The EEC has leaked what appears to be GIGABYTE’s entire opening volley of Z690 motherboards for Intel’s upcoming 12th Gen Core “Alder Lake-S” processors. They include premium flagship AORUS models such as the Z690 AORUS EXTREME and AORUS MASTER, as well as more mainstream options such as the Z690 UD (Ultra Durable) and Z690 AERO G. The motherboards are expected to launch in November 2021 alongside Intel’s latest desktop CPUs.
The complete list of GIGABYTE’s Z690 motherboards:
- Z690 AORUS XTREME WB
- Z690 AORUS XTREME
- Z690 AORUS MASTER
- Z690 AORUS TACHYON
- Z690 AORUS ELITE
- Z690 AORUS ELITE STEALTH
- Z690 AORUS PRO
- Z690 AORUS ULTRA
- Z690 AORUS ELITE AX
- Z690I AORUS ULTRA
- Z690 AERO G
- Z690 AERO D
- Z690 GAMING X
- Z690 UD
- Z690M DS3H
- Z690 UD AX
- Z690 UD AC
- Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4
- Z690M A ELITE DDR4
- Z690 AORUS PRO DDR4
- Z690 A ELITE AX DDR4
- Z690M A ELITE AX DDR4
- Z690I A ULTRA DDR4
- Z690 AERO G DDR4
- Z690 GAMING X DDR4
- Z690 UD DDR4
- Z690 UD AX DDR4
The list seems to contribute to the theory that only select motherboards will be blessed with support for the latest and greatest memory, DDR5. At least ten of the motherboards appear to be relegated to DDR4 only, as indicated by the naming schemes.
Z690 AORUS TACHYON (・ω・)
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