Intel® Z490 Creators Motherboard with Direct 12 Phases Power Design, Direct Touch Heatpipe, Thunderbolt™ 3, Intel® Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax, Intel® 2.5GbE + GbE Dual LAN with cFosSpeed, Triple M.2 with Thermal Guards, Front & Rear USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C , RGB FUSION 2.0
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Audio |
Realtek® ALC1220-VB codec * The back panel line out jack supports DSD audio. Support for DTS:X® Ultra High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel Support for S/PDIF Out |
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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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Chipset |
Intel® Z490 Express Chipset |
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Form Factor |
ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm |
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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. |
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I/O Connectors |
1 x DisplayPort In port 2 x Thunderbolt 3 connectors (USB Type-C port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support) 1 x HDMI port 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R) 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 2 x RJ-45 ports 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector 5 x audio jacks |
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Integrated CPU Graphics |
Onboard Graphics Integrated Graphics Processor+Intel® Thunderbolt 3 Controller: 2 x Intel® Thunderbolt 3 connectors (USB Type-C ports), supporting DisplayPort and Thunderbolt video outputs and a maximum resolution of 5120 x 2880@60 Hz with 24 bpp * Because of the limited I/O resources of the PC architecture, the number of Thunderbolt devices that can be used is dependent on the number of the PCI Express devices being installed. (Refer to Chapter 1-7, ""Back Panel Connectors,"" for more information.) * Support for DisplayPort 1.4 version, HDCP 2.3, and HDR. 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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LAN |
1 x Intel® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbit/1 Gbit/100 Mbit)(LAN1) 1 x Intel® GbE LAN chip (1 Gbit/100 Mbit) (LAN2) |
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Memory/Type/Bus/Max. |
Memory: Intel® Core i9/i7 processors: Support for DDR4 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 Intel® Core i5/i3/Pentium®/Celeron® processors: Support for DDR4 2666/2400/2133 MHz 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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Multi-Graphics Technology |
Support for NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI and 2-Way NVIDIA® SLI technologies Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire and 2-Way AMD CrossFire technologies |
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Operating System |
Support for Windows 10 64-bit |
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PCI Slots |
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 x8 (PCIEX8) * The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot. When the PCIEX8 slot is populated, the PCIEX16 slot operates at up to x8 mode. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4) * The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with the M2P_SB connector. The PCIEX4 slot operates at up to x2 mode when a PCIe SSD is installed in the M2P_SB connector. 1 x PCI Express x1 slot (All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.) 1 x M.2 Socket 1 connector for an Intel® CNVi wireless module (CNVI) |
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Processor Support |
ntel® Core i9/i7 processors: Support for DDR4 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 Intel® Core i5/i3/Pentium®/Celeron® processors: Support for DDR4 2666/2400/2133 MHz |
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Raid |
Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 |
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RAM Type/Bus/Max. |
Memory: Intel® Core i9/i7 processors: Support for DDR4 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 Intel® Core i5/i3/Pentium®/Celeron® processors: Support for DDR4 2666/2400/2133 MHz 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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Socket |
LGA1200 |
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Storage Interface |
1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU) 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2M_SB) 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_SB) 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 * Refer to ""1-8 Internal Connectors,"" for the installation notices for the PCIEX4, M.2, SATA connectors. Intel® Optane Memory Ready |
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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 USB DAC-UP 2 Support for Q-Flash Plus Support for Q-Flash Support for Xpress Install |
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USB |
Chipset+Intel® Thunderbolt 3 Controller: 2 x USB Type-C ports on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support Chipset: 1 x USB Type-C port with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support, available through the internal USB header 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports available through the internal USB header 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports on the back panel Chipset+USB 3.2 Gen 1 Hub: 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports on the back panel Chipset+USB 2.0 Hub: 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB headers |
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Warranty |
3 Years |
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Weight |
2.49 kg |