GIGABYTE Z490 AORUS PRO AX Review

👤by David Mitchelson Comments 📅29-05-20
Technical Specifications

Below are the technical specifications concerning the Z490 AORUS PRO AX:

Processor
Supports 10th Gen Intel® Core™ and Pentium® Gold /Celeron® processors for LGA 1200 socket

Chipset
Intel® Z490 Chipset

Memory
4x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 128GB
Supports: 2133-5000 MHz (OC)
Supports Dual-Channel mode
Supports non-ECC mode, un-buffered memory
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

Expansion Slots
3x PCIe 3.0x 16 slots – Modes: x16, x8, x4 (2 from CPU, 1 from PCH)
2x PCIe x1 slots (from PCH)

Multi-GPU
Supports 2-Way NVIDIA® SLI™ Technology
Supports 3-Way AMD® CrossFire™ Technology

Storage
Intel® Z490 Chipset

6x SATA 6Gb/s ports
1x M.2 slots PCIe 3.0 x4 (Key M) 2242/2260/2280/22110
1x M.2 slots PCIe 3.0 x4 (Key M) 2242/2260/2280
Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready
Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology for Intel Core™ processors

USB
Rear USB Port ( Total 8 )
- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Ports
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C Port
- 3 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A Ports
- 4 x USB 2.0 Type-A Ports
Front USB Port ( Total 9 )
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 front panel header
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 front panel header
2 x USB 2.0 front panel headers

Audio
- 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1220-VB Audio Codec)

LAN
1x 2.5 Intel Gigabit LAN

WiFi & Bluetooth
Intel® WiFi 6 - AX201

Supports 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, MU-MINO Rx, 2.4GHz-5GHz (160MHz) up to 2.4Gbps
Supports Bluetooth® 5.1

Internal 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
6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
1 x front panel header
1 x front panel audio 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
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 Clear CMOS jumper
2 x temperature sensor headers
1 x Q-Flash Plus button

Back panel ports
1 x USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)
3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)
1 x HDMI port
1 x RJ-45 port
1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
5 x audio jacks

Dimensions
12 in. x 9.6 in. (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)
ATX Form Factor


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