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Gigabyte Z890 Aorus Master
High-end Z890 ATX board with 10GbE, dual Thunderbolt 4 and two PCIe 5.0 M.2 slots.
- LGA1851
- Z890
- ATX
- DDR5
- 5
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The short version
The Z890 Aorus Master is Gigabyte's high-end Z890 ATX board, with a twin 18+1+2 digital VRM, a 10GbE LAN port, Wi-Fi 7, two Thunderbolt 4 ports, five M.2 slots (two PCIe 5.0) and twelve rear USB-A ports. It suits Core Ultra 9 builds that want 10GbE; the rear panel has no HDMI or DisplayPort, so integrated graphics rely on the Thunderbolt ports.
Pros
- 10GbE LAN and Wi-Fi 7
- Two Thunderbolt 4 ports and a front 20Gbps USB-C header
- Two PCIe 5.0 M.2 slots and a total of five
- Q-Flash Plus BIOS update button
Cons
- No HDMI or DisplayPort on the rear I/O
- Single PCIe 5.0 x16 slot shares bandwidth with an M.2 connector
- Ten fan headers but only one RGB header
Best for
- High-end Core Ultra 9 builds
- Creators who want 10GbE
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Full specifications
Core
- Socket
- LGA1851
- Chipset
- Z890
- Form factor
- ATX
Memory
- Memory type
- DDR5
- Memory slots type
- DIMM
- Memory slots
- 4
- Max memory
- 256 GB
- Max memory speed (OC)
- 9,500 MT/s
Expansion
- M.2 slots
- 5
- M.2 PCIe 5.0 slots
- 2
- M.2 PCIe 4.0 slots
- 3
- M.2 PCIe 3.0 slots
- 0
- Supports M.2 22110
- Yes
- SATA ports
- 4
- PCIe x16 slots
- 1
- Primary PCIe slot version
- 5.0
- PCIe x4 slots
- 1
- PCIe x1 slots
- 1
Connectivity
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- Ethernet speed
- 10 GbE
- Ethernet ports
- 1
Ports & I/O
- USB4 / Thunderbolt ports
- 2
- Rear USB-C ports
- 2
- Rear USB-A ports
- 12
- Front USB-C header
- Yes
- USB 3 headers
- 2
- USB 2 headers
- 2
- HDMI outputs (iGPU)
- 0
- DisplayPort outputs (iGPU)
- 0
Cooling
- Fan headers
- 10
- ARGB headers (5V)
- 4
- RGB headers (12V)
- 1
Power
- CPU power
- 2x 8-pin
Fit
- Back-connect (BTF / Project Zero)
- No
Features
- BIOS flashback
- Yes
- BIOS note
- Video output for integrated graphics is through the two Thunderbolt 4 ports; the back panel has no HDMI or DisplayPort.
Physical
- Color
- Black
Compatibility notes
- The PCIEX16 slot shares bandwidth with the M2D_CPU connector.
- Rear panel has Thunderbolt 4 video output only.
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Common questions
Does the Z890 Aorus Master have 10GbE?
Yes, a Marvell AQtion AQC113C 10GbE controller, plus Wi-Fi 7 with an Intel BE200 module and Bluetooth 5.4.
Can I use integrated graphics?
Only through the two Thunderbolt 4 Type-C ports, since the rear panel has no HDMI or DisplayPort connector.
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