Gigabyte Z890I AORUS ULTRA DDR5 Intel Motherboard

Key Features

• Supports Intel® Core™ Ultra processors (Series 2)
• Digital 8+1+2 phases VRM solution
• D5 Bionic Corsa for Infinite Memory Performance
• AI Perfdrive : Provides optimal and customized BIOS preset profile for users
• Premium Compatibility : 2*DDR5 with XMP Memory Module Support
• WIFI EZ-Plug : Quick and easy design for Wi-Fi antenna installation
• EZ-Latch Plus : PCIe and M.2 slots with Quick Release & Screwless Design
• EZ-Latch Click : M.2 heatsinks with screwless design
• Friendly UI : Multi-Theme, AIO Fan Control, and Q-Flash Auto Scan in BIOS and SW
• New Power Monitor in HWinfo for real-time monitoring on CPU power phases
• Ultra-Fast Storage : 2*M.2 slots, including 1* PCIe 5.0 x4
• Efficient Thermal : VRM Thermal Armor Advanced with I/O ZONE AORUS LIGHTING & M.2 Thermal Guard Ext.
• Fast Networking : 2.5GbE LAN & Wi-Fi 7 with directional Ultra-high gain antenna
• Extended Connectivity : THUNDERBOLT™ 4 Type-C with DP-Alt , HDMI , DisplayPort
• PCIe UD Slot X : PCIe 5.0 x16 slot with 10X strength for graphics card

Specification : 

CPU

LGA1851 socket: Support for Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors

L3 cache varies with CPU

* Please refer to "CPU Support List" for more information.

Chipset

Intel® Z890 Express Chipset

Memory

Support for DDR5 9200(O.C) / 8800(O.C) / 8600(O.C) / 8400(O.C) /8266(O.C) / 8200(O.C) / 8000(O.C) / 7950(O.C) / 7900(O.C) / 7800(O.C) / 7600(O.C.) / 7400(O.C.) / 7200(O.C.) / 7000(O.C.) / 6800(O.C.) / 6600(O.C.) / 6400 / 6200 / 6000 / 5800 / 5600MT/s memory modules.

2 x DDR5 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB (64 GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory

Dual channel memory architecture

Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate innon-ECC mode)

Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules

Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

Support CUDIMM memory module

(The CPU and memory configuration may affect the supported memory types, datarate (speed), and number of DRAM modules, please refer to "Memory Support List" for more information.)

Onboard Graphics

Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel® HD Graphics support:

- 1 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 connector (USB4® USB Type-C® port), supporting DisplayPort and Thunderbolt™ video outputs

 When a Thunderbolt™ monitor is installed, the maximum resolution supported is 5120x2880@60 Hz with 24 bpp (single display output).

 When a USB4® USB Type-C® monitor is installed, the maximum resolution supported is 3840x2160@240 Hz (single display output).

* Because of the limited I/O resources of the PC architecture, the number of Thunderbolt™ devices that can be used is dependent on the number of the PCI Express devices being installed. (Refer to Chapter 2-6,"Back Panel Connectors," for more information.)

* Support for DisplayPort 2.1 version and HDCP 2.3

- 1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2304@60 Hz

* Support for DisplayPort 2.1 version and HDCP 2.3

- 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@60 Hz

* Support for HDMI 2.1 version and HDCP 2.3.

(Graphics specifications may vary depending on CPU support.)

Support for up to triple-display at the same time

Audio

Realtek® Audio CODEC

High Definition Audio

2/4/5.1/7.1-channel

* You can change the functionality of an audio jack using the audio software. To configure 7.1-channel audio, access the audio software for audio settings.

Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN

Realtek® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps)

Wireless Communication module

Intel® Wi-Fi 7 BE202 (BE200NGW M)

- 802.11a, b, g, n, ac, ax, be, supporting 2.4/5/6 GHz carrier frequency bands

- BLUETOOTH 5.4

- Support for 11be 160MHz wireless standard

(Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment.)

* Wi-Fi 7 features require Windows 11 SV3 to function properly. (There is no support driver for Windows 10.)

** Wi-Fi 7 channels on 6 GHz band availability depends on individual country's regulations.

Expansion Slots

CPU:

- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, supporting PCIe 5.0 and running at x16

* The PCIEX16 slot can only support a graphics card or an NVMe SSD.

Storage Interface

CPU:

- 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2280 PCIe 5.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU)

Chipset:

- 1 x M.2 connector on the back of the motherboard (Socket 3, M key, type 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2Q_SB)

- 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 support for NVMe SSD storage devices

RAID 0 and RAID 1 support for SATA storage devices

USB

CPU:

- 1 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 (USB Type-C®) ports on the back panel

*Support up to 40Gbps with Thunderbolt devices

*Support up to 20Gbps with USB4 devices

*Support up to 10Gbps with USB 3.2 devices

Chipset:

- 1 x USB Type-C® port with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support, available through the internal USB header

- 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel

- 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB headers

Chipset+USB 3.2 Gen 1 Hub:

- 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)

Internal I/O Connectors

1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector

1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector

1 x CPU fan header

1 x CPU fan/water cooling pump header

1 x system fan header

2 x addressable RGB Gen2 LED strip headers

2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors

2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

1 x front panel header

1 x front panel audio header

1 x speaker header

1 x USB Type-C® header, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header

1 x USB 2.0/1.1 header

1 x Trusted Platform Module header (For the GC-TPM2.0 SPI/GC-TPM2.0 SPI 2.0/GC-TPM2.0 SPI V2 module only)

1 x reset jumper

1 x Clear CMOS jumper

Back Panel Connectors

1 x DisplayPort (Note)

1 x HDMI port (Note)

1 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 connectors (USB Type-C® ports)

3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)

2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports

1 x Q-Flash Plus button

1 x RJ-45 port

2 x antenna connectors (2T2R)

2 x audio jacks

1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector

(Note) Actual support may vary by CPU.

I/O Controller

iTE® I/O Controller Chip

H/W Monitoring

Voltage detection

Temperature detection

Fan speed detection

Water cooling flow rate detection

Fan fail warning

Fan speed control

* Whether the fan (pump) speed control function is supported will depend on the fan(pump) you install.

BIOS

1 x 256 Mbit flash

Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS

PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

Unique Features

Support for GIGABYTE Control Center (GCC)

* Available applications in GCC may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications.

Support for Q-Flash

Support for Q-Flash Plus

Support for Smart Backup

Bundled Software

Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)

LAN bandwidth management software

Operating System

Support for Windows 11 64-bit

Form Factor

Mini-ITX Form Factor; 17.0cm x 17.0cm