Gigabyte Z690 AORUS TACHYON DDR5 Intel Motherboard

Gigabyte Z690 AORUS TACHYON DDR5 Intel Motherboard

Z690 AORUS TACHYON is the pinnacle of overclocking motherboard completely designed by and for overclockers, who are continuously seeking to break unimaginable performance limit. Its specialized VRM design, memory layout trace and built-in overclocking buttons and switches enable overclocking enthusiasts to unleash full potential of latest generation Intel Core processor.

Key Feature
Intel® Z690 AORUS Motherboard with 15+1+2 Phases Digital VRM Design, Overclocking Kit, DDR5 XTREME MEMORY Design, 4x PCIe 4.0 M.2 with Thermal Guards, Intel® 2.5GbE LAN, Intel® WIFI 6E 802.11ax , 120dB Hi-Res Audio with WIMA, Dual USB 3.2 Gen2x2 TYPE-C®, RGB FUSION 2.0, Q-Flash Plus
-Support 12th Gen Intel® Series Processors
-Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR5, 2 DIMMs
-15+1+2 Phases Direct VRM Design with 105A Power Stage* and Tantalum Polymer Capacitor
-DDR5 XTREME MEMORY Design with SMD DIMM and Shielded Memory Routing
-Exclusive onboard Overclocking Kit for extreme overclocking
-Intel® WIFI 6E 802.11ax 2T2R & BT 5 with AORUS Antenna
-Amp-Up Audio with ALC1220 and WIMA Audio Capacitors
-Blazing Fast Intel® 2.5GbE LAN with cFosSpeed
-4 x  Ultra-Fast NVMe PCIe 4.0*/3.0 x4 M.2 with Thermal Guards
-Dual SuperSpeed USB 3.2 Gen2x2 TYPE-C® delivers up to 20Gb/s transfer speeds
-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

Technical Details
Brand : Gigabyte
Model : Z690 AORUS TACHYON

Technical Specs
CPU
LGA1700 socket: Support for 12th Generation Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors*
L3 cache varies with CPU

Chipset
Intel® Z690 Express Chipset

Memory
Support for DDR5 7000(O.C.) / 6600(O.C.) / 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
2 x DDR5 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 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

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

Audio
Realtek® ALC1220-VB CODEC
* The back panel line out jack supports DSD audio.
Support for DTS:X® Ultra
High Definition Audio
2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN
Intel® 2.5GbE LAN chip (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.
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.
(The PCIEX16 and PCIEX8 slots conform to PCI Express 5.0 standard.)
1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
(The PCIEX4 slot conforms 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 2260/2280/22110 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
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
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports available through the internal USB header
ASMedia® USB 3.2 Gen 2 controller:
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port (red) onboard
Chipset+USB 3.2 Gen 1 Hub:
4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports on the back panel
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 6-pin OC_PEG power connector
1 x CPU fan header
1 x water cooling CPU fan header
4 x system fan headers
2 x system fan/water cooling pump headers
2 x addressable LED strip headers
2 x RGB LED strip headers
4 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
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port (red)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header
2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
1 x noise detection header
2 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connectors
2 x temperature sensor headers

Voltage Measurement Points
1 x Clear CMOS jumper
1 x power button (PW_SW)
1 x reset button (RST_SW)
1 x Clear CMOS button (CMOS_SW)
1 x Cold Reset button (RTY_SW)
1 x Protection Mode button (LIMP_MODE)
2 x BIOS switches (BIOS_SW/SB)
1 x CPU Ratio up button (RATIO_UP)
1 x CPU Ratio down button (RATIO_DW)
1 x OC Trigger switch (TGR)
1 x Reserved switch (RSV_SW)

Back Panel Connectors
1 x Q-Flash Plus button
1 x OC Ignition button
1 x PS/2 keyboard port
1 x PS/2 mouse port
2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)
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)
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
2 x 256 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

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 11 64-bit
Support for Windows 10 64-bit

Form Factor
E-ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 27.0cm