Tech company Gigabyte showcased a range of motherboards with the LGA 1851 CPU socket, at the Computex 2024 exhibit, based on the new flagship Intel Z890 chipset. These boards are designed for Intel Core Ultra 200 (Arrow Lake-S) chips, which might be announced later today. Alongside, the manufacturer also displayed boards featuring the new AMD X870E chipset for Ryzen 9000 (Granite Ridge)processors.
Employinga hybrid architecture, Intel Core Ultra 200 (Arrow Lake-S) chips combine new P-cores Lion Cove and energy-efficient E-cores Skymont. Motherboards for these processors will offer expanded PCIe 5.0 support.
Among the showcased motherboards by Gigabyte for these chips is the Z890 Aorus Tachyon model, designed for overclocking enthusiasts. It features only two slots for DDR5 memory modules. M.2 sockets for NVMe-drives are directly connected to the CPU. It has two PCI-Express x16 expansion slots, with the top one supporting the PCIe 5.0 standard. The chip also offers a variety of features useful for overclocking.
The Z890 Aero G board stands out with its large number of available external connectors. Aero G series products are primarily aimed at digital content creators. It includes Thunderbolt 4 interfaces, USB4, Wi-Fi 7 support, several NVMe PCIe 5.0 slots, and two LANs, likely supporting 2.5 and 10 Gbps.
Gigabyte also showcased the Z890 Aorus Elite motherboard, possibly just one of many, as the Aorus series is extremely popular.
For AMD chips in Socket AM5 version, chiefly the new Ryzen 9000, the manufacturer displayed the flagship X870E Aorus Xtreme board. It contains a powerful VRM power subsystem with substantial cooling ensured by a large radiator. It supports USB4, Wi-Fi 7, provides high-speed network connectivity, and multiple M.2 PCIe 5.0 slots.
Moreover, the Gigabyte booth also showcased the TRX50 AI TOP board, destined for Ryzen Threadripper 7000 processors for workstations. This new product supports eight-channel DDR5 memory, four full-size PCIe 5.0 x16 slots, and about ten M.2 sockets for NVMe-drives, most of which support the PCIe 5.0 standard.
