GIGABYTE Z890 AORUS MASTER Motherboard

GIGABYTE Z890 AORUS MASTER Motherboard

• Supports Intel Core Ultra processors (Series 2)

• Digital twin 18+1+2 phases VRM solution

• D5 Bionic Corsa for Infinite Memory Performance

• AORUS AI SNATCH : Auto-Overclocking Software by AI models

• AI Perfdrive : Provides optimal and customized BIOS preset profile for users

• Premium Compatibility : 4*DDR5 with XMP Memory Module Support

• DDR Wind Blade : Enhanced Active Cooling for Memory Modules

• WIFI EZ-Plug : Quick and easy design for Wi-Fi antenna installation

• EZ-Latch Plus : PCIe and M.2 slots with Quick Release & Screwless Design

• EZ-Latch Click : M.2 heatsinks with screwless design

• Sensor Panel Link : Onboard video port for hassle-free in-chassis panel setup

• Friendly UI : Multi-Theme, AIO Fan Control, and Q-Flash Auto Scan in BIOS and SW

• New Power Monitor in HWinfo for real-time monitoring on CPU power phases

• Ultra-Fast Storage : 5*M.2 slots, including 2* PCIe 5.0 x4

• Efficient Thermal : VRM Thermal Armor Advanced & M.2 Thermal Guard XL

• Fast Networking : 10GbE LAN & Wi-Fi 7 with directional Ultra-high gain antenna

• Extended Connectivity : Dual THUNDERBOLT 4 Type-C with DP-Alt

• DTS : X Ultra Audio : ALC1220 & Rear ESS SABRE Hi-Fi 9118 DAC

• Ultra Durable PCIe Armor : The metal back plate of PCIe x16 slot for enhanced durability

• PCIe UD Slot X : PCIe 5.0 x16 slot with 10X strength for graphics card

CPU

Socket: LGA1851

Support: Intel Core Ultra Processors

L3 Cache: Varies by CPU

Refer to: "CPU Support List" for details

Chipset

Intel Z890 Express Chipset

Memory

Type: DDR5

Speed: Up to 9500 MT/s (Overclocked)

Capacity:

4 x DDR5 DIMM slots, up to 256 GB total (64 GB per DIMM)

Features:

Dual-channel architecture

ECC Un-buffered DIMMs (non-ECC mode)

Non-ECC Un-buffered DIMMs

Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) support

CUDIMM support

Onboard Graphics

Integrated Graphics Processor: Intel HD Graphics

Ports:

2 x Thunderbolt 4 (USB4 Type-C)

DisplayPort and Thunderbolt video output

Resolutions:

Thunderbolt Monitor: Up to 5120x2880 @ 60 Hz

USB Type-C Monitor: Up to 3840x2160 @ 240 Hz

1 x Front HDMI 1.4 (1920x1080 @ 30 Hz)

Triple-display support

Audio

Codec: Realtek ALC1220

DAC Chip: ESS ES9118

Features:

DTS:X Ultra

2/4/5.1-channel support

S/PDIF Out

LAN

Chip: Marvell AQtion AQC113C 10GbE

Speeds: 10 Gbps / 5 Gbps / 2.5 Gbps / 1 Gbps / 100 Mbps

Wireless Communication

Module: Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200NGW

802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be (2.4/5/6 GHz bands)

Bluetooth 5.4

Wi-Fi 7 (320 MHz channels)

Expansion Slots

CPU:

1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 (shared bandwidth with M.2, drops to x8 when M.2 is used)

Chipset:

1 x PCIe 4.0 x4

1 x PCIe 4.0 x1

Storage Interfaces

CPU M.2 Slots:

3 x PCIe M.2 (2 x PCIe 5.0, 1 x PCIe 4.0)

Chipset Storage:

2 x PCIe 4.0 M.2 (1 with SATA support)

4 x SATA 6Gb/s

RAID Support:

NVMe SSDs: RAID 0, 1, 5, 10

SATA: RAID 0, 1, 5, 10

USB Ports

CPU Ports:

2 x Thunderbolt 4 (USB Type-C, up to 40 Gbps)

Chipset Ports:

6 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (Type-A)

8 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (4 rear, 4 internal)

6 x USB 2.0/1.1 (2 rear, 4 internal)

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (Type-)

Internal I/O Connectors

24-pin ATX power

2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power

5 x M.2 connectors

4 x SATA connectors

USB headers:

1 x USB Type-C (3.2 Gen 2x2)

2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1

2 x USB 2.0

RGB and ARGB headers

Back Panel Connectors

Thunderbolt 4: 2 x USB Type-C

USB Ports:

6 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A (red)

4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1

2 x USB 2.0

RJ-45 Ethernet

Audio Jacks: 2 + Optical S/PDIF Out

Form Factor

ATX: 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm

Operating System

Windows 11 64-bit