Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Elite, Intel Z390 Motherboard - Socket 1151 [Z390 AORUS ELITE]

Additionally, Z390 motherboards support the ninth-generation Intel Core processors (Coffee Lake-S Refresh). Also at the start are the chip-side WLAN support - but still a WiFi module must be present - and native USB 3.1 support, so they no longer need to be provided with additional chips.

The features of the Z390 Aorus Elite motherboard at a glance:
- 2x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16 / x4) & 4x PCIe x1
- 3x USB 3.1 (2x Type A & 1x Type C)
- Total 6x USB 3.0 and 8x USB 2.0 (internal & external)
- 2x M.2 / 6x SATA 6G
- Supports max. 64 GB of DDR4 RAM
- Integrated LED lighting including RGB LED header

The Z390 Aorus Elite in detail
The Z390 Aorus Elite motherboard (ATX) provides a total of two PCIe x16 slots, one of which is connected to the chipset with a full 16 lanes, while the other is connected with four data lines. For additional plug-in and expansion cards, the motherboard has three PCIe x1 slots.

The four DIMM slots support up to 64GB of DDR4 memory in dual-channel mode. Native support of the Z390 chipset clock rates up to 2,666 MHz, OC allows the Z390 Aorus Elite but also the operation of RAM kits to TBA MHz. There are six SATA 6G connectors and two M.2 slots for hard drives and SSDs.

At the I / O panel, the Z390 Aorus Elite has two USB 3.1 connectors with Type A female connector. USB 3.1 or USB 3.1 Gen 2 achieves maximum speeds of 10 Gbps per port, and USB ports with this standard generally support the fast charging function of smartphones and tablets. Furthermore, there are four USB 3.0 and four USB 2.0 ports as well as an HDMI port on the I / O panel. Internally, the motherboard provides a large selection of ports and headers.

Only compatible with Intel CPUs of the 8th and 9th generation!

Technical details:
- Format:
- ATX
- chipset:
- Intel Z390
- Base:
- 1151 (v2) (for Intel 8th and 9th generation CPUs)
- R.A.M:
- 4x DDR4 (2.666 MHz, up to TBA MHz via OC)
- Dual-Channel
- Max. 64 GB
- Slots (physical):
- 1x PCIe 3.0x16
- 1x PCIe 3.0 x16 (electric x4)
- Compatible multi-VGA configurations: 2-Way AMD CrossFire
- 4x PCIe 3.0x1

Internal connections:
- 6 × SATA 6G (2 of them as SATA Express)
- 2x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4; 2280)
- 1x USB 3.1 (a header)
- 1x USB 3.0 Type A (a header)
- 1x USB 3.0 Type C (a header)
- 4x USB 2.0 (two headers)
- 2x CPU fan header (4-pin)
- 1x CPU_OPT (4-pin)
- 3x fan header (4-pin)
- 1x COM header
- 1x TPM header
- 1x clear CMOS jumper
- 1x front panel audio C
- 2x RGB LED header (4-pin 12V)
- 2x digitally addressable RGB LED headers (3-pin 5V / 12V)

External connections:
- 2 × USB 3.1 (2 × Type A)
- 4x USB 3.0
- 4x USB 2.0
- 1x HDMI
- 1x Gigabit LAN (Intel I219V)
- 1x S / PDIF
- 5x audio (Realtek ALC1220 codec with SupremeFX)

Power supply:
- 1x 24-pin ATX 12V
- 1x 8-pin ATX 12V
- 1x 4-pin ATX 12V