The GIGABYTE Z890M AORUS ELITE ICE motherboard offers a high-performance and reliable platform for building a gaming desktop PC. It comes in a compact Micro-ATX form factor, helping to save space inside the case. For component connectivity, it features an LGA 1851 socket with support for Intel Core Ultra processors, 4 DDR5 memory slots, two PCI-E x16 slots, 3 M.2 connectors, and 4 SATA slots for SSD/HDD storage.
| General characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Socket | LGA1851 |
| Supported processors | Intel Core Ultra (Series 2) |
| Form factor | microATX |
| Chipset | Intel Z890 |
| Memory | |
| Number of memory slots | 4 |
| Memory | DDR5 DIMM, 4800-9200 MHz |
| Number of memory channels | two-channel |
| Maximum memory capacity | 256 GB |
| Disk controllers | |
| Number of SATA 6Gb/s connectors | 4 |
| Number of M.2 slots | 3 |
| RAID support | RAID: 0, 1, 5, 10 |
| Slot type M.2 | 1 x 2280/2580 (PCIe 4.0 x4), 1 x 2280/2580 (PCIe 5.0 x4), 1 x 2280/2580/22110/25110 (PCIe 4.0 x4) |
| Expansion slots | |
| Number of PCI-E x16 slots | 2 |
| Audio / Video | |
| Audio | 7.1 |
| Network | |
| Ethernet | 2.5 Gb/s |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11be |
| Bluetooth | yes |
| Rear Connectors | 4 x USB 2.0, 4 x USB 3.2 Gen1, USB 4 Type-C, DisplayPort, RJ-45, S/PDIF |
| Cooling system type | passive |