Gigabyte Z390 AORUS ELITE motherboard for 8th/9th gen

Description

🔧 Gigabyte Z390 AORUS ELITE – Key Specifications

🧠 Platform & CPU

Chipset: Intel® Z390 Express

CPU Socket: LGA 1151

Supported CPUs: Intel 9th-Gen & 8th-Gen Core™ processors (Core i9/i7/i5/i3), Pentium® & Celeron® (LGA1151)

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🧠 Memory

Memory Type: DDR4 SDRAM

DIMM Slots: 4 × DDR4

Max Capacity: Up to 128 GB total (with supported modules; actual max sometimes listed as 64 GB depending on region)

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Supported Speeds: DDR4-2133 / 2400 / 2666 and overclocked profiles up to ~4266 MHz (OC, XMP)

Msystems

Dual-Channel memory architecture with ECC support in non-ECC mode

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📦 Expansion Slots

1 × PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (x16 mode)

1 × PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (x4 mode)

4 × PCIe 3.0 x1 slots

Supports AMD CrossFire™ multi-GPU setups (2-way / quad)

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💾 Storage

2 × M.2 connectors (Socket 3, 2242/2260/2280/22110 formats, PCIe or SATA support)

6 × SATA III 6 Gb/s ports

RAID: Support for RAID 0, 1, 5, 10

Intel® Optane Memory Ready

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🖥 Graphics (Integrated)

Display Output: 1 × HDMI 1.4 port (depends on CPU with iGPU)

Max Shared Memory: ≈1 GB

HDCP 2.2 support

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🔌 USB

Rear I/O:

2 × USB 3.1 Gen2 (Type-A)

4 × USB 3.1 Gen1 (Type-A)

4 × USB 2.0 ports

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Internal Headers:

USB Type-C Header (USB 3.1 Gen1)

Additional USB 3.1 Gen1 & USB 2.0 headers

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🌐 Networking

LAN: Intel® Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mbps)

Includes software network optimizations (e.g., cFosSpeed)

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🔊 Audio

Codec: Realtek® ALC1220-VB

Channels: 2/4/5.1/7.1 with S/PDIF Out support

High-definition audio quality with premium capacitors

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🔋 Power & Cooling

12+1 Phase Digital VRM with DrMOS power design

Advanced thermal design with screw-mounted heatsinks

Fan Headers: CPU, water pump, system fans (Smart Fan 5 features)

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🧰 Internal I/O

24-pin ATX main power

8-pin & 4-pin CPU power

TPM header

RGB & digital LED headers

Thunderbolt add-in card header

Clear CMOS jumper

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🖧 Back Panel I/O

PS/2, multiple USB (as above)

HDMI 1.4

Intel GbE LAN

Audio jacks + optical S/PDIF

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🛠 BIOS & Software

UEFI AMI BIOS (dual BIOS models in some regions)

Support for XMP memory profiles

Gigabyte utilities like RGB Fusion, EasyTune, System Information Viewer

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📐 Form Factor

ATX: 30.5 × 24.4 cm

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