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Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Ultra Motherboard for Intel 12th Gen Processors comes with 16+1+2 Digital VRM Design, DDR5 Xtreme Memory Design, and the latest PCIe 5.0.

Z690 AORUS ULTRA (rev. 1.x)

Intel® Z690 AORUS Motherboard with 16+1+2 Digital VRM Design, DDR5 XTREME MEMORY Design, PCIe 5.0 Design, Fully Covered Thermal Design , 4*PCIe 4.0 M.2 with Enlarged Thermal Guards, 2.5GbE LAN, WIFI 6 802.11ax, 120dB Hi-Res Audio with WIMA, Rear USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 TYPE-C® , RGB FUSION 2.0, Q-Flash Plus

Supports 12th Gen Intel®  Core™ Series Processors

Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR5, 4 DIMMs

16+1+2 Phases Direct VRM Design with 105A Power Stage* and Tantalum Polymer Capacitor

DDR5 XTREME MEMORY Design with SMD DIMM and Shielded Memory Routing

Advanced Thermal Solution with Fully Covered Thermal Design and Fins-Array II

WIFI6 802.11ax 2T2R & BT5 with AORUS Antenna

Hi-Fi Audio with ALC4080 and WIMA Audio Capacitors

Fast 2.5GbE LAN with Bandwidth Management

Four Ultra-Fast NVMe PCIe 4.0/3.0 x4 M.2 with Enlarged Thermal Guards

SuperSpeed USB 3.2 Gen2x2 TYPE-C® delivers up to 20Gb/s transfer speeds

RGB FUSION 2.0 with Multi-Zone Addressable LED Light Show Design, Support 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

XTREME MEMORY

GIGABYTE Z690 Motherboards feature the latest DDR5 architecture and XMP 3.0 capability. The new DDR5 memory technology brings 50% more bandwidth to the platform and increases the system performance drastically by implementing Unlocked Native DDR5 Voltage, Xtreme Memory Routing and reliable SMD slot. In addition to the hardware upgrades, the user friendly UI provides full functionality to overclock higher with exclusive DDR5 tuning capability. 

ADVANCED THERMAL SOLUTION

Un-throttled performance is guaranteed by the enhanced thermal solution that incorporates Fins-Array, Heatpipe and Thermal Guards. The comprehensive solution delivers excellent heat dissipation. The Z690 AORUS Motherboards stays cool on VRMs and M.2 SSD even on full loading, making it most suitable for enthusiasts, overclockers and professional gamers.

CONNECTIVITY

GIGABYTE Z690 Series Motherboards let you experience ultimate connection flexibility and blazing data-transfer speed with next generation network, storage, and WIFI connectivity.

PERSONALIZATION

GIGABYTE motherboards bundle several useful and intuitive software to help users to control every aspect of motherboard and provide customizable lighting effect with outstanding aesthetics to fit your unique personality.

ULTRA DURABLE

GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ features its product durability and high-quality manufacturing process. GIGABYTE motherboards use the best components and reinforce every slots to make each of them solid and durable.​

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    CPU        LGA1700 socket: Support for 12th Generation Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors*

        L3 cache varies with CPU

    * Please refer to "CPU Support List" for more information.


    Chipset        Intel® Z690 Express Chipset


    Memory        Support for DDR5 6200(O.C.) / 6000(O.C.) / 5800(O.C.) / 5600(O.C.) / 5400(O.C.) / 5200(O.C.) / 4800 / 4000 MHz memory modules

        4 x DDR5 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB (32 GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory

        Dual channel memory architecture

        Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)

        Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules

        Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

    (Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)


    Onboard Graphics    Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel® HD Graphics support:

        1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2304@60 Hz

        * Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version and HDCP 2.3

    (Graphics specifications may vary depending on CPU support.)


    Audio        Realtek® ALC4080 CODEC

        Support for DTS:X® Ultra

        High Definition Audio

        2-channel analog output

        Support for S/PDIF Out

        7.1-channel digital signals

        * Actual output of digital signals may vary depending on the playback content and software used, and an external DAC is required.


    LAN        Intel® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps)

    Wireless Communication module

    WIFI Module

        WIFI a, b, g, n, ac, ax, supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band

        BLUETOOTH 5.2

        Support for 11ax 160MHz wireless standard and up to 2.4 Gbps data rate

        * Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment.


    Expansion Slots        1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)

        * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.

        (The PCIEX16 slot conforms to PCI Express 5.0 standard.)

        2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x4 (PCIEX4_1, PCIEX4_2)

        (The PCIEX4 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)


    Multi-Graphics Technology        Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire™ and 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies


    Storage Interface    CPU:

        1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU)

    Chipset:

        1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2C_SB)

        2 x M.2 connectors (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_SB, M2Q_SB)

        6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

    Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10

    * Refer to "2-8 Internal Connectors," for the installation notices for the M.2 and SATA connectors.

    Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready

    * System acceleration with Intel® Optane™ Memory can only be enabled on the M.2 connectors supported by the Chipset.


    USB    Chipset:

        2 x USB Type-C® ports, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support (1 port on the back panel, 1 port available through the internal USB header)

        4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel

    Chipset+2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Hubs:

        6 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)

    Chipset+2 USB 2.0 Hubs:

        8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)


    Internal I/O Connectors        1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector

        1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector

        1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector

        1 x CPU fan header

        1 x water cooling CPU fan header

        4 x system fan headers

        2 x system fan/water cooling pump headers

        2 x addressable LED strip headers

        2 x RGB LED strip headers

        4 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors

        6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

        1 x front panel header

        1 x front panel audio header

        1 x USB Type-C® header, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support

        1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header

        2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers

        1 x noise detection header

        2 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connectors

        1 x Trusted Platform Module header (For the GC-TPM2.0 SPI/GC-TPM2.0 SPI 2.0 module only)

        1 x power button

        1 x Q-Flash Plus button

        1 x reset button

        1 x reset jumper

        1 x Clear CMOS jumper

        2 x temperature sensor headers


    Back Panel Connectors        2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)

        1 x USB Type-C® port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support

        4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)

        4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports

        4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports

        1 x DisplayPort

        1 x RJ-45 port

        1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector

        2 x audio jacks


    I/O Controller        iTE® I/O Controller Chip


    H/W Monitoring        Voltage detection

        Temperature detection

        Fan speed detection

        Water cooling flow rate detection

        Fan fail warning

        Fan speed control

        * Whether the fan (pump) speed control function is supported will depend on the fan (pump) you install.

        Noise detection


    BIOS        1 x 256 Mbit flash

        Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS

        PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0


    Unique Features        Support for APP Center

        * Available applications in APP Center may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications.

        @BIOS

        EasyTune

        Fast Boot

        Game Boost

        ON/OFF Charge

        RGB Fusion

        Smart Backup

        System Information Viewer

        Support for Q-Flash Plus

        Support for Q-Flash

        Support for Xpress Install


    Bundled Software        Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)

        cFosSpeed


    Operating System        Support for Windows 11 64-bit

        Support for Windows 10 64-bit


    Form Factor        ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm