Z490 GAMING X (rev. 1.0)
Intel Z490 GAMING Motherboard with Direct 11+1 Phases Power
Design, 2-Way CrossFire™ Multi-Graphics, Intel GbE with cFosSpeed,
USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A, Dual M.2 with 1 Thermal Guard, Smart Fan 5,
Dual Armor with Ultra Durable™ Technology, RGB FUSION 2.0, Q-FLASH
PLUS
- Supports 10th Gen Intel Core™ Series Processors
- Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 4 DIMMs
- Intel Optane™ Memory Ready
- Direct 11+1 Phases Digital VRM Solution with DrMOS
- Enlarged VRM Heatsink with 5W/mK Thermal Conductive Pad
- Intel GbE LAN with cFosSpeed Internet Accelerator Software
- Multi-Way Graphics Support with Dual Armor and Ultra Durable™
Design
- ALC1200 Multi-Channel Audio with High Quality Audio Capacitors
and Audio Noise Guard
- Dual Ultra-Fast M.2 with PCIe Gen3 X4 (1 with Thermal Guard) &
SATA Interface
- Intel Native USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A with Speed Up To 10Gbps
- RGB FUSION 2.0 Support Addressable LED & RGB LED Strips
- Smart Fan 5 Features Multiple Temperature Sensors , Hybrid Fan
Headers with FAN STOP
- Q-Flash Plus Updates BIOS without Installing the CPU, Memory
and Graphics Card
- CEC 2019 Ready, Save the Power as Easy as One Click
- Lightning-Fast Intel Thunderbolt™ 3 AIC Support
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:
DDR4 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 memory modules
- 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 ALC1200 codec
- High Definition Audio
- 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
- Support for S/PDIF Out
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LAN |
- Intel GbE LAN chip (1000 Mbit/100 Mbit)
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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 x4
- 3 x PCI Express x1 slots
(All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0
standard.)
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Multi-Graphics Technology |
- 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
SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_SB)
- 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 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 "1-7 Internal Connectors," for the installation notices
for the M.2 and SATA connectors.
- Intel Optane™ Memory Ready
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USB |
Chipset:
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port (red) on the back panel
- 7 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (5 ports on the back panel, 2 ports
available through the internal USB header)
- 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports
available through the internal USB header)
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Internal I/O Connectors |
- 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
- 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
- 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
- 1 x CPU fan header
- 4 x system fan headers
- 2 x addressable LED strip headers
- 2 x RGB LED strip headers
- 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
- 2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
- 1 x front panel header
- 1 x front panel audio header
- 1 x S/PDIF Out header
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header
- 1 x USB 2.0/1.1 header
- 1 x Trusted Platform Module header (For the GC-TPM2.0
SPI/GC-TPM2.0 SPI 2.0 module only)
- 2 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connectors
- 1 x serial port header
- 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
- 1 x Q-Flash Plus button
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Back Panel Connectors |
- 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
- 1 x HDMI port
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port (red)
- 5 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
- 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
- 1 x RJ-45 port
- 6 x audio jacks
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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
- Overheating warning
- Fan fail warning
- Fan speed control
* Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend
on the cooler you install.
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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
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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
ON/OFF Charge
RGB Fusion
Smart Backup
System Information Viewer
- 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
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Operating System |
- Support for Windows 10 64-bit
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Form Factor |
- ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 23.0cm
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