It is true that Core 12th generation processors have brought us a revolutionary hybrid core architecture. Whether it is gaming or multi-task collaborative creation, its performance is better than the previous generation processors, and it is also better than the competitors' processors of the same level. In traditional concepts, i7 or above or processors with K suffix must be equipped with Z690? In fact, there are many users with B660 equipped with i7 and i9 processors. After all, in addition to not having such rich expansion and storage, the B660 motherboard can also play very well!
Today, I will try out the entry-level Gigabyte Iwal AXB660MAORUSELITEAXDDR4 motherboard, which can bring top-level configurations such as i9-12900K and RTX3090Ti?
Gigabyte Diao AXB660MAORUSELITEAXDDR4, appearance
As the AORUSB660M board, Gigabyte Diao AXB660MAORUSELITEAXDDR4's biggest selling point is 12+1+1 phase power supply, 2.5G wired network card, WIFI6E wireless network card, and pricing for a period of 1,000 yuan. Due to positioning issues, the motherboard adopts a MATX-specification design, which is very suitable for matching with the i5-12400F processor to create a cost-effective small host; but this does not mean that this motherboard cannot be equipped with i9. On the contrary, after actual testing by the author, there is really no problem with the i9 on this motherboard.
12+1+1 phase digital power supply is strong, neither strong nor too strong, but for ordinary users, this has fully met the power supply needs of most processors. In order to solve the heat brought by the VRM power supply module, the Gigabyte Diao B660MAORUSELITEAXDDR4 motherboard is equipped with a two-stage heat dissipation module, and the IO heat dissipation module is also printed with the AROUS dial logo.
8+4-phase CPU auxiliary power supply interface can provide more powerful auxiliary power for the processor.
Gigabyte AXB660MAORUSELITEAXDDR4 motherboard is equipped with four DDR4 memory slots, and supports memory frequency division and overclocking, with a maximum support of 5333MHz high-frequency memory.
front USB interface is slightly rich in the same motherboard, two sets of USB3.1 expansion sockets, and one USB3.2Gen2Type-C. The
SATA interface is also equipped with four, which is convenient for everyone to use mechanical hard disks.
two PCI-E slots, with alloy armor is the PCIExpress 4.0X16 specification slot provided by the CPU channel, and the other side is the PCIExpress 3.0X4 specification slot provided by PCH.
Realtek audio chip module
motherboard is equipped with two M.2 interfaces, but only one SSD metal heat dissipation vest is provided. The M2A_CPU slot is provided by the CPU and supports PCIe4.0x4 specification SSD of 2280-length; the M2P_SB slot is provided by the PCH and supports PCIe4.0x4 specification SSD of 22110-length.
interfaces are also relatively rich. From left to right, they are: 4 USB2.0 interfaces (black), 2 SMA antenna interfaces (2T2R), 1 HDMI2.0 interface, 1 DP interface, 1 USBType-C® interface, and support USB3.2Gen2, 1 USB3.2Gen2Type-A interface (red), 2 USB3.2Gen1 interfaces (blue), 1 RJ-452.5G network cable interface, 1 digital fiber output interface, and 2 audio interfaces.
Gibetes Iwal AXB660MAORUSELITEAXDDR4, disassemble
remove VRM heat dissipation vest, made of all metal, the vest is heavier.
WIFI module is built by the Wi-Fi6EAX211 chip provided by Intel.
Gigabyte Diao AXB660MAORUSELITEAXDDR4 motherboard bare board,
12+1+1 phase power supply design
motherboard PWM controller: ON Semi NCP81530, including Diao Z690 and Snow Diao Z690, both use the same main control chip
6 phase CPU core power supply and 1 phase core display power supply at the top position of VRM power supply. DrMos chip models are all NCP302155, with a maximum continuous current of 55A. The 6-phase CPU core power supply on the other side of
also uses the DrMos chip
VCCSA power supply part uses the model 1 upper bridge and 2 lower bridge, and a driver IC is also equipped next to it.
REALTEKRTS5441S, TYTE-CPD controller
test
In this test, we used the i9-12900K processor when the 12th generation Core processor was first released.
system disk is installed directly on the main M.2 and equipped with a heat dissipation vest.
radiator uses the coolest Fire God 360 integrated water radiator.
graphics card is Gigabyte's flagship product: GeForceRTX™ 3090TiGAMINGOC24G
By default, we will use the USB drive to upgrade the motherboard with BIOS before testing the system. In fact, under normal circumstances, it is recommended that you use the Q-FLASHBIOS writing tool to flash the new BIOS, but for testing stability, it is more ideal for us to directly use the USB flash drive tool to update the BIOS.
The options in the motherboard BIOS are quite rich. The B660 cannot overclock the processor, but it can overclock the internal one. If players feel that the internal overclocking is complicated, they can purchase high-frequency memory and directly read the XMP file.
CPU-Z Read System Information
HWINFO64 Software Read System Information
First, let's take a PCMARK10EXTENDED software to see the performance of the whole machine. The total score reaches 12882. This score performance is actually basically the same as that of the general Z690. There is no such thing as some netizens who say that the B660 cannot perform i9 performance or the performance of flagship graphics cards, and the opposite performance is quite good.
The same content creator performance is also quite good. Whether it is image processing or video output, the flagship configuration of i9+B660+RTX3090Ti is really unspeakable, it is very strong.
At the same time, we overclocked the graphics card slightly, which was also very good at 6, which could fully utilize the performance of top flagship graphics cards.
game performance is also quite good. Whether you are a 4K user, you also benefit from 1080p users. After matching RTX3090Ti, most games can be played happily.
baking machine test
AIDA64 single baking machine, we can see that even if the CPU temperature reaches a higher position, the processor frequency is also moving at a higher frequency; at the same time, the VRM power supply temperature of the motherboard is only 92 degrees. In this way, Gigabyte B660MAORUSELITEAXDDR4 is fully capable of fully exerting the i9 performance in the case of an extreme baking machine. After all, the processor power consumption has reached 262.25W at this time.
The whole machine roaster we used OCCT, and the one-hour roaster test was completely completed without pressure.
memory overclocking test
BIOS has a rich memory overclocking options. Let's try the memory overclocking performance of this Gigabyte Iwallow AXB660MAORUSELITEAXDDR4 motherboard.
DDR4-3200C19Gear1 mode
DDR4-4000C19Gear2 mode
DDR4-4800C19Gear2 mode
summary in DDR4-5333C20Gear2 mode: Basically, the memory overclocking of this motherboard is relatively good and super. We can easily overclock the memory to DDR4-4800C19. Of course, we can also overclock to a higher DDR4-5333C20, but in terms of performance alone, DDR4-4800C19 is better, and the voltage value at this time is also higher, which is more suitable for daily use. Of course, if you are more confident in the IMC of your processor, you can overclock the memory to use in DDR4-4000C19Gear1 mode, and the performance at this time is also quite outstanding.
Summary:
Through a series of tests, we have proved that the Gigabyte Iwallow AXB660MAORUSELITEAXDDR4 motherboard is quite powerful, and even flagship accessories such as i9-12900K and RTX3090Ti can perform well to top performance. Of course, for ordinary consumers, it is rare to use computers like this. The author also recommends that you use i5-12490F or i7-12700.
Finally, since the price of Gigabyte AXB660MAORUSELITEAXDDR4 motherboard is not high, the feedback in the market is quite good, with 12+1+1 phase power supply, large-area cooling vest, multiple M.2 and SATA storage interfaces, and more importantly, you can continue to use DDR4 memory. As a player who pursues high cost performance, don’t you consider installing the machine?
