Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Master ATX LGA1700 DDR5 Gaming Motherboard
| Specification Group | Intel® Z690 E-ATX Motherboard Details |
|---|---|
| CPU & Chipset | Processor Socket: LGA1700 socket CPU Compatibility: 14th, 13th, and 12th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold, and Celeron® Processors* Cache Support: L3 cache varies by CPU Chipset: Intel® Z690 Express Chipset |
| Memory Support | Capacity & Slots: 4 × DDR5 DIMM sockets supporting up to 256 GB (up to 64 GB single DIMM capacity) Memory Architecture: Dual Channel Memory Architecture Supported Frequencies: DDR5 6400(O.C.) / 6200(O.C.) / 6000(O.C.) / 5800(O.C.) / 5600(O.C.) / 5400(O.C.) / 5200(O.C.) / 4800 / 4000 MT/s Module Types: ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 (non-ECC mode), non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16; Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) |
| Graphics & Expansion | Integrated Display Output:* 1 × DisplayPort 1.2 (Supports max. resolution 4096 × 2304 @ 60 Hz, HDCP 2.3) *Requires CPU with integrated Intel® HD Graphics support. Expansion Slots: |
| Storage Support | CPU M.2 Socket: 1 × M.2 (M2A_CPU, Key M, type 2260/2280/22110, PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD) Chipset M.2 Sockets: – 2 × M.2 (M2P_SB, M2Q_SB, Key M, type 2260/2280/22110, PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD) – 1 × M.2 (M2C_SB, Key M, type 2242/2260/2280, PCIe 3.0 x4/x2 SSD) – 1 × M.2 (M2M_SB, Key M, type 2242/2260/2280, SATA & PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD) SATA Ports: 6 × SATA 6Gb/s connectors RAID & Memory Features: Support RAID 0, 1, 5, 10; Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready (on Chipset M.2 connectors) |
| Audio & Networking | Wired LAN: Marvell® AQtion AQC113C 10GbE LAN chip (10G / 5G / 2.5G / 1G / 100M) Wireless & Bluetooth: Wi-Fi 6E (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, 2.4/5/6 GHz, 160MHz up to 2.4 Gbps) + Bluetooth® 5.3 Audio Hardware: Realtek® ALC1220-VB CODEC + ESS ES9118 DAC chip Audio Features: High Definition Audio (2/4/5.1/7.1-channel), DTS:X® Ultra, S/PDIF Out, Front panel line-out DSD audio support |
| USB Connectivity | Rear Panel USB: – 1 × USB Type-C® (USB 3.2 Gen 2×2) – 1 × USB Type-C® (USB 3.2 Gen 2) – 5 × USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) – 4 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports Internal Headers: |
| Internal Connectors | – Power: 1 × 24-pin ATX main power, 2 × 8-pin ATX 12V power – Fan & Cooling: 1 × CPU fan, 1 × Water cooling CPU fan, 4 × System fan, 4 × System fan/water cooling pump headers – Lighting Headers: 2 × Addressable LED strip, 2 × RGB LED strip headers – Storage & Expansion: 5 × M.2 Socket 3, 6 × SATA 6Gb/s, 2 × Thunderbolt™ add-in card connectors – Controls & Monitoring: Onboard Power & Reset buttons, Reset & Clear CMOS jumpers, Noise detection header, 2 × Temperature sensor headers, Voltage Measurement Points – System & Misc: Front panel header, Front panel audio header, 1 × TPM header (SPI), USB headers |
| Back Panel Ports | 1 × Q-Flash Plus button | 1 × Clear CMOS button | 2 × SMA antenna connectors (2T2R) | 1 × DisplayPort | 1 × USB Type-C® (USB 3.2 Gen 2) | 1 × USB Type-C® (USB 3.2 Gen 2×2) | 5 × USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A (red) | 4 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 | 1 × RJ-45 (10GbE) | 1 × Optical S/PDIF Out | 5 × Audio jacks |
| Features & Monitoring | Hardware Monitoring: Voltage, Temperature, Fan/Pump speed, Water cooling flow rate, Fan fail warning, Noise detection Unique Features: APP Center (@BIOS, EasyTune, RGB Fusion, Smart Backup, System Information Viewer), Q-Flash, Q-Flash Plus, Xpress Install Bundled Software: Norton® Internet Security (OEM version), cFosSpeed Controller & Management: iTE® I/O Controller Chip, PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0 |
| System & Physical | BIOS: 1 × 256 Mbit flash, Licensed AMI UEFI BIOS Supported Operating System: Windows® 11 64-bit, Windows® 10 64-bit Form Factor: E-ATX Form Factor (30.5 cm × 25.9 cm) |





