GIGABYTE X570 AORUS PRO WiFi Review
 

Today we’re looking at the GIGABYTE X570 AORUS PRO WiFi which is a 6-phase, doubled to 12 power section. Is it enough to run a 12-core 24-thread CPU like the RYZEN 9 3900X? With the ever-increasing core count on AMD CPUs this question is popping up continually and with the 16-core 3950X just around the corner, it becomes increasingly more relevant. We’ll run it through our usual battery of testing and see how it holds up to the biggest mainstream CPU currently available.
Specifications and Features

The X570 AORUS PRO WiFi sits in the middle of that stack retailing for $269.99 from both Newegg and Amazon. GIGABYTE’s X570 prices range from $169.99 for the X570 GAMING X up to a whopping $699.99 for the X570 AORUS EXTREME. GIGABYTE made an effort to have something available across all of its models ranging from ITX to EATX for the launch of ZEN2 to accommodate all users.

The GIGABYTE X570 AORUS PRO WiFi supports AMD’s second and third-generation RYZEN CPUs and APUs using the AM4 socket and the AMD X570 chipset. The PRO WiFi is equipped with a 12+2 phase (six phases doubled) power section using 40 A PowIRstage MOSFETs for a total 480 A available to the CPU. Feeding power to the VRM is the required 8-pin EPS connector along with the optional 4-Pin ensuring ample power for these hungry multi-core CPUs.

The four memory slots on the PRO WiFi support up to 128 GB of DDR4 memory in dual-channel and are dressed with GIGABYTE’s “Ultra Durable Memory Armor” which provides some strength to aid against PCB flexing and also help prevent ESD interference. There’s support for ECC and non-ECC unbuffered memory with speeds up to 4400 MHz(OC). Memory speed is dependant on RAM size and the Ryzen CPU with only the 3000 series supporting such high speeds.

For PCIe expansion slots, there are three full-length PCIe 4.0 x16 slots of which only the top one is x16 electrically and shares bandwidth with the second slot for an x8/x8 configuration. Both of these slots have the Ultra Durable PCIe Armor for added strength. The third full-length slot is PCIe 4.0 x4 with its bandwidth supplied by the chipset. Just a reminder, PCIe 4.0 support is dependant on using the third generation RYZEN CPU. In addition to the full-length slots are two PCIe 4.0 x1 slots for add-ins, also fed from the chipset.

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