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Gigabyte Z790 AORUS Master X Review – X Means Better!

Hassan Mujtaba

CPU Performance Tests

3DMark Time Spy CPU Performance

3DMark Time Spy is a widely popular video card benchmark test for Windows that is designed to measure your PC’s gaming performance. While the overall benchmark is great, the utility also provides a good indication of the CPU performance.

3DMark TimeSpy CPU (Higher is Better)
CPU Score
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MSI MEG Z790 ACE MAX
22668
Gigabyte Z790 AORUS Master X
22660
MSI MEG Z790 ACE
22662
ASRock Z790 Taichi Carrara
22640
MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk MAX WIFI
22660
ASRock Z790 Taichi LITE
22644
ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 HERO
22659
ASRock Z790 Steel Legend WiFi
22610
Gigabyte Z790 AERO G
22612

Blender

Blender is a free and open-source 3D creation suite. It supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline—modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing and motion tracking, and even video editing and game creation.

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Blender 2.8 (Lower is Better)
Render Time
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0
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120
MSI MEG Z790 ACE MAX
64
Gigabyte Z790 AORUS Master X
64
MSI MEG Z790 ACE
64
ASRock Z790 Taichi Carrara
64.6
MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk MAX WIFI
64.6
ASRock Z790 Taichi LITE
64.6
ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 HERO
64.7
ASRock Z790 Steel Legend WiFi
64.6
Gigabyte Z790 AERO G
64.9

Cinebench R20

Cinebench is a real-world cross-platform test suite that evaluates your computer’s hardware capabilities. Improvements to Cinebench Release 20 reflect the overall advancements to CPU and rendering technology in recent years, providing a more accurate measurement of Cinema 4D’s ability to take advantage of multiple CPU cores and modern processor features available to the average user.

Cinebench R20 (Higher is Better)
Single-Thread
Multi-Thread
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16000
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Gigabyte Z790 AORUS Master X
878
14715
MSI MEG Z790 ACE MAX
878
14702
MSI MEG Z790 ACE
878
14633
ASRock Z790 Taichi Carrara
878
14630
MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk MAX WIFI
878
14639
ASRock Z790 Taichi LITE
878
14631
ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 HERO
878
14621
ASRock Z790 Steel Legend WiFi
874
14631
Gigabyte Z790 AERO G
877
14604

Cinebench R23

Cinebench is a real-world cross-platform test suite that evaluates your computer’s hardware capabilities. Improvements to Cinebench Release 20 reflect the overall advancements to CPU and rendering technology in recent years, providing a more accurate measurement of Cinema 4D’s ability to take advantage of multiple CPU cores and modern processor features available to the average user.

Cinebench R23 (Higher is Better)
Single-Thread
Multi-Thread
0
7000
14000
21000
28000
35000
42000
0
7000
14000
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28000
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42000
Gigabyte Z790 AORUS Master X
2296
39098
MSI MEG Z790 ACE MAX
2296
39092
MSI MEG Z790 ACE
2295
39059
ASRock Z790 Taichi Carrara
2292
39050
MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk MAX WIFI
2290
39058
ASRock Z790 Taichi LITE
2292
39048
ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 HERO
2293
39055
ASRock Z790 Steel Legend WiFi
2290
39030
Gigabyte Z790 AERO G
2290
39011

CPU-Z

CPUz is a freeware that gathers information on some of the main devices of your system such as the Processor name and number, codename, process, package, cache levels, Mainboard, and chipset, Memory type, size, timings, and module specifications (SPD), and Real-time measurement of each core's internal frequency, memory frequency.

CPU-z (Higher is Better)
Single-Thread
Multi-Thread
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MSI MEG Z790 ACE MAX
900
17005
Gigabyte Z790 AORUS Master X
900
17001
MSI MEG Z790 ACE
899
16998
ASRock Z790 Taichi Carrara
899
16992
MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk MAX WIFI
900
16983
ASRock Z790 Taichi LITE
900
16990
ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 HERO
897
16945
ASRock Z790 Steel Legend WiFi
898
16964
Gigabyte Z790 AERO G
897
16969

Geekbench 5

Geekbench 5, the latest major upgrade to Primate Labs’ easy-to-use cross-platform benchmark, is now available for download. Geekbench 5 allows you to measure your system’s power more accurately than ever before.

Geekbench 5 (Higher is Better)
Single-Thread
Multi-Thread
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0
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Gigabyte Z790 AORUS Master X
2406
23918
MSI MEG Z790 ACE MAX
2410
23909
MSI MEG Z790 ACE
2410
23901
ASRock Z790 Taichi Carrara
2408
23855
MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk MAX WIFI
2409
23604
ASRock Z790 Taichi LITE
2409
23862
ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 HERO
2405
23889
ASRock Z790 Steel Legend WiFi
2409
23294
Gigabyte Z790 AERO G
2408
23872

HandBrake

HandBrake is a tool for converting video from nearly any format to a selection of modern, widely supported codecs.

Handbrake (Higher is Better)
4K H264 (Higher is Better)
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4
8
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24
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4
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24
Gigabyte Z790 AORUS Master X
21.5
MSI MEG Z790 ACE MAX
21.5
MSI MEG Z790 ACE
21.5
ASRock Z790 Taichi Carrara
21.2
MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk MAX WIFI
21.2
ASRock Z790 Taichi LITE
21.2
ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 HERO
21.4
ASRock Z790 Steel Legend WiFi
21.3
Gigabyte Z790 AERO G
21.2

PCMark 10

PCMark 10 is a complete PC benchmarking solution for Windows 10. It includes several tests that combine individual workloads covering storage, computation, image and video manipulation, web browsing, and gaming. Specifically designed for the full range of PC hardware from netbooks and tablets to notebooks and desktops, PCMark 10 offers complete Windows PC performance testing for home and business use.

PCMark 10 (Higher is Better)
Overall CPU Score (Higher is Better)
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Gigabyte Z790 AORUS Master X
13890
MSI MEG Z790 ACE MAX
13880
MSI MEG Z790 ACE
13888
ASRock Z790 Taichi Carrara
13890
MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk MAX WIFI
13884
ASRock Z790 Taichi LITE
13890
ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 HERO
13882
ASRock Z790 Steel Legend WiFi
13880
Gigabyte Z790 AERO G
13882

POV-Ray

The POV-Ray package includes detailed instructions on using the ray-tracer and creating scenes. Many stunning scenes are included with POV-Ray so you can start creating images immediately when you get the package.

POV-Ray 3.7 (Higher is Better)
Multi-Thread Score
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120
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Gigabyte Z790 AORUS Master X
97
MSI MEG Z790 ACE MAX
97
MSI MEG Z790 ACE
97
ASRock Z790 Taichi Carrara
97
MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk MAX WIFI
97
ASRock Z790 Taichi LITE
97
ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 HERO
97
ASRock Z790 Steel Legend WiFi
98
Gigabyte Z790 AERO G
97

SuperPI

Super PI is used by many overclockers to test the performance and stability of their computers. In the overclocking community, the standard program provides a benchmark for enthusiasts to compare “world record” pi calculation times and demonstrate their overclocking abilities. The program can also be used to test the stability of a certain overclock speed.

SuperPi 32M (Lower is Better)
Time in Seconds (Lower is Better)
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1
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1
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MSI MEG Z790 ACE MAX
4.68
Gigabyte Z790 AORUS Master X
4.68
MSI MEG Z790 ACE
4.68
ASRock Z790 Taichi Carrara
4.69
MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk MAX WIFI
4.69
ASRock Z790 Taichi LITE
4.69
ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 HERO
4.69
ASRock Z790 Steel Legend WiFi
4.70
Gigabyte Z790 AERO G
4.70

WinRAR

WinRAR is a powerful archive manager. It can back up your data and reduce the size of email attachments, decompress RAR, ZIP, and other files downloaded from the Internet, and create new archives in RAR and ZIP file format.

Winrar  (Lower is Better)
File Compression (Time)
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18
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18
Gigabyte Z790 AORUS Master X
14.23
MSI MEG Z790 ACE MAX
14.23
MSI MEG Z790 ACE
14.25
ASRock Z790 Taichi Carrara
14.28
MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk MAX WIFI
14.26
ASRock Z790 Taichi LITE
14.26
ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 HERO
14.26
ASRock Z790 Steel Legend WiFi
14.20
Gigabyte Z790 AERO G
14.19

V-Ray Render Benchmark

V-Ray  Benchmark is a free standalone application to test how fast your system renders. Three custom-built test scenes are also included to put each V-Ray 5 render engine through its paces.

V-Ray (Higher is Better)
Score
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Gigabyte Z790 AORUS Master X
27305
MSI MEG Z790 ACE MAX
27309
MSI MEG Z790 ACE
27302
ASRock Z790 Taichi Carrara
27306
MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk MAX WIFI
27300
ASRock Z790 Taichi LITE
27304
ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 HERO
27310
ASRock Z790 Steel Legend WiFi
27288
Gigabyte Z790 AERO G
27295

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About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.

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