Gigabyte Z790 GAMING PLUS AX

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Gigabyte Z790 GAMING PLUS AX caps its CPU-attached PCIe x16 slot at PCIe 4.0. This ATX LGA1700 board has Realtek Wi-Fi 6 (RTL8851BE) with Bluetooth 5.3, 2.5GbE, three M.2 sockets, a serial port header and six audio jacks, with four DDR5 slots up to 256GB.

Product released: October 20, 2022

Latest firmware version

Version F9, released September 28, 2026

Last checked for updates: Oct 31, 2026 18:08 UTC

What's new in version F9

- Checksum: 6049 - Update CPU microcode version: M32B0671_00000137 - Preparation for upcoming processor support

Download firmware F9

firmware version history

LatestUpdate has tracked 11 versions of Gigabyte Z790 GAMING PLUS AX firmware, released between May 1, 2024 and September 28, 2026.

• Version F9 - September 28, 2026: - Checksum: 6049 - Update CPU microcode version: M32B0671_00000137 - Preparation for upcoming processor support
• Version F9a - July 30, 2026: - Checksum: C55E - Fixed VccSA option visibility for 12th Gen Intel Core processors.
• Version F8 - June 29, 2026: - Checksum : AF49 - Improve system security and stability
• Version F8a - April 27, 2026: - Checksum: 3478 - Support HUDIMM (One Sub-channel DDR5) - Improve memory compatibility
• Version F7 - December 1, 2025: - Checksum : 0DEE - Improves platform security by making Secure Boot enabled as system default - Update ADATA 6000 16G module support
• Version F6 - September 23, 2025: - Checksum : 5C58 - 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 F5 - June 18, 2025: - Checksum : 77A7 - CPU Microcode Update (0x3A & 0x12F): Improves CPU stability and compatibility - Secure Boot Database Key Update: Enhances system security -…
• Version F5c - May 26, 2025: - Checksum : 2460 - Update CPU uCode 0x3a to address the following Intel Security Alerts: INTEL-SA-01153 / INTEL-SA-01224 / INTEL-SA-01247 / INTEL-SA-01322 - F…
• Version F3 - September 26, 2024: - Checksum : 3D61 - Introduce the "Intel Default Settings" and enabled as default, user needs to disable it first to use GIGABYTE PerfDrive profiles - Introduc…
• Version F2 - May 15, 2024: - Checksum : 848F - Optimize CEP and power settings https://www.gigabyte.com/Press/News/2156 - Processor support and optimization for i9-14900KS - Update Intel…
• Version F1 - May 1, 2024: - Checksum : 5797 - First Launch Release

Update prediction

This product was recently updated. The next firmware update is expected between November 9, 2026 and February 11, 2027.

Gigabyte typically releases firmware updates for this product approximately every 64 days.

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