Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Master Review

1. Introducing the Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Master2. Specification and those mysterious Biscuits3. Cinebench R23, Power and Temperatures4. Blender, HandBrake, 7-Zip and Memory5. Games6. Closing Thoughts7. View All Pages

Blender v3 Classroom

In Blender the mighty Ryzen 9 7950X tops the charts however the Core i9-13900K on the Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Master follows closely behind.

Handbrake Conversion H.264

We are deeply impressed that the Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Master using its Max Performance BIOS profile manages to top the charts in our Handbrake Conversion H.264 test by a healthy margin.

Handbrake Conversion H.265

In Handbrake Conversion H.265 we have put the Gigabyte at the top of the chart however the reality is a dead heat with the Ryzen 9 7950X. Even so, this is impressive.

7-Zip Benchmark

Once again the Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Master scores well and beats the Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Hero by a few frames per second.

AIDA64 Memory Bandwidth

In this test we are using a selection of DDR5 memory. The main conclusions are that G.Skill DDR5-6800 offers a clear advantage over G.Skill DDR5-6000, and that both Asus and Gigabyte support the faster memory without difficulty.

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