GIGABYTE Z690I AORUS ULTRA (rev. 1.0)
Autumn Offer
Key Feature
- Supports 12th Gen Intel® Core™ Series Processors
- Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR5, 2 DIMMs
- DDR5 MEMORY Design with SMD DIMM and Shielded Memory Routing
- Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready
- Direct 10+2+1 Phases Digital VRM Solution with 105A Power Stage*
- Advanced Thermal Design with Fins- Array II, Thermal Guard III and Heatpipe
- Blazing Fast Intel® 2.5GbE LAN with cFosSpeed
- Intel® WIFI6 802.11ax 2T2R & BT5 with AORUS Antenna
- AMP-UP Audio with ALC4080 and WIMA for Rear 120dB SNRHDMI 2.0 supports Premium 4K
- Dual Ultra-Fast NVMe PCIe 4.0* x4 M.2 with Thermal Guard
- RGB FUSION 2.0 with Multi-Zone Addressable LED Light Show Design, Support Addressable LED & RGB LED Strip
- Smart Fan 6 Features Multiple Temperature Sensors, Hybrid Fan Headers with FAN STOP and Noise Detection
- Q-Flash Plus Update BIOS without Installing the CPU, Memory and Graphics Card
Technical Specifications
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CPU
LGA1700 socket: Support for 13th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors and 12th Generation Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors*
L3 cache varies with CPU
* Please refer to "CPU Support List" for more information. -
Chipset
Intel® Z690 Express Chipset
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Memory
Support for DDR5 6200(O.C.) / 6000(O.C.) / 5800(O.C.) / 5600(O.C.) / 5400(O.C.) / 5200(O.C.) / 4800 / 4000 MT/s memory modules
2 x DDR5 DIMM sockets supporting up to 96 GB (48 GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory
Dual channel memory architecture
Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)
Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules
Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
(The CPU and memory configuration may affect the supported memory types, data rate (speed), and number of DRAM modules, please refer to "Memory Support List" for more information.) -
Onboard Graphics
Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel® HD Graphics support:- 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@60 Hz
* Support for HDMI 2.1 version and HDCP 2.3.
** Support native HDMI 2.1 TMDS compatible ports. - 1 x DisplayPort port, supporting a maximum resolution of 5120x2160@60 Hz
* Support for DisplayPort 1.4 version and HDCP 2.3
* The DisplayPort does not support HDMI connection by adapter. - (Graphics specifications may vary depending on CPU support.)
- 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@60 Hz
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Audio
Realtek® ALC4080 CODEC
Support for DTS:X® Ultra
High Definition Audio
2-channel
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LAN
Intel® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps)
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Wireless Communication module
Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201:WIFI a, b, g, n, ac, ax, supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band
BLUETOOTH 5.2
Support for 11ax 160MHz wireless standard and up to 2.4 Gbps data rate
* Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment. -
Expansion Slots
1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16
(The PCI Express x16 slots conform to PCI Express 5.0 standard.)
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Storage Interface
CPU:1 x M.2 connector on the back of the GC-Z690I BTB PLUG (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU)
Chipset:1 x M.2 connector on the front of GC-Z690I BTB PLUG (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_SB)
2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
Support for RAID 0, RAID 1
Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready
* System acceleration with Intel® Optane™ Memory can only be enabled on the M.2 connectors supported by the Chipset. -
USB
Chipset:1 x USB Type-C® port on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support
1 x USB Type-C® port with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support, available through the internal USB header
3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel
4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports on the back panel
Chipset+USB 2.0 Hub:4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the USB headers on the front of GC-Z690I BTB PLUG
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Internal I/O Connectors
1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
1 x external power connector(Note 1)
1 x CPU fan header
1 x water cooling CPU fan header
2 x system fan headers(SYS_FAN1/SYS_FAN2(Note 1))
1 x addressable LED strip header(Note 1)
1 x RGB LED strip header
2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors(M2A_CPU(Note 2)/M2P_SB(Note 1))
2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
1 x front panel header
1 x front panel audio header(routed from the adapter card on the rear panel)
1 x speaker header
1 x USB Type-C® header, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header
1 x USB 2.0/1.1 header(Note 1)
1 x reset button(Note 1)
1 x reset jumper
1 x Clear CMOS jumper
＊All fan headers are subject to support AIO_Pump, Pump and high performance fan with the capability of delivering up to 2A/12V @ 24W.
(Note 1) The connector is on the front of GC-Z690I BTB PLUG.
(Note 2) The connector is on the back of GC-Z690I BTB PLUG. -
Back Panel Connectors
2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)
1 x DisplayPort
1 x HDMI port
1 x USB Type-C® port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support
3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
1 x Q-Flash Plus button
1 x RJ-45 port
2 x audio jacks
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I/O Controller
iTE® I/O Controller Chip
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H/W Monitoring
Voltage detection
Temperature detection
Fan speed detection
Water cooling flow rate detection
Fan fail warning
Fan speed control
* Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the cooler you install. -
BIOS
1 x 256 Mbit flash
Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0
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Unique Features
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.
@BIOS
EasyTune
RGB Fusion
Smart Backup
System Information ViewerSupport for Q-Flash Plus
Support for Q-Flash
Support for Xpress Install
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Bundled Software
Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)
LAN bandwidth management software
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Operating System
Support for Windows 11 64-bit
Support for Windows 10 64-bit
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Form Factor
Mini-ITX Form Factor; 17.0cm x 17.0cm
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