DESIGN CONCEPT
The AORUS Core is inspired by the falcon's aggressive nature and hunting prowess. The falcon uses its razor sharp talons to swiftly strike down its prey with exceptional efficiency and precision, qualities that are exemplified in the fine details of AORUS design.
12+1 Phases Digital Power Design
Z390 AORUS PRO motherboard uses an 12+1 phases digital CPU power design which includes both digital PWM Controller and DrMOS. These 100% digital controller and additional 8+4 Solid-pin CPU Power Connectors offer incredible precision in delivering power to the motherboard's most power-hungry and energy-sensitive components, allowing enthusiasts to get the absolute maximum performance from the new 8-core 9th Gen Intel Core processors.
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.
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.
FAN STOP
Achieve fan silence. With Fan Stop, map any fan to stop completely when temperatures drop below a specified threshold. Which fan stops, based on readings from which sensor, and at what temperature—all of it can be customized to your liking.
Hybrid Fan Pin Headers
Assume complete control over your liquid cooling setup! Smart Fan 5 receives up-to-the-second information on flow-rate and water-temperature through the Hybrid Fan Pin Headers or external thermistor sensors—giving you absolute mastery over your PC. All Hybrid Fan Headers can automatically detect the type of cooling device whether it be fan or pump with different PWM or Voltage mode.
Solid Pin Power Connectors
Z390 AORUS motherboards feature solid plated ATX 24pin & ATX 12V 8pin + 4pin power connectors to offer a stable power supply during CPU overloading.
- Larger contact area for electricity
- More metal quantity to sustain higher power and generated heat
- Ultra durable and longer lifespan
Ultra durable and longer lifespan
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.
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
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, Dual channel memory architecture, Support for DDR4 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.) / 2800(O.C.) / 2666 / 2400 / 2133 MHz memory modulesSupport for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)
- 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
- ntegrated 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 2.2, Maximum shared memory of 1 GB, Actual support may vary by CPU
Audio
- Realtek ALC1220-VB codec, The back panel line out jack supports DSD audio, High Definition Audio, 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel, Support for S/PDIF Out
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), 3 x PCI Express x1 slots, (All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
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) (M2A), 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2M), 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors, Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10, Refer to "1-8 Internal Connectors," for the installation notices for the M.2 and SATA connectors, Intel Optane Memory Ready
USB
- Chipset : 1 x USB Type-C port with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support on the back panel, 1 x USB Type-C port with USB 3.1 Gen 1 support, available through the internal USB header, 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel, 5 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports (3 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header), Chipset+2 USB 2.0 Hubs : 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)
Internal I/O Connectors
- 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector, 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector, 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector,1 x CPU fan header,1 x water cooling CPU fan header, 4 x system fan headers, 2 x system fan/water cooling pump headers, 2 x digital LED strip headers, 2 x digital LED strip power select jumpers, 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 header1 x USB Type-C port, with USB 3.1 Gen 1 support, 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 header, 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers1 x Thunderbolt add-in card connector, 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header (2x6 pin, for the GC-TPM2.0_S module only), 1 x Clear CMOS jumper, 2 x temperature sensor headers
Back Panel Connectors
- 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports, 1 x HDMI port, 1 x USB Type-C port, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support, 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red), 3 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports, 1 x RJ-45 port, 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector, 5 x audio jacks
H/W Monitoring
- Voltage detection,Temperature detection, Fan speed detection, Water cooling flow rate detection, Overheating warning, Fan fail warning, Fan speed control, Whether the fan (pump) speed control function is supported will depend on the fan (pump) you install
BIOS
- 2 x 128 Mbit flash, Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS, Support for DualBIOS, PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0