GIGABYTE Z490 AORUS Master Motherboard

GIGABYTE Z490 AORUS Master

Brand
GIGABYTE
Model
Z490 AORUS Master
$475–$525estimated range · from catalog price Sep 16, 2026

High-end 2020 LGA1200 Z490 ATX board for 10th‑Gen Intel, with triple M.2, Wi‑Fi 6, 2.5GbE, robust VRM; now a Legacy (discontinued) model.

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ReleasedApr 2020
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SocketLGA1200
ChipsetZ490
MemoryDDR4
Max RAM speed5000 MHz
Form factorATX
RAM slots4
M.2 slots3
PCIe x163
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Product overview

Announced on April 30, 2020 for Intel’s Comet Lake desktop platform, the Z490 AORUS Master is a LGA1200 ATX motherboard built on Intel’s Z490 chipset. It’s now marked “Legacy” on GIGABYTE’s site, indicating it’s no longer a current model.Sourcegigabyte.com

Positioned as a high_end board, it exists to enable CPU overclocking and a richer I/O feature set than B‑series alternatives. It’s well‑suited to overclocking, expansion/multi‑M.2, and high‑speed memory: four DDR4 slots up to 128 GB with high OC speeds, three heatsinked M.2 slots, triple reinforced x16‑length PCIe slots, Intel 2.5 GbE, Wi‑Fi 6, and plentiful USB including rear Type‑C. Review coverage and the official spec confirm these capabilities; later BIOS added compatibility for 11th‑Gen Intel CPUs (enabling PCIe 4.0 on supported lanes).Sourcegigabyte.com

LifecycleDiscontinued
Best for
  • overclocking
  • expansion/multi-M.2
  • high-speed memory

Specifications

At a glance iEach dot represents a catalog model. Farther right means a higher measured value, not necessarily a better fit.Measured against the motherboards catalog
Current modelCatalog models
Max RAM speed5000 MHz
Higher than 32% of motherboards
RAM slots4
Higher than 93% of motherboards
M.2 slots3
Higher than 74% of motherboards
Socket
LGA1200
Memory
DDR4
WiFi
Yes
Integrated Graphics
No
USB
3.2
Max Memory Size
128 GB
ECC Support
No
Chipset
Z490
Max RAM speed
5000 MHz
Form factor
ATX
RAM slots
4
M.2 slots
3
PCIe x16
3
Processor Generation
10, 11
Pci E
4.0
M 2
PCI-E
Sata Slots
6
Sata Speed
6 Gb/s
Pci E Slots
3
Tdp
50 W
Nvme
Yes
Cpu Brand
Intel
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