GIGABYTE MB Sc LGA1851 Z890 A XTREME AI TOP, Intel Z890, 4xDDR5, 3xThunderbolt, WiFi, E-ATX
GIGABYTE MB Sc LGA1851 Z890 A XTREME AI TOP, Intel Z890, 4xDDR5, 3xThunderbolt, WiFi, E-ATX
- Training your own AI on your desk
- Supports Intel® Core™ Ultra processors (Series 2)
- Digital twin 22+1+2 phases VRM solution
- Ultimate Scalibility: 2*PCIe 5.0 x16 slots for Multi-GPU and 4*PCIe 5.0/4.0 x4 M.2 slots
- Next-gen Connectivity: Dual THUNDERBOLT™ 5 and THUNDERBOLT™ 4 Type-C with DP-Alt
- Blazing Fast Networks: Dual 10GbE LAN & Wi-Fi 7 & directional Ultra-high gain antenna with RGB
- D5 Bionic Corsa for Infinite Memory Performance
- AORUS AI SNATCH: Auto-Overclocking Software by AI models
- AI Perfdrive: Provides optimal and customized BIOS preset profile for users
- Premium Compatibility: 4*DDR5 with XMP Memory Module Support
- Reinforced Overall Thermal: VRM Thermal Armor Advanced with I/O ZONE AORUS LIGHTING & M.2 Thermal Guard XL
- DDR Wind Blade XTREME: Enhanced Active Cooling for Memory Modules
- DTS:X® Ultra Audio: ESS ES9280A DAC and ESS ES9080A with Front ESSential USB DAC Bundled
- WIFI EZ-Plug: Quick and easy design for Wi-Fi antenna installation
- EZ-Latch Plus: PCIe and M.2 slots with Quick Release & Screwless Design
- EZ-Latch Click: M.2 heatsinks with screwless design
- Friendly UI: Multi-Theme, AIO Fan Control, and Q-Flash Auto Scan in BIOS and SW
- New Power Monitor in HWinfo for real-time monitoring on CPU power phases
- Titanium PCIe UD Slot X: PCIe 5.0 x16 slot with titanium for ultimate protection of graphics cards
- Ultra Durable PCIe Armor : The metal back plate of PCIe x16 slot for enhanced durability
CPU
LGA1851 socket: Support for Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors
L3 cache varies with CPU
* Please refer to "CPU Support List" for more information.
Chipset
Intel® Z890 Express Chipset
Memory
Support for DDR5 9500(O.C) / 9466(O.C) / 9333(O.C) / 9200(O.C)/ 9066(O.C) / 8933(O.C) /8800(O.C) /8600(O.C) / 8400(O.C) /8266(O.C) / 8200(O.C) / 8000(O.C) / 7950(O.C) / 7900(O.C) / 7800(O.C) / 7600(O.C.) / 7400(O.C.) / 7200(O.C.) / 7000(O.C.) / 6800(O.C.) / 6600(O.C.) / 6400 / 6200 / 6000 / 5800 / 5600MT/s memory modules.
4 x DDR5 DIMM sockets supporting up to 256 GB (64 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
Support CUDIMM memory module
(The CPU and memory configuration may affect the supported memory types, data rate (speed), and number of DRAM modules, please refer to "Memory Support List" for more information.)
Onboard Graphics
Integrated Graphics Processor+Intel® Thunderbolt™ 5 Controller:
- 2 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 5 connectors (USB4® USB Type-C® ports), supporting DisplayPort and Thunderbolt™ video outputs and a maximum resolution of 7680x4320@60 Hz (single display output)
* Because of the limited I/O resources of the PC architecture, the number of Thunderbolt™ devices that can be used is dependent on the number of the PCI Express devices being installed. (Refer to Chapter 2-6, "Back Panel Connectors," for more information.)
* Support for DisplayPort 2.1 version and HDCP 2.3
Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel® HD Graphics support:
- 1 x Front Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 connector (USB4® USB Type-C® port), supporting DisplayPort and Thunderbolt™ video outputs
When a Thunderbolt™ monitor is installed, the maximum resolution supported is 5120x2880@60 Hz with 24 bpp (single display output).
When a USB4® USB Type-C® monitor is installed, the maximum resolution supported is 3840x2160@240 Hz (single display output).
* Support for DisplayPort 2.1 version and HDCP 2.3
(Graphics specifications may vary depending on CPU support.)
Audio
1 ESS ES9280AC DAC chip+2 ESS ES9080 chips
DTS® Sound Unbound™
High Definition Audio
2-channel
Support for S/PDIF Out
* The line out jack and the optical S/PDIF out connector can only be used one at a time.
LAN
2 x Marvell® AQtion AQC113C 10GbE LAN chips (10 Gbps/5 Gbps/2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/ 100 Mbps)
Wireless Communication module
Intel® Wi-Fi 7 BE200NGW
- 802.11a, b, g, n, ac, ax, be, supporting 2.4/5/6 GHz carrier frequency bands
- BLUETOOTH 5.4
- Support for 11be 320MHz wireless standard
(Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment.)
* Wi-Fi 7 features require Windows 11 SV3 to function properly. (There is no support driver for Windows 10.)
** Wi-Fi 7 channels on 6 GHz band availability depends on individual country's regulations
Expansion Slots
CPU:
- 1 x 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.
- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, supporting PCIe 5.0 and 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.
* The PCIEX16 and PCIEX8 slots can only support a graphics card or an NVMe SSD.
Chipset:
- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, supporting PCIe 4.0 and running at x4 (PCIEX4)
* The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with M2L_SB connector. The PCIEX4 slot becomes unavailable when a device is installed in the M2L_SB connector.
Storage Interface
CPU:
- 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 25110/22110/2580/2280 PCIe 5.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU)
- 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 25110/22110/2580/2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2B_CPU)
Chipset:
- 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 22110/2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2M_SB)
- 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 22110/2280 SATA and PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2L_SB)
- 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 support for NVMe SSD storage devices
RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 support for SATA storage devices
USB
Chipset+Intel® Thunderbolt™ 5 Controller:
- 2 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 5 (USB Type-C®) ports on the back panel
*Support up to 80Gbps with Thunderbolt devices
*Support up to 40Gbps with USB4 devices
*Support up to 20Gbps with USB 3.2 devices
CPU:
- 1 x USB4® USB Type-C® port onboard
- 1 x USB Type-C® port with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support, available through the internal USB header
Chipset:
- 1 x USB Type-C® port with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support, available through the internal USB header
- 6 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel
Chipset+1 USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hub:
- 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel
Chipset+1 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Hub:
- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports available through the internal USB header
Chipset+1 USB 2.0 Hub:
- 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB headers
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 CPU fan/water cooling pump header
1 x system fan header
1 x system fan extension cable header (can extend three system fan headers through one cable)
1 x system fan/water cooling pump extension cable header (can extend three system fan/water cooling pump headers through one cable)
1 x noise detection header
1 x integrated extension cable header for addressable RGB Gen2 LED strips and RGB LED strips (can extend four addressable RGB Gen2 LED strip headers and one RGB LED strip header through one cable)
4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
4 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
1 x front panel header
1 x Thunderbolt™ 4 connector (USB4® USB Type-C® port)
2 x USB Type-C® headers, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header
1 x integrated extension cable header for system fan/water cooling pump and USB 2.0/1.1 headers (can extend one system fan/water cooling pump header and two USB 2.0/1.1 headers through one cable)
1 x power button
1 x reset button
1 x Clear CMOS button
2 x temperature sensor headers
Back Panel Connectors
1 x Q-Flash Plus button
1 x OC Ignition button
2 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 5 connectors (USB Type-C® ports)
10 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)
2 x RJ-45 ports
2 x antenna connectors (2T2R)
2 x audio jacks
1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
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.
Noise detection
BIOS
1 x 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 64-bit (version 24H2 or later)
Form Factor
E-ATX Form Factor; 30.48cm x 30.5cm
