Gigabyte Z790 AORUS PRO X Motherboard Review

Verdict and Conclusion

I don’t often say this, but the Gigabyte Z790 AORUS PRO X is truly one of those motherboards that deserves every bit of our admiration and praise. It’s got eveything going for it in terms of features and performance.

It supports the latest 14th Gen processor from Intel, and features a powerful 18+1+2  Twin Digital VRM design for stability and relability. It also comes with back drilling technology with shielded and isolated routing for memory, giving it the ability to handle memory speeds of up to DDR5-8266.

The all-white design of the motherboard make it really stand out from the crowd, and it’s perfect for anyone who wants to build an all-white PC system.

Using Intel’s latest 14th Gen Core i7-14700K processor, we managed to get excellent scores in all of our benchmarks. It produced Cinebench R23 scores of 33,042 (multi core) and 2,146 (single core). For PCMark 10, we got a score of 10,440, and a score of 12,354 for PassMark 10.

For UL’s latest Procyon Photo Editing Benchmark, we got a score of 9,710 and 8,989 for the video editing suite. For 3DMark Speedway and Port Royal, we got excellent scores of 6,126 and 16,156 respectively. And finally, for Timespy and Firestrike, we got amazing scores of 28,215 and 51,769 respectively.

For storage, it comes 4 x SATA ports and 5 x M.2 slots, which includes 1 x PCIE Gen5x4 and 4 x PCIE Gen4x4, which is way more than enough for most users. And one thing which I particularly like, is the Gigabyte EZ-Latch click and the M.2 EZ-Latch plus design. It makes life so much easier when installing the M.2 SSDs. No more messing around with those tiny M.2 screws which I really hate!  And to cool these SSDs, it comes their impressive-looking M.2 Thermal Guard XL and Ext. full cover heat shield.

And if you’re one of those DIYers that love monitoring your system’s health, then you’ll love the Sensor Panel Link. It’s an onboard USB-C port located on the right-side of motherboard, and it allows you to connect a USB monitor/LCD screen for monitoring your system’s health.

Other features include the WiFi7 with ultra high-gain antenna plus magnetic base, 5GbE LAN, onboard reset and Q-Flash BIOS buttons, Realtek ALC1220-VB CODEC for 7.1 HD audio, and Gigabyte’s RGB Fusion.

It’s also packed with connectivity. There’s 2 x USB 2.0 ports, connectors for the WiFi 7 antenna, 1 x HDMI port, 1 x DisplayPort, , 4 x USB 3.2 Gen1, 2 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A ports, 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 (10Gb/s Type-C), 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 (20GB/s Type-C), 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector, Line-in and Speaker-Out.

The Gigabyte Z790 AORUS PRO X motherboard is so complete, I couldn’t really find anything missing to be honest. It’s got everything I need and more!

You can buy the Gigabyte Z790 AORUS PRO X motherboard for around USD $389.99 from Amazon – https://amzn.to/3tv5Lgr. At this price, it’s a not too bad, considering what you’re actually getting … a feature-packed motherboard supporting the latest 14th Gen processor with performance to match.

Final Words:

It will be difficult to find a motherboard that can beat the Gigabyte Z790 AORUS PRO X in terms of features and performance. It’s one of the best Z790 motherboards I’ve had the pleasure to play with so far. So make sure this is on very top of your shopping list.

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