Ryzen 7000 processor using 5nm Zen4 architecture has been officially launched. Due to the significant upgrade of architecture and frequency, Ryzen 7000's performance is very strong, and many players have expressed that they will upgrade as soon as possible. Of course, in order to enable the Ryzen 7000 processor to achieve full performance, a powerful motherboard is also indispensable. Gigabyte As the core partner of AMD, it launched the AM5 motherboard based on the AMD 600 series chip at the first time. Among them, the X670 AORUS ELITE AX is a "luxury dessert". Let's take a look.
material design is close to the flagship, and its price is positioned as the hot dessert
Gigabyte X670 AORUS ELITE AX (hereinafter referred to as X670 AX) is equipped with 16+2+2 phase digital power supply. The 16-phase processor uses a 70A MOSFET, and the model is Infineon XDPE192C3, which is enough to meet the power supply requirements of the flagship Ryzen 7000 processor; the 2-phase auxiliary power supply is equipped with a 60A NCP303160 to meet the power supply needs of the chip peripheral units; the 2-phase core display power supply is equipped with a 90A Renesas ISL99390 is more than enough to cope with the power supply requirements of RDNA2 display unit built-in Ryzen 7000.
In addition to the luxurious power supply materials of VRM, the X670 Eagle AX also equipped the VRM circuit with ultra-thick heat dissipation armor (full coverage heat sink + extended heat sink) with built-in 8mm heat pipes. It is equipped with high-quality thermal pad to provide excellent heat dissipation efficiency. Even if you use the Ryzen 5 7600X full-load test machine, the VRM temperature can be controlled within a safe range, allowing players to safely tap the processor's performance potential.
memory part, X670 Xiaodi AX not only optimizes wiring, but also comes with an SMD patch process slot and an 8-layer 2-ounce copper PCB. Therefore, it has outstanding electrical performance, excellent high-frequency adaptability, and easily supports DDR5 6600+ memory, allowing Ryzen 7000 to use "dessert" memory frequency . At the same time, the motherboard BIOS also provides dual support for XMP and AMD EXPO memory (players can freely choose configuration files). Whether it is XMP or EXPO memory, it can be overclocked with one click and obtain better compatibility. Of course, BIOS also supports custom SPD information, input parameters for performance simulation, and online sharing of memory parameters, which is very rich in gameplay. In addition, the BIOS of the X670 Iwal AX also provides "low latency support" and "high bandwidth support", which can further improve memory performance, and the actual measurement can reduce latency by up to 3ns and increase bandwidth by 12%.
expansion part, the PCIe 5.0 graphics card slot of X670 Iwallow AX is equipped with alloy armor, which has stronger anti-interference and physical pulling capabilities. The motherboard provides 1 SMD patch technology PCIe 5.0×4 M.2 socket and 3 PCIe 4.0×4 M.2 sockets, and is covered with super large heat dissipation armor, fully ensuring the stable reading and writing speed of high-speed SSD. In the network part, the motherboard is equipped with Wi-Fi 6E wireless network card and 2.5G wired network card to adapt to various network environments. In terms of I/O interface, the motherboard not only provides up to 12 USB Type A interfaces on the integrated I/O backplane, but also provides a USB 3.2 Gen2×2 Type-C interface with 20Gbps bandwidth.
ease of use, the X670 AX provides Gigabyte's unique EZ-Latch tool-free quick disassembly design, which can easily disassemble the graphics card and install and disassemble the SSD with one click. Of course, the X670 Xiaodiu AX also has Q-Flash Plus buttons, which only requires the motherboard and power supply to refresh the BIOS with one click with a USB flash drive, which is very convenient.
In general, the luxurious materials and excellent design of X670 AX are close to the flagship, and the price of 2,699 yuan has reached the dessert range, which is a very cost-effective choice for players who want to try out the Ryzen 7000. Next, let’s take a look at its actual performance.
Practical test: Ryzen 7000 performance perfectly released
Test platform
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Memory: Gigabyte AORUS DDR5 6000 16GB×2
Motherboard: Gigabyte X670 AORUS ELITE AX Xiaodiao
Graphics card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 6950XT GAMING OC 16G Magic Eagle
Hard disk: Gigabyte AORUS Gen4 7000s SSD 2TB Titanium Iowa
Power supply: Gigabyte UD1000GM PG5
operating system: Windows 11 Professional Edition
Compared with other X670E flagship motherboards, the X670 Eagle AX is more dessert, and is very suitable for matching Ryzen 5 7600X to create a mainstream Ryzen 7000 host. Therefore, in the performance testing part, we chose Ryzen 5 7600X to match it. In terms of benchmark performance, we can see that the Ryzen 5 7600X performs well on the X670 Iwal AX, and all single-core and multi-core scores have been greatly improved compared to the previous generation Ryzen 5 5600X. Of course, to achieve this, the powerful and stable power supply system and heat dissipation of the X670 Iwallow AX also contributes to this. In terms of professional performance, the Ryzen 5 7600X performed very well with the support of the X670 Iwal AX, which is greatly improved compared to the previous generation Ryzen 5 5600X. In the Premiere Pro test, which comprehensively considers single-core and multi-core performance, it is even leading by about 56%, and in the Photoshop test, which focuses on single-core, it is also leading by 49%. It can be seen that the combination of Ryzen 5 7600X and X670 Diao AX is also a good choice for designers to install mainstream computers today.
Game performance is the part that players care about the most. Thanks to the support of high IPC and high-frequency DDR5 memory, the Ryzen 5 7600X has achieved an average frame rate of , which is far higher than the previous generation Ryzen 5 5600X, especially the advantages of "Total War Legend: Troy", "Killer 3", "World of Warcraft: Shadowland" and "DOTA2" are particularly obvious, with the highest or even more than 50%. The processor, graphics card and memory can perform the ultimate performance, which naturally relies on the luxurious materials and excellent electrical performance of the X670 Iwallow AX. Therefore, for enthusiast players, the X670 Iwallow AX is also an excellent choice for building mainstream game consoles.
In the part where the motherboard memory performance is tested, we chose the Ryzen 9 7950X with dual CCD architecture to obtain complete theoretical read and write bandwidth. Judging from the test, the X670 Diao AX can not only perfectly support DDR5 6000, but also rely on the unique "low latency support" and "high bandwidth support" of the Diao people, which can obtain higher bandwidth and lower latency, with the latency even reaching 61.4ns. We manually set the memory frequency to DDR5 6400, and can be used stably without modifying any parameters and voltage. At this time, the delay is even reduced to 60.3ns, which is amazing! We also used the Ryzen 9 7950X for the motherboard test part. After all, even this flagship with a load of about 210W can be dealt with, so there is absolutely no problem with the rest. Judging from the 30-minute test of the Cinebench R23 test machine, the VRM MOS temperature of the X670 Iwallow AX is even only 46℃! It can be seen how powerful the cooling performance of its VRM cooling armor is. Even with the top flagship of Ryzen 7000, players can use it with confidence. It is even easier to match the dessert-level Ryzen 5 7600X.
summary: mainstream Ryzen 7000 installed, X670 Eagle AX is really fragrant
X670 Eagle AX As the first batch of X670 motherboards to be launched, it not only has luxurious materials and extended specifications, but also has first-class electrical performance and thermal design. It can fully ensure that the Ryzen 7000 and high-frequency DDR5 memory stable performance. The powerful power supply combined with EXPO and other technologies can fully tap the overclocking potential of processors and memory, providing players with an excellent smooth experience. In short, if you want to create a cost-effective Ryzen 7000 console, especially with the Ryzen 5 7600X, the X670 Diao AX is definitely a cost-effective luxury dessert worth the first choice.
