Socket:- Intel LGA1851
CPU Support:- Intel Core Ultra Processors
Chipset:- Intel Z890
Form Factor:- ATX
Dimensions:- 30.5cm x 24.4cm
Memory:
- Support for up-to DDR5 9500(OC) / 6400 (JEDEC) MT/s memory modules
- 4 x DDR5 DIMM sockets supporting up to 256 GB (64 GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory
- Dual channel memory architecture
- Support for EEC & non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules
- Support for Extreme Memory Profiles (XMP)
- Support CUDIMM Memory Module (see vendor list for validated model support)
Onboard Graphics:
Integrated Graphics Processor -- Intel HD Graphics
- 2 x Intel Thunderbolt 4 connectors (USB4 USB Type-C) supporting DisplayPort and Thunderbolt video outputs. Maximum resolution of 3840x2160@240 Hz (DP 2.1 & HDR), 5120x2880@60Hz (Thunderbolt)
- 1 x front HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1080@30 Hz (HDMI 1.4)
Audio:
- Realtek® ALC1220 CODEC
- ESS ES9118 DAC
- Support for DTS:X® Ultra; 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel (software controlled)
- Support for S/PDIF Out
Networking
- Marvell AQtion AQC113C 10GbE LAN chip (10Gbps/5Gbps/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
* 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.
Expansion Slots
Off-CPU:
- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot (PCIEX16), supporting PCIe 5.0 operating at up-to x16
Chipset:
- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, supporting PCIe 4.0 and running at x4 (PCIEX4)
- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, supporting PCIe 4.0 and running at x1 (PCIEX1)
Storage Interface
Off-CPU:
- 1 x M.2 connector (M2A_CPU), supporting Socket 3, M key, type 25110/22110/2580/2280 SSDs @ PCIe 5.0 x4.
- 1 x M.2 connector (M2B_CPU), supporting Socket 3, M key, type 22110/2280 SSDs @ PCIe 4.0 x4.
- 1 x M.2 connector (M2D_CPU), supporting Socket 3, M key, type 22110/2280 SSDs @ PCIe 5.0 x4.
Off-Chipset:
- 1 x M.2 connector (M2P_SB), supporting Socket 3, M key, type 2280 SSDs @ PCIe 4.0 x4.
- 1 x M.2 connectors (M2M_SB), supporting Socket 3, M key, type 2280 SATA & PCIe 4.0 x4 SSDs.
- 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors. RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 support for NVMe & SATA SSD storage devices
USB:
CPU:
- 2 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 (USB Type-C®) ports on the back panel
*Support up to 40Gbps with Thunderbolt devices
*Support up to 20Gbps with USB4 devices
*Support up to 10Gbps with USB 3.2 devices
Chipset:
- 6 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel
Chipset+USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Hub:
- 1 x USB Type-C® port with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support, available through the internal USB header
Chipset+2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Hubs:
- 8 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)
Chipset+2 USB 2.0 Hubs:
- 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 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
4 x system fan headers
4 x system fan/water cooling pump headers
4 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 2x2 support
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 headers
2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
1 x noise detection header
1 x Trusted Platform Module header (For the GC-TPM2.0 SPI/GC-TPM2.0 SPI 2.0/GC-TPM2.0 SPI V2 module only)
1 x HDMI port (Note)
1 x power button
1 x reset button
1 x reset jumper
1 x Clear CMOS jumper
2 x temperature sensor headers
Voltage Measurement Points
Back Panel Connectors
1 x Q-Flash Plus button
1 x Clear CMOS button
2 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 connectors (USB Type-C® ports)
6 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)
4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
1 x RJ-45 port
2 x antenna connectors (2T2R)
2 x audio jacks
1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
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
- Noise detection
BIOS
- 1 x 256 Mbit flash
Unique Features
- Support for Q-Flash
- Support for Q-Flash Plus
- Support Smart Backup
Bundled Software
- Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)
- LAN bandwidth management software
CPU Support:- Intel Core Ultra Processors
Chipset:- Intel Z890
Form Factor:- ATX
Dimensions:- 30.5cm x 24.4cm
Memory:
- Support for up-to DDR5 9500(OC) / 6400 (JEDEC) MT/s memory modules
- 4 x DDR5 DIMM sockets supporting up to 256 GB (64 GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory
- Dual channel memory architecture
- Support for EEC & non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules
- Support for Extreme Memory Profiles (XMP)
- Support CUDIMM Memory Module (see vendor list for validated model support)
Onboard Graphics:
Integrated Graphics Processor -- Intel HD Graphics
- 2 x Intel Thunderbolt 4 connectors (USB4 USB Type-C) supporting DisplayPort and Thunderbolt video outputs. Maximum resolution of 3840x2160@240 Hz (DP 2.1 & HDR), 5120x2880@60Hz (Thunderbolt)
- 1 x front HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1080@30 Hz (HDMI 1.4)
Audio:
- Realtek® ALC1220 CODEC
- ESS ES9118 DAC
- Support for DTS:X® Ultra; 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel (software controlled)
- Support for S/PDIF Out
Networking
- Marvell AQtion AQC113C 10GbE LAN chip (10Gbps/5Gbps/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
* 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.
Expansion Slots
Off-CPU:
- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot (PCIEX16), supporting PCIe 5.0 operating at up-to x16
Chipset:
- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, supporting PCIe 4.0 and running at x4 (PCIEX4)
- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, supporting PCIe 4.0 and running at x1 (PCIEX1)
Storage Interface
Off-CPU:
- 1 x M.2 connector (M2A_CPU), supporting Socket 3, M key, type 25110/22110/2580/2280 SSDs @ PCIe 5.0 x4.
- 1 x M.2 connector (M2B_CPU), supporting Socket 3, M key, type 22110/2280 SSDs @ PCIe 4.0 x4.
- 1 x M.2 connector (M2D_CPU), supporting Socket 3, M key, type 22110/2280 SSDs @ PCIe 5.0 x4.
Off-Chipset:
- 1 x M.2 connector (M2P_SB), supporting Socket 3, M key, type 2280 SSDs @ PCIe 4.0 x4.
- 1 x M.2 connectors (M2M_SB), supporting Socket 3, M key, type 2280 SATA & PCIe 4.0 x4 SSDs.
- 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors. RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 support for NVMe & SATA SSD storage devices
USB:
CPU:
- 2 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 (USB Type-C®) ports on the back panel
*Support up to 40Gbps with Thunderbolt devices
*Support up to 20Gbps with USB4 devices
*Support up to 10Gbps with USB 3.2 devices
Chipset:
- 6 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel
Chipset+USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Hub:
- 1 x USB Type-C® port with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support, available through the internal USB header
Chipset+2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Hubs:
- 8 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)
Chipset+2 USB 2.0 Hubs:
- 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 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
4 x system fan headers
4 x system fan/water cooling pump headers
4 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 2x2 support
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 headers
2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
1 x noise detection header
1 x Trusted Platform Module header (For the GC-TPM2.0 SPI/GC-TPM2.0 SPI 2.0/GC-TPM2.0 SPI V2 module only)
1 x HDMI port (Note)
1 x power button
1 x reset button
1 x reset jumper
1 x Clear CMOS jumper
2 x temperature sensor headers
Voltage Measurement Points
Back Panel Connectors
1 x Q-Flash Plus button
1 x Clear CMOS button
2 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 connectors (USB Type-C® ports)
6 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)
4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
1 x RJ-45 port
2 x antenna connectors (2T2R)
2 x audio jacks
1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
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
- Noise detection
BIOS
- 1 x 256 Mbit flash
Unique Features
- Support for Q-Flash
- Support for Q-Flash Plus
- Support Smart Backup
Bundled Software
- Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)
- LAN bandwidth management software
The Z890 AORUS MASTER supports PCIe 4.0 x4 in the 3rd PCIe slot, and neither it nor the four PCIe 4.0 lanes of the 2nd shot are shared with M.2 storage. This makes them excellent candidates for additional storage or expansion cards with high bandwidth requirements such as video capture, networking or storage.
GIGABYTE 800-series motherboards (both Intel and AMD) support Q-FLASH BIOS updates as well as Q-FLASH PLUS, a means of updating the BIOS without having a CPU installed or when both main and backup BIOSes are partially corrupted. These are essential troubleshooting tools which will also prime you for future CPU updates should you fall behind BIOS revisions.
The Z890 AORUS MASTER joins the X870 AORUS ELITE and MASTER in offering an internal HDMI header that’s a variant of GIGABYTE’s Sensor-Panel Link seen on Intel 700-series motherboards. This display output supports 1920x1080 displays (1080p) at 30fps through HDMI rather than USB-C, and is intended for real-time sensor readouts. It requires a CPU with integrated graphics and is helped by 3rd party software that supports skins and overlays to discrete monitors.
Small 1080p30Hz panels cost around $40 and would also require supplementary power, likely via an internal USB header.
GIGABYTE’s proprietary RGB Fusion 2.0 LED lighting system controls the on-board LED illumination and any generated by the supplementary RGB LED headers. Finally, the AORUS MASTER provides a noise sensor and header interface that allows internal system fan noise to be a criteria by which fan speed is controlled.