Gigabyte B550 Aorus Master Motherboard Review

1. Introduction2. Board Layout and Features3. Testing Methodology4. Tests: CPU Related5. Tests: Memory Related6. Tests: Gaming Related7. Tests: Motherboard Features Performance8. Overclocking, VRM Temps & Power Consumption9. Closing Thoughts10. View All Pages

3DMark

3DMark is a multi-platform hardware benchmark designed to test varying resolutions and detail levels of 3D gaming performance. We run the Windows platform test and in particular the Time Spy benchmark, which is indicative of high-end 1440p PC Gaming.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

We use the DirectX 12 mode, anti-aliasing disabled, and the Highest quality preset.

Tom Clancy's The Division 2

We run the game with quality set to Ultra, VSync disabled, and DX12 mode.

Right off the bat, we see signs of the PCIe 3.0 x8 connection slowing down gaming performance for the Gigabyte B550 Aorus Master versus its ASUS competitors and their x16 link.

In addition to reduced 3DMark Time Spy numbers, Shadow of the Tomb Raider is slower on Gigabyte’s system when look at both average and 1% low FPS numbers.

That same point is true for The Division 2, which sees Gigabyte’s motherboard configuration slower by around 3-6%.

This is a trade-off in performance that you will have to decide if you’re happy with when running the Gigabyte motherboard with more than one M.2 SSD.

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