Z490 AORUS MASTER (rev. 1.0)
Intel Z490 AORUS Motherboard with 14 Phase Digital VRM,
Fins-Array II, Direct-Touch Heatpipe II, Intel WiFi 6 802.11ax,
Intel 2.5GbE LAN, ESS SABRE HiFi 9118 DAC, RGB FUSION 2.0, USB
TurboCharger
- Supports 10th Gen Intel Core™ Series Processors
- Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 4 DIMMs
- Intel Optane™ Memory Ready
- 14 Phase Digital VRM Solution with 90A Smart Power Stage and
Tantalum Polymer Capacitors Array
- Shielded Memory Routing for Better Memory Overclocking
- Newly Invented Thermal Design with Fins-Array II Heatsink and
Direct Touch Heatpipe II
- Onboard Intel WiFi 6 802.11ax 2T2R & BT5 with AORUS
Antenna
- 125dB SNR AMP-UP Audio with High-End ESS SABRE 9118 DAC,
ALC1220 and WIMA Audio Capacitors
- Blazing Fast Intel 2.5GbE LAN with cFosSpeed
- USB TurboCharger for Mobile Device Fast Charge Support
- Triple Ultra-Fast NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2 with Thermal Guards
II
- RGB FUSION 2.0 with Multi-Zone Addressable LED Light Show
Design, Support Addressable LED & RGB LED Strips
- Smart Fan 5 Features Multiple Temperature Sensors , Hybrid Fan
Headers with FAN STOP and Noise Detection
- Q-Flash Plus Update BIOS without Installing the CPU, Memory and
Graphics Card
TECHNICAL 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
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Chipset |
- Intel Z490 Express Chipset
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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
- Intel Core™ i5/i3/Pentium/Celeron processors:
Support for DDR4 2666/2400/2133 MHz memory modules
- 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 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
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Onboard Graphics |
Integrated 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 2.3.
Maximum shared memory of 512 MB
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Audio |
- Realtek ALC1220-VB codec
* The front panel line out jack supports DSD audio.
- ESS ES9118EQ DAC chip
- Support for DTS:X Ultra
- High Definition Audio
- 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
- Support for S/PDIF Out
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LAN |
- Intel 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbit/1 Gbit/100 Mbit)
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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 5.0
- Support for 11ax 160MHz wireless standard and up to 2.4 Gbps
data rate
* Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and
equipment.
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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)
(All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0
standard.)
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Multi-Graphics Technology |
- Support for NVIDIA Quad-GPU SLI™ and 2-Way NVIDIA SLI™
technologies
- Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire™ and 2-Way AMD CrossFire™
technologies
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Storage Interface |
- 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110
PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_SB)
- 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110
SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU)
- 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110
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 "1-9 Internal Connectors," for the installation notices
for the M.2 and SATA connectors.
Intel Optane™ Memory Ready
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USB |
Chipset:
- 2 x USB Type-C™ ports, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support (1 port on
the back panel, 1 port available through the internal USB
header)
- 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel
- 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (2 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)
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Internal I/O Connectors |
- 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
- 2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
- 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 addressable LED strip headers
- 2 x RGB LED strip headers
- 3 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
- 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
- 1 x front panel header
- 1 x front panel audio header
- 1 x USB Type-C™ header, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header
- 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
- 1 x noise detection header
- 2 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connectors
- 1 x Trusted Platform Module header (For the GC-TPM2.0
SPI/GC-TPM2.0 SPI 2.0 module only)
- 1 x power button
- 1 x reset button
- 2 x temperature sensor headers
- 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
- 2 x BIOS switches
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Back Panel Connectors |
- 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
- 2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
- 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 addressable LED strip headers
- 2 x RGB LED strip headers
- 3 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
- 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
- 1 x front panel header
- 1 x front panel audio header
- 1 x USB Type-C™ header, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header
- 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
- 1 x noise detection header
- 2 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connectors
- 1 x Trusted Platform Module header (For the GC-TPM2.0
SPI/GC-TPM2.0 SPI 2.0 module only)
- 1 x power button
- 1 x reset button
- 2 x temperature sensor headers
- 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
- 2 x BIOS switches
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I/O Controller |
- iTE I/O Controller Chip
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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.
- Noise detection
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BIOS |
- 2 x 256 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
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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
RGB Fusion
Smart Backup
System Information Viewer
USB TurboCharger
- Support for Q-Flash Plus
- Support for Q-Flash
- Support for Xpress Install
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Bundled Software |
- Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
- cFosSpeed
- XSplit Gamecaster + Broadcaster (12 months license)
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Operating System |
- Support for Windows 10 64-bit
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Form Factor |
- ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm
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