Gigabyte Z490 GAMING X Intel Socket 1200 ATX HDMI Dual M.2 USB 3.2 Gen2 Motherboard Supports 10th Gen Intel Core Series Processors Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 4 DIMMs Intel Optane Memory Ready Direct 11 1 Phases Digital VRM Solution with DrMOS Enlarged VRM Heatsink with 5W/mK Thermal Conductive Pad Intel GbE LAN with cFosSpeed Internet Accelerator Software Multi-Way Graphics Support with Dual Armor and Ultra Durable Design ALC1200 Multi-Channel Audio with High Quality Audio Capacitors and Audio Noise Guard Dual Ultra-Fast M.2 with PCIe Gen3 X4 (1 with Thermal Guard) & SATA Interface Intel Native USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A with Speed Up To 10Gbps RGB FUSION 2.0 Support Addressable LED & RGB LED Strips Smart Fan 5 Features Multiple Temperature Sensors , Hybrid Fan Headers with FAN STOP Q-Flash Plus Updates BIOS without Installing the CPU, Memory and Graphics Card CEC 2019 Ready, Save the Power as Easy as One Click Lightning-Fast Intel Thunderbolt 3 AIC Support Direct 11 1 Phase Digital VRM Solution with DrMOS Cleaner and more efficient power delivery to the CPU with better thermal performance ensure stability under high CPU frequencies and heavy loading. Optimized gate charge to minimize switching losses. Lower temperature, smaller size, better thermal characteristics. Advanced Thermal Design with Integrated IO Armor Support for DDR4 XMP Up to 4600MHz and Beyond GIGABYTE is offering a tested and proven platform that ensures proper compatibility with profiles up to 4600MHz and beyond. All users need to do to attain this performance boost is to ensure that their memory module is XMP capable and that the XMP function is activated and enabled on their GIGABYTE motherboard. Specifications CPU Support for 10th Generation Intel Core i9 processors/Intel Core i7 processors/Intel Core i5 processors/Intel Core i3 processors/Intel Pentium processors/Intel Celeron processors in the LGA1200 package L3 cache varies with CPU Chipset Intel Z490 Express Chipset Memory Intel Core i9/i7 processors: DDR4 4600(O.C.)/ 4500(O.C.)/ 4400(O.C.)/ 4300(O.C.)/4266(O.C.) / 4133(O.C.) / 4000(O.C.) / 3866(O.C.) / 3800(O.C.) / 3733(O.C.) / 3666(O.C.) / 3600(O.C.) / 3466(O.C.) / 3400(O.C.) / 3333(O.C.) / 3300(O.C.) / 3200(O.C.) / 3000(O.C.) / 2933 / 2800 / 2666 / 2400 / 2133 MHz memory modules Intel Core i5/i3/Pentium/Celeron processors: Support for DDR4 2666/2400/2133 MHz memory modules 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB (32 GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory Dual channel memory architecture Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode) Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules Onboard Graphics Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel HD Graphics support: 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@30 Hz * Support for HDMI 1.4 version and HDCP 2.3. Maximum shared memory of 512 MB Audio Realtek ALC1200 codec High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel Support for S/PDIF Out LAN Intel GbE LAN chip (1000 Mbit/100 Mbit) Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16) * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 3 x PCI Express x1 slots (All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.) Multi-Graphics Technology Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire and 2-Way AMD CrossFire technologies Storage Interface 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_SB) 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2M_SB) 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 * Refer to \"1-7 Internal Connectors,\" for the installation notices for the M.2 and SATA connectors. Intel Optane Memory Ready USB 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port (red) on the back panel 7 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (5 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header) 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 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 4-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x CPU fan header 4 x system fan headers 2 x addressable LED strip headers 2 x RGB LED strip headers 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors 2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x S/PDIF Out header 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 module only) 2 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connectors 1 x serial port header 1 x Clear CMOS jumper 1 x Q-Flash Plus button Back Panel Connectors 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port 1 x HDMI port 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port (red) 5 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 1 x RJ-45 port 6 x audio jacks I/O Controller iTE I/O Controller Chip H/W Monitoring Voltage detection Temperature detection Fan speed detection Overheating warning Fan fail warning Fan speed control * Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the cooler 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 APP Center @BIOS EasyTune Fast Boot Game Boost ON/OFF Charge RGB Fusion Smart Backup System Information Viewer Support for Q-Flash Plus Support for Q-Flash Support for Xpress Install Bundled Software Norton Internet Security (OEM version) cFosSpeed Operating System Support for Windows 10 64-bit Form Factor ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 23.0cm