Gigabyte Z490 Aorus Xtreme Waterforce LGA1200 ATX Desktop Motherboard

1. Support for 10th Generation Intel^® Core™ i9 processors/Intel^® Core™ i7 processors/ Intel^® Core™ i5 processors/Intel^® Core™ i3 processors/Intel^® Pentium^® processors/ Intel^® Celeron^® processors in the LGA1200 package
2. L3 cache varies with CPU

(Please refer to "CPU Support List" for more information.)

1. Intel^® Z490 Express Chipset

1. Intel^® Core™ i9/i7 processors:
   Support for 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(O.C.) / 3000(O.C.) / 2933 / 2800 / 2666 / 2400 / 2133 MHz
2. Intel^® Core™ i5/i3/Pentium^®/Celeron^® processors:
   Support for DDR4 2666/2400/2133 MHz
3. 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB (32 GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory
4. Dual channel memory architecture
5. Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)
6. Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules
7. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

(Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)

Integrated Graphics Processor+Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller:

1. 2 x Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 3 connectors (USB Type-C™ ports), supporting DisplayPort and Thunderbolt™ video outputs and a maximum resolution of 5120 x 2880@60 Hz with 24 bpp
   * Because of the limited I/O resources of the PC architecture, the number of Thunderbolt™ devices that can be used is dependent on the number of the PCI Express devices being installed. (Refer to Chapter 1-7, "Back Panel Connectors," for more information.)
   * Support for DisplayPort 1.4 version, HDCP 2.3, and HDR.

Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel^® HD Graphics support:

1. 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

1. Realtek^® ALC1220-VB codec+ESS ES9218P DAC (front panel audio)
2. Realtek^® ALC1220-VB codec+ESS ES9018K2M DAC+TI OPA1622 operational amplifier (rear panel audio)
3. Support for DTS:X^® Ultra
4. High Definition Audio
5. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
6. Support for S/PDIF Out

1. 1 x Aquantia 10GbE LAN chip (10 Gbit/5 Gbit/2.5 Gbit//1 Gbit/100 Mbit) (LAN1)
2. 1 x Intel^® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbit/1 Gbit/100 Mbit) (LAN2)

Intel^® Wi-Fi 6 AX201

1. WIFI a, b, g, n, ac with wave 2 features, ax, supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band
2. BLUETOOTH 5.1
3. Support for 11ax 160MHz wireless standard and up to 2.4 Gbps data rate
   * Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment.

1. 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.
2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8)
   * The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot. When the PCIEX8 slot is populated, the PCIEX16 slot operates at up to x8 mode.
3. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
   * The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with the M2P_PCH connector. The PCIEX4 slot operates at up to x2 mode when an M.2 SSD is installed in the M2P_PCH connector.

(All of the PCI Express x16 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)

1. Support for NVIDIA^® Quad-GPU SLI™ and 2-Way NVIDIA^® SLI™ technologies
2. Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire™ and 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies

1. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support)(M2A_CPU)
2. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support)(M2M_PCH)
3. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_PCH)
4. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
5. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
   * Refer to "1-9 Internal Connectors," for the installation notices for the PCIEX4, M.2, and SATA connectors.
6. Intel^® Optane™ Memory Ready

Chipset+Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller:

1. 2 x USB Type-C™ ports on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support

Chipset:

1. 1 x USB Type-C™ port with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support, available through the internal USB header
2. 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel

Chipset+USB 3.2 Gen 1 Hub:

1. 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)

Chipset+2 USB 2.0 Hubs:

1. 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers with the included front USB header extension cable)

1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2. 2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
3. 1 x CPU fan header
4. 1 x water cooling CPU fan header
5. 1 x water cooling kit CPU LED header (LED_CPU)
6. 1 x water cooling kit Chipset LED header (LED_PCH)
7. 4 x system fan headers
8. 2 x system fan/water cooling pump headers
9. 1 x noise detection header
10. 2 x addressable LED strip headers
11. 2 x RGB LED strip headers
12. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
13. 3 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
14. 1 x front panel header
15. 1 x front panel audio header
16. 1 x USB Type-C™ header, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support
17. 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header
18. 1 x USB 2.0/1.1 header
19. 2 x temperature sensor headers
20. 1 x power button
21. 1 x reset button
22. 1 x OC button
23. 2 x BIOS switches
24. Voltage Measurement Points

1. 1 x Q-Flash Plus button
2. 1 x Clear CMOS button
3. 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)
4. 2 x Thunderbolt™ 3 connectors (USB Type-C™ ports, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support)
5. 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)
6. 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
7. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
8. 1 x HDMI port
9. 2 x RJ-45 ports
10. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
11. 5 x audio jacks

1. iTE^® I/O Controller Chip

1. Voltage detection
2. Temperature detection
3. Fan speed detection
4. Water cooling flow rate detection
5. Overheating warning
6. Fan fail warning
7. Fan speed control
   * Whether the fan (pump) speed control function is supported will depend on the fan (pump) you install.
8. Noise detection

1. 2 x 256 Mbit flash
2. Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
3. Support for DualBIOS™
4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

1. Support for APP Center
   * Available applications in APP Center may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications.
   @BIOS
   EasyTune
   Fast Boot
   Game Boost
   RGB Fusion
   Smart Backup
   System Information Viewer
   USB TurboCharger
2. Support for Q-Flash Plus
3. Support for Q-Flash
4. Support for Xpress Install

1. Norton^® Internet Security (OEM version)
2. cFosSpeed
3. XSplit Gamecaster + Broadcaster (12 months license)

1. Support for Windows 10 64-bit

1. E-ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 27.1cm

1. Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.
2. Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win9X/ME/2000/XP. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.