DESIGN CONCEPT

DOMINANT IN DARKNESS

Durable design and easy installation

 

1. With an integrated base plate, GIGABYTE Motherboards give users a strong foundation to build their Gaming PCs.

1. With an integrated I/O shield, building a GIGABYTE Ultra Durable PC is even easier.

1. Integrated Power/Reset/Clear CMOS buttons on the I/O shield enable users easier debugging and operation.

Triple PCIe Gen3 x4 M.2

AORUS Gaming Motherboards are focused on delivering M.2 technology to enthusiasts who want to maximize their system's potential.

 

AORUS M.2 Thermal Guard

GIGABYTE Ultra-Efficient M.2 Thermal Guard

With durability in mind, GIGABYTE provides a thermal solution for M.2 SSD devices. The M.2 Thermal Guard prevents throttling and bottlenecks from high speed M.2 SSDs as it helps to dissipate heat before it becomes an issue.

Thermal Throttling As Temperature Rises

Support for DDR4 XMP Up to 4266MHz and Beyond*

AORUS is offering a tested and proven platform that ensures proper compatibility with profiles up to 4266MHz 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.

What is XMP?

DDR4 memory modules are available at a stock frequency of 2133MHz, but as frequency tweaking requires a considerable amount of effort and knowledge, memory vendors encode XMP profiles which can automatically modify the timings of the supported memory modules to work with your CPU and to achieve increased performance.

* XMP Profile support may vary depending on memory module. Please visit www.aorus.com to see the complete validated memory support list. Product features may vary by model.

ESS SABRE reference DAC

True High-Fidelity Music

Audiophile Grade Capacitors

Precision Audio Stream

 

ESS SABRE reference DAC ES9118

ESS SABRE reference DAC (ESS 9118) 
Hypertream Dynamic Range (SNR 125dB) 
High-Res music (32bit, 384kHz PCM) 
Super low THD+N (THD+N -112db)

ALC1220-VB Immersive Gaming ViBes

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).

Smashes the GbE Barrier!

Integrated Intel^® 802.11ac Wave2 CNVi WIFI + Bluetooth 5

Intel Next-Gen Wireless solution supports 802.11ac Wave 2 function, enables gigabit wireless performance, provides smooth video streaming, better gaming experience, few dropped connections and speeds up to 1.73Gbps. Double the speed compared to the previous generation. Moreover, Bluetooth 5 provides 4x range over BT4.2 and with faster transmission. 

Completed configuration with installed Intel WIFI module on chassis' rear as shown.

 

USB TurboCharger

GIGABYTE patent pending USB TurboCharger technology allows users to recharge their mobile devices with stunning speed, up to 50% in less than 30 minutes*. By connecting the Front USB 3.0 Type-A chassis cable to our motherboard, users can utilize the USB TurboCharger to recharge both Android devices with QC 3.0 and Apple devices with Apple Fast-Charge function. 

PERFORMANCE FUELED BY

OPTANE

The Z390 AORUS Platform supports Intel's latest Optane technology. Optane fuels storage performance by acting as a cache drive giving users a significant boost compared to traditional mechanical drives.

 

Intel^® GbE LAN with cFosSpeed Internet Accelerator Networking

Intel^® GbE LAN features cFosSpeed, a network traffic management application which helps to improve network latency and maintain low ping times to deliver better responsiveness in crowded LAN environments.

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 application,

the user has complete control over the LEDs which surround the motherboard.

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RGB Fusion Software

RGB Fusion APP

RGB Fusion Ready

With the all new RGB Fusion software, users have access to different preset LED lighting configurations with choice of colors on all supported products. You can even set the LEDs to synchronize with your favorite music or have them change colors to indicate the CPU temperature. For true lighting experts there is a dedicated product setting, which can be fully customized by individual area with its own effects.

Synchronize color patterns on all supported products with a user-friendly interface.

 

Fully customize every lighting area and light strip with different patterns. 

 

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.

Fan Pin Headers

FAN / Water Pump Pin Headers

Internal Temperature Sensors

External Temperature Sensors

Different models have different number of fan pin headers and temperature sensors. Smart Fan 5 function may vary by model.

 

Temperature Sensors

 

Hybrid Fan Headers

Temperature Sensor Cable x 2

■ 8 Fan / Water Pump Connectors 
■ 8 Temperature Sensors 
■ 2 External Temperature Sensors 
■ All Hybrid Fan Headers 
■ Support GPU temperature as source 
■ Interoperable Fans and Sensors 
■ Supports High Current Fans up to 24W(2AX12V) with Over-Current Protection 
■ Intuitive UI for Fan Control

Specifications

• CPU
  1. Support for 9th and 8th 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 LGA1151 package
  2. L3 cache varies with CPU

  (Please refer to "CPU Support List" for more information.)

• Chipset
  1. Intel^® Z390 Express Chipset

  
  

• Memory
  1. 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of system memory
  2. Dual channel memory architecture
  3. Support for DDR4 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.) / 2800(O.C.) / 2666 / 2400 / 2133 MHz memory modules
  4. Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)
  5. Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules
  6. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

  (Please refer to "Memory Support List" for more information.)

• Onboard Graphics
  Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel^® HD Graphics support:

  1. 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@30 Hz
     * Support for HDMI 1.4 version and HDCP 2.2.

  Maximum shared memory of 1 GB

• Audio
  1. Realtek^® ALC1220-VB codec
     * The front panel line out jack supports DSD audio.
  2. ESS SABRE 9118 DAC
  3. High Definition Audio
  4. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
  5. Support for S/PDIF Out

  
  

• LAN
  1. Intel^® GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

  
  

• Wireless Communication module
  1. Intel^® CNVi interface 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band
  2. BLUETOOTH 5
  3. Support for 11ac 160 MHz wireless standard and up to 1.73 Gbps data rate
     * Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment.

  
  

• Expansion Slots
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
     * The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with the M2P connector. The PCIEX4 slot operates at up to x2 mode when a PCIe SSD is installed in the M2P connector.
  4. 3 x PCI Express x1 slots
     (All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
  5. 1 x M.2 Socket 1 connector for an Intel^® CNVi wireless module (CNVI)

  
  

• Storage Interface
  Chipset:

  1. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support, Intel^® Hybrid SSD support) (M2M)
  2. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A)
  3. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P)
  4. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
  5. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
     * Refer to "1-9 Internal Connectors," for the installation notices for the PCIEX4, M.2 and SATA connectors.

  Intel^® Optane™ Memory Ready

• Multi-Graphics Technology
  1. Support for NVIDIA^® Quad-GPU SLI™ and 2-Way NVIDIA^® SLI™ technologies
  2. Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire™ and 3-Way/2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies

  
  

• USB
  Chipset:

  1. 1 x USB Type-C™ port with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support, available through the internal USB header
  2. 1 x USB Type-C™ port on the back panel, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support
  3. 3 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel
  4. 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)

  Chipset+USB 2.0 Hub:

  1. 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. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
  2. 2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
  3. 1 x CPU fan header
  4. 1 x water cooling CPU fan header
  5. 4 x system fan headers
  6. 2 x system fan/water cooling pump headers
  7. 2 x Addressable LED strip headers
  8. 2 x Addressable LED strip power select jumpers
  9. 2 x RGB LED strip headers
  10. 3 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
  11. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
  12. 1 x front panel header
  13. 1 x front panel audio header
  14. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
  15. 1 x USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support
  16. 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 header
  17. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
  18. 1 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connector
  19. 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header (2x6 pin, for the GC-TPM2.0_S module only)
  20. 1 x OC button
  21. 1 x reset button
  22. 2 x temperature sensor headers
  23. 2 x BIOS switches
  24. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
  25. Voltage Measurement Points

  
  

• Back Panel Connectors
  1. 1 x Power/Reset button
  2. 1 x Clear CMOS button
  3. 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)
  4. 1 x HDMI port
  5. 1 x USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support
  6. 3 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)
  7. 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports
  8. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
  9. 1 x RJ-45 port
  10. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
  11. 5 x audio jacks

  
  

• I/O Controller
  1. iTE^® I/O Controller Chip

  
  

• H/W Monitoring
  1. Voltage detection
  2. Temperature detection
  3. Fan speed detection
  4. Water cooling flow rate detection
  5. Overheating warning
  6. Fan fail warning
  7. Fan speed control
     * Whether the fan (pump) speed control function is supported will depend on the fan (pump) you install.

  
  

• BIOS
  1. 2 x 128 Mbit flash
  2. Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
  3. Support for DualBIOS™
  4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

  
  

• Unique Features
  1. 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.
     3D OSD
     @BIOS
     AutoGreen
     Cloud Station
     EasyTune
     Easy RAID
     Fast Boot
     Game Boost
     Platform Power Management
     RGB Fusion
     Smart Backup
     Smart Keyboard
     Smart TimeLock
     Smart HUD
     System Information Viewer
     Smart Survey
     USB Blocker
     USB DAC-UP 2
     USB TurboCharger
  2. Support for Q-Flash
  3. Support for Xpress Install

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• Operating System
  1. Support for Windows 10 64-bit

  
  

• Form Factor
  1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm