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GIGABYTE

GIGABYTE Z690M DS3H DDR4 Intel motherboard

SKU CH-HKE5-XSYM7

A micro-ATX Z690 board with a 6+2+1 hybrid digital VRM, dual PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots under thermal guards, 2.5 GbE LAN, rear USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C and Q-Flash Plus for BIOS updates without a CPU installed

  • Supports 12th Gen Intel Core processors via LGA1700 socket
  • 6+2+1 hybrid digital VRM design for stable power delivery
  • Dual-channel DDR4 memory support across four DIMM slots
  • Two PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots with thermal guards for NVMe drives
  • 5 GbE LAN with bandwidth management and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C port

Z690 Micro-ATX for 12th Gen Intel

This Intel Z690 micro-ATX motherboard uses the LGA1700 socket and supports 12th Generation Core, Pentium Gold and Celeron processors. It provides four DDR4 DIMM slots running in dual-channel mode for mainstream system builds.

DDR4 overclocking ceiling and PCIe 4.0 M.2 lanes

Memory overclocking is validated up to 5333 MT/s across a long list of discrete frequency steps, but only non-ECC unbuffered modules are supported. The two M.2 slots share PCIe 4.0 x4 bandwidth, so adding a second NVMe drive does not reduce the first slot to PCIe 3.0 speeds.

Four DDR4 slots limit maximum capacity per module

With only four DIMM slots, total memory capacity is constrained by the highest-density single modules available for DDR4. Builders who need more than four ranks or larger aggregate capacity must choose a different platform.

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Price $205.99
Pricier than about 82% of the 2,965 comparable items (median $97.99).

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Specifications

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Questions about this item

Which DDR4 speed should I pick for this Z690M DS3H board?

The board supports DDR4 up to 5333 MHz overclocked with 12th Gen Intel Core processors; choose a kit rated for the highest speed your CPU and cooling can sustain stably.

What does the 6+2+1 hybrid digital VRM mean for my 12th Gen CPU?

Six Vcore phases plus two VCCGT and one VCCSA phases deliver clean power to the processor cores, graphics and system agent, helping maintain boost clocks under load.

How fast is the 2.5 GbE LAN in real use?

The 2.5 GbE controller caps wired throughput at 2.5 gigabits per second, so large file transfers peak around 300 MB/s when the switch and cabling also support that rate.

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