AORUS Z390 motherboards are designed with thermals and speed in mind, ensuring users can best take advantage of Intel 9th generation processors. The AORUS and GIGABYTE Z390 series is loaded with a variety of premium feature sets and each board provides a sweet spot in performance and value. Assemble your next PC with AORUS and start with a strong foundation as each motherboard is built with Ultra Durable materials.
Supports Intel 8th & 9th Gen Core i9/i7/i5/i3, Celeron, and Pentium Processors
Dual Channel DDR4, 4 DIMMs
12+2 Phase IR Digital VRM Solution with PowIRstage
Advanced Thermal Design with Fins-Array Heatsink & Direct Touch Heatpipe
Intel 802.11ac 2x2 Wave 2 WIFI
AMP-UP Audio with ALC1220 & High-End ESS SABRE 9118 DAC
RGB Fusion with Multi-Zone Addressable LED Light Show Design
Triple M.2 with Triple Thermal Guards
Unique Features
Advanced Thermal Design
The Z390 AORUS MASTER reaches a perfect balance between style and performance by combining the media acclaimed Fins-Array heatsink, a heatpipe, and a thermal baseplate, to provide 30%* lower MOSFET temperatures for enthusiasts, overclockers and professional gamers.
Ultra-Fast WIFI
Smash the GbE barrier with Intel's next-gen wireless solution which enables gigabit wireless performance, provides smooth video streaming and better gaming experience, with speeds up to 1.73Gbps.
Comprehensive Audio Suite
AORUS pairs the ESS SABRE DAC audio suite with Realtek's latest ALC1220 Codec, which allows playback for surround sound audio and SD enabled music are easier than ever. To ensure a studio-quality experience, WIMA and Nichicon Fine Gold capacitors are used to provide power to the overall system.
Unique Features
Triple M.2 with Triple Thermal Guards
With durability in mind, GIGABYTE provides a thermal solution for M.2 SSD devices. The M.2 Thermal Guard prevents throttling and bottlenecks from high speed M.2 SSDs as it helps to dissipate heat before it becomes an issue.
USB Turbo Charger
By connecting the Front USB 3.0 Type-A chassis cable to our motherboard, users can utilize the USB TurboCharger to recharge both Android devices with QC 3.0 and Apple devices with Apple Fast-Charge function.
AORUS 360 Armor
AORUS motherboards are layered with Ultra Durable protection, such as an Integrated I/O shield, back plate, memory armor and PCIe armor, to give users a strong foundation to build their gaming systems.
SPECIFICATIONS
CPU
Support for 9th and 8th 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 LGA1151 package
L3 cache varies with CPU
(Please refer to "CPU Support List" for more information.)
Chipset
Intel® Z390 Express Chipset
Memory
4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128GB (32GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory** ** Please note that the support for system total memory size depends on the CPU installed.
Support for 11ac 160 MHz wireless standard and up to 1.73 Gbps data rate * Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment.
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 x8 (PCIEX8) * The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot. When the PCIEX8 slot is populated, the PCIEX16 slot operates at up to x8 mode.
1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4) * The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with the M2P connector. The PCIEX4 slot operates at up to x2 mode when a PCIe SSD is installed in the M2P connector.
3 x PCI Express x1 slots (All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
1 x M.2 Socket 1 connector for an Intel® CNVi wireless module (CNVI)
Multi-Graphics Technology
Support for NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ and 2-Way NVIDIA® SLI™ technologies
Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire™ and 3-Way/2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies
Storage Interface
Chipset:
1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2M)
1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A)
1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P)
6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 * Refer to "1-9 Internal Connectors," for the installation notices for the PCIEX4, M.2 and SATA connectors.
Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready
USB
Chipset:
1 x USB Type-C™ port with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support, available through the internal USB header
1 x USB Type-C™ port on the back panel, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support
3 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel
4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
Chipset+USB 2.0 Hub:
8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)