard III: Continuing the advantages of M.2 Thermal Guard II design which using the double-sided thermal pads to elevate the height of M.2 heatsink as increasing surface area to dissipate heats on M.2 SSDs. M.2 Thermal Guard III constructed with 5.8X optimized heat dissipation surface to prevent throttling and bottleneck that high-speed/ large capacity of PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSDs may cause; especially under heavy workload.
Captive Screw: To prevent missing the M.2 heatsink screw.
Thermal Guard III: 5.8X Optimized heat dissipation surface area compared to traditional heatsink.
M.2 Thermal Guard III: GIGABYTE Thermal Guard III ensures PCIe 4.0 SSD running at 7GB/s With No Throttling.
2X Copper PCB - 3% Cooler by implementing 2X copper PCB Design: By adopting 2X copper on PCB inner layer; it lowers the components' temperature at least 3% by turning the PCB into a super thin PCB size copper heatsink to dissipate the heat from the components effectively; due to it's high thermal conductivity and lower impedance.
Smart Fan 6: Smart Fan 6 contains several unique cooling features that ensure gaming PC maintain its performance while staying cool and quiet. Multiple fan headers can support PWM/DC fan and pump; and users can easily define each fan curve based on different temperature sensors across the board via intuitive user interface.
Smart Fan 6 - Cooling Features - High Current Support: Each fan headers support PWM and DC fan and Water cooling Pump ; and up to 24W (12V x 2A) with Over-Current Protection.
Smart Fan 6 - Cooling Features - Precision Control: 9 temperature/fan speed control points for precise fan curve.
Smart Fan 6 - Cooling Features - Dual Curve Mode: Slope/Stair dual mode for different user scenario.
Smart Fan 6 - Cooling Features - Fan Stop: Fan can stop completely below users' specified temperature point.
Smart Fan 6 BIOS UI - Improve fan curve UI: We increase control points from 5 to 7 and larger fan speed graph for precise and easier fan curve control.
Smart Fan 6 BIOS UI - Slope/Stair dual graph mode: Fan curve can be quickly switch with Slope and Stair modes for different user scenario. Slope is traditional and intuitive linear fan speed curve. With newly added Stair non-linear mode; fan keeps at same speed between specified temperature interval.
Smart Fan 6 BIOS UI - Manual Input: For advanced users; we provide fan speed manual input for more precise control.
Smart Fan 6 BIOS UI - EZ Tuning: Use can place 4 EZ Tuning points at rough temperature/fan speed; and Smart Fan 6 can quickly generate a fan curve.
Smart Fan 6 BIOS UI - Fan curve profile: Fan curve profile can be saved in BIOS ROM; profile will be kept after updating BIOS.
Smart Fan 6 - Fan Sttop: Achieve fan silence. With Fan Stop; map any fan to stop completely when temperatures drop below a specified threshold. Which fan stops; based on readings from which sensor; and at what temperature - all of it can be customized to your liking.
Connectivity
GIGABYTE Z690 Series Motherboards let you experience ultimate connection flexibility and blazing data-transfer speed with next generation network; storage; and WIFI connectivity.
2.5GbE LAN - First adopter on 2.5GbE LAN onboard - 2X Faster than ever: Adoption of 2.5G LAN provide up to 2.5 GbE network connectivity; with at least 2X faster transfer speeds compared to general 1GbE networking; perfectly designed for gamers with ultimate online gaming experience. Support Multi-Gig(10/100/1000/2500Mbps) RJ-45 Ethernet.
WIFI 6 802.11ax + BT 5 Module: Wireless solution 802.11ax WIFI 6 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 WIFI 6: 5.5X throughput than 802.11ac 1x1; 4X better network capacity; no traffic jams especially in those dense area with lots of devices; Network efficiency increase for better user experience.
Connecting the Future - USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C: Featuring the USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 design which is doubled the performance than previous generation of USB 3.2 Gen 2. It works up to 20Gbps ultra-fast data transfer while connecting to USB 3.2 compliant peripherals. Through the USB Type-C connector; users can enjoy the flexibility of reversible connection to access and store massive amounts of data rapidly.
Hi-Fi Audio - Hi-Res Audio: Hi-Res Audio certified; meaning that the product is capable of reproducing frequencies up to 40kHz or above which ensures user with the best audio quality at all times.
Hi-Fi Audio - Immersive Gaming ViBes - Realtek High-End HD Audio Codec: Supports audio format up to 32-bit/384KHz and output SNR up to Rear/Front 120dB 110dB; Automatically detects impedance of audio device; preventing low volume and distortion; Stream voice with up to 110dB(A) SNR via microphone.
Personalization
GIGABYTE motherboards bundle several useful and intuitive software to help users to control every aspect of motherboard and provide customizable lighting effect with outstanding aesthetics to fit your unique personality.
RGB Fusion - Multi-Zone Light Show Design: Now offering more LED customizations than ever; users can truly adapt their PC to represent their lifestyle. With full RGB support and a redesigned RGB Fusion 2.0 application; the user has complete control over the LEDs which surround the motherboard.
UEFI BIOS - New User Interface: All new EASY MODE shows important hardware information in one page including CPU clock; Memory; Storage; Fan.
UEFI BIOS - Changelog: List all changes before saving and exiting bios. Quickly review overall settings modification.
UEFI BIOS - My Favorites: Add constantly used items into the favorite menu for quick access.
UEFI BIOS - Intuitive Load Line Curve: Clearly show each loadline calibration setting in an intuitive curve graph.
UEFI BIOS - Storage Information: Show all kinds of storage information including SATA; PCIE and M.2 interface.
Easy Tune: GIGABYTE's EasyTune is a simple and easy-to-use interface that allows users to fine-tune their system settings or adjust system and memory clocks and voltages in a Windows environment. With Smart Quick Boost; one click is all it takes to automatically overclock your system; giving an added performance boost when you need it the most.
System Information Viewer: GIGABYTE System Information Viewer is a central location that gives you access to your current system status. Monitor components such as the clocks and processor; set your preferred fan speed profile; create alerts when temperatures get too high or record your system's behavior; these are the possibilities of the System Information Viewer.
Ultra Durable
GIGABYTE Ultra Durable features its product durability and high-quality manufacturing process. GIGABYTE motherboards use the best components and reinforce every slots to make each of them solid and durable.
Q-Flash Plus - Update the BIOS easily without installing the CPU; memory and graphics card: With GIGABYTE Q-Flash Plus; you don't need to install the CPU; memory and graphics card nor enter the BIOS menu to flash the BIOS. Just download and save a new BIOS file (rename to gigabyte.bin) on the USB flash drive; then press the dedicated Q-Flash Plus button and you're good to go!
Solid Pin Power Connectors: AORUS motherboards feature solid plated ATX 24pin & ATX 12V 8pin + 4pin power connectors to offer a stable power supply during CPU overloading.
Solid Pin Power connector advantages: Larger contact area for electricity; More metal quantity to sustain higher power and generated heat; Ultra durable and longer lifespan.
Product Features:
- Supports 12th Gen Intel Core Series Processors
- Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR5; 4 DIMMs
- 16+1+2 Phases Direct VRM Design with 105A Power Stage and Tantalum Polymer Capacitor
- DDR5 XTREME MEMORY Design with SMD DIMM and Shielded Memory Routing
- Advanced Thermal Solution with Fully Covered Thermal Design and Fins-Array II
- WIFI6 802.11ax 2T2R & BT5 with AORUS Antenna
- Hi-Fi Audio with ALC4080 and WIMA Audio Capacitors
- Fast 2.5GbE LAN with Bandwidth Management
- Four 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
Specifications:
- CPU:
- LGA1700 socket: Support for the 14th; 13th; and 12th Generation Intel Core; Pentium Gold and Celeron Processors
- L3 cache varies with CPU
- Chipset: Intel Z690 Express Chipset
- Memory:
- Support for DDR5 6200(O.C.) / 6000(O.C.) / 5800(O.C.) / 5600(O.C.) / 5400(O.C.) / 5200(O.C.) / 4800 / 4000 MT/s memory modules
- 4 x DDR5 DIMM sockets supporting up to 256 GB (64 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
- Onboard Graphics:
- Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel HD Graphics support: 1 x DisplayPort; supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2304@60 Hz
- Audio:
- Realtek ALC4080 CODEC
- Support for DTS:X Ultra
- High Definition Audio
- 2-channel analog output
- Support for S/PDIF Out; 7.1-channel digital signals
- LAN:
- Intel 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps)
- Wireless Communication module:
- WIFI a; b; g; n; ac; ax; supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band
- BLUETOOTH 5.2
- Support for 11ax 160MHz wireless standard and up to 2.4 Gbps data rate
- Expansion Slots:
- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot; running at x16 (PCIEX16) (The PCIEX16 slot conforms to PCI Express 5.0 standard.)
- 2 x PCI Express x16 slots; running at x4 (PCIEX4_1; PCIEX4_2) (The PCIEX4 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
- 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 2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2C_SB)
- 2 x M.2 connectors (Socket 3; M key; type 2260/2280/22110 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_SB; M2Q_SB)
- 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
- Support for RAID 0; RAID 1; RAID 5; and RAID 10
- USB:
- Chipset:
- 1. 2 x USB Type-C ports; with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support (1 port on the back panel; 1 port available through the internal USB header)
- 1. 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel
- Chipset+2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Hubs: 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 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
- 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
- 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
- 1 x CPU fan header
- 1 x water cooling CPU fan header
- 4 x system fan headers
- 2 x system fan/water cooling pump headers
- 2 x addressable LED strip headers
- 2 x RGB LED strip headers
- 4 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 USB Type-C header; with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header
- 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
- 1 x noise detection 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 power button
- 1 x Q-Flash Plus button
- 1 x reset button
- 1 x reset jumper
- 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
- 2 x temperature sensor headers
- Back Panel Connectors:
- 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)
- 1 x USB Type-C port; with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support
- 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)
- 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
- 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
- 1 x DisplayPort
- 1 x RJ-45 port
- 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
- 2 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
- Noise detection
- 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: BIOS; EasyTune; 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)
- cFosSpeed
- Operating System:
- Support for Windows 11 64-bit
- Support for Windows 10 64-bit
- Form Factor:
- ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm
