Gigabyte Z790 Eagle AX ATX DDR5 Motherboard

Gigabyte Z790 Eagle AX DDR5 ATX Motherboard

An accessible Z790 ATX board with a PCIe 5.0 graphics slot, three PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots, five expansion slots and Wi-Fi 6E for overclockable Intel processors.

The Gigabyte Z790 Eagle AX brings the Z790 chipset’s unlocked overclocking and full lane count to a mainstream board. It supports 12th, 13th and 14th Gen Intel Core, Pentium Gold and Celeron processors, with four DDR5 slots holding up to 256GB at up to 7600 MT/s when paired with a 13th or 14th Gen Core i7 or i9 and XMP memory. Twin 8-pin CPU power connectors and a heatsinked VRM handle K-series chips comfortably. Punch can fit it in a new build with matching memory and cooling.

Storage and expansion

Three M.2 slots, one from the processor and two from the chipset, all run at PCIe 4.0 x4; the third also accepts SATA M.2 drives. Four SATA 6Gb/s ports support RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10. Expansion is generous for the class: a reinforced PCIe 5.0 x16 graphics slot, a PCIe 4.0 x16-length slot at x4, a PCIe 3.0 x16-length slot at x1 and two PCIe 3.0 x1 slots, plus two Thunderbolt add-in card headers.

Connectivity

The rear panel provides a USB Type-C port at USB 3.2 Gen 2, a red USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port, four USB 3.2 Gen 1 and two USB 2.0 ports, a PS/2 port, HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 1.2, a Realtek 2.5Gb Ethernet port, two SMA antenna connectors and three audio jacks with S/PDIF support. Wi-Fi 6E with Bluetooth 5.3 is fitted (Intel AX211 or Realtek RTL8852CE by PCB revision, 1T1R). Front-panel headers add a USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C, two Gen 1 and four USB 2.0 ports.

Cooling and control

Six fan and pump headers with water-flow detection, two addressable LED headers, on-board reset and Q-Flash Plus buttons and a TPM header cover most gaming and creator builds without fuss.

Ideal for

• Core i5-K and Core i7-K gaming PCs that want overclocking headroom
• Systems with several add-in cards, such as capture or audio interfaces
• Builders who want a PCIe 5.0 graphics slot and three M.2 drives

Specifications

• Chipset: Intel Z790 Express
• Socket: LGA1700, Intel Core 14th, 13th and 12th Gen, Pentium Gold and Celeron
• Form factor: ATX, 30.5 x 24.4 cm
• Memory: 4 x DDR5 DIMM, max 256GB (64GB per DIMM); up to 7600 MT/s (OC) with 13th/14th Gen Core i9/i7, 4800/4400 MT/s with other CPUs; dual channel, XMP
• Expansion slots: 1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 (CPU), 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 at x4, 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 at x1, 2 x PCIe 3.0 x1 (chipset)
• M.2: M2A_CPU type 22110/2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2; M2P_SB type 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2; M2M_SB type 2280 SATA and PCIe 4.0 x4/x2
• SATA: 4 x SATA 6Gb/s, RAID 0/1/5/10
• LAN: Realtek 2.5GbE
• Wireless: Wi-Fi 6E 2.4/5/6GHz 160MHz (Intel AX211 rev 1.0 or Realtek RTL8852CE rev 1.1), Bluetooth 5.3, 1T1R antenna
• Audio: Realtek high-definition audio codec, 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel, S/PDIF out
• Rear USB: 1 x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A, 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1, 2 x USB 2.0
• Video outputs: 1 x HDMI 2.1 (4096 x 2160 at 60Hz), 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 (4096 x 2304 at 60Hz)
• Other rear I/O: 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse, 2 x SMA antenna connectors, 1 x RJ-45, 3 x audio jacks
• Internal USB: 1 x USB Type-C header (3.2 Gen 1), 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header (2 ports), 2 x USB 2.0 headers (4 ports)
• Fan headers: 1 x CPU, 1 x CPU/pump, 3 x system, 1 x system/pump
• Power: 1 x 24-pin ATX, 2 x 8-pin ATX 12V
• Lighting: 2 x addressable LED headers
• Other: 2 x Thunderbolt add-in card connectors, TPM header, reset and Q-Flash Plus buttons, S/PDIF out header