Wood finish on a high-end motherboard for the AM5 socket

Gigabyte has published the new motherboard on its website X870E AERO X3D DARK WOODa variant of its AERO line that changes light finishes for a dark wood aesthetic. The board uses the chipset X870E from AMD, which guarantees support for the Ryzen 9000, 8000 and 7000 processors. This model arrives shortly after the Wood version of “light wood”, limiting itself to a purely aesthetic change in the heatsinks and trim to fit into assemblies that avoid the usual design and prefer a touch of darker wood

In the technical section, the board maintains the specifications of the X870E standard, optimized to take advantage of processors with technology 3D V-Cache like the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D.

Includes the chipset’s own connectivity improvements, such as native support for USB4 and PCIe lane configurations ready for next generations of GPUs and NVMe SSD storage. Basically, it is the same high-performance platform as the AERO series, but with a darker wood grain finish with a slightly more original design that differs from conventional models.

Technical Specifications

• Processor and Chipset

  • AMD AM5 socket
  • Compatibility: AMD Ryzen 9000, 8000 and 7000 series processors
  • Chipset: AMD X870E

• RAM memory

  • 4 DDR5 DIMM slots (maximum capacity 256 GB)
  • Support up to DDR5 9000 (OC)
  • Dual channel memory architecture
  • Support for AMD EXPO and Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) profiles

• Integrated Graphics Output

  • 2x USB4 Type C ports (maximum resolution 3840×2160 at 240 Hz, DisplayPort 1.4 and HDR support)
  • 1x HDMI 2.1 port (maximum resolution 4096×2160 at 60 Hz, HDCP 2.3 and HDR support)
  • 1x internal front HDMI port (maximum resolution 1920×1080 at 30 Hz)

• Expansion Slots

  • 1x PCI Express x16 (PCIEX16) slot, integrated in CPU, PCIe 5.0 support (depending on processor)
  • 1x PCI Express x16 slot (PCIEX8), integrated in CPU, PCIe 5.0 support (shares bandwidth with PCIEX16)
  • 1x PCI Express x16 (PCIEX4) slot, integrated in Chipset, PCIe 4.0 support

• Storage Interface

  • 1x M.2 connector (M2A_CPU) PCIe 5.0 x4/x2 SSD support
  • 1x M.2 connector (M2B_CPU) PCIe 5.0 x4/x2 SSD support (shares bandwidth with USB4 controller)
  • 2x M.2 connectors (M2C_SB, M2D_SB) support PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD
  • 4x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
  • RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 support for NVMe devices

• Networks and Communication

  • LAN: 2x Realtek 5GbE chips (5 Gbps/2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps)
  • Wireless: MediaTek Wi-Fi 7 MT7927, RZ738
  • Standard support 11be 320MHz
  • Bluetooth 5.4

• Audio

  • Realtek ALC1220 Codec
  • 2/4/5.1/7.1 channel high definition audio
  • Support for S/PDIF output

• Rear Panel Ports

  • 2x USB4 Type C ports
  • 1x USB Type C port (USB 3.2 Gen 2×2)
  • 5x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type A ports
  • 3x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
  • 1x HDMI port
  • 2x RJ-45 ports
  • 2x antenna connectors (2T2R)
  • 2x audio connectors and 1x S/PDIF optical output
  • Buttons: Q-Flash Plus, Clear CMOS, Power, Reset

• Internal Connectors

  • 1x USB Type C header (USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 support)
  • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 headers
  • 2x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
  • 1x CPU fan header & 1x liquid cooling pump header
  • 4x system fan headers and 2x fan/water pump headers
  • 3x Gen2 Addressable RGB LED Strip Heads & 1x RGB LED Strip Head

• Hardware Monitoring

  • Detection of voltage, temperature, fan speed and liquid cooling flow
  • Fan failure warning and speed control
  • noise detection

• General and Format

  • ATX form factor (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)
  • BIOS UEFI AMI 256 Mbit
  • Support for Windows 11 64-bit