GIGABYTE Z790 Aorus Xtreme Motherboard Review: Flagship Z790 With Impressive VRM Thermals
by Gavin Bonshor on September 5, 2023 9:00 AM ESTGaming Performance
When it comes to testing motherboards, much of the performance between most of the boards tested with the same processor such as the Intel Core i9-13900K, is fairly similar. The main reason we're testing gaming performance in our motherboard reviews is to see if there are any anomalies. There are also occasions on platforms where some vendors will 'overcharge' performance by implementing Multi-Core Enhancement (MCE). This can alter performance far beyond what processor vendors such as AMD and Intel set as their default values.
For Z790 we are running using Windows 11 64-bit with the 22H2 update.
F1 2022: 1080p Ultra Settings
F1 2022: 4K High Settings
Total War: Warhammer 3: 1080p Ultra Settings
Total War: Warhammer 3: 4K High Settings
Focusing on gaming performance, the GIGABYTE Z790 Aorus Xtreme was competitive with other LGA1700 motherboards we've tested.
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meacupla - Tuesday, September 5, 2023 - link
My initial thought on the E-ATX design of this mobo.They put enough thought to recess the bulky 90 degree 24pin power connector on a really long mobo. However, they left the USB-C internal header a regular 0 degree, and gave it a trench in the plastic?
Oh Gigabyte, don't ever change.
DanNeely - Tuesday, September 5, 2023 - link
Obviously the USB-C header was a last minute addition.shabby - Tuesday, September 5, 2023 - link
Lol @ the price, glws gigabyte 😂TheinsanegamerN - Tuesday, September 5, 2023 - link
$800. Christ.I remember when you could get asrock taichi x470 boards with 10g ethernet for $349, and I thought that was pricy.
Threska - Tuesday, September 5, 2023 - link
So only the upper class will be buying these? Middle class barely exists, and the poor..., oh well.Tom Sunday - Sunday, September 10, 2023 - link
I would love to own a Z790 Aorus Xtreme, but my limits just gotten pushed again when I tanked-up twenty dollars worth of gas—about 2 and a half gallons—at the Chevron gas station on Cesar Chavez Ave at the intersection of Alameda Street in downtown Los Angeles. I am just a poor PC enthusiast Bro and there are now thousands like me trying to making over the daily rounds. Thus my hardware for the past several years has always been bought at the weekend local computer shows and over the folding tables. Mostly new if even possible but several (3-4) generational ago parts for my hobbled together EATX case. No sales tax and cash remains king for the real good deals! We are living in challenging times. Moving to Montana is now in my dreams.meacupla - Tuesday, September 5, 2023 - link
No one is forcing you to buy this mobo.Taichi x470 Ultimate didn't have PCIe 5.0, DDR5 or 2xTB4 on top of 10gbe
Aspernari - Saturday, September 9, 2023 - link
A 10G Ethernet adapter is probably one of the lowest-cost components on this board. You can get a 4 port 10GbE NIC for under $100 retail.Gillll - Tuesday, September 5, 2023 - link
nowadays, your Thermal inspection should have an SSD gen 5 thermal inspection as well. as those newest SSD are quite hot. add to the fact that most M.2 PCIE5 connectors are above the GPU and below to the CPU, this is a recipe for disaster, as you can't use a better SSD HS, rather only the one provided by the motherboard manufacture, i mean you can but it probably limit your GPU or CPU HS size.blingon - Tuesday, September 5, 2023 - link
Reads like AI generated marketing copy fed with a starting term of "premium".