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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Chaser - Thursday, September 7, 2023 - link
"Great thermals"? They'd better be. As this Raptor Lake "refresh" appears to be mostly another clock speed increase like the prior edition. Back in it's day, Alder Lake was a formidable challenge to Ryzen when it launched. But it seems these "refreshes" are going to have even more demanding thermals, generate more heat, and require very effective cooling solutions to keep it in check. Great space heaters as winter is coming :)duffie - Tuesday, November 21, 2023 - link
Why only one CPU connected PCIe 5.0 x16 at that price? All other brands have two mechanical PCIe 5.0 x16 slots. Sure, they will run at 5.0 x8 speed but that can be still useful with two GPUs.