Z790 AORUS Elite AX
The Gigabyte Z790 AORUS Elite AX is a ATX LGA1700 motherboard on the Z790 chipset. It supports DDR5 memory up to 7,600 MT/s and 4 M.2 slots. Full specs, power delivery, and current prices are below.
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MaxMyBuild scores
How we score →How well the Z790 AORUS Elite AXis equipped for gaming and for productivity, scored 0–100 from its specs. Scores are fit-for-purpose: a capable board can top the gaming score without being the most expensive.
Weighs CPU power delivery, memory speed support, the GPU PCIe slot, Wi-Fi version, and M.2 storage — the things that actually matter for a gaming build.
Rewards fast, plentiful M.2 storage and USB I/O, PCIe expansion, memory capacity and slots — what matters for content creation and heavy multitasking.
Max CPU power
300 W
The Z790 AORUS Elite AX can reliably power a CPU drawing up to about 300 W from its 16+1+2 power-stage (VRM) layout. That’s the number that decides whether a board can run a power-hungry chip at full boost without throttling — comfortable for even the top Core i9 chips.
Specifications
Platform
- Chipset
- Z790
- Socket
- LGA1700
- Form factor
- ATX
- MSRP
- $300.00
Memory
- Type
- DDR5
- Slots
- 4
- Max speed
- 7,600 MT/s
- Max capacity
- 256 GB
- Channels
- 2-channel
- ECC / memory
- UDIMM
Power & VRM
- Max CPU power
- 300 W
- Phase config
- 16+1+2
- VRM stages
- 70A
- EPS power
- 8+8
- VRM heatsink
- Full coverage
Storage & Expansion
- M.2 slots
- 4
- M.2 layout
- 4× PCIe 4.0 ×4
- M.2 heatsinks
- Slots full
- SATA ports
- 6
- PCIe ×16 slots
- 1× PCIe 5.0 ×16, 2× PCIe 4.0 ×4
Ethernet & Wi-Fi
- 2.5
- —
- Ethernet ports
- 1
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6E
USB & I/O
- Rear USB-A
- 4× USB 2.0, 3× 5 Gbps, 2× 10 Gbps
- Rear USB-C
- 1× 10 Gbps, 1× 20 Gbps
- Front USB-C
- 1× 10Gbps
- Front USB 3 headers
- 1
- Front USB 2 headers
- 2
- Thunderbolt header
- Yes
Audio & Video
- Audio codec
- ALC897
- Audio jacks
- 3
- S/PDIF out
- Yes
- HDMI
- HDMI 2.1
- DisplayPort
- DP 1.2
Cooling, RGB & Design
- Fan headers
- 5
- 5V ARGB headers
- 2
- PCB colour
- Black
- Heatsink colour
- Black
Onboard & Diagnostics
- BIOS Flashback
- Yes (board)
- Onboard buttons
- Reset, Clear CMOS
Compare the Z790 AORUS Elite AX against every other board on the motherboard comparison table. Not sure it fits your chip? The socket compatibility guide explains LGA1700 pairings.
Where to buy the Z790 AORUS Elite AX
Every in-stock retailer offer we track, cheapest first.
| Retailer | Availability | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newegg | In stock | $189.99 |  |
| Amazon | — | See on Amazon |  |
The Z790 AORUS Elite AX starts from $189.99 across 2 retailers (Wi-Fi 6E). Prices update daily from live stock.
Which CPUs fit the Z790 AORUS Elite AX?
Compare all CPUs →In-stock LGA1700 processors this board can run — socket-matched and within its 300 W VRM budget, ranked by gaming value (performance per dollar).
| Processor | Cores | Gaming | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Core i3-14100F Intel | 4/8 | 50.0 | $104.99 |
 | Core i3-12100F Intel | 4/8 | 48.0 | $119.99 |
 | Core i5-12600KF Intel | 10/16 | 60.8 | $179.00 |
 | Core i5-14400F Intel | 10/16 | 58.0 | $178.99 |
 | Core i5-12400F Intel | 6/12 | 53.0 | $163.99 |
 | Core i5-14600K Intel | 14/20 | 72.8 | $247.94 |
 | Core i5-14600KF Intel | 14/20 | 72.8 | $250.87 |
 | Core i5-14400 Intel | 10/16 | 58.0 | $215.32 |
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