Z590 AORUS ELITE Motherboard

Model: Z590 AORUS Elite AX
Supported CPU:

• 11th Generation Intel Core i9 processors / Intel Core i7 processors / Intel Core i5 processors
• 10th Generation Intel Core i9 processors / Intel Core i7 processors / Intel Core i5 processors / Intel Core i3 processors/ Intel Pentium processors / Intel Celeron processors
  • Limited to processors with 4 MB Intel® Smart Cache, Intel® Celeron® G5xx5 family. L3 cache varies with CPU

Chipset: Intel Z590 Express Chipset
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

Form Factor: ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm
Audio: Realtek ALC1220-VB codec

• High Definition Audio
• 2/ 4/ 5.1/ 7.1-channel
• Support for S/PDIF Out

Expansion Slots:

• PCI:
  • 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
  • (The PCIEX16 slot conforms to PCI Express 4.0 standard.)
  • 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
  • 1 x PCI Express x1 slot
• M.2 Socket:
  • 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/ 2280/ 22110 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU)
  • Chipset:
    • 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/ 2280/ 22110 SATA and PCIe 3.0 x4/ x2 SSD support) (M2B_SB)
    • 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/ 2280/ 22110 SATA and PCIe 3.0 x4/ x2 SSD support) (M2P_SB)

Memory:

• Type: DDR4
• Slots: 4 x DIMM
• Supported Memory:
  • 11th Generation Intel Core i9/ i7/ i5 processors: Support for DDR4 5400 (O.C)/ DDR4 5333(O.C.)/ ... / 2133 MHz memory modules
  • 10th Generation Intel Core i9/ i7 processors: Support for DDR4 2933/ 2666/ ... / 2133 MHz memory modules
  • 10th Generation Intel Core i5/ i3/ Pentium/ Celeron processors: Support for DDR4 2666/ 2400/ 2133 MHz memory modules
  • 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
• Maximum Memory: 128 GB (32 GB single DIMM capacity)

Graphics:

• Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel HD Graphics support:
• 1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096 x 2304 @60 Hz
• Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire and 2-Way AMD CrossFire technologies

Connector & Ports:

• Display Port (s):
  • 1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2304@60 Hz
• USB (s):
  • 1 x USB Type-C port on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 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 Gen2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel
  • 5 x USB 3.2 Gen1 ports (3 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
  • Chipset+2 USB 2.0 Hub: 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)
• LAN Port (s): Realtek 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbit/1 Gbit/100 Mbit)

Supported Storage:

• 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/ 2280/ 22110 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU)
  • Chipset:
    • 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/ 2280/ 22110 SATA and PCIe 3.0 x4/ x2 SSD support) (M2B_SB)
    • 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/ 2280/ 22110 SATA and PCIe 3.0 x4/ x2 SSD support) (M2P_SB)
  • 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
  • Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
  • Intel Optane Memory Ready

Audio: Realtek ALC1220-VB codec

• High Definition Audio
• 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
• Support for S/PDIF Out

Internal I/O Ports:

• 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
• 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
• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• 3 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 2 support
• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 header
• 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
• 2 x Thunderbolt add-in card connectors
• 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
• 1 x Q-Flash Plus button

TPM (Trusted Platform Module): 1 x Trusted Platform Module header (For the GC-TPM2.0 SPI / GC-TPM2.0 SPI 2.0