







- Model: Z690 AORUS MASTER
Z690 AORUS MASTER (rev. 1.0)
Intel® Z690 AORUS Motherboard with Direct 19+1+2 Phases Digital VRM Design, DDR5 XTREME MEMORY Design, Fins-Array III Heatsink, Direct-Touch Heatpipe II, NanoCarbon Baseplate, M.2 Thermal Guard III, 125dB ESS Sabre Audio, Intel® WIFI 6E 802.11ax, AQUANTIA® 10GbE LAN
- Support 12th Gen Intel® Series Processors
- Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR5, 4 DIMMs
- Direct 19+1+2 Phases VRM Design with 105A Power Stage* and
Tantalum Polymer Capacitor
- DDR5 XTREME MEMORY Design with SMD DIMM and Shielded Memory
Routing
- Advanced Thermal Solution with NanoCarbon Fins-Array III
Heatsink, Direct-Touch Heatpipe II and NanoCarbon Baseplate
- Intel® WIFI 6E 802.11ax 2T2R & BT5 with AORUS Antenna
- Audio Solution with ESS Sabre ES9118 125dB on Rear Audio
- AQUANTIA® 10GbE BASE-T LAN
- 5 x Ultra-Fast NVMe PCIe 4.0/3.0 x4 M.2 with Thermal Guards
- RGB FUSION 2.0 with Multi-Zone Addressable LED Light Show
Design, Support Addressable LED & RGB LED Strips
- 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
Specification | |
CPU | LGA1700 socket: Support for 12th Generation Intel® Core™
i9 processors/Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors L3 cache varies with CPU (Please refer to "CPU Support List" for more
information.) |
Chipset | Intel® Z690 Express Chipset |
Memory | 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 MHz memory modules 4 x DDR5 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB (32 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 (Please refer "Memory Support List" for more
information.) |
Onboard Graphics | Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel® HD Graphics support: 1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of
[email protected] Hz * Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version and HDCP 2.3 (Graphics specifications may vary depending on CPU
support.) |
Audio | Realtek® ALC1220-VB CODEC * The front panel line out jack supports DSD audio. ESS ES9118 DAC chip Support for DTS:X® Ultra High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel Support for S/PDIF Out |
LAN | Marvell® AQtion AQC113C 10GbE LAN chip (10 Gbps/5 Gbps/2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps) |
Wireless Communication module | Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX210 WIFI a, b, g, n, ac, ax, supporting 2.4/5/6 GHz carrier
frequency bands 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 (PCIEX16) * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express
graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot. (The PCIEX16 slot conforms to PCI Express 5.0 standard.) 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x4 (PCIEX4_1,
PCIEX4_2) * The PCIEX4_1 slot shares bandwidth with the M2C_SB
connector. The PCIEX4_1 slot becomes unavailable when a device is installed
in the M2C_SB connector. (The PCIEX4 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.) |
Multi-Graphics Technology | Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire™ and 2-Way AMD
CrossFire™ technologies |
Storage Interface | CPU: 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110
PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU) Chipset: 2 x M.2 connectors (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110
PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_SB, M2Q_SB) 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280
PCIe 3.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2C_SB) 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280
SATA and PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2M_SB) 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 * Refer to "2-8 Internal Connectors," for the
installation notices for the PCIEX4_1, M.2, and SATA connectors. 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: 2 x USB Type-C® ports, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support (1 port on the back panel, 1 port available through the
internal USB header) 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel Chipset+USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hub: 1 x USB Type-C® port on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 2
support 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel Chipset+2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Hubs: 8 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4
ports available through the internal USB headers) Chipset+USB 2.0 Hub: 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB
headers |
Internal I/O Connectors | 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors 1 x CPU fan header 1 x water cooling CPU fan header 4 x system fan headers 4 x system fan/water cooling pump headers 2 x addressable LED strip headers 2 x RGB LED strip headers 5 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x USB Type-C® header, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 headers 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers 1 x noise detection header 2 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connectors 1 x Trusted Platform Module header (For the GC-TPM2.0
SPI/GC-TPM2.0 SPI 2.0 module only) 1 x power button 1 x reset button 1 x reset jumper 1 x Clear CMOS jumper 2 x temperature sensor headers Voltage Measurement Points |
Back Panel Connectors | 1 x Q-Flash Plus button 1 x Clear CMOS button 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R) 1 x DisplayPort 1 x USB Type-C® port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support 1 x USB Type-C® port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support 5 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports 1 x RJ-45 port 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector 5 x audio jacks |
I/O Controller | iTE® I/O Controller Chip |
H/W Monitoring | Voltage detection Temperature detection Fan speed detection Water cooling flow rate detection Fan fail warning Fan speed control * Whether the fan (pump) speed control function is supported
will depend on the fan (pump) you install. Noise detection |
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 |
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 Fast Boot Game Boost ON/OFF Charge RGB Fusion Smart Backup System Information Viewer Support for Q-Flash Plus Support for Q-Flash Support for Xpress Install |
Bundled Software | Norton® Internet Security (OEM version) cFosSpeed |
Operating System | Support for Windows 10 64-bit |
Form Factor | E-ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 25.9cm |
Warranty | 3 Years |
Note* | Price, feature and specifications
are subject to change without notice |