Gigabyte Z790M AORUS ELITE AX ICE

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Gigabyte Z790M AORUS ELITE AX ICE is a Micro ATX Z790 board measuring 24.4cm x 24.4cm, with four DDR5 slots up to 256GB for LGA1700 processors. It has three PCIe 4.0 M.2 connectors, six SATA ports, Realtek 2.5GbE, Wi-Fi 6E and a rear USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C port.

Product released: October 20, 2022

Latest firmware version

Version F8, released September 29, 2026

Last checked for updates: Nov 1, 2026 04:05 UTC

What's new in version F8

- Checksum: 78C6 - Update CPU microcode version: M32B0671_00000137 - Preparation for upcoming processor support

Download firmware F8

firmware version history

LatestUpdate has tracked 11 versions of Gigabyte Z790M AORUS ELITE AX ICE firmware, released between December 14, 2023 and September 29, 2026.

• Version F8 - September 29, 2026: - Checksum: 78C6 - Update CPU microcode version: M32B0671_00000137 - Preparation for upcoming processor support
• Version F8a - July 31, 2026: - Checksum: F9B4 - Fixed VccSA option visibility for 12th Gen Intel Core processors.
• Version F7 - June 30, 2026: - Checksum : 661F - Improve system security and stability
• Version F7a - April 28, 2026: - Checksum: 2D41 - Support HUDIMM (One Sub-channel DDR5) - Improve memory compatibility
• Version F6 - December 2, 2025: - Checksum : E70E - Improves platform security by making Secure Boot enabled as system default - Update ADATA 6000 16G module support
• Version F5 - September 24, 2025: - Checksum : A1B5 - 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 : A03B - CPU Microcode Update (0x3A & 0x12F): Improves CPU stability and compatibility - Secure Boot Database Key Update: Enhances system security -…
• Version F4f - May 27, 2025: - Checksum : BA3B - 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 27, 2024: - Checksum : A04E - 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 : BCAE - Optimize CEP and power settings https://www.gigabyte.com/Press/News/2156 - Processor support and optimization for i9-14900KS - Update Intel…
• Version F1 - December 14, 2023: - Checksum : 14A8 - First Release

Update prediction

This product was recently updated. The next firmware update is expected between November 27, 2026 and March 3, 2027.

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

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