Gigabyte Z390 Designare, Intel Z390 motherboard - socket 1151 [Z390 Designare]

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 Designare Mainboard at a glance:
- 3x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16 / x8 / x4) & 2x PCIe x1
- 5x USB 3.1 (3x type C & 2x type A, internal & external)
- Total 6x USB 3.0 and 4x USB 2.0 (internal & external)
- 2x M.2 / 6x SATA 6G
- Supports max. 64 GB of DDR4 RAM
- 12 + 1-phase digital VRMs and heat pipe cooling for perfect overclocking

The Z390 Designare in detail
The Z390 Designare motherboard (ATX) provides a total of three PCIe x16 slots, one of which is connected to the chipset with a full 16 lanes, while the others are connected with eight or 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. Native support of the Z390 chipset clock rates up to 2,666 MHz, OC allows the Z390 Designare but also the operation of RAM kits up to 4,266 MHz. There are six SATA 6G connectors and two M.2 slots for hard drives and SSDs.

At the I / O panel, the Z390 Designare has a USB 3.1 connector with Type-C 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. In addition to the I / O panel, there are five USB 3.0 ports and two USB 2.0 ports as well as an HDMI port. 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: 2-Way AMD CrossFire
- 2x PCIe 3.0x1

Internal connections:
- 6 × SATA 6G
- 2x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x2 & SATA; 2242/2260/2280/22110)
- 1x USB 3.1 Type C (a header)
- 2x USB 3.0 Type A (a header)
- 2x USB 2.0 (one header)
- 1x CPU fan header (4-pin)
- 3x fan header (4-pin)
- 1x front panel audio
- 1x front panel
- 1x S / PDIF Out
- 1x Clear CMOS jumper
- 1x RGB LED header (4-pin 12V)

External connections:
- 1x PS / 2 keyboard / mouse
- 1 × USB 3.1 (Type C)
- 2 × USB 3.1 (Type A)
- 4x USB 3.0
- 2x USB 2.0
- 1x HDMI
- 1x DisplayPort
- 1x Gigabit LAN (Intel GbE)
- 6x audio (Realtek ALC1220-VB codec)

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