Gigabyte Z790 AORUS Elite AX
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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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.
- overclocking
- expansion/multi-M.2
- high-speed memory
Product highlights
- Intel LGA 1700 Socket: Supports Intel Core 14th/13th/12th Gen processors; DDR5 Compatible: 4*SMD DIMMs with XMP 3.0 Memory Module Support; Commanding Power Design: Twin 16+1+2 Phases Digital VRM Solution with 70A Power Stage; Cutting-Edge Thermal Design: M.2 Thermal Guard III, Fully Covered MOSFET Heatsinks, PCIe Ultra Durable Armor, 6-Layer PCB; Next Gen Connectivity: 4* PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C
Specifications
- Socket
- LGA1700
- WiFi
- WiFi 6E
- Integrated Graphics
- Yes (via CPU iGPU; HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 1.2 supported)
- Compatible Memory
- DDR5 with XMP 3.0 support
- 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
- Intel Z790
- Memory
- DDR5
- Max RAM speed
- 7600 MT/s
- Form factor
- ATX
- RAM slots
- 4
- M.2 slots
- 4
- PCIe x16
- 1
- Processor Generation
- 14, 13, 12
- 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
