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Friday, August 30th 2024
by btarunrDiscuss (15 Comments)
GIGABYTE just released its second AMD 800-series chipset motherboard following last week's debut of the X870E AORUS Master, the more affordable X870 AORUS Elite WIFI7. This board is based on the slightly more affordable AMD X870 (non-E) chipset, which offers connectivity nearly identical to that of the previous-generation AMD B650E, but with the addition of USB4. The board is built in the ATX form-factor, and features a 6-layer PCB. It draws power from a combination of 24-pin ATX and two 8-pin EPS power connectors. The CPU VRM solution consists of a 16+2+2 phase setup, with the vCore side of it being 8-phase with phase doubling. The Socket AM5 is wired to four DDR5 DIMM slots for up to 256 GB of memory.
Expansion slots include a PCI-Express 5.0 x16 wired to the CPU, a PCI-Express 4.0 x16 (electrical Gen 4 x4), and a third PCI-Express 3.0 x16 (electrical Gen 3 x2). The main Gen 5 x16 PEG slot gets a quick-release lever. You press a button, and it ejects the graphics card. Storage connectivity includes three M.2 Gen 5 x4 slots, two of these are wired to the CPU's dedicated Gen 5 x4 NVMe lanes, while the third slot subtracts 8 lanes from the Gen 5 x16 PEG slot. There is a fourth M.2 slot, which is Gen 4 x4, and wired to the X870 FCH. All four slots get heatsinks. Four SATA 6 Gbps ports make for the rest of the storage connectivity.
Networking options, as the name of this board suggests, includes a Wi-Fi 7 WLAN card that's either a MediaTek MT7925, or a Realtek RTL8922AE, depending on the PCB revision. Besides Wi-Fi 7, both WLAN solutions put out Bluetooth 5.4. The wired networking side of things see a 2.5 GbE interface driven by a Realtek controller. USB connectivity includes two 40 Gbps USB4 ports that each include DisplayPort passthrough, a 20 Gbps USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 via a header, two 10 Gbps USB 3.2 Gen 2 type-A, four 5 Gbps USB 3.2 Gen 1, and two additional 5 Gbps USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports by header.
The onboard audio solution features a premium Realtek ALC1220 HD audio CODEC with 120 dB SNR, with ground-layer isolation, and audio-grade capacitors. There are no additional AMPs over the CODEC, but GIGABYTE tuned the solution to automatically support high-impedance headphones. There are many DIY-friendly features on offer, including a POST code read-out, LEDs that indicate a point of failure, SMD power and reset buttons, USB BIOS Flashback, PCIe x16 ejection mechanism, a quick-connect Wi-Fi antenna module, a tool-free M.2 SSD mounting mechanism, and three addressable RGB 2.0 headers. The company didn't reveal pricing.
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That PCIe release mechanism is one of the best innovations in years. Wonder why it's a recent thing and no manufacturer thought about that years ago (as we've had PCIe 20 years already).
RuruThat PCIe release mechanism is one of the best innovations in years. Wonder why it's a recent thing and no manufacturer thought about that years ago (as we've had PCIe 20 years already).
You mean the push down tabs? I had those on my PC a decade ago.
Will Gigabyte jump into the ITX game and have an ITX version of this motherboard? To compare to the Asus ROG STRIX X870-I GAMING WIFI???
while the third slot subtracts 8 lanes from the Gen 5 x16 PEG slot
Absolutely maddening. Why can't motherboard manufacturers ever get this right? Hang it off the extra 3.0 or 4.0 lanes on the chipset. Why cripple the GPU x16 slot with half of the M.2 slots? This is a huge regression from X670(E)
Yet another AM5 board w/ less expansion than AM4...
Feature Regression, is a B-
HBSoundWill Gigabyte jump into the ITX game and have an ITX version of this motherboard? To compare to the Asus ROG STRIX X870-I GAMING WIFI???
From the current X870 stack that they have listed on their website no ITX board there.
www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/gigabyte-intros-x870e-aorus-master-motherboard.325848/post-5320703
It would be great if vendors could come up with an AM5 workstation oriented board that supported expansion with the following flexibility and somewhat intelligent lane splitting...
cpu
x16 Slot 1: x16 ( or x8/x8 or x4/x4/x4/x4 )
x16 Slot 2: x8 ( or x4 for slot + x4 for NVMe_2)
chipset
x16 Slot 3: x8 ( or x4 for slot + x4 for NVMe_3)
x16 Slot 4: x8 ( or x4 for slot + x4 for NVMe_4)
With my current X570 I can manage x8 GPU, x8 dual Optane, x4 10Gbps NIC, x1 USB3 card, and x1 dial-up modum which is a pretty balanced expansion capability for $220-$250 motherboard.
Just to get an AM5 motherboard that can do x8/x8 it's approaching $400 makes me sad and I would still have to choose either GPU+Optane or Optaine+10Gbps NIC. (using iGPU) - major bummer in tradeoffs in consideration of a 9950x upgrade.
LabRat 891Yet another AM5 board w/ less expansion than AM4...Feature Regression, is a B-
You read my mind
A Computer GuyIt would be great if vendors could come up with an AM5 workstation oriented board that supported expansion with the following flexibility and somewhat intelligent lane splitting...
cpu
x16 Slot 1: x16 ( or x8/x8 or x4/x4/x4/x4 )
x16 Slot 2: x8 ( or x4 for slot + x4 for NVMe_2)
chipset
x16 Slot 3: x8 ( or x4 for slot + x4 for NVMe_3)
x16 Slot 4: x8 ( or x4 for slot + x4 for NVMe_4)With my current X570 I can manage x8 GPU, x8 dual Optane, x4 10Gbps NIC, x1 USB3 card, and x1 dial-up modum which is a pretty balanced expansion capability for $220-$250 motherboard.
Just to get an AM5 motherboard that can do x8/x8 it's approaching $400 makes me sad and I would still have to choose either GPU+Optane or Optaine+10Gbps NIC. (using iGPU) - major bummer in tradeoffs in consideration of a 9950x upgrade.
I've been wondering myself, what is up with all these boards, they have terrible connectivity. While it's no issue for pure gamers, "prosumers"/power users will quickly run into issues. I've not yet seen any board come close to what I thought X870/X870E were capable of.
Even though this Gigabyte board has the X870, higher models like the X870E AORUS PRO doesn't seem convincing either:
CPU:
1x x16 (x16 or x8/x8 mode)
3x M.2 (the two latter will share bandwidth with the x16 slot, so in reality this counts as a single M.2 slot if you want a decent GPU for gaming or video editing.)
Chipset:
1x PCIe 4.0 x4
1x PCIE 3.0 x4
1x M.2
4x SATA
For comparison, the closest I've found from Asus is ProArt X870E-Creator WiFi which have;
CPU:
2x x16 (x16 or x8/x8 mode)
2x M.2 (but one of them shares bandwidth with x16_2, so once again if you use more of them it seems like your GPU will suffer)
Chipset:
1x PCIe 4.0 x4
2x M.2
4x SATA
So if I read the specs correctly, this could theoretically in total have a GPU, ~3 SSDs and a 10G NIC and 4 SATA devices, with seemingly some compromises i speed. But this is barely usable as a very basic workstation, with no further room for expansion.
And if you thought these were bad, look at the PRIME X870-P, which you might expect to be a high-end board. I'm not going to list it all, but it's even worse. Only 2 SATA ports, and if you use them, you'll loose an M.2 slot. No slot at all for a 10G NIC.
Unless I'm missing something, this is extremely disappointing.
It's becoming increasingly obvious to me that Threadripper and Xeon-W should be considered for anyone who's needs exceed pure gaming or very basic desktop usage. And I'm not advocating to add more lanes to mainstream CPUs, no rather lower the entry for the proper workstation platforms.
LabRat 891Yet another AM5 board w/ less expansion than AM4...Feature Regression, is a B-
How about an F?
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BerzerkerAbsolutely maddening. Why can't motherboard manufacturers ever get this right? Hang it off the extra 3.0 or 4.0 lanes on the chipset. Why cripple the GPU x16 slot with half of the M.2 slots? This is a huge regression from X670(E)
It's not a regression. There are three Gen 5 M.2 slots. Two of them do not subtract lanes form the x16 slot (they have dedicated paths). It's just that Gigabyte wanted to provide an extra Gen 5 slot if you needed, by subtracting lanes from the PEG slot. The fourth M.2 slot is Gen 4 and comes from the chipset.
i mean at least there bringing the 7 segment display back to mid range boards
The most maddening part is that two of the four m.2 slots become unusable if you use a Phoenix APU.
TheinsanegamerNYou mean the push down tabs? I had those on my PC a decade ago.
I think he means this thing, which I had to look up. Gotta say, it would make things very convenient:
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btarunrIt's not a regression. There are three Gen 5 M.2 slots. Two of them do not subtract lanes form the x16 slot (they have dedicated paths). It's just that Gigabyte wanted to provide an extra Gen 5 slot if you needed, by subtracting lanes from the PEG slot. The fourth M.2 slot is Gen 4 and comes from the chipset.
Actually, only one doesn't subtract from the x16 slot, since the other four PCIe 5.0 from the CPU are used for the ASM4242 on the 800-series chipset.
Even the one from the chipset is shared with the x4 PCIe slot, with the second one only being x2.
Blurpyi mean at least there bringing the 7 segment display back to mid range boards
This board has one...
ymdhisThe most maddening part is that two of the four m.2 slots become unusable if you use a Phoenix APU.
Well, that's AMD's design choice though. Not much the board makers can do when the CPU doesn't have enough PCIe lanes.
SSD users will like this motherbord hahahaha
btarunrIt's not a regression. There are three Gen 5 M.2 slots. Two of them do not subtract lanes form the x16 slot (they have dedicated paths). It's just that Gigabyte wanted to provide an extra Gen 5 slot if you needed, by subtracting lanes from the PEG slot. The fourth M.2 slot is Gen 4 and comes from the chipset.
That's actually wrong, as @TheLostSwede pointed out by posting the block diagram. It's a little embarrassing for a site called "Tech"-PowerUp that the news editor can't figure out how the tech actually works and repeatedly gets it wrong. So far, all Gigabyte motherboards of the X870E line that have been publicly announced have the same splitting of the PCIe x16 Gen5 slot into x8+x4+x4 to provide two additional Gen5 M.2 slots. Even the B650E AORUS Pro X USB4 does it that way.
It's more complicated with Asus boards, because, some are more crippled and split only into x8+x4+0 and others that offer x8+x8 use additional switches to bifurcate the 2nd PCIe Gen5 x8 further into x4+x4 like the ProArt or Hero.
I don't know if it's mandated by AMD or of it's the only feasible option, but so far every board that offers USB4 via the new ASMedia controller uses the four general purpose lanes of the CPU instead the chipset which was previously done on boards that used Intel's Maple Ridge controller to provide USB4/Thunderbolt, like the Crosshair X670E Gene or Hero.
A Computer Guychipset
x16 Slot 3: x8 ( or x4 for slot + x4 for NVMe_3)
x16 Slot 4: x8 ( or x4 for slot + x4 for NVMe_4)
Offering a x8 slot would be pointless, because the chipsets on all AM5 CPUs are only connected via PCIe Gen4 x4. Unless we get to a new socket for AMD, we won't see many more PCIe lanes from the CPU. The best you can hope for is a new chipset for AM5 in the future that is actually connected via Gen5 x4, but this will probably increase the cost of the boards massively due to the required trace length.
TomWengSSD users will like this motherbord hahahaha
Not really. :p Unless you actually need USB4, you are better off with the B650E Aorus Master or the X670E Aorus Xtreme that offer four Gen5 x4 M.2 slots connected to the CPU.
