Mainboard GIGABYTE Z390 DESIGNARE

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

L3 cache varies with CPU

(Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.)

Intel^® Z390 Express Chipset

4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128GB (32GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory**
** Please note that the support for system total memory size depends on the CPU installed.

Dual channel memory architecture

Support for DDR4 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

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

(Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)

Integrated Graphics Processor+Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller:

2 x Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 3 connectors (USB Type-C™ ports), supporting DisplayPort and Thunderbolt™ video outputs and a maximum resolution of 4096x2304@60 Hz
* Supports up to 7680x3840@60 Hz if connected to an external graphics card for display output.
* 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 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@30 Hz
* Support for HDMI 1.4 version and HDCP 2.2.

Support for up to 3 displays at the same time

Maximum shared memory of 1 GB

Actual support may vary by CPU

Realtek^® ALC1220-VB codec
* The back panel line out jack supports DSD audio.

High Definition Audio

2/4/5.1/7.1-channel

Support for S/PDIF Out

2 x Intel^® GbE LAN chips (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Intel^® CNVi interface 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band

BLUETOOTH 5

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 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.

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.

1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)

2 x PCI Express x1 slots
(All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)

1 x M.2 Socket 1 connector for an Intel^® CNVi wireless module (CNVI)

Chipset:

1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2M)

1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P)

6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
* Refer to "1-8 Internal Connectors," for the installation notices for the M.2 and SATA connectors.

Intel^® Optane™ Memory Ready

Support for NVIDIA^® Quad-GPU SLI™ and 2-Way NVIDIA^® SLI™ technologies

Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire™ and 3-Way/2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies

Chipset+Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller:

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

Chipset:

1 x USB Type-C™ port with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support, available through the internal USB header

2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel

2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports available through the internal USB header

4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)

Chipset+USB 3.1 Gen 1 Hub:

4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports on the back panel

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 PEG power connector

2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors

6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

1 x CPU fan header

1 x water cooling CPU fan header

2 x system fan headers

1 x system fan/water cooling pump header

1 x RGB LED strip header

1 x front panel header

1 x front panel audio header

1 x USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support

1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 header

1 x USB 2.0/1.1 header

1 x S/PDIF Out header

1 x Clear CMOS jumper

1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port

1 x DisplayPort In port

1 x HDMI port

2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)

2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)

2 x Thunderbolt™ 3 connectors (USB Type-C™ ports, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support)

4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports

2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports

2 x RJ-45 ports

1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector

5 x audio jacks

iTE^® I/O Controller Chip

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.

2 x 128 Mbit flash

Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS

Support for DualBIOS™

PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

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
Ambient LED
AutoGreen
Cloud Station
EasyTune
Easy RAID
Fast Boot
Game Boost
ON/OFF Charge
Platform Power Management
Smart Backup
Smart Keyboard
Smart TimeLock
Smart HUD
Smart Survey
System Information Viewer
USB Blocker
USB DAC-UP 2

Support for Q-Flash

Support for Xpress Install

Norton^® Internet Security (OEM version)

cFosSpeed

Support for Windows 10 64-bit

ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm