Intel® Z690 Chipset
 
OVERVIEW
PERFORMANCE
THERMAL
CONNECTIVITY
PERSONALIZATION
ULTRA DURABLE
SELLING POINT
Z690I AORUS ULTRA PLUS DDR4
THE NEW KING OF GAMING
Rule supreme with the Z690 AORUS gaming motherboards. The new king of gaming platform continues the legendary AORUS bloodline with the most robust power delivery and dominant thermal design, glorified with the complete memory overclocking technology to crown your PC with the best Alder Lake’s performance in all its gaming glory.
OVERVIEW
PERFORMANCE
THERMAL
CONNECTIVITY
PERSONALIZATION
ULTRA DURABLE
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Advanced Thermal Design
  1. Fins Array II with heatpipe
  2. Multi-Layered PCH & M.2 Heatsink
  3. Thermal Guard III
  4. Thermal Baseplate
  5. 2X Copper PCB
  6. 9 W/mK Thermal Conductivity Pad
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DisplayPort + HDMI
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USB3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C®
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Intel 2.5G GbE LAN
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Q-FLASH Plus Onboard Button
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Intel® WIFI 6E 802.11ax 2T2R & BT 5 with AORUS Antenna
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ALC4080 HD Audio
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10+1+2 Direct Digital VRM Design
  1. 105A Smart Power Stage
  2. Premium Choke and Capacitor
  3. 2X Copper PCB
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Solid Pin Power Connectors
  1. 24 pin ATX Power Connector
  2. 8 pin CPU Power Connector
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Supports 12th Gen. Intel Core™ Processors
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Dual Channel DDR4, 2 DIMMs with Ultra Durable™ SMD Memory Armor
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RGB FUSION 2.0
  1. Addressable LED Header*1
  2. RGB LED Header*1
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Front USB3.2 Gen2 Type-C® for Connecting Devices
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2*M.2 Connectors with Thermal Guard III
  1. NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4
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Next Generation PCIe 5.0 Design
  1. 1*PCIe 5.0 x16 SMD Slot
  2. Ultra Durable™ SMD PCIe 5.0 Armor
Direct Digital VRM Design
PCIe 5.0 Design
DDR4 XMP
RAID Storage
Hybrid Cores Optimization
UNPARALLELED PERFORMANCE
With technology moving so fast, GIGABYTE still keep up with the latest trends and provide our customers with advanced features and latest technology. GIGABYTE Z690 Series motherboards come with upgraded power solution, latest storage standards and outstanding connectivity to enable optimize performance for gaming.
Dual PCIe Gen4 x4 M.2
AORUS motherboards offer the industry's best compatibility in terms of NVMe storage for users who demand high capacity and seek the best performance. Upgrade with the latest 2nd generation Gen4 SSD, the performance is up to 7000MB/s which is up to 2x faster than PCIe3.0 SSD.
Hybrid Cores Optimization
With new Intel Hybrid technology, GIGABYTE exclusively creates two new " CPU Upgrade " in BIOS profiles to meet different users’ scenarios by adjusting P-Core and E-Core activation and voltage policy.
GAMING
MAX PERFORMANCE
• Deactivate all E-Core
• Zero compromise on gaming performance
• Up to 20% lower CPU package power
• Up to 5°C lower CPU temperature
• Activate all P-Core and E-Core
• Maximize full multi-cores performance
Thermal Design
M.2 Thermal Guard III
12-Layer PCB
Smart Fan 6
Advanced thermal solution
GIGABYTE Z690 Series Motherboards' Un-throttled performance is guaranteed by innovative and optimized thermal design to ensure the best CPU, Chipset, SSD stability and low temperatures under full load application and gaming.
1. Fins-Array II with Heatpipe II
2. Fully Covered Thermal Design
3. M.2 Thermal Guard III
4. Hybrid PCH & M.2 Heatsink
5. Aluminum Baseplate
13° Cooler by implementing
2X copper PCB Design
For richer feature and powerful performance on mini-ITX board Z690I AORUS ULTRA PLUS DDR4, 12 layers mid-loss PCB was adopted to make it work. Comparing with regular 8-layer PCB, four more layers for power solution and ground is added. In order to fully support 12th Gen CPU and get ready for the future, power trace need more space than previous generation. An extra layer is exclusively for the power delivery. Furthermore, extra ground layers improves the signal integrity, eliminates signal crosstalk , helps PCB to dissipate heat and lower temperature by 13°C. Along with 12 layered, low impedance, 2X Copper PCB, Z690I AORUS ULTRA PLUS DDR4 is unbeatable among all motherboards.
2.5 GbE LAN
802.11ax WIFI 6E
HDMI 2.0
AMP-UP Audio
NEXT GENERATION CONNECTIVITY
GIGABYTE Z690 Series Motherboards let you experience ultimate connection flexibility and blazing data-transfer speed with next generation network, storage, and WIFI connectivity.
First adopter on 2.5 GbE LAN onboard

2X Faster than ever
  1. Adoption of 2.5G LAN provide up to 2.5 GbE network connectivity, with at least 2 times faster transfer speeds compared to general 1GbE networking, perfectly designed for gamers with ultimate online gaming experience.

  2. Support Multi-Gig(10/100/1000/2500Mbps) RJ-45 Ethernet


HDMI 2.0 for 4K UHD Display and HDCP 2.2 supported
HDMI 2.0, which is backwards compatible with HDMI 1.4, offers 18 Gb/s of bandwidth – nearly twice that of the previous generation. This unlocks the potential for users to transfer multiple video streams, as well as a native cinematic 21:9 ratio (which most movies are shot in), offering the best visual experience for viewers.
RGB FUSION
UEFI BIOS
EASY TUNE
System Information Viewer
DEFINITIVE AESTHETICS
GIGABYTE motherboards bundle several useful and intuitive software to help users to control every aspect of motherboard and provide customizable lighting effect with outstanding aesthetics to fit your unique personality.
Multi-Zone Light Show Design
Now offering more LED customizations than ever, users can truly adapt their PC to represent their lifestyle. With full RGB support and a redesigned RGB Fusion 2.0 application, the user has complete control over the LEDs which surround the motherboard. Note: Lighting effects depicted are for demonstration purposes only. Actual lighting effects may vary by model.
BIOS
New User Interface
All new EASY MODE shows important hardware information in one page including CPU clock, Memory, Storage, Fan.
My Favorites
Add constantly used items into the favorite menu for quick access.
Storage Information
Show all kinds of storage information including SATA, PCIE and M.2 interface.
Changelog
List all changes before saving and exiting bios. Quickly review overall settings modification.
Intuitive Load Line Curve
Clearly show each loadline calibration setting in an intuitive curve graph.
EasyTune™
GIGABYTE's EasyTune™ is a simple and easy-to-use interface that allows users to fine-tune their system settings or adjust system and memory clocks and voltages in a Windows environment. With Smart Quick Boost, one click is all it takes to automatically overclock your system, giving an added performance boost when you need it the most.
System Information Viewer
GIGABYTE System Information Viewer is a central location that gives you access to your current system status. Monitor components such as the clocks and processor, set your preferred fan speed profile, create alerts when temperatures get too high or record your system's behavior; these are the possibilities of the System Information Viewer.
Q-Flash Plus
Solid Pin
ULTRA DURABLE
GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ features its product durability and high-quality manufacturing process. GIGABYTE motherboards use the best components and reinforce every slots to make each of them solid and durable.
Solid Pin Power Connectors
AORUS motherboards feature solid plated ATX 24pin & ATX 12V 8pin power connectors to offer a stable power supply during CPU overloading.
Solid Pin Power connector advantages
  1. Larger contact area for electricity
  2. More metal quantity to sustain higher power and generated heat
  3. Ultra durable and longer lifespan
Key Feature
  • Supports 12th Gen Intel® Core™ Series Processors
  • Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 2 DIMMs
  • 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® WIFI 6E 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 III
  • 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
* Power Stage maximum current capacity is based on VCORE Phase.

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