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Gigabyte X870E Aorus Master against Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX

Gigabyte X870E Aorus Master leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.

Head to head

Scores

Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.

  • Spec score

    Gigabyte X870E Aorus Master: 95

    Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX: 76

    19 ptsto the left

Price and value

Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.

  • Value, points per $100

    Gigabyte X870E Aorus Master: 19.5

    Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX: 40

    105%to the right

  • Typical price

    Gigabyte X870E Aorus Master: $487

    Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX: $190

    $297to the right

From the spec sheets

  • Memory ceiling

    Gigabyte X870E Aorus Master: 8600 MT/s

    Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX: 7600 MT/s

    13%to the left

  • M.2 slots

    Gigabyte X870E Aorus Master: 4

    Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX: 4

    level

  • PCIe generation

    Gigabyte X870E Aorus Master: 5

    Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX: 5

    level

The verdict

  • The Gigabyte X870E Aorus Master scores 25% higher on the ScoutSpecs index.
  • The Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX typically costs $297 less.
  • Per dollar, the Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX is the better buy: 40 points per $100 against 19.5.

Specifications

SpecGigabyte X870E Aorus MasterGigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX
SocketAM5LGA1700
ChipsetX870EZ790
SizeATXATX
MemoryDDR5DDR5
Memory ceiling8600 MT/s (better)7600 MT/s
M.2 slots44
PCIeGen 5Gen 5
Wi-FiYesYes
BrandGigabyteGigabyte
Released2024 (better)2022
Typical price$487$190 (better)

The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.

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