Gigabyte Z790 AORUS XTREME X ICE

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Gigabyte Z790 AORUS XTREME X ICE is an E-ATX LGA1700 board with two Intel Thunderbolt 4 ports, dual LAN (a Marvell 10GbE and an Intel 2.5GbE) and Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 with Bluetooth 5.3. Four DDR5 slots support up to 256GB, and five M.2 connectors include a PCIe 5.0 x4 socket.

Product released: October 20, 2022

Latest firmware version

Version F8, released September 29, 2026

Last checked for updates: Oct 31, 2026 06:16 UTC

What's new in version F8

- Checksum: 68F3 - Update CPU microcode version: M32B0671_00000137 - Preparation for upcoming processor support

Download firmware F8

firmware version history

LatestUpdate has tracked 11 versions of Gigabyte Z790 AORUS XTREME X ICE firmware, released between March 11, 2024 and September 29, 2026.

• Version F8 - September 29, 2026: - Checksum: 68F3 - Update CPU microcode version: M32B0671_00000137 - Preparation for upcoming processor support
• Version F8a - July 31, 2026: - Checksum: A2AA - Fixed VccSA option visibility for 12th Gen Intel Core processors.
• Version F7 - June 30, 2026: - Checksum : 0E49 - Improve system security and stability
• Version F7a - April 28, 2026: - Checksum: 2A1C - Support HUDIMM (One Sub-channel DDR5) - Improve memory compatibility
• Version F6 - December 2, 2025: - Checksum : 516F - Improves platform security by making Secure Boot enabled as system default - Update ADATA 6000 16G module support
• Version F5 - September 24, 2025: - Checksum : 93B3 - Enhance platform security by enable Pre-boot DMA Protection, VT-d, and IOMMU Pre-boot as default - Added CPU support for Intel 120/120F pro…
• Version F4 - June 19, 2025: - Checksum : 79C1 - CPU Microcode Update (0x3A & 0x12F): Improves CPU stability and compatibility - Secure Boot Database Key Update: Enhances system security -…
• Version F4e - May 27, 2025: - Checksum : 20CE - Expand EZ-OC support for AORUS x XPG co-branding DRAM D500/D500G 6000MHz CL28 & 6400MHz CL30 - Update CPU uCode 0x3a to address the followi…
• Version F3 - September 27, 2024: - Checksum : 31DD - Introduce the "Intel Default Settings" and enabled as default, user needs to disable it first to use GIGABYTE PerfDrive profiles - Introduc…
• Version F2 - May 16, 2024: - Checksum : 8C6F - Optimize CEP and power settings https://www.gigabyte.com/Press/News/2156 - Processor support and optimization for i9-14900KS - Update Intel…
• Version F1 - March 11, 2024: - Checksum : 10B4 - First Launch Release

Update prediction

This product was recently updated. The next firmware update is expected between November 20, 2026 and February 19, 2027.

Gigabyte typically releases firmware updates for this product approximately every 65 days.

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