Chipset

Intel® Z890 Express Chipset         

Memory

Support for DDR5 9500(O.C)/ 9466(O.C) / 9333(O.C) / 9200(O.C)/ 9066(O.C) / 8933(O.C) /8800(O.C) /8600(O.C) / 8400(O.C) /8266(O.C) / 8200(O.C) / 8000(O.C) / 7950(O.C) / 7900(O.C) / 7800(O.C) / 7600(O.C.) / 7400(O.C.) / 7200(O.C.) / 7000(O.C.) / 6800(O.C.) / 6600(O.C.) / 6400 / 6200 / 6000 / 5800 / 5600MT/s memory modules.

4 x DDR5 DIMM sockets supporting up to 256 GB (64 GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory

Dual channel memory architecture

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

Support CUDIMM memory module

(The CPU and memory configuration may affect the supported memory types, data rate (speed), and number of DRAM modules, please refer to "Memory Support List" for more   information.)  

Onboard Graphics

Integrated Graphics Processor+Intel® Thunderbolt™ 5 Controller:

- 2 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 5 connectors (USB4® USB Type-C® ports), supporting DisplayPort and Thunderbolt™ video outputs and a maximum resolution of 7680x4320@60 Hz (single display output)

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 2-6, "Back Panel Connectors," for more information.)

* Support for DisplayPort 2.1 version and HDCP 2.3          

Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel® HD Graphics support:

- 1 x Front Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 connector (USB4® USB Type-C® port), supporting DisplayPort and Thunderbolt™ video outputs

When a Thunderbolt™ monitor is installed, the maximum resolution supported is 5120x2880@60 Hz with 24 bpp (single display output).

When a USB4® USB Type-C® monitor is installed, the maximum resolution supported is 3840x2160@240 Hz (single display output).

Support for DisplayPort 2.1 version and HDCP 2.3             

- 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@60 Hz

Support for HDMI 2.1 version and HDCP 2.3.       

(Graphics specifications may vary depending on CPU or graphics card support.)

Support for up to triple-display at the same time

Audio

ESS ES9260 CODEC (rear panel audio)

- High Definition Audio

- 2-channel

Realtek® ALC897 CODEC (front panel audio)        

LAN

2 x Marvell® AQtion AQC113C 10GbE LAN chips

(10 Gbps/5 Gbps/2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps)   

Wireless Communication module

Intel® Wi-Fi 7 BE200

- 802.11a, b, g, n, ac, ax, be, supporting 2.4/5/6 GHz carrier frequency bands

- BLUETOOTH 5.4

- Support for 11be 320MHz wireless standard

(Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment.)

Wi-Fi 7 features require Windows 11 SV3 to function properly. (There is no support driver for Windows 10.)

** Wi-Fi 7 channels on 6 GHz band availability depends on individual country's regulations.           

Expansion Slots

CPU:

- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, supporting PCIe 5.0 and running at x16 (PCIEX16)

- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, supporting PCIe 5.0 and 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.

* The PCIEX16 and PCIEX8 slots can only support a graphics card or an NVMe SSD.

If only one graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.              

Chipset:

- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, supporting PCIe 4.0 and running at x4 (PCIEX4)

The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with the M2L_SB connector. The PCIEX4 slot becomes unavailable when a device is installed in the M2L_SB connector.          

Storage Interface

CPU:

- 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 25110/22110/2580/2280 PCIe 5.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU)

- 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 25110/22110/2580/2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2B_CPU)

Chipset:

- 2 x M.2 connectors (Socket 3, M key, type 22110/2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_SB, M2L_SB)

- 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 4~7)

Chipset+ASMedia® ASM1164 chip:

- 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 0~3)

RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 support for NVMe SSD storage devices

RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 support for SATA storage devices      

USB

Chipset+Intel® Thunderbolt™ 5 Controller:

- 2 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 5 (USB Type-C®) ports on the back panel

*Support up to 80Gbps with Thunderbolt devices

*Support up to 40Gbps with USB4 devices

*Support up to 20Gbps with USB 3.2 devices

CPU:

- 1 x USB4® USB Type-C® port onboard

- 1 x USB Type-C® port with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support, available through the internal USB header

Chipset:

- 1 x USB Type-C® port with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support, available through the internal USB header

- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel

- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports on the back panel

Chipset+USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hub:

- 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel

Chipset+USB 3.2 Gen 1 Hub:

- 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports available through the internal USB headers

Chipset+USB 2.0 Hub:

- 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB headers             

Internal I/O Connectors

1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector

2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors

1 x CPU fan header

1 x CPU fan/water cooling pump header

4 x system fan headers

2 x system fan/water cooling pump headers

3 x addressable RGB Gen2 LED strip headers

1 x RGB LED strip header

4 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors

8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

1 x front panel header

1 x front panel audio header

1 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 connector (USB4® USB Type-C® port)

2 x USB Type-C® headers, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support

2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 headers

2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers

1 x Trusted Platform Module header (For the GC-TPM2.0 SPI V2 module only)

1 x power button

1 x reset button

1 x Q-Flash Plus button

1 x reset jumper

1 x Clear CMOS jumper

2 x temperature sensor headers

1 x noise detection header          

Back Panel Connectors

1 x DisplayPort In port

1 x HDMI port (Note)

2 x audio jacks

2 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 5 connectors (USB Type-C® ports)

2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports

6 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)

2 x antenna connectors (2T2R)

2 x RJ-45 ports

(Note) Actual support may vary by CPU.

I/O Controller

iTE® I/O Controller Chip

H/W Monitoring

Voltage detection

Temperature detection

Fan speed detection

Water cooling flow rate detection

Fan fail warning

Fan speed control

Whether the fan (pump) speed control function is supported will depend on the fan (pump) you install.   

Noise detection

BIOS

1 x 256 Mbit flash

Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS

PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0          

Unique Features

Support for GIGABYTE Control Center (GCC)

Available applications in GCC may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications.          

Support for Q-Flash

Support for Q-Flash Plus

Support for Smart Backup            

Bundled Software

Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)

LAN bandwidth management software  

Operating System

Support for Windows 11 64-bit

(Go to GIGABYTE's website for operating system support information.)    

Form Factor

E-ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 28.5cm