Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Master Review: Excessive, in a good way

1. Introducing the Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Master2. CPU Testing: Cinebench R23 and CrossMark3. Testing: HandBrake and AIDA Memory4. Games Testing: 3D Mark and Far Cry 65. Games Testing: Far Cry New Dawn and Watch Dogs Legion6. Technical Testing: Power and Heat7. Closing Thoughts8. View All Pages

Test System:

• Processor: Intel Core i9-12900K (16 cores/24 threads)
• CPU Cooler: Corsair H150i Elite LCD
• Motherboard: Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Master BIOS F7c
• Memory: 32GB Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200
• Graphics card: Palit RTX 3080 Gaming Pro 10GB
• Power supply: Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
• SSD: 500GB Sabrent Rocket 4.0 M.2 NVMe
• OS: Windows 11

CPU Performance – Cinebench R23 and BAPCo CrossMark

In Cinebench R23 Multi the Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Master fully supports the Core i9-12900K with the P cores running at 4.9GHz and the E cores at 3.7GHz on Auto.

In Cinebench R23 Single core we see performance that is exactly in line with our original review of the Core i9-12900K.

BAPCo CrossMark delivered good results for the Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Master however it only beat the MSI MEG Z690 Unify by the tiniest of margins.

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