1. Introducing Gigabyte Z490I Aorus Ultra2. Digging into the Hardware3. CPU Tests4. 3D Mark CPU Tests5. Power and Temperature Testing6. Closing Thoughts7. View All Pages

Gigabyte has pushed the limits with the Mini-ITX Z490I Aorus Ultra as they are powering the LGA1200 socket with no less than eight VRM phases that are each rated at 90A. That is a mighty level of power and in addition they have constructed the output filters from an array of Surface Mounted Tantalum Polymer Capacitors. Is this the ultimate Mini-ITX Z490 motherboard?

Key features

• Form factor: Mini-ITX
• Chipset: Intel Z490
• Socket: LGA1200 (for 10th Gen. Comet Lake-S)
• RAM: 4 DIMMs up to 64GB DDR4-3200MHz in dual channel.
• Graphics slot: PCIe 3.0 x16.
• Expansions slots: None.
• Storage: 2× M.2, 4× SATA 6Gb/sec
• Rear USB:
  • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C
  • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A
  • 4x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
  • 2x USB 2.0
• Front USB:
  • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C ports
  • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports
  • 4x USB 2.0 ports
• Graphics outputs: HDMI 2.0, DisplayPort 1.4,
• LAN: Intel I225-V 2.5Gb/sec Ethernet
• WiFi/Bluetooth: Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 + BT 5.1

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