The Ultimate AMD AM5 Motherboard Guide

Peter Donnell / 2 years ago

Gigabyte X670E AORUS MASTER (rev. 1.0)

While not as extreme as the XTREME, the AORUS Master is not a motherboard to be taken lightly, this is still one of the most feature-packed, powerful and no doubt expensive boards you’ll see in this launch window. Equipped with Twin 16+2+2 Phases Digital VRM power delivery, rated at 105A on the 16 Power Stages, and 90A on the SOC and MISC Phases, this 8+8 parallel power design will allow for some serious overclocking stability. Much like the XTREME, this board features the Fins-Array III with NanoCarbon Coating, 8mm Mega-Heatpipe, 12 W/mK Thermal Pad, NanoCarbon Baseplate and M.2 Thermal Guard III. Everything is armoured, and reinforced, with plenty of heavy metal on top, it’s a bit of a beast and overall, cooling will just never be an issue here. This board features two PCIe Gen 5.0 x4 M.2 slots, and two PCIe Gen 4.0 M.2 slots, as well as an SMD PCIe 5.0 x6 Slot for next-gen GPUs, plus a Gen 4 x4 and Gen 3 x2 slot further down for additional hardware.

Features

AMD Socket AM5: Supports AMD Ryzen™ 7000 Series Processors
Unparalleled Performance: Twin 16+2+2 Phases Digital VRM Solution
Dual Channel DDR5 : 4SMD DIMMs with EXPO & XMP Memory Module Support Next Generation Storage : 2PCIe 5.0 x4 and 2*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
Fast Networks : Intel® 2.5GbE LAN & Intel® Wi-Fi 6E 802.11ax
Extended Connectivity: DP, HDMI, USB-C® with DP Alt Mode, Dual USB-C® 20Gbps and Upcoming GIGABYTE USB4 AIC Support
Q-Flash Plus: Update BIOS Without Installing the CPU, Memory and Graphics Card

I/O

Connectivity is excellent yet again, with Hi-Fi Audio with DTS: X® Ultra: ALC1220 CODEC audio, Intel® 2.5GbE LAN & Intel® Wi-Fi 6E 802.11ax networking and more. There’s also USB-C 20Gbps and Upcoming GIGABYTE USB4 AIC Support, so you’ll not be left wanting when it comes to connectivity.