Gigabyte Z690 UD Intel Socket 1700 DDR5 ATX Motherboard Intels Z690 chipset, the highest-end chipset offering for the Alder Lake lineup of processors, Intel has enabled the Z690 chipset to be a very powerful offering. Featuring support for running either DDR4 or DDR5 memory, the Z690 chipset will allow motherboards to run either new DDR5 Memory Or the current DDR4 Memory standard. As far as PCIe connectivity, this high-end chipset produces 12 PCIe Gen5 lanes, along with 16 PCIe Gen3 lanes. This is, of course, just an addition to the 16 PCIe Gen5 lanes that the Alder Lake processor provides, enabling a wide portfolio of PCIe lanes for connecting SSDs and graphics card. The Z690 will introduce communication with the LGA1700 CPUs through Direct Media Interface 4.0 with 8 lanes (an upgrade from PCIe Gen3 to Gen4). The chipset will allow up to 6 SATA devices to be attached simultaneously and up to 40 USB devices with four different standards. Intel® Z690 Motherboard with Direct 16 1 2 Phases Digital VRM Design, DDR5 XTREME MEMORY, PCIe 5.0 Design, Ultra Performance VRM Heatsinks, 3 x PCIe 4.0 M.2 with Thermal Guard, 2.5GbE LAN,Rear USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C®, Q-Flash Plus     Supports 12th Gen Intel® Core™ Series Processors     Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR5, 4 DIMMs     DDR5 XTREME MEMORY Design with SMD DIMM and Shielded Memory Routing     Direct 16 1 2 Digital VRM Design with 60A Power Stage* and Tantalum Polymer Capacitor     Ultra Performance VRM Heatsinks     Fast 2.5GbE LAN with Bandwidth Management     3 x Ultra-Fast NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 with Enlarged Thermal Guards     SuperSpeed USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 TYPE-C® delivers up to 20Gb/s transfer speeds     RGB FUSION 2.0, supports Addressable LED & RGB LED Strips     Smart Fan 6 Features Multiple Temperature Sensors , Hybrid Fan Headers with FAN STOP     Q-Flash Plus Update BIOS without Installing the CPU, Memory and Graphics Card     *Power Stage maximum current capacity is based on VCORE Phase.     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 6000(O.C.) / 5800(O.C.) / 5600(O.C.) / 5400(O.C.) / 5200(O.C.) / 4800 / 4000 MHz memory modules         4 x DDR 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     (Go to GIGABYTEs website for the latest supported memory speeds and 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 2.0 version and HDCP 2.3.         1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2304@60 Hz         * Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version and HDCP 2.3     (Graphics specifications may vary depending on CPU support.)     Audio         Realtek® Audio CODEC         High Definition Audio         2/4/5.1/7.1-channel         * To configure 7.1-channel audio, you need to open the audio software and select Device advanced settings > Playback Device to change the default setting first. Please visit GIGABYTEs website for details on configuring the audio software.         Support for S/PDIF Out     LAN         Realtek® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps)     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.)         1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)         1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x1 (PCIEX1_4)         2 x PCI Express x1 slots         (The PCIEX4 and PCIEX1 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:         1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_SB)         1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2Q_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:         1 x USB Type-C® port on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support         1 x USB Type-C® port with USB 3.2 Gen 1 support, available through the internal USB header         1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel         6 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)     Chipset 2 USB 2.0 Hubs:         8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)     Internal I/O Connectors         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 CPU fan header         1 x water cooling CPU fan header         3 x system fan headers         1 x system fan/water cooling pump header         2 x addressable LED strip headers         2 x RGB LED strip headers         3 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 S/PDIF Out header         1 x USB Type-C® header, with USB 3.2 Gen 1 support         1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header         2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers         1 x serial port 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 reset button         1 x reset jumper         1 x Q-Flash Plus button         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.     Back Panel Connectors         1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port         1 x DisplayPort         1 x HDMI port         1 x USB Type-C® port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support         1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port (red)         4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports         4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports         1 x RJ-45 port         3 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.     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)         Realtek® Gaming LAN Bandwidth Control Utility     Operating System         Support for Windows 10 64-bit     Form Factor         ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm * The entire materials provided herein are for reference only. GIGABYTE reserves the right to modify or revise the content at anytime without prior notice. * 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. * All trademarks and logos are the properties of their respective holders. * 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. power 16 1 2 Digital (SPS 60A) Direct 16 1 2   ON NCP303160 60A   1 Digital (SPS 60A) 2*Digital (70A DrMOS) - 8 4 pin   V PCIe Gen5 V DDR 4*DDR5 V Expansion Slot 1*PCIe 5.0 x16 1*PCIe 3.0 x4 4*PCIe 3.0 x1 Thermal Fully Covered MOS Heatsink with   5W/mK Thermal Pad V - V V V 1 - - 1 1 V 6 6 Storage 3(3*GEN4) 6*SATA3   PCB 6 2 ATX 305x244 LAN/WIFI 2.5GbE LAN - Audio   8-ch HD Audio - USB header - - 1(R) - 1 1(F) 17 BIOS   Single Bios/Q-Flash Display HDMI 2.0 , DisplayPort RGB RGB*2/ Digital*2