1. Support for 9th and 8th Generation Intel^® Core™ i9 processors/Intel^® Core™ i7 processors/Intel^® Core™ i5 processors/Intel^®Core™ i3 processors/Intel^® Pentium^® processors/Intel^® Celeron^® processors in the LGA1151 package
2. L3 cache varies with CPU

(Please refer to “CPU Support List” for more information.)

1. Intel^® Z390 Express Chipset

1. 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128GB (32GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory
2. Dual channel memory architecture
3. Support for DDR4 4400(O.C.) / 4333(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(O.C.) / 3000(O.C.) / 2800(O.C.) / 2666 / 2400 / 2133 MHz memory modules
4. Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)
5. Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules
6. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

(Please refer “Memory Support List” for more information.)

1. 2 x Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 3 connectors (USB Type-C™ ports), supporting DisplayPort and Thunderbolt™ video outputs and a maximum resolution of 4096×2304@60 Hz
   * Because of the limited I/O resources of the PC architecture, the number of Thunderbolt™ devices that can be used is dependent on the number of the PCI Express devices being installed. (Refer to Chapter 1-7, “Back Panel Connectors,” for more information.)
   * Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version.

Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel^® HD Graphics support:

1. 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096×2160@30 Hz
   * Support for HDMI 1.4 version and HDCP 2.2.

Maximum shared memory of 1 GB
Actual support may vary by CPU

1. Realtek^® ALC1220-VB codec
2. ESS ES9018K2M DAC and TI OPA1622 operational amplifiers
   * The front panel line out jack supports DSD audio.
3. High Definition Audio
4. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
5. Support for S/PDIF Out

1. 1 x Aquantia GbE LAN chip (10 Gbit/5 Gbit/2.5 Gbit/1000 Mbit/100 Mbit) (LAN1)
2. 1 x Intel^® GbE LAN phy (10/100/1000 Mbit) (LAN2)

1. Intel^® CNVi interface 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band
2. BLUETOOTH 5
3. Support for 11ac 160 MHz wireless standard and up to 1.73 Gbps data rate
   * Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment.

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.
2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8)
   * The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot. When the PCIEX8 slot is populated, the PCIEX16 slot operates at up to x8 mode.
3. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
   * The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with the M2P connector. The PCIEX4 slot operates at up to x2 mode when a PCIe SSD is installed in the M2P connector.
   (All of the PCI Express x16 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
4. 2 x PCI Express x1 slots
   (All of the PCI Express x1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
5. 1 x M.2 Socket 1 connector for an Intel^® CNVi wireless module only (CNVI)

1. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2M)
2. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A)
3. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P)
4. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
5. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
   * Refer to “1-10 Internal Connectors,” for the installation notices for the PCIEX4, M.2, and SATA connectors.

Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready

1. Support for NVIDIA^® Quad-GPU SLI™ and 2-Way NVIDIA^® SLI™ technologies
2. Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire™ and 3-Way/2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies

1. 2 x USB Type-C™ ports on the back panel, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support

Chipset:

1. 1 x USB Type-C™ port with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support, available through the internal USB header
2. 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel
3. 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)

Chipset+2 USB 2.0 Hubs:

1. 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)

1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2. 2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
3. 1 x OC PEG power connector
4. 1 x CPU fan header
5. 1 x water cooling CPU fan header
6. 1 x water cooling kit CPU LED header (LED_CPU)
7. 1 x water cooling kit Chipset LED header (LED_PCH)
8. 4 x system fan headers
9. 2 x system fan/water cooling pump headers
10. 2 x addressable LED strip headers
11. 2 x addressable LED strip power select jumpers
12. 2 x RGB LED strip headers
13. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
14. 3 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
15. 1 x front panel header
16. 1 x front panel audio header
17. 1 x USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support
18. 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 header
19. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
20. 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header (2×6 pin, for the GC-TPM2.0_S module only)
21. 1 x GC-OC Touch add-in card connector
22. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
23. 2 x temperature sensor headers
24. 1 x power button
25. 1 x reset button
26. 1 x Clear CMOS button
27. 1 x OC button
28. 2 x BIOS switches

1. 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)
2. 2 x Thunderbolt™ 3 connectors (USB Type-C™ ports, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support)
3. 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)
4. 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports
5. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
6. 1 x HDMI port
7. 2 x RJ-45 ports
8. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
9. 5 x audio jacks

1. iTE^® I/O Controller Chip

1. Voltage detection
2. Temperature detection
3. Fan speed detection
4. Water cooling flow rate detection
5. Overheating warning
6. Fan fail warning
7. Fan speed control
   * Whether the fan (pump) speed control function is supported will depend on the fan (pump) you install.

1. 2 x 128 Mbit flash
2. Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
3. Support for DualBIOS™
4. Support for Q-Flash Plus
   * The USB flash drive used must be a USB 2.0 flash drive.
5. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

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.
   3D OSD
   @BIOS
   AutoGreen
   Cloud Station
   EasyTune
   Easy RAID
   Fast Boot
   Game Boost
   Platform Power Management
   RGB Fusion
   Smart Backup
   Smart Keyboard
   Smart TimeLock
   Smart HUD
   Smart Survey
   System Information Viewer
   USB Blocker
   USB TurboCharger
   Smart Fan (for AORUS RGB FAN COMMANDER )
2. Support for Q-Flash
3. Support for Xpress Install

1. Norton^® Internet Security (OEM version)
2. cFosSpeed
3. XSplit Gamecaster + Broadcaster (12 months license)

1. Support for Windows 10 64-bit

1. E-ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 27.1cm

1. Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors’ website or 3rd party website.
2. Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win9X/ME/2000/XP. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.