GIGABYTE Z690 AORUS PRO Motherboard

GIGABYTE Z690 AORUS PRO

Brand
GIGABYTE
Model
Z690 AORUS PRO
UPC
889523029923
$280–$309estimated range · from catalog price Sep 2, 2026

High-end ATX Z690 DDR5 board with PCIe 5.0 x16, four PCIe 4.0 M.2, Wi‑Fi 6, 2.5GbE, and USB 3.2 Gen2x2.

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ReleasedOct 2021
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SocketFCLGA1700
ChipsetZ690
MemoryDDR5
Max RAM speed6200 MT/s
Form factorATX
RAM slots4
M.2 slots4
PCIe x161
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Product overview

Launched on October 28, 2021 alongside Intel’s 12th‑gen “Alder Lake,” the Z690 AORUS PRO is a DDR5, LGA1700 motherboard built on Intel’s Z690 platform. It targets builders moving to the first wave of DDR5 on LGA1700 with a well‑equipped ATX board.Sourcegigabyte.com

Positioned as a high_end Z‑series board, it exists to offer robust power delivery and lots of storage and I/O without stepping into halo pricing. It’s genuinely good for overclocking, expansion/multi‑M.2, and high-speed memory: 4 DDR5 DIMMs (up to 128 GB, XMP 6200+), one PCIe 5.0 x16 slot, four PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2, plus Intel 2.5 GbE, Wi‑Fi 6, and USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type‑C. Later BIOS updates add 13th‑gen support and microcode mitigations for 14th‑gen stability. Unique: PCIe 5.0 x16 with four onboard NVMe slots.Sourcegigabyte.com

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 speed6200 MT/s
Higher than 45% of motherboards
RAM slots4
Higher than 93% of motherboards
M.2 slots4
Higher than 96% of motherboards
Socket
FCLGA1700
Memory
DDR5
WiFi
Yes
Integrated Graphics
Yes
USB
3.2
Max Memory Size
128 GB
ECC Support
Yes
Chipset
Z690
Max RAM speed
6200 MT/s
Form factor
ATX
RAM slots
4
M.2 slots
4
PCIe x16
1
Processor Generation
12, 13, 14
Pci E
5.0
M 2
SATA/PCI-E
Sata Slots
6
Sata Speed
6Gb/s
Pci E Slots
1
Tdp
40 W
Nvme
Yes
Pci E X4
2
Cpu Brand
Intel
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