Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Master Review

Rating: 9.0.

The Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Master comes with a list of impressive features as long as your arm, including twenty 105A power stages, five M.2 SSD slots, DDR5 support up to 8000MHz, as well as 10Gb Ethernet. That's all well and good, but we can safely say this is also the first motherboard we've ever encountered that promises to count our Biscuits… What on earth is going on?!

Timestamps:

00:00 Start
01:06 Board overview
03:11 Board Features
04:04 Board Tour
05:00 Rear I/O Panel
05:35 VRM’s / power
06:56 Test System Specifications
07:28 BIOS and Biscuits feature
10:35 Auto / Max Perf / Instant 6GHz
10:57 Benchmark results / Power / Temps
16:49 Gaming tests
18:11 Leo’s Closing Thoughts

Key features

• Intel Socket LGA 1700：Support 13th and 12th Gen Series Processors
• Unparalleled Performance：Direct 20+1+2 Phases Digital VRM Solution
• Dual Channel DDR5：4x DIMMs with XMP 3.0 Memory Module Support
• Next Generation Storage：1x PCIe 5.0 x4 and 4x PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 Connectors
• Fins-Array III & M.2 Thermal Guard III：To Ensure VRM Power Stability & 25110 PCIe 5.0 M.2 SSD Performance
• EZ-Latch Plus：SMD PCIe 5.0 x16 Slot & M.2 Connectors with Quick Release & Screwless Design
• Hi-Fi Audio with DTS:X Ultra：ALC1220 CODEC and Rear ESS SABRE Hi-Fi 9118 DAC
• Fast Networks：Marvell AQtion 10GbE LAN & Intel Wi-Fi 6E 802.11ax with DCT
• Extended Connectivity：DP, USB-C 10Gb/s, Front and Dual Rear USB-C 20Gb/s
• Smart Fan 6：Features Multiple Temperature Sensors, Hybrid Fan Headers with Fan Stop and Noise Detection

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