Gigabytes Z490 Aorus Elite AC, Intel Z490 motherboard - socket 1200 [Z490 AORUS ELITE AC]

Since the "Comet Lake-S" processors need a new socket due to the optimized power supply, the Intel series LGA1200 socket is used on the 400 series mainboards. Despite the increased number of pins, the actual size of the socket remains the same with older sockets, so that CPU coolers for socket LGA 115x can also be mounted on the mainboard.

The features of the Gigabyte Z490 Aorus Elite AC motherboard at a glance:
- 2x PCIe (3.0) x16 (16/4) & 2x PCIe x1
- 3x USB 3.1 (2x Type A, 1x MB header)
- A total of 4x USB 3.0 and 8x USB 2.0 (internal & external)
- 3x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4) / 6x SATA 6G
- Supports max. 64 GB DDR4 RAM up to 4,400 MHz
- Integrated RGB LED lighting
- With integrated WiFi and Bluetooth module
- With fast 2.5G LAN

The Gigabyte Z490 Aorus Elite AC in detail
The Gigabyte Z490 Aorus Elite AC motherboard in ATX form factor offers two PCIe-x16 slots and two PCIe-x1 slots for plug-in and expansion cards. The x16 slots are each connected with a full 16 lanes. As a high-end motherboard, the Gigabyte Z490 Aorus Elite AC also supports multi-GPU setups via AMD Crossfire / XDMA. Other features of the mainboard also include a striking cooler design and integrated RGB LED lighting.

Up to 64 GB DDR4 RAM in dual-channel mode can be used in the four DIMM slots. The Z490 chipset supports clock speeds of up to 2,933 MHz, but the OC enables the Gigabyte Z490 Aorus Elite AC to operate RAM kits with up to 4,400 MHz! Three M.2 slots for PCIe / SATA M.2 SSDs and six SATA 6G connectors enable storage drives to be connected. The M.2 slots are connected to the chipset with four PCIe lanes and support the NVMe protocol, which enables data transfer rates of just under 4 GB / s. This means that M.2 PCIe SSDs are up to eight times faster than SATA 6G SSDs!

The Gigabyte Z490 Aorus Elite AC has two USB 3.1 type A ports, two USB 3.0 ports and an HDMI port on the I / O panel. Internally, the mainboard provides a large selection of connections and headers.

Compatible only with 10th generation Intel CPUs!

Technical details:
Format:
- ATX
- Chipset:
- Intel Z490
- Base:
- 1200 (for 10th-generation Intel CPUs)
- R.A.M:
- 4x DDR4 (2,933 MHz, up to 4,400 MHz using OC)
- Dual channel
- 64 GB max
- Slots (physical):
- 2x PCIe 3.0 x16
- 2x PCIe x1
- Internal connections:
- 6x SATA 6G
- 3x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4; 2242/2260/2280)
- 1x USB 3.1 (one header)
- 2x USB 3.0 (one header)
- 4x USB 2.0 (two headers)
- 1x TPM header
- External connections:
- 2x USB 3.1 (type A)
- 3x USB 3.0
- 4x USB 2.0
- 1x HDMI
- 1x Gigabit LAN (RTL8125 2.5G)
- 2x WiFi / Bluetooth antenna (Intel 1x1 Wireless-AC 9462)
- 1x S / PDIF
- 5x 3.5mm audio (Realtek ALC1220-VB)
- Power supply:
-- 1x 24-pin ATX
- 1x 8-pin 12V
- 1x 4-pin 12V