Gigabyte Z790 UD AX Motherboard

UNPARALLELED PERFORMANCE

With the fast-moving technology changes, GIGABYTE always follows the latest trends and provides customers with advanced features and latest technologies. GIGABYTE motherboards are equipped with upgraded power solution, latest storage standards and outstanding connectivity to enable optimized performance for gaming

Twin Digital VRM Design
To ensure maximum Turbo Boost and overclocking performance of Intel's new generation CPU, GIGABYTE UD series motherboard equip the best VRM design ever built with the highest quality components.

Design Ready for PCIe 5.0

PCIe 5.0 Design supports double the bandwidth of PCIe 4.0 and ensures that compatible with cutting-edge GPUs released in the next few years to their full capability.

DDR5 Overclocking Up to 7600 and Beyond*

Gigabyte is offering a tested and proven platform that has memory overclocking capability up to 7600 and beyond. For DDR5 XMP Memory, all users need to do to attain high memory performance boost is to ensure that their memory module is XMP capable and that the XMP function is activated and enabled on their GIGABYTE motherboard.
* Memory overclocking and XMP profile support may vary depending on hardware configuration.

GIGABYTE PerfDrive
PerfDrive technology integrates multiple GIGABYTE exclusive BIOS settings to allow users to balance between different levels of performance, power consumption, and temperature according to their needs easily when using 13^th gen Intel® Core™ processors.

THERMAL

Outstanding Thermal Design

GIGABYTE Motherboards have unparalleled performance guaranteed by innovative and optimized thermal designs to ensure the best CPU, Chipset, SSD stability and low temperatures under full load application and gaming performance.

GIGABYTE Ultra-Efficient M.2 Thermal Guard
With durability in mind, GIGABYTE provides a thermal solution for M.2 SSD devices. The M.2 Thermal Guard prevents throttling and bottlenecks from high speed M.2 SSDs as it helps to dissipate heat before it becomes an issue.

Fully Covered MOSFET Heatsink

• 4x Large Surface
  Increased surface area up to 4X larger compared to traditional heatsinks. It improves heat dissipation from the MOSFETs
• Real One-piece Build
  TMOS is a TRUE single piece heatsink. Its one-piece design and larger surface drastically improve the cooling performance against competitors’ multi-piece design

Smart Fan 6
Smart Fan 6 contains several unique cooling features that ensure gaming PC maintain its performance while staying cool and quiet. Multiple fan headers can support PWM/DC fan and pump, and users can easily define each fan curve based on different temperature sensors across the board via intuitive user interface.

CONNECTIVITY

GIGABYTE Motherboards enable the ultimate connection experience with blazing data-transfer speeds through the next generation network, storage, and Wi-Fi connectivity.

802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E
The latest Wireless solution 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E with new dedicated 6GHz band, enables gigabit wireless performance, provides smooth video streaming, better gaming experience, few dropped connections and speeds up to 2.4Gbps. Moreover, Bluetooth 5 provides 4x range over BT 4.2, with faster transmission.

First Adopter On 2.5GbE LAN Onboard

• Adoption of 2.5G LAN provide up to 2.5 GbE network connectivity, with at least 2 times faster transfer speeds compared to general 1GbE networking, perfectly designed for gamers with ultimate online gaming experience
• Supports Multi-Gig RJ-45 Ethernet Up To 2.5Gps

Connecting the Future - USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C
Featuring the USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 design which is doubled the performance than previous generation of USB 3.2 Gen 2. It works up to 20Gbps ultra-fast data transfer while connecting to USB 3.2 compliant peripherals. Through the USB Type-C connector, users can enjoy the flexibility of reversible connection to access and store massive amounts of data rapidly.

Hi-Fi Audio

• High-End Audio Capacitors
  GIGABYTE motherboards use high-end audio capacitors. These high quality capacitors help deliver high resolution and high fidelity audio to provide the most realistic sound effects for gamers
• Audio Noise Guard
  GIGABYTE motherboards feature an audio noise guard that essentially separates the board’s sensitive analog audio components from potential noise pollution at the PCB level

PERSONALIZATION

GIGABYTE motherboards bundle several useful and intuitive software to help users to control every aspect of motherboard and provide customizable lighting effect with outstanding aesthetics to fit your unique personality.

RGB Fusion 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.
Note: Lighting effects depicted are for demonstration purposes only. Actual lighting effects may vary by model.

UEFI BIOS

• Friendly User Interface:
  The EASY MODE shows important hardware information in one page including CPU clock, Memory, Storage, Fan
• My Favorites:
  Add constantly used items into the favorite menu for quick access
• Storage Information
  Show all kinds of storage information including SATA, PCIE and M.2 interface
• Changelog
  List all changes before saving and exiting bios. Quickly review overall settings modification
• Intuitive Load Line Curve
  Clearly show each loadline calibration setting in an intuitive curve graph

GIGABYTE Control Center

GIGABYTE CONTROL CENTER (GCC) is a unified software for all GIGABYTE supported products. It provides newly designed intuitive user interface to control all essential function.

• Unified software platform for all Gigabyte supported products
• Intuitive user interface for an eased experience
• Modularized control components only for installed hardware
• Auto update function to keep system up to date and support future products

Multi-Key Reset Button

A multi-function reset button that can be reconfigured to other function in BIOS for different user scenarios.

• RGB Switch
  Turn off all lighting effect on motherboard
• Direct-To-BIOS
  Boot into BIOS menu directly without pressing any keyboard button
• Safe Mode
  Boot into BIOS safe mode to change specific option without losing other BIOS settings

ULTRA DURABLE

GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ design provides product durability and high-quality manufacturing process. GIGABYTE motherboards use the best components and reinforce every slots to make each of them solid and durable.

PCIe EZ-Latch

Unlock the latch of the PCIe slot easily then remove the graphics card in the PCIe slot.

Q-Flash Plus

Update the BIOS easily without installing the CPU, memory and graphics card. With GIGABYTE Q-Flash Plus, you don't need to install the CPU, memory and graphics card nor enter the BIOS menu to flash the BIOS. Just download and save a new BIOS file (rename to gigabyte.bin) on the USB flash drive, then press the dedicated Q-Flash Plus button and you're good to go!

1. Plug 24pin & 8pin power supply cable on motherboard
2. Download motherboard BIOS file and rename to "gigabyte.bin", save it to an USB flashdrive, and plug the USB flashdrive into the Q-Flash USB port
3. Press Q-Flash Plus button, and motherboard will start updating BIOS automatically

Additional Information:

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Make and Model	Gigabyte Z790 UD AX Motherboard
Part Number	Z790 UD AX
Color	Black
CPU Support	LGA1700 socket: Support for the 13th and 12th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors
Chipset	Intel® Z790 Express Chipset
Memory	4x DDR DIMM sockets supporting up to 128GB of system memory (4x 32GB single DIMM capacity) Support for Overclocked RAM: DDR5-7600 / 7400 / 7200 / 7000 / 6800 / 6600 / 6400 / 6200 / 6000 / 5800 / 5600 / 5400 / 5200 memory modules Support for Stock Clocked RAM: DDR5- 4800 / 4000 memory modules 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 (Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)
Onboard Graphics	Intel Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel® HD Graphics support: 1x HDMI v2.0 port w/ HDCP v2.3, supports up to 4,096 x 2, 160 @ 60Hz 1x DisplayPort v1.2 w/ HDCP v2.3, supports up to 4,096 x 2,304 @ 60Hz * Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version and HDCP 2.3 (Graphics specifications may vary depending on CPU support.)
Audio	Realtek® Audio CODEC: High Definition Audio 2 / 4 / 5.1 / 7.1 Channel Audio You can change the functionality of an audio jacks using the audio software. To configure 7.1-channel audio, access the audio software for audio settings. 1x Internal S/PDIF Out Connector 1x Front Panel Audio Header 3x Rear 3.5mm Audio jacks
Wired LAN	Realtek® 2.5GbE LAN chipset: 1x RJ45 2.5 Gbps LAN port
Wireless	Intel® Wi-Fi AX210 Chipset: Tri Band IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax* * Supports 802.11ax 160MHz wireless standard and up to 2.4 Gbps data rate. BLUETOOTH v5.3
Expansion Slots	CPU: 1x PCI Express x16 slot, supporting PCIe 5.0 and 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. 1x PCI Express x16 slot, supporting PCIe 4.0 and running at x4 (PCIEX4) 1x PCI Express x16 slots, supporting PCIe 3.0 and running at x1 (PCIEX1_4) 2x PCI Express x1 slots, supporting PCIe 3.0 and running at x1 (PCIEX1_2, PCIEX1_3) Support for AMD CrossFire™ technology (PCIEX16 and PCIEX4)
Storage Interface	1x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 22110/2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU) 2x M.2 connectors (Socket 3, M key, type 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2Q_SB, M2P_SB) RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 support for NVMe SSD storage devices 6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 support for SATA storage devices
USB	Rear Ports: 1x USB 3.2 2x2 (20Gbps) Type-C port 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) Type-A port 4x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) ports 4x USB 2.0 (480Mbps) ports Via Internal Connectors: 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) Type-C port (via 1x internal USB header) 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) Type-A ports (via 1x internal USB header) 4x USB 2.0 (480Mbps) Type-A ports (via 2x internal USB headers)
Internal I/O Connectors	1x 24-pin ATX Main Power connector 2x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connectors 1x CPU Fan Header 1x Water Cooling CPU Fan header 3x System Fan headers 1x System Fan / Water Cooling Pump header 2x Addressable LED Strip headers 2x RGB LED Strip headers 3x M.2 Socket 3 connectors 6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors 1x Front Panel header 1x Front Panel Audio header 1x S/PDIF Out header 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) Type-C port (via 1x internal USB header) 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) Type-A ports (via 1x internal USB header) 4x USB 2.0 (480Mbps) Type-A ports (via 2x internal USB headers) 1x Serial Port header 2x Thunderbolt™ Add-in Card connectors 1x Trusted Platform Module header (For Gigabyte GC-TPM2.0 SPI/GC-TPM2.0 SPI 2.0 module only) 1x Reset button 1x Q-Flash Plus button 1x Reset jumper 1x Clear CMOS jumper
Back Panel Connectors	1x USB 3.2 2x2 (20Gbps) Type-C port 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) Type-A port 4x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) ports 4x USB 2.0 (480Mbps) ports 2x SMA Antenna Connectors (2T2R) 1x HDMI 2.0 port 1x DisplayPort v1.2 port 1x RJ-45 2.5Gb LAN port 3x 3.5mm Audio jacks
I/O Controller	iTE® I/O Controller Chip
H/W Monitoring	Voltage detection Temperature detection Fan speed detection Water cooling flow rate detection Fan fail warning Fan speed control* * Whether the fan (pump) speed control function is supported will depend on the fan (pump) you install.
BIOS	1x 256 Mbit flash Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0
Unique Features	Support for GIGABYTE Control Center* (GCC) * Available applications in GCC may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications. Support for Q-Flash Support for Q-Flash Plus Support for Smart Backup
Bundled Software	Norton® Internet Security (OEM version) LAN bandwidth management software
Operating System	Support for Windows 11 / 10, 64-bit
Form Factor	ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm