Gigabyte X670E Aorus Master

12 USB ports on the rear IO ; Quick-release latches for ALL M.2 ; Two PCIe 5.0 x4 M.2 sockets ; Integrated Wi-Fi 7

Dated audio codec

Gigabyte’s X670E Aorus Pro X has almost everything you’re likely to want from the X670E platform. You get two PCIe 5.0 M.2 sockets, integrated Wi-Fi 7, 12 USB ports on the rear IO, and more. So long as getting the highest-quality audio codec isn’t one...

12 USB ports on the rear IO ; Quick-release latches for ALL M.2 ; Two PCIe 5.0 x4 M.2 sockets ; Integrated Wi-Fi 7

Dated audio codec

Gigabyte’s X670E Aorus Pro X has almost everything you’re likely to want from the X670E platform. You get two PCIe 5.0 M.2 sockets, integrated Wi-Fi 7, 12 USB ports on the rear IO, and more. So long as getting the highest-quality audio codec isn’t one...

Build Quality Solid VRM and M.2 cooling 16+2+2 phase power delivery EZ Latch Plus for main PCIe x16 and M.2 slots Thoughtful header layout Plenty of RGB support

Price Poor SATA bandwidth

AMD’s CPU pricing is becoming more competitive by the day and they’ve just announced a new range of X3D models based on Zen4 with 3D V-Cache, but motherboard pricing remains stubbornly stable. With overall platform costs declining but ‘boards still...

+ Build Quality + Support for up to four PCIe 5.0 M.2 drives + Rigid design + Solid VRM and M.2 cooling + 18+2+2 phase power delivery + EZ Latch for main PCIe x16 slot + Thoughtful header layout + Plenty of RGB support

- Price - High power draw under load

We started our look at AMD’s X670E platform at the ~£330 entry point, but now we’re switching gears to the top of the stack with GIGABYTE’s top-end model thus far. So the question is, just what does £400 more get you in this hugely wide field that has...