Gigabyte's AORUS Z690 motherboard lineup has leaked out over at EEC and will include at least 27 boards. The lineup was spotted by Momomo_US (viaVideocardz) & comes in both DDR5 and DDR4 flavors for Alder Lake Desktop CPUs.

27 Gigabyte AORUS Z690 Motherboards Leaked & Listed Over at EEC, Will Feature Both DDR5 and DDR4 Variants

According to the leak, Gigabyte is working on at least 27 motherboards that would launch under its Z690 series lineup. These include the next-gen Z690 AORUS, Z690 AERO, Z690 Gaming & the Z690 UD series families.

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The motherboards include:

Z690 AORUS XTREME WBZ690 AORUS XTREMEZ690 AORUS MASTERZ690 AORUS TACHYONZ690 AORUS ELITEZ690 AORUS ELITE STEALTHZ690 AORUS PROZ690 AORUS ULTRAZ690 AORUS ELITE AXZ690I AORUS ULTRAZ690 AERO GZ690 AERO DZ690 GAMING XZ690 UDZ690M DS3HZ690 UD AXZ690 UD ACZ690 AORUS ELITE DDR4Z690M A ELITE DDR4Z690 AORUS PRO DDR4Z690 A ELITE AX DDR4Z690M A ELITE AX DDR4Z690I A ULTRA DDR4Z690 AERO G DDR4Z690 GAMING X DDR4Z690 UD DDR4Z690 UD AX DDR4

Starting with the top echelon, we have the Gigabyte AORUS Z690 motherboards which will target the enthusiast, premium, and high-end segments. The lineup includes the AORUS Xtreme and the AORUS Xtreme WB, the AORUS Master, and the AORUS Tachyon (aimed at overclockers). The Z690 lineup then heads into the more mainstream category with products such as the AORUS ELITE, PRO & Ultra series. The AERO lineup has the AERO G and AERO D variants while the Gaming lineup has a singular 'X' variant. Gigabyte's standard lineup comes in three Z690 UD variants & a singular mATX option.

The AORUS Z690 Elite, Pro & Ultra motherboards along with AERO G, Gaming X, and UD series will also come in DDR4-only flavors. Do note how the higher-end lineup doesn't focus on DDR4 options at all which means that premium motherboards are only limited to DDR5 memory. We do know that Intel's Alder Lake-S CPU lineup is compliant with both DDR4 and DDR5 memory. The latter won't be as cheap so it might be sensible to include DDR4 support on the more mainstream and entry-level models.

ASUS's Z690 motherboard lineup also leaked out a few days back which you can see here. Motherboards manufacturers are expected to unveil their new Z690 products by the end of October 2021 with a launch expected in November 2021 alongside the 12th Gen Desktop CPUs.