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Z690I AORUS ULTRA PLUS (Rev. 1.0)

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Specifications

  • CPU
    1. LGA1700 socket: Support for the 14th, 13th, and 12th Generation Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors*
    2. L3 cache varies with CPU
    * Please refer to "CPU Support List" for more information.
  • Chipset
    1. Intel® Z690 Express Chipset
  • Memory
    1. Support for DDR5 6400(O.C.) / 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. 2 x DDR5 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB (64 GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory
    3. Dual channel memory architecture
    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
    (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.)
  • Audio
    1. Realtek® ALC4080 CODEC
    2. Support for DTS:X® Ultra
    3. High Definition Audio
    4. 2-channel
  • LAN
    1. Intel® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps)
  • Wireless Communication module
  • Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX411
    1. WIFI a, b, g, n, ac, ax, supporting 2.4/5/6 GHz carrier frequency bands
    2. BLUETOOTH 5.2
    3. Support for 11ax 160MHz wireless standard and up to 2.4 Gbps data rate
      * Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment.
      ** Does not support system Wake-on-WLAN from hibernation (S4).
  • Expansion Slots
    1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16
      2. (The PCI Express x16 slots conform to PCI Express 5.0 standard.)
  • Storage Interface
  • CPU:
    1. 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. 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. 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. 1 x USB Type-C® port on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support
    2. 1 x USB Type-C® port with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support, available through the internal USB header
    3. 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel
    4. 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
    5. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports on the back panel
    Chipset+USB 2.0 Hub:
    1. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the USB headers on the front of GC-Z690I BTB PLUG
  • Internal I/O Connectors
    1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
    2. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
    3. 1 x external power connector(Note 1)
    4. 1 x CPU fan header
    5. 1 x water cooling CPU fan header
    6. 2 x system fan headers(SYS_FAN1/SYS_FAN2(Note 1))
    7. 1 x addressable LED strip header(Note 1)
    8. 1 x RGB LED strip header
    9. 2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors(M2A_CPU(Note 2)/M2P_SB(Note 1))
    10. 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
    11. 1 x front panel header
    12. 1 x front panel audio header(routed from the adapter card on the rear panel)
    13. 1 x speaker header
    14. 1 x USB Type-C® header, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support
    15. 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header
    16. 1 x USB 2.0/1.1 header(Note 1)
    17. 1 x reset button(Note 1)
    18. 1 x reset jumper
    19. 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
    1. 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)
    2. 1 x DisplayPort
    3. 1 x HDMI port
    4. 1 x USB Type-C® port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support
    5. 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)
    6. 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
    7. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
    8. 1 x Q-Flash Plus button
    9. 1 x RJ-45 port
    10. 2 x audio jacks
  • I/O Controller
    1. iTE® I/O Controller Chip
  • H/W Monitoring
    1. Voltage detection
    2. Temperature detection
    3. Fan speed detection
    4. Water cooling flow rate detection
    5. Fan fail warning
    6. Fan speed control
      * Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the cooler you install.
  • BIOS
    1. 1 x 256 Mbit flash
    2. Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
    3. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0
  • Unique Features
    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.
      @BIOS
      EasyTune
      RGB Fusion
      Smart Backup
      System Information Viewer
    2. Support for Q-Flash Plus
    3. Support for Q-Flash
    4. Support for Xpress Install
  • Bundled Software
    1. Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)
    2. LAN bandwidth management software
  • Operating System
    1. Support for Windows 11 64-bit
    2. Support for Windows 10 64-bit
  • Form Factor
    1. Mini-ITX Form Factor; 17.0cm x 17.0cm
  • CPU
    1. LGA1700 socket: Support for the 14th, 13th, and 12th Generation Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors*
    2. L3 cache varies with CPU
    * Please refer to "CPU Support List" for more information.
  • Chipset
    1. Intel® Z690 Express Chipset
  • Memory
    1. Support for DDR5 6400(O.C.) / 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. 2 x DDR5 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB (64 GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory
    3. Dual channel memory architecture
    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
    (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.)
  • Audio
    1. Realtek® ALC4080 CODEC
    2. Support for DTS:X® Ultra
    3. High Definition Audio
    4. 2-channel
  • LAN
    1. Intel® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps)
  • Wireless Communication module
  • Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX411
    1. WIFI a, b, g, n, ac, ax, supporting 2.4/5/6 GHz carrier frequency bands
    2. BLUETOOTH 5.2
    3. Support for 11ax 160MHz wireless standard and up to 2.4 Gbps data rate
      * Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment.
      ** Does not support system Wake-on-WLAN from hibernation (S4).
  • Expansion Slots
    1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16
      2. (The PCI Express x16 slots conform to PCI Express 5.0 standard.)
  • Storage Interface
  • CPU:
    1. 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. 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. 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. 1 x USB Type-C® port on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support
    2. 1 x USB Type-C® port with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support, available through the internal USB header
    3. 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel
    4. 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
    5. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports on the back panel
    Chipset+USB 2.0 Hub:
    1. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the USB headers on the front of GC-Z690I BTB PLUG
  • Internal I/O Connectors
    1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
    2. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
    3. 1 x external power connector(Note 1)
    4. 1 x CPU fan header
    5. 1 x water cooling CPU fan header
    6. 2 x system fan headers(SYS_FAN1/SYS_FAN2(Note 1))
    7. 1 x addressable LED strip header(Note 1)
    8. 1 x RGB LED strip header
    9. 2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors(M2A_CPU(Note 2)/M2P_SB(Note 1))
    10. 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
    11. 1 x front panel header
    12. 1 x front panel audio header(routed from the adapter card on the rear panel)
    13. 1 x speaker header
    14. 1 x USB Type-C® header, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support
    15. 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header
    16. 1 x USB 2.0/1.1 header(Note 1)
    17. 1 x reset button(Note 1)
    18. 1 x reset jumper
    19. 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
    1. 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)
    2. 1 x DisplayPort
    3. 1 x HDMI port
    4. 1 x USB Type-C® port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support
    5. 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)
    6. 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
    7. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
    8. 1 x Q-Flash Plus button
    9. 1 x RJ-45 port
    10. 2 x audio jacks
  • I/O Controller
    1. iTE® I/O Controller Chip
  • H/W Monitoring
    1. Voltage detection
    2. Temperature detection
    3. Fan speed detection
    4. Water cooling flow rate detection
    5. Fan fail warning
    6. Fan speed control
      * Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the cooler you install.
  • BIOS
    1. 1 x 256 Mbit flash
    2. Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
    3. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0
  • Unique Features
    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.
      @BIOS
      EasyTune
      RGB Fusion
      Smart Backup
      System Information Viewer
    2. Support for Q-Flash Plus
    3. Support for Q-Flash
    4. Support for Xpress Install
  • Bundled Software
    1. Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)
    2. LAN bandwidth management software
  • Operating System
    1. Support for Windows 11 64-bit
    2. Support for Windows 10 64-bit
  • Form Factor
    1. Mini-ITX Form Factor; 17.0cm x 17.0cm

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* Advertised performance is based on maximum theoretical interface values from respective Chipset vendors or organization who defined the interface specification. Actual performance may vary by system configuration.
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* Due to standard PC architecture, a certain amount of memory is reserved for system usage and therefore the actual memory size is less than the stated amount.

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