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GIGABYTE, a leading manufacturer of premium gaming hardware, has unveiled its Z690 AORUS series motherboards, designed to fully support the latest 12th Gen Intel® Core™ processors. Featuring a robust digital power design of up to 20+1+2 phases/105 Amps and an enhanced Fins-Array III heatsink design, the Z690 AORUS series offers superior power delivery and thermal management for optimal performance and overclocking capabilities.

The Z690 AORUS motherboards are engineered to unleash the full potential of the new multi-core Intel® Core™ K-series processors. “With the arrival of the new Intel® Z690 platform and 12th Gen Core™ processors, GIGABYTE has also launched its latest motherboards,” stated Jackson Hsu, Director of the GIGABYTE Channel Solutions Product Development Division. “These boards offer users ultra-durable products with high compatibility, breakthrough performance, and low temperatures through optimized power delivery, heat dissipation, and expansion options.”

Hsu further emphasized the Z690 AORUS’s focus on professional designers and performance enthusiasts. The combination of a digital power design, premium VRM heatsinks, a 2oz PCB, a nano-carbon blackplane heatsink design, high-end components, and exclusive tuning functionalities empowers enhanced overall CPU and memory performance and overclocking. Moreover, with support for PCIe® 5.0 graphics cards, multiple PCIe® 4.0 M.2 storage configurations, ultra-fast networking starting from 2.5G and beyond, and meticulous R&D tuning, the Z690 series provides impressive, stable performance.

The 12th Gen Intel® Core™ processors mark a shift in design with both the architecture and the new LGA1700 socket. This means users cannot revert to previous generation processors due to socket incompatibility. The new architecture, based on Intel® 7 process technology and a “hybrid” design of P-Cores and E-Cores, not only enhances theoretical performance but also enables the processor to dynamically switch between high-performance operation and low-load power-saving modes. This allows users to maximize the processor’s capabilities based on system demands. With up to 20+1+2 phases, each Vcore and Vcc GT phase can handle up to 105 amps thanks to the Smart Power Stage design, while Vcc AUX can handle 70 Amps with its dual DrMOS design.

GIGABYTE ra mắt bo mạch chủ Z690 AORUS – Tin Gaming GearGIGABYTE introduces DDR5 memory support starting with the Intel® Z690 motherboards, while also offering backward compatibility with DDR4, providing various Z690 motherboards catered to different market needs and positioning. DDR4 models perform impressively, similar to the previous generation, while DDR5 models benefit from the new memory architecture, enabling speeds from 4800 MHz with high power efficiency, low latency, and low power consumption.

Besides the renowned Shielded Memory Routing technology, the GIGABYTE Z690 series utilizes the latest SMD DIMM memory and dual metal armor for enhanced memory overclocking performance with greater durability and stability. Real-world testing confirms LN2 overclocking performance reaching 8000 MHz and beyond.

To provide users with superior memory overclocking performance with ease, the GIGABYTE Z690 AORUS motherboards integrate several innovative technologies. Enhanced by an exclusive layout design, the “DDR5 Unlocked Voltage” feature unlocks the adjustment range of the DDR5 memory native voltage, allowing users to achieve higher memory clock speeds with greater stability.

Furthermore, BIOS settings are optimized to a new level. The “DDR5 Auto Booster” can increase the native frequency of DDR5 from 4800 MHz to 5000 MHz with a single click, automatically boosting memory performance after Windows loads. The “DDR5 XMP Booster” allows users to quickly select from multiple built-in and pre-tuned memory overclocking profiles. The “XMP 3.0 User Profile” allows users to create and burn in their own XMP profiles to unleash the ultimate memory performance.

gigabyte-ra-mat-bo-mach-chu-z690-aorus-tin-gaming-gear-3The 12th Gen Intel® Core™ processors with the Z690 chipset support the latest PCIe® 5.0 specifications. To meet the high-speed bandwidth demands of the next generation of graphics cards, GIGABYTE Z690 AORUS motherboards comprehensively adopt a PCIe® 5.0 design and select components, from the PCB and PCIe® slots to the controller, providing optimal signal quality and preparing for future technology. The all-new armor design for the PCIe® 5.0 slot further enhances strength and durability. Additionally, all Z690 AORUS ATX motherboards are equipped with four PCIe® 4.0 M.2 slots. Through VMD support on the Z690 platform, RAID configurations are enabled via CPU and chipset integration, providing access speeds exceeding 20000 MB/s.

Thermal design is crucial for SSD performance. The extended heatsinks on some Z690 AORUS motherboards, along with GIGABYTE’s patented XTREME Thermal Guard, are enhanced with elevated and enlarged heatsinks and heat pipes, providing optimal cooling for PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSDs to prevent thermal throttling during high-speed operation.

In addition to these exclusive designs, GIGABYTE Z690 AORUS motherboards continue to support digital LEDs and a graphical BIOS setup interface that displays key information such as clock speed, memory, storage devices, fan status settings, and hardware information in a more intuitive and user-friendly manner. Q-Flash technology allows users to flash a BIOS without installing a CPU, RAM, GPU, or other peripherals.

GIGABYTE also introduces three Z690 AERO motherboards for creators. The latest Z690 AERO series unleashes the high performance of the new generation processors while providing superior thermal performance for stable system operation. With the latest PCIe® 5.0 support, the Z690 AERO series meets the high-speed bandwidth requirements of the next generation of graphics cards while delivering optimized signal transmission quality. Equipped with four PCIe® 4.0 M.2 slots with an armor design, the series provides content creators with ample storage capacity and optimal cooling, eliminating concerns about thermal throttling during high-speed operation.