GIGABYTE Z490 AORUS ULTRA Socket LGA1200 DDR4 RGB Fusion 2.0 ATX Motherboard

GIGABYTE understands that our customer won't stop chasing better computer performance, and strive to deliver that in our products. For the Z490 series, protective and optimized memory trace enhance the performance; faster read and write speed save time and improve efficiency; and generous M.2 Storage with thermal guards ensure unthrottled performance. Future upgrades to the Z490 are made possible by the use of PCIe 4.0-ready components. With the optimized daisy-chain routing, the Z490 AORUS motherboard provides a proven speed of up to DDR4-5000+ MHz with high-density Memory module.

Optimized daisy-chained routing eliminates the stub effect, pushes the one DIMM per channel in dual channel interleaving mode to hit higher memory frequencies, providing professional gamers a denser and faster system memory experience. The maximum memory capacity on the Z490 motherboard is 128GB. After Intel updated the memory reference code, a single slot can support up to 32GB. Therefore with populated 2 DIMM per channel on both channel, total memory capacity is 128GB, which was only available on High End Desktop (HEDT) platforms. For users who always run out of memory capacity, there is more bandwidth now for memory-intensive application such as rendering and video editing. The innovative one piece stainless steel shielding design from GIGABYTE reinforces the PCIe connectors to provide the extra strength required to support heavy graphics cards.

• CPU: Support for 10th Generation Intel Core i9 processors/Intel Core i7 processors/Intel Core i5 processors/Intel Core i3 processors
• L3 cache varies with CPU
• Memory: Dual channel memory architecture
• 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB (32 GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory
• Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)
• Onboard Graphics: Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel HD Graphics support:  1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@30 Hz
• Support for HDMI 1.4 version and HDCP 2.3
• Maximum shared memory of 512 MB
• Wireless Communication module: Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
• BLUETOOTH 5.0
•  Support for 11ax 160MHz wireless standard and up to 2.4 Gbps data rate
• Expension 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
• 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
• Multi-Graphics Technology: Support for NVIDIA Quad-GPU SLI and 2-Way NVIDIA SLI technologies
• Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire and 2-Way AMD CrossFire technologies
• Storage Interface: 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_SB)
• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• Intel Optane Memory Ready
• 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, 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 USB Type-C port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support, 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header, 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers, 2 x Thunderbolt add-in card connectors, 1 x noise detection header, 1 x Trusted Platform Module header (For the GC-TPM2.0 SPI/GC-TPM2.0 SPI 2.0 module only)
• Back Panel Connectors: 1 x HDMI port, 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R), 1 x USB Type-C port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support, 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red), 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports, 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports, 1 x RJ-45 port, 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector, 5 x audio jacks
• USB: Chipset:  1 x USB Type-C port with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support, available through the internal USB header
• 1 x USB Type-C port on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support
• 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel
• 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)
• H/W Monitoring: Voltage detection
• Temperature detection
• Fan speed detection
• Water cooling flow rate detection
• Overheating warning
• Fan fail warning
• Fan speed control
• BIOS: 1 x 256 Mbit flash, Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
• Unique Features: Support for APP Center
• EasyTune,  Fast Boot, Game Boost, ON/OFF Charge, RGB Fusion, Smart Backup
• Bundled Software: Norton Internet Security (OEM version)