This motherboard is designed for Intel® LGA1700 processors, supporting 13th and 12th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold, and Celeron® CPUs. It delivers strong and stable performance through a Twin 16+1+2 phase digital VRM power design, ensuring reliable power delivery for demanding workloads, gaming, and productivity tasks.
The board features dual-channel DDR5 memory support with four DIMM slots and compatibility with Intel XMP 3.0, enabling high-speed memory overclocking up to DDR5 7600+ (OC). This allows users to unlock enhanced system performance while maintaining excellent memory stability.
For storage, the motherboard includes four PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 connectors along with six SATA ports, providing extensive storage flexibility for high-speed NVMe SSDs and traditional drives. The integrated M.2 Thermal Guard III and advanced thermal design help maintain optimal SSD and VRM temperatures during heavy workloads.
Connectivity is designed for modern systems with 2.5GbE LAN and Intel® Wi-Fi 6E, ensuring fast and stable networking for gaming, streaming, and content creation. The motherboard also offers extensive connectivity options, including DisplayPort, HDMI, front USB-C 10Gb/s, and rear USB-C 20Gb/s, along with multiple USB ports for peripherals and high-speed data transfer.
Cooling and system management are enhanced through Smart Fan 6, which provides multiple temperature sensors, hybrid fan headers, and FAN STOP technology for improved thermal control and quiet operation. Additionally, Q-Flash Plus allows users to update the BIOS without installing the CPU, memory, or graphics card, making system setup and maintenance easier.
Built with durability and performance in mind, this Intel Z790 chipset ATX motherboard provides powerful features, advanced connectivity, and strong thermal performance for gaming, professional workloads, and high-performance PC builds.
Specifications
CPU | LGA1700 socket: Support for the 13th and 12th Generation Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors L3 cache varies with CPU
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Chipset | Intel® Z790 Express Chipset
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Memory | Support for DDR5 7600(O.C.) /7400(O.C.) /7200(O.C.) /7000(O.C.) /6800(O.C.) /6600(O.C.) / 6400(O.C.) / 6200(O.C.) / 6000(O.C.) / 5800(O.C.) / 5600(O.C.) / 5400(O.C.) / 5200(O.C.) / 4800 / 4000 memory modules 4 x DDR DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB (32 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
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Onboard Graphics | Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel® HD Graphics support: 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096×2160@60 Hz
* Support for HDMI 2.0 version and HDCP 2.3. 1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096×2304@60
* Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version and HDCP 2.3
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Audio | Realtek® Audio CODEC High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
* You can change the functionality of an audio jack using the audio software. To configure 7.1-channel audio, access the audio software for audio settings. Support for S/PDIF Out
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LAN | Realtek® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps)
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Wireless Communication Module | Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX211 WIFI a, b, g, n, ac, ax, supporting 2.4/5/6 GHz carrier frequency bands BLUETOOTH 5.3 Support for 11ax 160MHz wireless standard and up to 2.4 Gbps data rate
* Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment.
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Expansion Slots | CPU: 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, supporting PCIe 5.0 and 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.
Chipset: 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, supporting PCIe 4.0 and running at x4 (PCIEX4_1, PCIEX4_2)
Support for AMD CrossFire™ technology (PCIEX16 and PCIEX4) |
Storage Interface | CPU: 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 22110/2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU)
Chipset: 2 x M.2 connectors (Socket 3, M key, type 22110/2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_SB, M2Q_SB) 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 22110/2280 SATA and PCIe 4.0 x4 SSD support) (M2M_SB) 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
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
* Refer to “2-8 Internal Connectors,” for the installation notices for the M.2 and SATA connectors. |
USB | Chipset: 1 x USB Type-C® port on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 support 1 x USB Type-C® port with USB 3.2 Gen 2 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)
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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 water cooling CPU fan header 3 x system fan headers 1 x system fan/water cooling pump header 2 x addressable LED strip headers 2 x RGB LED strip headers 4 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x USB Type-C® header, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 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 reset button 1 x Q-Flash Plus button 1 x Clear CMOS button 1 x reset jumper 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
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Back Panel Connector | 1 x USB Type-C® port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 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 2.0 port 1 x DisplayPort 1 x RJ-45 port 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector 2 x audio jacks
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I/O Controller | iTE® I/O Controller Chip
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H/W Monitoring | Voltage detection Temperature detection Fan speed detection Water cooling flow rate detection Fan fail warning Fan speed control
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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
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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
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Bundled Software | Norton® Internet Security (OEM version) LAN bandwidth management software
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Operating System | Support for Windows 11 64-bit Support for Windows 10 64-bit
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Form Factor | ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm
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Warranty | 3 Years Manufacturer Warranty |
