GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS ULTRA Motherboard

Features:
Supports 9th and 8th Gen Intel Core Processors
Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 4 DIMMs
Intel Optane Memory Ready
12+1 Phases Digital VRM Solution with DrMOS
Advanced Thermal Design with Direct Touch Heatpipe
Onboard Intel® CNVi 802.11ac 2x2 Wave 2 Wi-Fi
ALC1220-VB Enhance 114dB(Rear)/ 110dB(Front) SNR in Microphone with WIMA Audio Capacitors
Intel® Gigabit LAN with cFosSpeed
RGB FUSION 2.0 with Multi-Zone LED Light Show Design, Supports Addressable LED & RGB LED Strips
Smart Fan 5 features Multiple Temperature Sensors and Hybrid Fan Headers with FAN STOP
Front USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C Header
Triple Ultra-Fast NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 M.2 with Triple Thermal Guards
USB DAC-UP 2 with Adjustable Voltage
CEC 2019 Ready, Save Power With a Simple Click
Multi-Way Graphics Support with Dual Armor and Ultra Durable Design

Specifications:
CPU: Support for 8th and 9th generation CPU LGA1151
Chipset: Intel Z390 Express Chipset

Memory:
4x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128GB (32GB single DIMM capacity)
Dual Channel memory architecture

Onboard Graphics: Integrated Graphic processor- Intel HD graphics

Audio:
Realtek ALC1220-VB codec
*Back panel line out jack supports DSD audio
High Definition Audio
2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
Support for S/PDIF out

LAN: Intel GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Wireless communication module:
Intel CNVi interface Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, supporting 2.4/5GHz Dual-Band
Bluetooth 5
Support for 11ac 160MHz wireless standard and up to 1.73Gbps data rate
*Actual rate may vary depending on the environment and equipment

Expansion Slots:
1x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
*For optimum performance, if only 1 PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot
1x PCI Express X16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX 8)
*The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot
When the PCIEX8 slot is populated, the PCIEX16 slot operates at up to x8 mode
1x PCI express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4) *With the M2P connector.
The PCIEX4 slot operates at up to x2 mode when a PCIe SSD is installed in the M2P connector
3x PCI Express x1 slot (All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard)
1x M.2 Socket 1 connector for an Intel CNVi wireless module only (CNVI)

Storage Interface:
1x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M Key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2M)
1x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M Key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A)
1x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M Key, type 2242/2260/2280 PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P)
6 x SATA 6Gb/s connection
Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10
Intel Optane Memory Ready









Multi-Graphics Technology:
Support for Nvidia Quad-GPU SLI and 2-way Nvidia SLI technology
Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire and 3-way/2-way AMD CrossFire technology

USB:
1x USB Type-C port with USB 3.1 Gen2 support, available through the internal USB header
1x USB Type-C port on the back panel with USB 3.1 Gen2 support
3x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel
4x USB 3.1 Gen1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
8x USB2.0/1.1 port (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB header)

Internal I/O Connectors:
1x 24 pin ATX main power connector
1x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
1x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
1x CPU fan header
1x Water cooling CPU fan header
4x System fan header
2x System fan/water cooling pump header
2x Digital LED strip header
2x Digital LED strip power select jumpers
2x RGB LED strip header
6x SATA 6Gb/s connector
3x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
1x Front panel header
1x Front panel audio header
1x S/PDIF out header
1x USB Type-C port with USB3.1 Gen2 support
1x USB 3.1 Gen1 header
1x USB2.0/1.1 headers
1x Thunderbolt add-in card connector
1x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header (2x6 pin for the GC-TPM2.0_S module only)
1x Serial port header
2x Temperature sensor headers

Back Panel Connectors:
1x HDMI Port
1x USB Type-C port with USB3.1 Gen2 support
3x USB3.1 Gen2 Type A ports (red)
2x USB3.1 Gen1 port
4x USB2.0/1.1 port
1x RJ45 port
2x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)
1x Optical S/PDIF out connector
5x Audio jacks

I/O Controller: iTE I/O Controller Chip

H/W Monitoring:
Voltage detection
Temperature detection
Fan speed detection
Water cooling flow rate detection
Overheating warning
Fan fail warning
Fan speed control
*Whether the fan(pump) speed control function is supported will depend on the fan(pump) you install

BIOS:
2x 128Mbit flash
Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
Support for DualBios
PnP 1.0a DMI 2.7, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI5.0

Operating System: Support for Windows 10 64-bit
Form Factor: ATX form factor, 30.5cm x 24.4cm