Gigabyte Z790 UD AX​ (rev. 1.2) DDR5 Motherboard

Gigabyte Z790 UD AX​ (rev. 1.2) DDR5 Motherboard

 

PERFORMANCE

To ensure maximum Turbo Boost and overclocking performance of Intel’s new generation CPU, GIGABYTE AORUS series motherboard equip the best VRM design ever built with the highest quality components.

Design Ready for PCIe 5.0

PCIe 5.0 Design supports double the bandwidth of PCIe 4.0 and ensures that compatible with cutting-edge SSDs and GPUs released in the next few years to their full capability.

XMP 3.0 User Profile

Define and create your own SPD profile into Native and XMP 3.0 memory modules or apply the pre-tuned profiles to XMP 3.0 User Profile. Two user-defined profiles can be saved, loaded either locally or from/to an external storage device.

• Two empty SPD profiles can be defined by users and carry to next computer

• Transfer DDR5 XMP Booster profiles into XMP 3.0 User Profiles

• Quick memory performance simulation based on user input clock and timing parameters

• Profile save and load function to share your memory parameters online

GIGABYTE PerfDrive

PerfDrive technology integrates multiple GIGABYTE exclusive BIOS settings to allow users to balance between different levels of performance, power consumption, and temperature according to their needs easily when using 13th gen Intel® Core™ processors.

Nanocarbon Coated Fin Array Heatsink

As CPUs get more powerful, VRM modules get hotter under ultra high performance. Being the first adopters among industry using NanoCarbon as coating material to enhance thermal radiation speed up heat dissipation. Nanocarbon is coated onto the heatsink through electrostatic adhesion. The coating material covers the entire finned heatsink with 200μm in thickness. In that way, heat is dissipated more quickly. The tests show 10% cooler with the NanoCarbon coating.

Fins-Array III

GIGABYTE new generation Fins-Array III delivers the ultimate thermal performance by using Extended Irregular fins to fill all available space and vastly increases surface area. A piece of Fins-Array III heatsink surface area is larger than 2 full size ATX motherboard PCB, therefore it tremendously boost thermal efficiency and heat exchange performance.

M.2 Thermal Guard III

M.2 Thermal Guard III constructed with 9X optimized heat dissipation surface to prevent throttling and bottleneck that high-speed/ large capacity of PCIe 5.0 M.2 SSDs may cause, especially under heavy workload.The special design of heatsink grooves in the direction of CPU further enhances the in-chassis air flow and optimizes the heat convection efficiency.

SMART FAN 6

Smart Fan 6 contains several unique cooling features that ensure gaming PC maintain its performance while staying cool and quiet. Multiple fan headers can support PWM/DC fan and pump, and users can easily define each fan curve based on different temperature sensors across the board via intuitive user interface.

Fins-Array III

GIGABYTE new generation Fins-Array III delivers the ultimate thermal performance by using Extended Irregular fins to fill all available space and vastly increases surface area. A piece of Fins-Array III heatsink surface area is larger than 2 full size ATX motherboard PCB, therefore it tremendously boost thermal efficiency and heat exchange performance.

M.2 Thermal Guard III

M.2 Thermal Guard III constructed with 9X optimized heat dissipation surface to prevent throttling and bottleneck that high-speed/ large capacity of PCIe 5.0 M.2 SSDs may cause, especially under heavy workload.The special design of heatsink grooves in the direction of CPU further enhances the in-chassis air flow and optimizes the heat convection efficiency.

SMART FAN 6

Smart Fan 6 contains several unique cooling features that ensure gaming PC maintain its performance while staying cool and quiet. Multiple fan headers can support PWM/DC fan and pump, and users can easily define each fan curve based on different temperature sensors across the board via intuitive user interface.

802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E

The latest Wireless solution 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E with new dedicated 6GHz band, enables gigabit wireless performance, provides smooth video streaming, better gaming experience, few dropped connections and speeds up to 2.4Gbps. Moreover, Bluetooth 5 provides 4X range over BT 4.2 and with faster transmission.

PERSONALIZATION

 

UEFI BIOS

Friendly User Interface

The EASY MODE shows important hardware information in one page including CPU clock, Memory, Storage, Fan.

My Favorites

Add constantly used items into the favorite menu for quick access.

Changelog

List all changes before saving and exiting bios. Quickly review overall settings modification.

GIGABYTE Control Center

GIGABYTE CONTROL CENTER (GCC) is a unified software for all GIGABYTE supported products. It provides newly designed intuitive user interface to control all essential function.

Unified software platform for all Gigabyte supported products

Intuitive user interface for an eased experience

Modularized control components only for installed hardware

Auto update function to keep system up to date and support future products

Multi-key

A multi-function reset button that can be reconfigured to other function in BIOS for different user scenarios.

 

• • RGB SwitchTurn off all lighting effect on motherboard.

 

• • Direct-To-BIOSBoot into BIOS menu directly without pressing any keyboard button.

 

• • Safe ModeBoot into BIOS safe mode to change specific option without losing other BIOS settings.

 

 

ULTRA DURABLE

 

EZ-Latch Plus

With GIGABYTE EZ-Latch Plus, you can DIY your PC in no time, quick and easy.

Q-Flash Plus

Update the BIOS easily without installing the CPU, memory and graphics card.

With GIGABYTE Q-Flash Plus, you don’t need to install the CPU, memory and graphics card nor enter the BIOS menu to flash the BIOS. Just download and save a new BIOS file (rename to gigabyte.bin) on the USB flash drive, then press the dedicated Q-Flash Plus button and you’re good to go!

Brand	Gigabyte
Chipset	Intel® Z790 Express Chipset
CPU Supported	LGA1700 socket: Support for the 14th, 13th, and 12th Generation Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors L3 cache varies with CPU
I/O Controller	iTE® I/O Controller Chip
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 water cooling CPU fan header 3 x system fan headers 1 x system fan/water cooling pump header 2 x addressable LED strip headers 2 x RGB LED strip headers 3 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 S/PDIF Out header 1 x USB Type-C® header, with USB 3.2 Gen 1 support 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers 1 x serial port 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 reset button 1 x Q-Flash Plus button 1 x reset jumper 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
Back Panel Connectors	1 x USB Type-C® port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 support 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port (red) 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R) 1 x HDMI 2.0 port 1 x DisplayPort 1 x RJ-45 port 3 x audio jacks
Number of Memory Slots	4 x DIMM
Maximum Memory Supported	192 GB
Memory Type Supported	DDR5
Channel Supported	Dual Channel
Expansion Slots	1 x PCI Express 3.0
Storage Supported	1 x M.2 connector, 2 x M.2 Connectors (Socket 3; M key; Form Factor 2242/2280 ; Supports PCIe gen4 x4 or SATA mode), 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
Operating system	Support for Windows 11 64-bit Support for Windows 10 64-bit
HDMI	1 x HDMI
Warranty	3 Years