VOID SPLIT
Fusing different materials and surface textures with negative space to form a juxtaposition and showcase a stylistic effect where the boundaries between components are not clearly defined. It creates a multi-dimensional design that seemingly cuts through space and time.
ULTIMATE POWER DESIGN
Z490 AORUS PRO AX motherboard uses an 12+1 phases digital CPU power design which includes both digital PWM Controller and DrMOS. These 100% digital controller and additional 8+4 Solid-pin CPU Power Connectors offer incredible precision in delivering power to the motherboard's most power-hungry and energy-sensitive components, allowing enthusiasts to get the absolute maximum performance from the new Intel 10-core CPU.
12+1 Phases Digital Power Design
Cleaner and more efficient power delivery to the CPU with better thermal performance ensure stability under high CPU frequencies and heavy loading.
- Digital PWM Controller to deliver appropriate voltage to the CPU.
- Direct 12+1 Phases DrMos without PWM Doublers, each power phase connects directly to the CPU, With capability to handle 660 Amps current in total.
- Tantalum Capacitors Array to improve Transient response and minimize oscillation.
- 8+4 Solid Pin CPU Power Connectors
2X Copper PCB
GIGABYTE's exclusive 2X Copper PCBs design provides sufficient power trace paths between components to handle greater than normal power loads and to remove heat from the critical CPU power delivery area. This is essential to ensure the motherboard is able to handle the increased power loading that is necessary when overclocking.
UNPARALLELED PERFORMANCE
With the best quality components and GIGABYTE R&D design capability, the Z490 AORUS is a true beast among motherboards.
Support for DDR4 XMP Up to 5000MHz and Beyond
AORUS is offering a tested and proven platform that ensures proper compatibility with profiles up to 5000MHz 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.
ADVANCED THERMAL SOLUTION
Unthrottled performance is guaranteed by the enhanced thermal solution that incorporates Fins-Array II, Heatpipe II and Thermal Guards II. The comprehensive solution delivers excellent heat dissipation. The Z490 AORUS PRO AX stays cool on VRMs and M.2 SSD even on full loading, making it most suitable for enthusiasts, overclockers and professional gamers.
Fins-Array II
Fins-Array II uses brand new louvered stacked fins technology which is usually only used on industrial equipment that need compact heat exchangers. It has a special secondary fins structure that enhances heat transfer performance.
Louver Directed Flow
Heat flow that goes through fins will enter from the leading edge of the louver and is then directed by other louvers or fins. This louver directed flow can greatly improve heat transfer performance.
Smart Fan 5
With Smart Fan 5 users can ensure that their gaming PC can maintain its performance while staying cool. Smart Fan 5 allows users to interchange their fan headers to reflect different thermal sensors at different locations on the motherboard. Not only that, with Smart Fan 5 more hybrid fan headers that support both PWM and Voltage mode fans have been introduced to make the motherboard more liquid cooling friendly.
NEXT GENERATION CONNECTIVITY
A high-end product needs to be future-proof so your system stays up-to-date with the latest technology. Z490 AORUS provides all next generation network, storage, and WIFI connectivity to keep you up to speed.
Intel 2.5GbE LAN Onboard
Adoption of 2.5G LAN provide up to 2.5 GbE network connectivity, with at least two times faster transfer speeds compared to general 1GbE networking. It's perfectly suit for gamers and streamer with ultimate and smooth online experience. It also backward compatible with Multi-Gig(10/100/1000/2500Mbps) RJ-45 ethernet.
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.
All New Realtek High-End HD Audio Codec
ALC1220 120dB(A) SNR HD Audio with Smart Headphone Amp automatically detects impedance of your head-worn audio device, preventing issues such as low volume and distortion.With the new VB series audio controller, stream your voice to the world vibrantly with both front/rear microphone SNR up to 110/114dB(A
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.
ULTRA DURABLE
GIGABYTE is reputable for its product durability and high quality manufacturing process. Needless to say, we use the best components we can find for the Z490 AORUS motherboard and reinforce every slot to make each of them solid and durable.
Industry Leading Ultra Durable PCIe Armor
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/Intel Pentium processors/Intel Celeron processors in the LGA1200 package, L3 cache varies with CPU
Memory
- 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB (32 GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory, Dual channel memory architecture, 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
- Intel Core i5/i3/Pentium/Celeron processors : Support for DDR4 2666/2400/2133 MHz, 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 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
Audio
- Realtek ALC1220-VB codec, The back panel line out jack supports DSD audio, High Definition Audio, 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel, Support for S/PDIF Out
Wireless Communication module
- Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 : WIFI a, b, g, n, ac with wave 2 features, ax, supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band, BLUETOOTH 5.1, Support for 11ax 160MHz wireless standard and up to 2.4 Gbps data rate, Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment.
Expansion 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 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, 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4) : 2 x PCI Express x1 slots, (All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.) : Supports up to ASPM L1.2 power management protocols.
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
- 2 x M.2 connectors (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_SB/M2M_SB), 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors, Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10, Refer to "1-8 Internal Connectors," for the installation notices for the M.2 and SATA connectors, Intel Optane Memory Ready, M.2 connectors support up to ASPM L1.2 PCIe power management protocols.
USB
- Chipset : 1 x USB Type-C port on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support, 1 x USB Type-C port with USB 3.2 Gen 1 support, available through the internal USB header, 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel, 5 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (3 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, 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors, 2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors, 1 x front panel header, 1 x front panel audio header, 1 x USB Type-C header, with USB 3.2 Gen 1 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 Trusted Platform Module header (For the GC-TPM2.0 SPI/GC-TPM2.0 SPI 2.0 module only), 1 x Clear CMOS jumper, 2 x temperature sensor headers, 1 x Q-Flash Plus button
Back Panel Connectors
- 1 x USB Type-C port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support, 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red), ,3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports, 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R), 1 x HDMI port, 1 x RJ-45 port, 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector5 x audio jacks
H/W Monitoring
- Voltage detection, Temperature detection, Fan speed detection, Water cooling flow rate detection, Overheating warning, Fan fail warning, Fan speed control, Whether the fan (pump) speed control function is supported will depend on the fan (pump) you install.
BIOS
- 1 x 256 Mbit flashUse of licensed AMI UEFI BIOSPnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0
Unique Features
- 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, Game Boost, ON/OFF Charge, RGB Fusion, Smart Backup, System Information Viewer, Support for Q-Flash Plus, Support for Q-Flash, Support for Xpress Install