GIGABYTE Z490 GAMING X

1. 1. 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
   2. L3 cache varies with CPU

   (Please refer “CPU Support List” for more information.)

1. 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB (32 GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory
2. Dual channel memory architecture
3. Support for DDR4 3200/2933/2666/2400/2133 MHz memory modules
   * To support 3200 MHz, you must use XMP memory.
4. Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)
5. Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules
6. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

(Please refer “Memory Support List” for more information.)

1. 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096×2160@30 Hz
   * Support for HDMI 1.4 version and HDCP 2.3.

Maximum shared memory of 512 MB

1. Realtek^® ALC1200 codec
2. High Definition Audio
3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
4. Support for S/PDIF Out

1. 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.
2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4
3. 3 x PCI Express x1 slots
   (All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)

• Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire™ and 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies

• 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

Chipset:

1. 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port (red) on the back panel
2. 7 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (5 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
3. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)

1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2. 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
3. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
4. 1 x CPU fan header
5. 4 x system fan headers
6. 2 x addressable LED strip headers
7. 2 x RGB LED strip headers
8. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
9. 2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
10. 1 x front panel header
11. 1 x front panel audio header
12. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
13. 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header
14. 1 x USB 2.0/1.1 header
15. 1 x Trusted Platform Module header (For the GC-TPM2.0 SPI/GC-TPM2.0 SPI 2.0 module only)
16. 2 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connectors
17. 1 x serial port header
18. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
19. 1 x Q-Flash Plus button

1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
2. 1 x HDMI port
3. 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port (red)
4. 5 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
5. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
6. 1 x RJ-45 port
7. 6 x audio jacks

1. Voltage detection
2. Temperature detection
3. Fan speed detection
4. Overheating warning
5. Fan fail warning
6. Fan speed control
   * Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the cooler you install.

1. 1 x 256 Mbit flash
2. Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
3. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

1. 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
2. Support for Q-Flash Plus
3. Support for Q-Flash
4. Support for Xpress Install

1. Norton^® Internet Security (OEM version)
2. cFosSpeed

1. Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors’ website or 3rd party website.
2. Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win9X/ME/2000/XP. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.