To the right of the LGA 1700 socket, we spy four DRAM slots reinforced with Gigabyte’s Ultra Durable SMD Memory armor. Just above the CPU socket are two EPS connectors, a required 8-pin and optional 4-pin. The Aorus Ultra uses high-conductivity thermal pads for efficient heat transfer. An 8mm heatpipe connects the two heatsinks to share the load between them. Starting with the top half of the board, we run into the VRM heatsinks that use Gigabyte’s Fins-Array II design for increased surface and better cooling. Below is a list of everything included with this board. You get SATA cables, a Wi-Fi antenna, etc.
The Aorus Ultra includes the basics in its accessory stack, housed below the motherboard. (8) 4-Pin (CPU, Water cooling CPU, System, System/Pump fans) (1) USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C port (20 Gbps)ĪMD Quad-GPU CrossFire and 2-Way Crossfire In short, if you’re not paying very close attention, you likely wouldn’t notice a difference between this and most other Z690motherboards, as the performance difference isn’t significant in most tests. But it was slower in the Procyon benchmark and average in our real-world and other benchmarks. The only thing that really stands out is the secondary M.2 and chipset heatsink, which are effectively a giant grey rectangle against the black board.Īs far as performance goes, the Z690 Aorus Ultra did well in all the gaming tests and posted above-average results in most of the tests. In all, this model is still more iterative than a complete overhaul, but an improvement nonetheless. The company also improved the power delivery by adding more phases and better MOSFETs to help support this generation’s power-hungry processors. There’s less surface area on the heatsinks/shrouds on the bottom half of the board, so more of the motherboard and its PCB gets exposed, which is an interesting design choice.
Compared to the previous-gen Z590 version, Gigabyte went with a more contrasting grey on the VRM and M.2 heatsinks.
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