FEATURES Supports 11th and 10th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) Series Processors Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 4 DIMMs Intel(R) Optane(TM) Memory Ready Direct 12+1 Phases Digital VRM Solution with 90A Smart Power Stage Shielded Memory Routing to avoid Interference Advanced Thermal Solution with Fins-Array II Heatsink, Direct Touch Heatpipe II and Thermal Guard II Intel(R) Wi Fi 6 802. 11ax 2T2R & BT5 with AORUS Antenna AMP-UP Audio with ALC4080 and WIMA for Rear 120d B SNR Blazing Fast Intel(R) 2. 5Gb E LAN with cFos Speed Triple Ultra-Fast NVMe PCIe 4. 0/3. 0 x4 M. 2 with Thermal Guards II for extreme RAID Performance RGB FUSION 2. 0 with Multi-Zone Addressable LED Light Show Design, Support Addressable LED & RGB LED Strips Smart Fan 6 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 Actual support may vary by CPU. EXTREME POWER DESIGN To unleash the full potential of the latest Intel 11th Gen CPU, the motherboard requires the best CPU power design. With the best quality components and GIGABYTE R&D design capability, Z590 AORUS PRO AX is a true beast among motherboards UNPARALLELED PERFORMANCE GIGABYTE understands that our customer won t stop chasing better computer performance, and strive to deliver that in our products. For the Z590 series, protective and optimized memory trace enhance the performance; faster read and write speed save time and improve efficiency; and generous M. 2 Storage with thermal guards ensure unthrottled read and write performance. Future upgrades to the Z590 are made possible by the use of PCIe 4. 0-ready components. ADVANCED THERMAL SOLUTION Unthrottled performance is guaranteed by the enhanced thermal solution that incorporates Fins-Array II, Direct-Touch Heatpipe II and Thermal Guards II. The comprehensive solution delivers excellent heat dissipation. The Z590 AORUS PRO AX stays cool on VRMs and M. 2 SSD even on full loading, maki