Chipset

Intel® Z890 Express Chipset      

Memory

Support up to 10266+MT/s (OC)

CQDIMM Support up to 8000 MT/s (OC)

2 x DDR5 DIMM slots, Dual Channel

Max. Capacity 256 GB

Support ECC (operate in non-ECC mode), Non-ECC, Quad Rank Un-buffered DIMM memory modules

Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory module

(The CPU and memory configuration may affect the supported memory types, data rate (speed), and number of DRAM modules, please refer to "Memory Support List" on GIGABYTE's website for more information.)    

Onboard Graphics

Integrated   Graphics Processor-Intel® HD Graphics support:

- 1 x USB4® USB Type-C® port, supporting USB4 and DisplayPort video outputs and a maximum resolution of 4096x2304@144 Hz

Support for DisplayPort 2.1 version and HDCP 2.3        

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

Support for DisplayPort 2.1 version and HDCP 2.3        

(Graphics specifications may vary depending on CPU support.)            

Audio

Realtek® ALC1220 CODEC

The back panel line out jack supports DSD audio.         

High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel

You can change the functionality of an audio jack using the audio software. To   configure 7.1-channel audio, access the audio software for audio settings.    

Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN

Realtek® 5GbE LAN chip (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, supporting 2.4/5/6 GHz carrier frequency bands

- BLUETOOTH 5.4

- Support for 11be 320MHz wireless standard

(Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment.)

Wi-Fi 7 features require Windows 11 SV3 to function properly. (There is no support   driver for Windows 10.)

** Wi-Fi 7 channels on 6 GHz band availability depends on individual country's   regulations.

***Bluetooth version may change with updates. See the Wi-Fi chip vendor’s website for details.         

Expansion Slots

CPU:

- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, supporting PCIe 5.0 and running at x16 (PCIEX16)

The PCIEX16 slot can only support a graphics card or an NVMe SSD. If only one   graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.           

Chipset:

- 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, supporting PCIe 4.0 and running at x4 (PCIEX4_1,   PCIEX4_2)

The PCIEX4_2 slot shares bandwidth with the M2L_SB connector. The PCIEX4_2 slot becomes unavailable when a device is installed in the M2L_SB connector    

Storage Interface

CPU:

- 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 25110/22110/2580/2280 PCIe 5.0x4/x2   SSD support) (M2A_CPU)

- 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 22110/2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2B_CPU)

Chipset:

- 2 x M.2 connectors (Socket 3, M key, type 22110/2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD   support) (M2Q_SB) (M2L_SB)

- 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 22110/2280 SATA and PCIe 4.0x4/x2 SSD   support) (M2M_SB)

- 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 support for NVMe SSD storage devices

RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 support for SATA storage devices               

USB

CPU:

- 1 x USB4® USB Type-C® port on the back panel

Chipset:

- 1 x USB Type-C® port with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support, available through the internal   USB header

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

- 5 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (3 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

2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors

1 x CPU fan header

1 x CPU fan/water cooling pump header

3 x system fan headers

1 x system fan/water cooling pump header

3 x addressable RGB Gen2 LED strip headers

1 x RGB LED strip header

5 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors

4 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 2 support

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header

2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers

1 x Trusted Platform Module header (For the GC-TPM2.0 SPI V2 module only)

2 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connectors (For GIGABYTE Thunderbolt™ 5 add-in card only)

1 x reset jumper

1 x Clear CMOS jumper              

Back Panel Connectors

1 x reset button

1 x power button

1 x Clear CMOS button

1 x Q-Flash Plus button

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

1 x DisplayPort (Note)

4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports

3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports

1 x USB4® USB Type-C® port (DisplayPort (Note))

2 x antenna connectors (2T2R)

1 x RJ-45 port

1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector

2 x audio jacks

(Note) Actual support may vary by CPU.

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.                

BIOS

1 x 512 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 GIGABYTE Control Center (GCC)

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

Support for Q-Flash

Support for Q-Flash Plus

Support for Smart Backup         

Bundled Software

Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)

Operating System

Support for Windows 11 64-bit

Form Factor

ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm