It's impossible to begin a review of a Gigabyte motherboard without addressing the elephant in the room, so let's get it out of the way right at the start. Yes, the efforts their R&D team have put into making the power phases deliver huge globules of smooth, consistent power has been time and money...

If we begin by focussing on the aesthetics of the motherboard, this one is arguably one of the best looking on the market at the moment. That is pretty typical of the AORUS brand, but even more so this time around.

+ Very aesthetically pleasing design; + Good power efficiency; + 3x NVMe slots; + Easily removeable M.2 heatsinks; + Great memory performance; + Impressive onboard audio solution

Packed to the brim with useful features and built around a high-performance 14-phase power delivery solution, Gigabyte is clearly aiming for enthusiasts with its high-end X570 Aorus Master motherboard. The deployment of a true 14-phase digital PWM controller from Infineon backs up that claim.

Strong out-of-the-box performance; Boost clocks worked well on the latest BIOS revision; Excellent VRM solution with good cooling; Smart M.2 and SATA bandwidth distribution; BIOS stability looks to be strong; Excellent voltage accuracy that can be checked with physical monitoring points; Chipset fan...

More RGB lighting areas would have been welcomed; Some navigation improvements still required in the UEFI

I purchased this motherboard after I originally purchased the Aorus Ultra, which I returned. Starting off, I really liked the Ultra. Solid build and features in the price range. I tested the board for a few days, and everything seemed fine, until I was hit with the USB bug.

Gigabyte listened and added a chipset fan controller in it's latest bios update (F5g). The chipset fan will stay dead silent until it reaches 60C (which is almost never). The rest of the board is premium which includes a steal backplate. Great RGB and UEFI.

A loaded and forward-thinking motherboard, but not one that fully justifies its high price

Good external connectivity; PCI-E 4.0 across the board; Well-equipped for enthusiasts;

Costly compared to competition; PCI-E 4.0 not widely adopted yet;

The Gigabyte X570 Aorus Master exemplifies what AMD’s Ryzen brought to the table: high-end performance with good value for your buck.

Cutting-edge specs are cool and all, but most builders are better off focusing on features that pay dividends in the here and now. This is where the Gigabyte Aorus X570 Master comes in.

Premium feel and build quality; Useful features like three M.2 slots, PCIe Gen 4; Tasteful design and RGB; Suitable for all Ryzen CPUs; Priced reasonably;

Older Wi-Fi 6, and no 10Gbe LAN; No future upgrade path after Ryzen 5000; Design may be bland for some;