DIRECT POWER DESIGN

Z590 AORUS ELITE motherboard uses a 12+1 phases digital CPU power design which includes both digital PWM Controller and DrMOS. These 100% digital controller and additional 8+4 Solid-pin CPU Power Connectors offer incredible precision in delivering power to the motherboard’s most power-hungry and energy-sensitive components, allowing enthusiasts to get the absolute maximum performance from the new Intel 11th Gen CPU.

UNPARALLELED PERFORMANCE

With the best quality components and GIGABYTE R&D design capability, the Z590 AORUS is a true beast among motherboards.

NEXT GENERATION CONNECTIVITY

A high-end product needs to be future-proof so your system stays up-to-date with the latest technology. Z590 AORUS ELITE provides all next generation network and storage to keep you up to speed.

Supports 11th and 10th Gen Intel^® Core™ Series Processors
Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 4 DIMMs
Direct 12+1 Phases Digital VRM Solution with 60A DrMOS
Shielded Memory Routing for Better Memory Overclocking
Fully Covered Thermal Design with High Coverage MOSFET Heatsinks
AMP-UP Audio with ALC1220 and WIMA Audio Capacitors
Fast 2.5GbE LAN with Bandwidth Management
Triple Ultra-Fast NVMe PCIe 4.0*/3.0 x4 M.2 with Thermal Guards
SuperSpeed USB 3.2 Gen2x2 TYPE-C^® delivers up to 20Gb/s transfer speeds
Pre-installed IO Shield for Easy and Quick Installation
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

CPU
LGA1200 package:
1. 11th Generation Intel^® Core™ i9 processors / Intel^® Core™ i7 processors / Intel^® Core™ i5 processors
2. 10th Generation Intel^® Core™ i9 processors / Intel^® Core™ i7 processors / Intel^® Core™ i5 processors / Intel^® Core™ i3 processors/ Intel^® Pentium^® processors / Intel^® Celeron^® processors* * Limited to processors with 4 MB Intel^® Smart Cache, Intel^® Celeron^® G5xx5 family.
3. L3 cache varies with CPU
(Please refer to "CPU Support List" for more information.)
Chipset
1. Intel^® Z590 Express Chipset
Memory
1. 11th Generation Intel^® Core™ i9/i7/i5 processors: Support for DDR4 5400 (O.C)/ DDR4 5333(O.C.)/ DDR4 5133(O.C.)/DDR4 5000(O.C.)/4933(O.C.)/4800(O.C.)/ 4700(O.C.)/ 4600(O.C.)/ 4500(O.C.)/ 4400(O.C.)/ 4300(O.C.)/4266(O.C.) / 4133(O.C.) / 4000(O.C.) / 3866(O.C.) / 3800(O.C.) / 3733(O.C.) / 3666(O.C.) / 3600(O.C.) / 3466(O.C.) / 3400(O.C.) / 3333(O.C.) / 3300(O.C.) / 3200 / 3000 / 2933 / 2800 / 2666 / 2400 / 2133 MHz memory modules
2. 10th Generation Intel^® Core™ i9/i7 processors: Support for DDR4 2933/2666/2400/2133 MHz memory modules
3. 10th Generation Intel^® Core™ i5/i3 /Pentium^®/Celeron^® processors: Support for DDR4 2666/2400/2133 MHz memory modules
4. 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB (32 GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory
5. Dual channel memory architecture
6. Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)
7. Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules
8. 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. 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
1. Realtek^® ALC1220-VB codec * The back panel line out jack supports DSD audio
2. High Definition Audio
3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
4. Support for S/PDIF Out
LAN
1. Realtek^® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbit/1 Gbit/100 Mbit)
Expansion Slots
1. 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 4.0 standard.)*
1. *Supported by 11th Generation processors only.
1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
2. 1 x PCI Express x1 slot (PCIEX4 and PCIEX1 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
Multi-Graphics Technology
1. Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire™ and 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies
Storage Interface
CPU:
1. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU)*
  
  *Supported by 11th Generation processors only.
Chipset:
1. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe 3.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2B_SB)
2. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe 3.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_SB)
3. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 * Refer to "1-7 Internal Connectors," for the installation notices for the M.2 and SATA connectors. Intel^® Optane™ Memory Ready
USB
Chipset:
1. 1 x USB Type-C^® port on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support
2. 1 x USB Type-C^® port with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support, available through the internal USB header
3. 2 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel
4. 5 x USB 3.2 Gen1 ports (3 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
Chipset+2 USB 2.0 Hub:
1. 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. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
3. 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
4. 1 x CPU fan header
5. 1 x water cooling CPU fan header
6. 3 x system fan headers
7. 1 x system fan/water cooling pump header
8. 2 x addressable LED strip headers
9. 2 x RGB LED strip headers
10. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
11. 3 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
12. 1 x front panel header
13. 1 x front panel audio header
14. 1 x USB Type-C^® header, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support
15. 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 header
16. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
17. 2 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connectors
18. 1 x Trusted Platform Module header (For the GC-TPM2.0 SPI / GC-TPM2.0 SPI 2.0 module only)
19. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
20. 1 x Q-Flash Plus button
＊All fan headers are subject to support AIO_Pump, Pump and high performance fan with the capability of delivering up to 2A/12V @ 24W.
Back Panel Connectors
1. 1 x USB Type-C^® port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support
2. 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)
3. 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
4. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
5. 1 x DisplayPort
6. 1 x RJ-45 port
7. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
8. 5 x audio jacks
I/O Controller
1. iTE^® I/O Controller Chip
H/W Monitoring
1. Voltage detection
2. Temperature detection
3. Fan speed detection
4. Water cooling flow rate detection
5. Fan fail warning
6. Fan speed control * Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the fan you install.
BIOS
1. 1 x 256 Mbit flash
2. Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
3. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0
Unique Features
1. 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
2. Support for Q-Flash Plus
3. Support for Q-Flash
4. Support for Xpress Install
Bundled Software
1. Norton^® Internet Security (OEM version)
2. Realtek^® 8125 Gaming LAN Bandwidth Control Utility
Operating System
1. Support for Windows 10 64-bit
Form Factor
1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm

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