Gigabyte Z790 Aero G Motherboard Review

Operating Costs

With the cost of living increases across the world, especially when it comes to the cost of electricity, it’s worth looking at the cost of running a processor and how it compares to similar products on the market. By taking the average cost per kWh, we can calculate a rough running cost at idle, during a simulated workload test (Cinebench R23), to give us worst-case scenario costs, as well as gaming costs during a run of Cinebench R23.

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The board runs cool, efficient and cheap at idle or low loads, which is great, as that’s where it’ll likely spend a lot of its time. It does run a little inefficient at load though, leading to slightly elevated operating costs compared to most other Z790 boards.