Gigabyte X870E Aorus Master X3D motherboard, AM5, ATX, Wi-Fi 7

The Gigabyte X870E Aorus Master X3D is a top-end Aorus ATX motherboard for AMD Ryzen 7000, 8000 and 9000 Series processors in the AM5 socket, aimed above all at gaming PCs with an X3D chip. It has five M.2 slots (two PCIe 5.0), two PCIe 5.0 expansion slots, 10 Gbit/s and 5 Gbit/s Ethernet, Wi-Fi 7 and two USB4 ports. DDR5 memory overclocks up to 9000 MHz.

The maker highlights: a twin 18+2+2 phase digital VRM, X3D Turbo Mode 2.0, one-click release PCIe slots (EZ-Latch Plus Duo), Realtek ALC1220-VB and ESS 9118 audio, and a front 65 W fast-charging USB port.

• CPU socket. AM5
• Chipset. AMD X870E
• Form factor. ATX
• Memory. DDR5, 4 slots, up to 256 GB
• M.2 slots. 5 (2 × PCIe 5.0, 3 × PCIe 4.0)
• Graphics card slot. PCIe 5.0
• Networking. 10 Gbit/s and 5 Gbit/s Ethernet, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4
• Colour. black
• Manufacturer code. X870E A MASTER X
• Warranty. 36 months