What did the Gigabyte Z690 AORUS ELITE bring to Intel's 12th Gen platform?

The Z690 AORUS ELITE brought DDR5 to Intel’s 12th Gen platform, running it in dual-channel config with a 128GB ceiling across four slots. Supported speeds start at DDR5-6000 and go higher depending on your CPU and memory kit. It was one of the first boards to make DDR5 available to mainstream builders.