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Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX
Popular LGA1700 Z790 ATX board with six SATA ports, four Gen4 M.2 slots and Wi-Fi 6E.
- LGA1700
- Z790
- ATX
- DDR5
- 4
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The short version
The Z790 Aorus Elite AX is a DDR5 Z790 ATX board for 12th to 14th Gen Core chips, with a twin 16+1+2 digital VRM, four PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots, six SATA ports, 2.5GbE and Wi-Fi 6E. It suits LGA1700 upgraders and overclockers who do not need Thunderbolt or PCIe 5.0 M.2; Gigabyte sells DDR4, ICE and AX-W variants with separate model names.
Pros
- Four PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots with 22110 support
- Six SATA ports
- Dual 8-pin CPU power and overclocking-capable Z790
- 20Gbps USB-C on the rear I/O
Cons
- No PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot
- Wi-Fi 6E rather than Wi-Fi 7
- LGA1700 is the older platform
Best for
- LGA1700 upgraders
- Storage-heavy builds
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Full specifications
Core
- Socket
- LGA1700
- Chipset
- Z790
- Form factor
- ATX
Memory
- Memory type
- DDR5
- Memory slots type
- DIMM
- Memory slots
- 4
- Max memory
- 256 GB
- Max memory speed (OC)
- 7,600 MT/s
Expansion
- M.2 slots
- 4
- M.2 PCIe 5.0 slots
- 0
- M.2 PCIe 4.0 slots
- 4
- M.2 PCIe 3.0 slots
- 0
- Supports M.2 22110
- Yes
- SATA ports
- 6
- PCIe x16 slots
- 1
- Primary PCIe slot version
- 5.0
- PCIe x4 slots
- 2
- PCIe x1 slots
- 0
Connectivity
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6E
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- Ethernet speed
- 2.5 GbE
- Ethernet ports
- 1
Ports & I/O
- USB4 / Thunderbolt ports
- 0
- Rear USB-C ports
- 1
- Rear USB-A ports
- 9
- Front USB-C header
- Yes
- USB 3 headers
- 1
- USB 2 headers
- 2
- HDMI outputs (iGPU)
- 1
- DisplayPort outputs (iGPU)
- 1
Cooling
- Fan headers
- 6
- ARGB headers (5V)
- 2
- RGB headers (12V)
- 2
Power
- CPU power
- 2x 8-pin
Fit
- Back-connect (BTF / Project Zero)
- No
Features
- BIOS flashback
- Yes
- BIOS note
- Gigabyte's pages differ by revision on 14th Gen support; check the revision and BIOS version before installing a 14th Gen CPU.
Physical
- Color
- Black
Compatibility notes
- Gigabyte also sells DDR4, ICE and AX-W variants; this entry covers the standard DDR5 AX model.
- Pages differ by revision (rev. 1.0 versus rev. 1.x) on 14th Gen support.
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Common questions
Is the Z790 Aorus Elite AX DDR5?
The standard Z790 Aorus Elite AX is DDR5. Gigabyte sells a separate DDR4 version with a different model name.
Does it support 14th Gen CPUs?
The spec page for rev. 1.0 lists 14th, 13th and 12th Gen, but Gigabyte's product pages differ by revision, so check the BIOS before installing a 14th Gen chip.
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