Gigabyte Z790 AORUS Elite AX Motherboard

Gigabyte Z790 AORUS Elite AX

Brand
Gigabyte
Model
Z790 AORUS Elite AX
$180–$199estimated range · from catalog price Sep 3, 2026

ATX Z790 DDR5 board for LGA1700 with PCIe 5.0 x16, four PCIe 4.0 M.2, Wi‑Fi 6E and 2.5GbE; supports 12th/13th/14th‑Gen Intel and CPU overclocking.

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ReleasedSep 2022
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SocketLGA1700
ChipsetZ790
MemoryDDR5
Max RAM speed7600 MT/s
Form factorATX
RAM slots4
M.2 slots4
PCIe x161
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Product overview

Announced on September 27, 2022 as part of GIGABYTE’s Z790 launch for Intel 13th‑Gen Core (with 12th‑Gen support) and later updated for 14th‑Gen CPUs, the Z790 AORUS Elite AX is an ATX LGA1700 motherboard on Intel’s Z790 chipset. Regional retail availability followed in late October 2022. Positioned as a high_end Z‑series option, it exists to offer CPU overclocking and a well‑rounded feature set without moving to halo boards. It suits LGA1700 builds that need expansion/multi‑M.2 (4× PCIe 4.0 x4), high‑speed DDR5 up to 256 GB, PCIe 5.0 x16 graphics, plus 2.5GbE and Wi‑Fi 6E. Unique note: the Wi‑Fi module varies by PCB revision (Intel AX211 on rev. 1.0/1.1; Realtek RTL8852CE on rev. 1.2). Not discontinued as of 2026.

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

Specifications

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Current modelCatalog models
Max RAM speed7600 MT/s
Higher than 80% of motherboards
RAM slots4
Higher than 93% of motherboards
M.2 slots4
Higher than 96% of motherboards
Socket
LGA1700
Memory
DDR5 with XMP 3.0 support
WiFi
WiFi 6E
Integrated Graphics
Yes (via CPU iGPU; HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 1.2 supported)
Bus Speed
PCIe 5.0
USB
USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C
Max Memory Size
256 GB
ECC Support
Supported (un-buffered ECC UDIMMs; operate in non-ECC mode)
Chipset
Z790
Max RAM speed
7600 MT/s
Form factor
ATX
RAM slots
4
M.2 slots
4
PCIe x16
1
Processor Generation
12, 13, 14
Pci E
PCIe 5.0, PCIe 4.0 (M.2)
M 2
4 x PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 slots
Sata Slots
6
Sata Speed
6 Gb/s
Pci E Slots
3
Tdp
60 W
Nvme
Yes
Pci E X4
2
Cpu Brand
Intel
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