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Gigabyte Z890 AORUS MASTER Intel 1851 Socket Motherboard

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Gigabyte Z890 AORUS MASTER Intel 1851 Socket Motherboard

Gigabyte Z890 AORUS MASTER Intel 1851 Socket Motherboard

£345.49

Z890 AORUS MASTER – ATX Gaming Motherboard for Intel® Core™ Ultra (Series 2)

The Z890 AORUS MASTER is engineered for next-generation Intel® Core™ Ultra processors, delivering robust power, advanced cooling, lightning-fast storage, and high-speed connectivity for high-end gaming and content creation builds.


Key Features

  • CPU Support
  • Supports Intel® Core™ Ultra processors (Series 2)
  • LGA1851 socket
  • L3 cache varies with CPU

  • Power Design

  • Digital twin 18+1+2 phases VRM solution
  • New Power Monitor in HWinfo for real-time monitoring on CPU power phases

  • Memory Performance

  • D5 Bionic Corsa for infinite memory performance
  • Premium compatibility with 4 x DDR5 DIMMs and XMP memory module support
  • DDR Wind Blade: enhanced active cooling for memory modules
  • Support CUDIMM memory module

  • AI & Tuning

  • AORUS AI SNATCH: Auto-overclocking software powered by AI models
  • AI Perfdrive: provides optimal and customized BIOS preset profiles
  • Friendly UI in BIOS and software with multi-theme, AIO fan control, and Q-Flash Auto Scan

  • Storage & Expansion

  • Ultra-fast storage with 5 x M.2 slots, including 2 x PCIe 5.0 x4
  • EZ-Latch Plus: PCIe and M.2 slots with quick-release & screwless design
  • EZ-Latch Click: screwless design for M.2 heatsinks
  • Ultra Durable PCIe Armor: metal back plate of PCIe x16 slot for enhanced durability
  • PCIe UD Slot X: PCIe 5.0 x16 slot with 10x strength for graphics cards

  • Cooling & Thermals

  • Efficient thermal design with VRM Thermal Armor Advanced
  • M.2 Thermal Guard XL for SSD cooling

  • Networking & Connectivity

  • Fast networking with Marvell® AQtion 10GbE LAN
  • Intel® Wi-Fi 7 with directional ultra-high gain antenna
  • WIFI EZ-Plug: quick and easy Wi-Fi antenna installation
  • Extended connectivity with dual THUNDERBOLT™ 4 Type-C with DP-Alt

  • Audio

  • DTS:X® Ultra Audio
  • Realtek® ALC1220 codec & rear ESS SABRE Hi-Fi 9118 DAC

  • User-Friendly Design

  • Sensor Panel Link: onboard video port for in-chassis panel setup
  • Onboard power and reset buttons

  • Form Factor & OS

  • ATX form factor: 30.5cm x 24.4cm
  • Support for Windows 11 64-bit

Specifications

CPU

Item Details
Socket LGA1851
Support Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors
Cache L3 cache varies with CPU
Chipset Intel® Z890 Express Chipset

Memory

Feature Details
Memory Type DDR5
Supported Speeds (MT/s) 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 / 5600
DIMM Slots 4 x DDR5 DIMM sockets
Max Capacity Up to 256 GB (64 GB per DIMM)
Architecture Dual channel
ECC Support ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 (operate in non-ECC mode)
Non-ECC Support Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16
XMP Support Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) modules
Additional Support CUDIMM memory module

BIOS

Feature Details
Flash 1 x 256 Mbit flash
Type Licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
Standards PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

Graphics

Item Details
Integrated Graphics Intel® HD Graphics support
Thunderbolt™ 4 / USB4® Display Output 2 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 connectors (USB Type-C®), supporting DisplayPort and Thunderbolt™ video outputs
Max Resolution (Thunderbolt™ monitor) 5120x2880@60 Hz, 24 bpp (single display output)
Max Resolution (USB4® Type-C monitor) 3840x2160@240 Hz (single display output)
Front HDMI Port 1 x front HDMI, max 1920x1080@30 Hz
Sensor Panel Link Onboard video port for in-chassis panel setup

Audio

Feature Details
Audio Codec Realtek® ALC1220
DAC ESS ES9118 DAC chip
Technology DTS:X® Ultra
Channels High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1
Digital Output Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN & Wireless

Type Details
LAN Marvell® AQtion AQC113C 10GbE LAN chip (10 Gbps/5 Gbps/2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps)
Wireless LAN Intel® Wi-Fi 7 BE200NGW
Wireless Bands 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be; 2.4/5/6 GHz carrier frequency bands
Bluetooth BLUETOOTH 5.4
Standard Support for 11be 320MHz wireless standard
Antenna 2 x antenna connectors (2T2R)
WIFI EZ-Plug Quick and easy design for Wi-Fi antenna installation

Expansion Slots

Controller Slots
CPU 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, PCIe 5.0, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
Chipset 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, PCIe 4.0, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
1 x PCI Express x16 slot, PCIe 4.0, running at x1 (PCIEX1)
  • Ultra Durable PCIe Armor metal back plate on PCIe x16 slot
  • PCIe UD Slot X: PCIe 5.0 x16 slot with 10x strength for graphics card

Storage

Controller Interface
CPU 1 x M.2 (M2A_CPU): Socket 3, M key, type 25110/22110/2580/2280, PCIe 5.0 x4/x2 SSD support
1 x M.2 (M2B_CPU): Socket 3, M key, type 22110/2280, PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support
1 x M.2 (M2D_CPU): Socket 3, M key, type 22110/2280, PCIe 5.0 x4/x2 SSD support
Chipset 1 x M.2 (M2P_SB): Socket 3, M key, type 2280, PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support
1 x M.2 (M2M_SB): Socket 3, M key, type 2280, SATA and PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support
4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
  • Ultra-fast storage: 5 x M.2 slots including 2 x PCIe 5.0 x4
  • M.2 Thermal Guard XL for enhanced SSD cooling
  • EZ-Latch Plus and EZ-Latch Click for screwless, quick-release M.2 installation

RAID Support

Storage Type RAID Levels
NVMe SSD RAID 0, 1, 5, 10
SATA RAID 0, 1, 5, 10

USB Ports

Controller Ports & Location
CPU 2 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 (USB Type-C®) ports on back panel
Chipset 6 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on back panel
Chipset + USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Hub 1 x USB Type-C® port with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support (via internal header)
Chipset + 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Hubs 8 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 rear, 4 via internal headers)
Chipset + 2 x USB 2.0 Hubs 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 rear, 4 via internal headers)

Internal Connectors

Connector Type Quantity / Description
Power 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
Cooling 1 x CPU fan header
1 x CPU fan/water cooling pump header
4 x system fan headers
4 x system fan/water cooling pump headers
RGB & Lighting 4 x addressable RGB Gen2 LED strip headers
1 x RGB LED strip header
Storage 5 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
Front Panel 1 x front panel header
1 x front panel audio header
USB Internal 1 x USB Type-C® header with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 headers
2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
Other 1 x noise detection header
1 x Trusted Platform Module header (for GC-TPM2.0 SPI V2)
1 x HDMI port (Note)
1 x power button
1 x reset button
1 x reset jumper
1 x Clear CMOS jumper
2 x temperature sensor headers
Voltage measurement points

Rear Panel I/O

Port / Button Details
Q-Flash Plus button 1
Clear CMOS button 1
Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 (Type-C®) 2 connectors
USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A (red) 6 ports
USB 3.2 Gen 1 4 ports
USB 2.0/1.1 2 ports
RJ-45 LAN 1 port
Antenna Connectors 2 (2T2R)
Audio Jacks 2
Optical S/PDIF Out 1 connector

Thermal & Mechanical

  • VRM Thermal Armor Advanced for efficient VRM cooling
  • M.2 Thermal Guard XL for SSDs
  • ATX form factor: 30.5cm x 24.4cm

Software & UI

  • AORUS AI SNATCH auto-overclocking software powered by AI models
  • AI Perfdrive BIOS preset profiles
  • Friendly UI with multi-theme support, AIO fan control, and Q-Flash Auto Scan in BIOS and software
  • New Power Monitor support in HWinfo for real-time CPU power phase monitoring

Operating System

  • Support for Windows 11 64-bit
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