Introduction
AQUA, NEW BEGINNING!
How to make AQUA better? It's a topic we've been working on for years. The monoblock efficiency is enhanced by optimizing the best combination of fin thickness, spacing as well as water passage, on top of that, ultra-high heat conductive thermal grease is used to guarantee Z690 AQUA performs best in every single way. Lastly, the prestige and superior Z690 AQUA motherboard will be limited production to only 500 units.
EXCELSIOR
Z690 AQUA is built around a selection of materials, the stainless steel panels are given assortment of surface treatments to give Z690 AQUA a modern and avant-garde appearance, onboard LED effect is intentionally design to be modest and subtle, once again making Z690 AQUA one boutique of a motherboard.
Processor
Processor manufacturer
Intel
Processor socket
LGA 1700
Compatible processor series
Intel® Celeron®, Intel® CoreT i3, Intel® CoreT i5, Intel® CoreT i7, Intel® CoreT i9, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processors
1
Memory
Supported memory types
DDR5-SDRAM
Number of memory slots
4
Memory slots type
DIMM
Memory channels
Dual-channel
Non-ECC
Y
Supported memory clock speeds
6400 MHz
Maximum internal memory
128 GB
Unbuffered memory
Y
Storage controllers
Supported storage drive types
HDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfaces
M.2,SATA III
RAID support
Y
RAID levels
0,1,5,10
Graphics
HDCP
Y
Internal I/O
USB 2.0 connectors
2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
2
Number of SATA III connectors
8
ATX Power connector (24-pin)
Y
CPU fan connector
Y
Number of chassis fan connectors
6
TPM connector
Y
12V power connector
Y
RGB LED pin header
Y
Rear panel I/O ports
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
4
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
2
HDMI ports quantity
1
DisplayPorts quantity
2
DisplayPort version
1.4
S/PDIF out port
Y
Digital audio optical out
1
Thunderbolt ports quantity
2
WiFi-AP antenna jack
2
Network
Ethernet LAN
Y
Ethernet interface type
2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controller
Killer E3100G,Marvell AQtion AQC113CS
Wake-on-LAN ready
Y
Wi-Fi
Y
Top Wi-Fi standard
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi standards
802.11a,802.11b,802.11g,Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n),Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac),Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
Y
Features
Motherboard chipset
Intel Z690
Audio chip
Realtek ALC1220
Audio output channels
7.1 channels
PC health monitoring
CPU, Fan, Temperature, Voltage
Component for
PC
Motherboard form factor
Extended ATX
Motherboard chipset family
Intel
Windows operating systems supported
Windows 10 x64,Windows 11 x64
Expansion slots
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots
1
PCI Express x16 slots
3
Number of M.2 (M) slots
3
BIOS
BIOS type
UEFI AMI
BIOS memory size
256 Mbit
ACPI version
6.0
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) version
2.7
Weight & dimensions
Width
305 mm
Depth
267 mm
Packaging content
Cables included
SATA
Drivers included
Y