UNPARALLELED PERFORMANCE

With technology moving so fast, GIGABYTE still keep up with the latest trends and provide our customers with advanced features and latest technology. GIAGBYTE Z690 Series motherboards come with upgraded power solution, latest storage standards and outstanding connectivity to enable optimize performance for gaming.

Cleaner and more efficient power delivery to the CPU with better thermal performance ensure stability under high CPU frequencies and heavy loading.

1. 6+2+1 Phases Low RDS(on) MOSFETs
2. Solid capacitors to improve transient response and minimize oscillation
3. 8-pin Solid Pin CPU Power Connector

Support for DDR4 XMP Up to 5333MHz and Beyond*

GIGABYTE is offering a tested and proven platform that ensures proper compatibility with profiles up to 5333MHz 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 GIGABYTE motherboard.

* - XMP Profile support may vary depending on memory module. Please see the complete validated memory support list. Product features may vary by model.

Hybrid Cores Optimization

With new Intel Hybrid technology, GIGABYTE exclusively creates two new " CPU Upgrade " in BIOS profiles to meet different users’ scenarios by adjusting P-Core and E-Core activation and voltage policy.

Features

• Supports 12th Gen Intel® Core™ Series Processors
• Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 4 DIMMs
• 6+2+1 Hybrid Digital VRM Design
• Fast 2.5 GbE LAN with Bandwidth Management
• 2 x Ultra-Fast NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 with Thermal Guard
• Rear USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C® for Fast and Versatile Connections
• RGB FUSION 2.0 supports Addressable LED & RGB LED Strips
• Smart Fan 6 Features Multiple Temperature Sensors , Hybrid Fan Headers with FAN STOP
• Q-Flash Plus Update BIOS without Installing the CPU, Memory and Graphics Card

Specifications

• CPU: LGA1700 socket for 12th Generation Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors*
  * Please refer to Gigabyte's CPU Support List for more information.
• Chipset: Intel® Z690 Express
• Memory
  1. 4 x DDR DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB (32 GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory
  2. Dual channel memory architecture
  3. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
  (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules.)
• Onboard Graphics
  Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel® HD Graphics support
  1. 1 x D-Sub port
  2. 1 x HDMI port
  3. 2 x DisplayPort
  (Graphics specifications may vary depending on CPU support.) Support for up to 4 displays at the same time
• Audio
  1. Realtek® Audio CODEC
  2. High Definition Audio
  3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
     * To configure 7.1-channel audio, you need to open the audio software and select Device advanced settings > Playback Device to change the default setting first. Please visit GIGABYTE's website for details on configuring the audio software.
• LAN
  1. Realtek® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps)
• Expansion Slots
  1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCI Express 4.0)
  2. 2 x PCI Express x1 slot (PCI Express 3.0)
• Storage Interface
  CPU:
  1. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU)
  Chipset:
  1. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_SB)
  2. 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
  Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready
  * System acceleration with Intel® Optane™ Memory can only be enabled on the M.2 connector supported by the Chipset.
• USB
  Chipset:
  1. 1 x USB Type-C® port on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support
  2. 5 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (3 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
  3. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports on the back panel
  Chipset+2 USB 2.0 Hubs:
  1. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB headers
• Form Factor: Micro ATX (24.4cm x 24.4cm)

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