Features Supports 8th Gen Intel Core™ Processors Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 4 DIMMs Built-in 32GB Intel Optane™ Memory, the ultimate storage performance enhancer ASMedia 3142 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 2 with USB (Universal Serial Bus) Type-C™ & Type-A Front USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C™ Header Multi-Way Graphics Support with Dual Armor & Ultra Durable™ Design 121d B SNR AMP-UP Audio with ALC1220 & High-End ESS SABRE 9018 DAC with WIMA audio capacitors Sound Blaster X 720°, the top-of-the-line audio engine solution for 4K gaming & entertainment Killer™ E2500 Gaming Network + Intel Gigabit LAN RGB FUSION with Multi-Zone Digital LED Light Show design, support digital LED & RGB LED strips Swappable Overlay for Accent LED Smart Fan 5 features Multiple Temperature Sensors & Hybrid Fan Headers with FAN STOP Triple Ultra-Fast M.2 with PCIe Gen 3 x 4 interface & Thermal Guard USB (Universal Serial Bus) DAC-UP 2 with Adjustable Voltage Precise Digital USB (Universal Serial Bus) Fuse Design for Stronger Protection Ultra Durable™ 25KV ESD & 15KV Surge LAN Protection Lightning-Fast Intel Thunderbolt™ 3 AIC Support Overview The Z370 AORUS GAMING 7-OP is the first Intel Core i 7+/i 5+ enthusiast platform that supports built-in 32GB Intel Optane Memory. Optane fuels storage performance by acting as a cache drive giving users a significant boost compared to traditional mechanical drives. AORUS M.2 Thermal Guard With durability in mind, GIGABYTE provides a thermal solution for M.2 drives— Thermal Guard. The M.2 Thermal Guard prevents throttling & bottlenecks from M.2 devices as it helps to reduce & dissipate heat before it becomes an issue. RGB Fusion with Digital LEDs With AORUS Z370 Motherboards, RGB Fusion is even better with Digital LEDs.* RGB Fusion offers users the option to control onboard RGB & external RGBW/ Digital LED light strips for their PC. Already feature filled with colors & patterns, RGB Fusion on Z370 Series AORUS Motherboards are now upgraded with Digital LED support. With external digital LED strips*, where each LED is digitally addressable, users can experience even more patterns, styles, & illuminations. AORUS Gaming Motherboards will support either 5v or 12v digital LED lighting strips & up to 300 LED lights. RGB Fusion with Digital LEDs comes with 9 new patterns & various speed settings with more to come. Smart Fan 5 With Smart Fan 5 users can ensure that their gaming PC can maintain its performance while staying cool. Smart Fan 5 allows users to interchange their fan headers to reflect different thermal sensors at different locations on the motherboard. Not only that, with Smart Fan 5 more hybrid fan headers that support both PWM & Voltage mode fans have been introduced to make the motherboard more liquid cooling friendly. Killer™ E2500 Gaming Network + Intel Gigabit LAN Killer™ E2500 is a high-performance, adaptive gigabit Ethernet controller that offers better online gaming & media performance compared to standard solutions. Intel Gigabit LAN networking, a popular choice with gamers, delivers several performance-enhancing features such as advanced interrupt handling to help reduce CPU overhead & Jumbo Frame support for extra large data packets.
Specification CPU Support for 8th Generation Intel Core™ i 7 processors/ Intel Core™ i 5 processors/ Intel Core™ i 3 processors in the LGA1151 package L3 cache varies with CPU (Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.) Chipset Intel Z370 Express Chipset Memory 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of system memory Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR4 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.) / 2800 (O.C.) / 2666 / 2400 / 2133 MHz memory modules Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1 Rx 8/2 Rx 8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode) Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1 Rx 8/2 Rx 8/1 Rx 16 memory modules Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules (Please refer " Memory Support List" for more information.) Onboard Graphics Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel HD Graphics support: 1 x Display Port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x 2304@60 Hz * Support for Display Port 1.2 version, HDCP 2.2, & HDR. 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x 2160@30 Hz * Support for HDMI 1.4 version & HDCP 2.2. Maximum shared memory of 1 GB Audio Realtek ALC1220 codec ESS9018Q2C chip Support for Sound Blaster X 720° High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel Support for S/PDIF Out LAN 1 x Intel Gb E LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) (LAN1) 1 x Rivet Networks Killer™ E2500 LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) (LAN2) Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Express x 16 slot, running at x 16 (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 x 16 slot, running at x 8 (PCIEX8) * The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot. When the PCIEX8 slot is populated, the PCIEX16 slot operates at up to x 8 mode. 1 x PCI Express x 16 slot, running at x 4 (PCIEX4) * The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with the M2P_32G connector. The PCIEX4 slot operates at up to x 2 mode when a PCIe SSD is installed in the M2P_32G connector. 3 x PCI Express x 1 slots * The PCIEX1_3 slot shares bandwidth with the SATA3 1 connector. The SATA3 1 connector becomes unavailable when the PCIEX1_3 is populated. (All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.) Storage Interface Chipset: 2 x M.2 connectors (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA & PCIe x 4/x 2 SSD support) (M2M_32G) (M2A_32G) 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 PCIe x 4/x 2 SSD support) (M2P_32G) 32 GB Intel Optane™ Memory pre-installed (M2M_32G) * The M2M_32G connector shares bandwidth with the SATA3 4, 5 connectors. The SATA3 4, 5 connectors become unavailable when the M2M_32G connector is populated. 6 x SATA 6 Gb/s connectors Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, & RAID 10 * Refer to "1-9 Internal Connectors, " for the installation notices for the PCIEX4, M.2, & SATA connectors. Intel Optane™ Memory Ready Multi-Graphics Technology Support for NVIDIA Quad-GPU SLI™ & 2-Way NVIDIA SLI™ technologies Support for AMD Quad-GPU Cross Fire™ & 3-Way/2-Way AMD Cross Fire™ technologies USB Chipset+2 ASMedia USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 2 Controllers: 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) Type-C™ port with USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 2 support, available through the internal USB (Universal Serial Bus) header 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) Type-C™ port on the back panel, with USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 2 support 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A port (red) on the back panel Chipset+ Realtek USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 1 Hub: 2 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 1 ports available through the internal USB (Universal Serial Bus) header Chipset: 5 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 1 ports on the back panel 4 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB (Universal Serial Bus) headers Internal I/O Connectors 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x CPU fan header 1 x water cooling CPU fan header 4 x system fan headers 1 x 3 Amp fan/water cooling pump header 1 x system fan/water cooling pump header 2 x digital LED strip headers 2 x digital LED strip power select jumpers 2 x RGB (RGBW) LED strip headers 3 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors 6 x SATA 6 Gb/s connectors 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x S/PDIF Out header 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) Type-C™ header, with USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 2 support 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 1 header 2 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0/1.1 headers 1 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connector 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header (2x 6 pin, for the GC-TPM2.0_S module only) 1 x power button 1 x reset button 1 x Clear CMOS button 1 x OC button 2 x temperature sensor headers Back Panel Connectors 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port 1 x Display Port 1 x HDMI port 5 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 1 ports 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) Type-C™ port, with USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 2 support 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A port (red) 2 x RJ-45 ports 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector 5 x audio jacks (Center/ Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Line In, Line Out, Mic In) I/O Controller i TEI/O Controller Chip H/W Monitoring Voltage detection Temperature detection Fan speed detection Water cooling flow rate detection Overheating warning Fan fail warning Fan speed control * Whether the fan (pump) speed control function is supported will depend on the fan (pump) you install. BIOS 2 x 128 Mbit flash Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS Support for Dual BIOS™ Pn P 1.0a, DMI 2.7, Wf M 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0 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. 3D OSD @BIOS Auto Green BIOS Setup Color Temperature Cloud Station Easy Tune Easy RAID Fast Boot Game Boost ON/OFF Charge Platform Power Management RGB Fusion Smart Backup Smart Keyboard Smart Time Lock Smart HUD System Information Viewer USB (Universal Serial Bus) Blocker USB (Universal Serial Bus) DAC-UP 2 V-Tuner Support for Q-Flash Support for Xpress Install Bundle Software Norton Internet Security (OEM version) XSplit Gamecaster + Broadcaster (12 months license) Operating System Support for Windows 10 64-bit Form Factor ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm Remark Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors website or 3rd party website. Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win 9X/ME/2000/XP. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.