Gigabyte Z490I AORUS Ultra motherboard

Intel® Z490 Mini-ITX AORUS Motherboard with Direct 8+1 Phases Digital VRM Design, Advanced Thermal Solution, Intel® WiFi 6 802.11ax, Intel® 2.5GbE LAN, HDMI 2.0, RGB FUSION 2.0

Best Choice for Small but Powerful PC:
- Z490I AORUS ULTRA is a mini-ITX motherboard perfect for building a small form factor PC for people who demands higher performance but also cares about aesthetics. The compact yet powerful pc delivers amazing performance with the latest 10th gen CPU, dual slots graphic card and blazing fast connectivity. It also equips with comprehensive thermal solution to keep it cool under heavy workload. Performance is not compromised by its size.

Direct 8+1 Phases Digital Power Design:
- 90A Smart Power Stage
- Direct 8 Power Phase
- 10 PCB Layer
- Tantalum Capacitor Array

Advanced Thermal Design:
- Extended Heatsinks
- Multi-Layered PCH/M.2 Heatsink
- 2 Heatpipes for Thermal Balance
- Thermal Backplate
- 7.5 W/mK LAIRD Thermal Conductivity Pad
- 4 Hybrid Fan Headers
- 4 Temperature Sensors

Dual NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 Slot for SSD:
- RGB FUSION 2.0
- Addressable LED Header*1
- RGB LED Header*1

- Supports 10th Gen. Intel Core™ Processors
- Dual Channel DDR4, 2 DIMMs with Ultra Durable Memory Armor

Solid Pin Power Connectors with Metal Shielding:
- 24 pin ATX Power Connector
- 8 pin CPU Power Connector

- 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
- Front USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C™ for Connecting Devices
- Ultra Durable PCIe Armor Running x16

- USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C™
- Onboard DisplayPort
- Internet Connection through Intel® 2.5 GbE LAN
- USB 3.2 Gen1 support Q-Flash Plus
- Plug in USB Drive
- Q-Flash Plus Button
- Onboard Display HDMI 2.0
- Supported up to 4K display @60 Hz
- AMP-UP Audio ALC1220-VB
- Intel® WiFi 6 802.11ax 2T2R & BT 5

Ultimate power design:
- To fully support the latest 10th Gen ten- cores CPU, the Z490I AORUS ULTRA is equipped with the ultimate power solution with the desired features: direct, digital and multiple phases. After countless experiments and tests, GIGABYTE presents the unbeatable Z490I AORUS ULTRA for enthusiasts and gamers.

Z490I AORUS ULTRA motherboard uses an pure digital CPU power design which includes a digital PWM Controller with Smart Power Stages and is capable of providing 90A of power from each phase for a total of 720A. This 100% digital controller, new Tantalum Polymer Capacitors array, and Solid-pin CPU Power Connectors offer incredible precision and stability in delivering power to the motherboard´s most power-hungry and energy-sensitive components, allowing professional worker and gamer to get the incredible high performance from the latest 10th Gen. Intel® Core™ processors.
- 90A Smart Power Stage for each vCore Phase
- High Current Capacity MOSFET
- Tantalum Polymer Capacitors Array
- Higher Efficiency Lower Temperatures
- Improved Transient Response

- GIGABYTE´s exclusive 2X Copper PCBs design provides sufficient power trace paths between components to handle greater than normal power loads and to remove heat from the critical CPU power delivery area. This is essential to ensure the motherboard is able to handle the increased power loading that is necessary when overclocking.

10 Layers PCB:
- For richer feature and powerful performance on mini-ITX board Z490I AORUS ULTRA, ten layers mid-loss PCB was adopted to make it work. Comparing with regular 8 layer PCB, two more layers for power solution and ground is added. In order to fully support 10th gen ten core CPU and get ready for the future, power trace need more space than previous generation. An extra layer is exclusively for the power delivery. Furthermore, a complete ground layer improves the signal integrity and helps PCB to dissipate heat. Along with ten layered, low impedance, 2X Copper PCB, Z490I AORUS ULTRA is unbeatable among motherboards.

Unparalleled performance:
- GIGABYTE realize that our customer won´t stop chasing a better computer performance. We take care of it and implement more on products. Optimized memory trace enhance the performance. Faster read and write are needed to save time and improve efficiency. We offer plenty of M.2 Storage with thermal guards to ensure unthrottled read and write. In advance, adopting PCIe 4.0 ready components get the Z490 easier to upgrade.

Support for DDR4 XMP Up to 5000MHz and Beyond:
- AORUS is offering a tested and proven platform that ensures proper compatibility with profiles up to 5000MHz 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 AORUS motherboard.

PCIe 4.0 Hardware Design:
- PCIe 4.0 Turbo B-Clock: External clock generator for PCIe 4.0 overclocking.
- 1X PCIe 4.0 Slot: Reinforced PCIe 4.0 x16 with lower impedance.
- M.2 PCIe 4.0 Slot: M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot with lower impedance.

Smart Fan 5:
- With Smart Fan 5 users can ensure that their gaming PC can maintain its performance while staying cool. Smart Fan 5 allows users to interchange their fan headers to reflect different thermal sensors at different locations on the motherboard. Not only that, with Smart Fan 5 more hybrid fan headers that support both PWM and Voltage mode fans have been introduced to make the motherboard more liquid cooling friendly.

- 4 Fan Pin Headers
- 4 Temperature Sensors
- All Fan Pin Headers Upgraded to Hybrid Fan Headers
- Interoperable Fans and Sensors
- Intuitive UI for Fan Control
- Different models have a different number of fan pin headers and temperature sensors. Smart Fan 5 function may vary by model.

Next generation connectivity:
- Network connectivity is getting more important nowadays. Majority of Desktop PC are with both ethernet and WIFI for the stable connection to avoid interrupt or bad signal. The Z490I AORUS ULTRA features the fastest WIFI 6 that improves the reliability and performance in dense environment. Furthermore, As 4k Monitor become more popular, ultra high resolution display output is also required.

Intel 2.5GbE LAN Onboard 2X Faster than ever:
- Adoption of 2.5G LAN provide up to 2.5 GbE network connectivity, with at least two times faster transfer speeds compared to general 1GbE networking. It´s perfectly suit for gamers and streamer with ultimate and smooth online experience. It also backward compatible with Multi-Gig(10/100/1000/2500Mbps) RJ-45 ethernet.

New Introduce Intel® WiFi 6 802.11ax + BT 5 Module:
- Intel Wireless solution supports 802.11ax, enables gigabit wireless performance, provides smooth video streaming, better gaming experience, few dropped connections and speeds up to 2.4Gbps*. Moreover, Bluetooth 5 provides 4X range over BT 4.2 and with faster transmission.

Benefit of WiFi 6:
- 5.5X throughput than 802.11ac 1x1*
- 4X better network capacity, no traffic jams especially in those dense area with lots of devices
- Network efficiency increase for better user experience

Dual HDMI 2.0 for 4K / 60P / 21:9 / HDCP 2.2 Support:
- HDMI 2.0, which is backwards compatible with HDMI 1.4, offers 18 Gb/s of bandwidth – nearly twice that of the previous generation. This unlocks the potential for users to transfer multiple video streams, as well as a native cinematic 21:9 ratio (which most movies are shot in), offering the best visual experience for viewers.

Audio solution with dts immersive sound experience:
Hi-Res Audio:
- Hi-Res Audio certified, meaning that the product is capable of reproducing frequencies up to 40kHz or above which ensures user with the best audio quality at all times.

ALC1220-VB Immersive Gaming ViBes:
All New Realtek High-End HD Audio Codec:
- ALC1220 120dB(A) SNR HD Audio with Smart Headphone Amp automatically detects impedance of your head-worn audio device, preventing issues such as low volume and distortion.
With the new VB series audio controller, stream your voice to the world vibrantly with both front/rear microphone SNR up to 110/114dB(A).

DTS :X® Ultra:
- Recreates an authentic, spatially accurate 3D audio experience for gaming over any headphones or speakers. Supports channel-based, scene based and object-based audio. Provides out-of-the-box calibration for a range of headphones and speakers. Provides post-processing enhancements and device level tuning for DTS® codecs.
- DTS Sound Unbound* leverage Microsoft Spatial, enabling the the most believable, 3D audio experience for games. Immersion through DTS Headphone:X means in the sonic landscape, stationary and moving sounds can be heard from above, below or around the listener. Sounds pass around the listener with amazing externalization and accurate localization.

Definitive aesthetics:

Multi-Zone Light Show Design:
- Now offering more LED customizations than ever, users can truly adapt their PC to represent their lifestyle. With full RGB support and a redesigned RGB Fusion 2.0 application, the user has complete control over the LEDs which surround the motherboard.

- With an integrated intuitive user interface, the RGB Fusion 2.0 provides you a better solution for customizing the lighting effects across all supported devices. From motherboards, graphics cards to the peripheral products, you can personalize your gaming rig with your own style and show off your build by sharing the profiles. In addition, the new gaming mode makes the lighting effects interactive with selected games to bring you the most immersive gaming experience.

GIGABYTE RGB Fusion APP:
- Don´t just make your PC shine, make it a work of art that friends will envy. With the GIGABYTE RGB Fusion mobile app users can watch as they control the lighting within their gaming PC. This gives users ease of access as they try and adjust colors and speeds for different modes, all this can be achieved away from the keyboard and monitor of their PC.

Ultra durable:
- GIGABYTE is reputable for its product durability and high quality manufacturing process. Needless to say, we use the best components we can find for the Z490 AORUS motherboard and reinforce every slot to make each of them solid and durable.

Ultra Durable™ PCIe Armor:
Industry Leading Ultra Durable™ PCIe Armor:
- The innovative one piece stainless steel shielding design from GIGABYTE reinforces the PCIe connectors to provide the extra strength required to support heavy graphics cards.

Ultra Durable™ Memory Armor:
- AORUS´ exclusive one piece stainless steel shielding design prevents against PCB distortion/twisting and plate bending, in addition to preventing any possible ESD interference.

Solid Pin Power Connectors:
- Z490 AORUS motherboards feature solid plated ATX 24pin & ATX 12V 8pin power connectors to offer a stable power supply during CPU overloading.

Solid Pin Power connector advantages:
- Larger contact area for electricity
- More metal quantity to sustain higher power and generated heat
- Ultra durable and longer lifespan

Q-Flash Plus:
- Update the BIOS easily without installing the CPU, memory and graphics card.
- With GIGABYTE Q-Flash Plus, you don´t need to install the CPU, memory and graphics card nor enter the BIOS menu to flash the BIOS. Just download and save a new BIOS file (rename to gigabyte.bin) on the USB flash drive, then press the dedicated Q-Flash Plus button and you’re good to go!

GIGABYTE BIOS & APP CENTER:
- Good software goes hand in hand with perfect hardware. Z490I AORUS ULTRA bundled several useful and intuitive software to help users to control every aspect of motherboard.

BIOS:
- New User Interface: All new EASY MODE shows important hardware information in one page including CPU clock, Memory, Storage, Fan.
- My Favorites: Add constantly used items into the favorite menu for quick access.
- Storage Information: Show all kinds of storage information including SATA, PCIE and M.2 interface.
- Changelog: List all changes before saving and exiting bios. Quickly review overall settings modification.
- Intuitive Load Line Curve: Clearly show each loadline calibration setting in an intuitive curve graph.

APP CENTER:
- GIGABYTE APP CENTER is a useful portal of all GIGABYTE MB utilities and drivers, you can choose any utility you want to install from APP CENTER and keep updated with the latest utilities and drivers version.

EasyTune™:
- GIGABYTE´s EasyTune™ is a simple and easy-to-use interface that allows users to fine-tune their system settings or adjust system and memory clocks and voltages in a Windows environment. With Smart Quick Boost, one click is all it takes to automatically overclock your system, giving an added performance boost when you need it the most.

System Information Viewer:
- GIGABYTE System Information Viewer is a central location that gives you access to your current system status. Monitor components such as the clocks and processor, set your preferred fan speed profile, create alerts when temperatures get too high or record your system´s behavior; these are the possibilities of the System Information Viewer.


Features:

- Supports 10th Gen Intel® Core™ Series Processors
- Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 2DIMMs
- Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready
- Direct 8+1 Phases Digital VRM Solution with 90A Smart Power Stage
- Extended MOSFET Heatsink and Multi-Layered PCH M.2 Heatsink with Heatpipes
- Onboard Intel® WiFi 6 802.11ax 2T2R & BT 5 with AORUS Antenna
- Blazing Fast Intel® 2.5GbE LAN with cFosSpeed
- AMP-UP Audio with ALC1220-VB for Rear 120dB SNR
- HDMI 2.0 supports Premium 4K
- Dual Ultra-Fast NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2 with Thermal Guard
- RGB FUSION 2.0 with Addressable LED & RGB LED Strips
- Smart Fan 5 Features Multiple Temperature Sensors and Hybrid Fan Headers with FAN STOP
- Q-Flash Plus Update BIOS without Installing the CPU, Memory and Graphics Card


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:
- Support for DDR4 5000(O.C.)/4933(O.C.)/4800(O.C.)/ 4700(O.C.)/ 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
- 2 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 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+PARADE PS175 chip:
- 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@60 Hz

Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel® HD Graphics support:
- 1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2304@60 Hz
- Maximum shared memory of 512 MB

Audio:
- Realtek® ALC1220-VB codec
- The back panel line out jack supports DSD audio.
- Support for DTS:X® Ultra
- High Definition Audio
- 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel

LAN:
- Intel® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbit/1 Gbit/100 Mbit)

Wireless Communication module:
- Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201
- WIFI a, b, g, n, ac with wave 2 features, ax, supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band
- BLUETOOTH 5.1
- Support for 11ax 160MHz wireless standard and up to 2.4 Gbps data rate

Expansion Slots:
- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16

Storage Interface
- 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU)
- 1 x M.2 connector on the back of the motherboard (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2M_SB)
- 4 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
- M.2 connectors support up to ASPM L1.2 PCIe power management protocols.

USB:
Chipset:
- 1 x USB Type-C™ port with USB 3.2 Gen 1 support, available through the internal USB header
- 1 x USB Type-C™ port on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port (red) on the back panel
- 6 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
- 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 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
- 3 x system fan headers
- 1 x addressable LED strip header
- 1 x RGB LED strip header
- 4 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 speaker header
- 1 x USB Type-C™ header, with USB 3.2 Gen 1 support
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header
- 1 x USB 2.0/1.1 header
- 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
- 1 x chassis intrusion header

Back Panel Connectors:
- 1 x DisplayPort
- 1 x HDMI port
- 1 x USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port (red)
- 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
- 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
- 1 x Q-Flash Plus button
- 1 x RJ-45 port
- 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)
- 3 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

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
- Available applications in APP Center may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications.
- @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
- XSplit Gamecaster + Broadcaster (12 months license)

- Operating System: Support for Windows 10 64-bit
- Form Factor: Mini-ITX Form Factor; 17.0cm x 17.0cm

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