{"id":557869,"date":"2026-07-24T19:13:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T19:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/557869\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T19:13:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T19:13:09","slug":"gigabyte-z890-aorus-elite-duo-x-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/557869\/","title":{"rendered":"Gigabyte Z890 Aorus Elite Duo X Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\tIntroduction\"GIGABYTE<\/p>\n

Despite Intel’s LGA1851 socket having likely seen its final CPU launch, Gigabyte recently saw fit to release new motherboards aimed at Intel fans keen to take advantage of its new Core Ultra 200 Plus CPUs. The Z890 Aorus Elite Duo X has a sub $280 price tag, but still offers an ultra-fast USB Type-C port, Wi-Fi 7 and full PCIe Gen 5 support. It also has an enlarged 512 Mbit (64 MB) BIOS as well as headline feature CQDIMM support.<\/p>\n

This is essentially a 128 GB CUDIMM module, with the advantage of supporting a native speed of DDR5-7200 MT\/s, and the Z890 Aorus Elite Duo X out of the box offering up to DDR5-8000 MT\/s CQDIMM support. The maximum supported memory capacity is still 256 GB, though, so aside from higher speeds for very large capacity modules, you might wonder what the advantages are. <\/p>\n

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Well, one is clearly that you don’t need four DIMM slots when you can populate just two slots with fast ultra-high capacity modules and max out the board’s memory capacity. So Gigabyte has done away with two slots and the Z890 Aorus Elite Duo X has just two left. It’s made the most of the extra space with an additional heatsink-equipped M.2 port as well.<\/p>\n

Though this could be a questionable decision, as we’ll discuss later. In addition, while the features are generally solid, there are some cuts to the specifications to get the price tag below $300, potentially putting it at a disadvantage compared to numerous competing boards, including its own siblings. <\/p>\n

SpecificationsSpecificationsCPU Support:Intel Core Ultra Series 2 (Arrow Lake)Power Design: CPU Power: 16-phase\/Infineon PMC41430\/110 A
iGPU Power: 1-phase\/Infineon PMC41420\/90 A
VCCSA Power: 2-phase\/Infineon PMC41420\/90 A
VNNAON Power: 1-phase\/Infineon PMC41420\/90 A Chipset:Intel Z890Integrated Graphics: Supported
1\u00d7 DisplayPort 2.1
1\u00d7 DisplayPort 2.1 via USB-C Memory: 2\u00d7 DIMM, Support up to 256 GB
Up to DDR5-10266 (OC) BIOS:512 Mbit (64 MB) AMI UEFIExpansion Slots: 1\u00d7 PCIe Gen 5 x16 slot (x16, x8\/x4\/x4)
2\u00d7 PCIe Gen 4 x16 (x4) Storage: 1\u00d7 M.2 (PCIe Gen 5 x4)
4\u00d7 M.2 (PCIe Gen 4 x4)
4\u00d7 SATA 6 Gb\/s Networking: 1\u00d7 Realtek RTL8126 5 Gbps Ethernet
1\u00d7 Intel BE200 Wi-Fi 7 Rear Ports: USB BIOS Flashback button
CMOS clear button
Power button
Reset button
1\u00d7 5 Gbps Ethernet
1\u00d7 USB4 Type-C 40 Gbps (Type-C)
2\u00d7 USB 3.2 Gen 2 10 Gbps (Type-A)
3\u00d7 USB 3.0 (Type-A)
4\u00d7 USB 2.0 (Type-A)
1\u00d7 Wi-Fi antenna connectors
2\u00d7 Audio jacks
1\u00d7 Optical S\/PDIF Out port Audio: 1\u00d7 Realtek ALC1220 Codec Fan \/ Thermistor headers:6\u00d7 4-pin \/0Form Factor: ATX Form Factor
9.6 \u00d7 6.7 in.\/30.5 \u00d7 24.4 cm Exclusive Features:WI-FI EZ-PlugM.2 EZ-Latch PlusPCIe EZ-Latch PlusEZ ButtonM.2 EZ-Latch Click<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Introduction Despite Intel’s LGA1851 socket having likely seen its final CPU launch, Gigabyte recently saw fit to release…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":557870,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[85,46,125],"class_list":["post-557869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/557869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=557869"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/557869\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/557870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=557869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=557869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=557869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}