Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Xtreme, Intel Z390 Motherboard - Socket 1151 [Z390 AORUS XTREME]

Additionally, Z390 motherboards support the ninth-generation Intel Core processors (Coffee Lake-S Refresh). Also on the start are the chip-side Wi-Fi 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 Xtreme motherboard at a glance:
- 3x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16 / x8 / x4) & 2x PCIe x1
- 5x USB 3.1 (4x Type A & 1x Type C)
- Total 6x USB 3.0 and 8x USB 2.0 (internal & external)
- 3x M.2 / 6x SATA 6G
- Supports max. 64 GB of DDR4 RAM
- Integrated LED lighting with 2x RGB LED header

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

The four DIMM slots support up to 64GB of DDR4 memory in dual-channel mode. Natively, the Z390 chipset supports clock rates up to 2,666 MHz, but with the OC, the Z390 Aorus Xtreme also allows the operation of RAM kits up to 4,266 MHz. Hard drives and SSDs have six SATA 6G ports and three M.2 slots.

On the I / O panel, the Z390 Aorus Xtreme has two Thunderbolt 3 connectors with USB 3.1 Type-C and four 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 two USB 3.0 and two USB 2.0 ports as well as an HDMI port on the I / O panel. In addition, the Aorus Xtreme has two RJ-45 ports for connecting to networks - one with 10 Gbps - and two SMA antenna ports for the integrated WiFi module (ac) with Bluetooth 5. For the connection of sound -Peripherie are an optical S / PDIF output and five phone plugs available. Internally, the motherboard provides a large selection of ports and headers.

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 4,266 MHz using OC)
- Dual-Channel
- Max. 64 GB
- Slots (physical):
- 1x PCIe 3.0x16
- 1x PCIe 3.0 x16 (electric x8)
- 1x PCIe 3.0 x16 (electric x4)
- Compatible multi-VGA configurations: 3-Way AMD CrossFire
- 2-Way NVIDIA SLI
- 2x PCIe x1 2.0x1

Internal connections:
- 6 × SATA 6G (2 of them as SATA Express)
- 1x M.2 (SATA & PCIe 3.0 x4 / x2; 2242/2260/2280/22110)
- 1x M.2 (SATA & PCIe 3.0 x4 / x2; 2260/2280/22110)
- 1x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4 / x2; 2242/2260/2280)
- 1x USB 3.0 Type A (a header)
- 1x USB 3.1 Type C (a header)
- 2x USB 2.0 (two headers)
- 1x CPU fan header (4-pin)
- 1x Water Cooling CPU fan header
- 4x system fan header (4-pin)
- 2x System Fan / Water Cooling Pump Header
- 1x TPM header
- 1x clear CMOS jumper
- 1x OC PEG Power Connector
- 1x front panel header
- 1x front panel audio
- 2x RGB LED strip header
- 2x digitally addressable LED strip headers
- 2x digitally addressable LED Strip Power Seleect Jumper
- 2x temperature sensor header
- 1x Clear CMOS button
- 1x power button
- 1x reset button
- 1x OC button
- 2x BIOS switches

External connections:
- 4 × USB 3.1 (2 × Type A)
- 2x USB 3.0
- 2x USB 2.0
- 1x HDMI 1.4
- 1x 10 Gigabit LAN (Aquantia)
- 1x Gigabit LAN (Intel I219V)
- 1x S / PDIF
- 5x audio (Realtek ALC1220-VB codec, 7.1 channel audio)

Power supply:
- 1x 24-pin ATX 12V
- 2x 8-pin ATX 12V