When it comes to selecting a B760 motherboard to pair with Intel's 13th and 14th generation mainstream processors,many people might initially think that as long as the brand isn't too poor,any random purchase will do,after all,B760 motherboards are not high-end products,and their build quality,materials,features,and performance should be more or less the same.However,a recent test we conducted on a B760 motherboard revealed that there are actually differences between different B760 motherboards,especially in terms of processor power consumption,which is significantly lower than the B760 motherboards we have tested before,and its performance is also slightly better.So,what causes this?Let's find out through the testing of the Gigabyte B760M AORUS ELITE AX-P motherboard (hereinafter referred to as the B760M New Aorus 2.0).

Motherboard Product Specifications

Socket: LGA 1700

Form Factor: Micro ATX

Memory Slots: DDR5 ×4 (up to 192GB,up to DDR5 7800)

Graphics Slot: PCIe 4.0 x16 ×1

PCIe 4.0 x4 ×1

Expansion Slots: PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD ×2 + SATA 6Gbps ×4

Audio Chip: Realtek ALC897 7.1 channel audio chip

Network Chip: Realtek RTL8125BG 2.5Gb Ethernet + Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 + Bluetooth 5.3 wireless moduleBack Panel Interface: USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A + USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A + USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C + USB 2.0 Type-A + HDMI + DP + RJ45 + Wi-Fi antenna interface + Optical audio + 4-channel analog audio interface

Reference Price: 1199 yuan

Note: To achieve 7.1 channel output,a connection to the front audio output interface is required.

Unlike motherboards with a hardcore design style,the B760M New Aorus 2.0 motherboard is a product themed around the "second element" (a term often used to describe anime and manga culture).The packaging and the I/O armor of the motherboard are printed with cute and sexy images of Gigabyte's Aorus mascot,spreading metal wings.The back of the motherboard PCB also features a silhouette-style Aorus pattern and the AORUS logo.Coupled with the Aorus stickers included in the motherboard packaging,the manual with the Aorus mascot on the cover,and the silver-white armor accents on the motherboard,this is a motherboard that blends the second element culture with technology,making it the most visually appealing among B760 motherboards.The main purpose of Gigabyte's design is to attract the post-90s and post-00s generations who are very interested in the second element culture,allowing them to maintain a "connection" with their favorite second element world while using a computer.If paired with a suitable case,such as a white sea view case,it not only fully displays the "Aorus" on the motherboard but also,with the silver-white armor and black PCB of the motherboard,naturally matches with the pure white case,giving the computer a more eye-catching appearance.

It is worth mentioning that the motherboard's BIOS interface also adopts a design style themed around the Aorus mascot.If not for the numerous models,values,and parameters displayed,this motherboard BIOS interface would look more like an anime poster.

In terms of the motherboard itself,it features a compact Micro-ATX form factor design.Although limited by the B760 chipset not supporting processor overclocking,the Gigabyte B760M New Aorus 2.0 motherboard's nominal specifications can support memory with speeds up to DDR5 7800,which is higher than many Z790 motherboards specifically designed for overclocking.So why does this B760 motherboard have such strong specifications?First,the Gigabyte B760M New Aorus 2.0 motherboard uses a 6-layer low impedance PCB circuit board in its hardware design,which can reduce signal loss within the PCB and maintain stable transmission of high-speed DDR5 signals.The specific measure is that the power layer and ground layer of the PCB use 2-ounce pure copper foil material to reduce PCB impedance,thereby enhancing the PCB's thermal performance and power conversion efficiency.Secondly,Gigabyte has optimized the memory traces on the motherboard,optimizing the width,length,and style of the memory traces,reducing the overall impedance between the processor's memory controller and the memory slots,creating conditions for achieving higher DDR5 memory speeds.At the same time,Gigabyte has also designed a large ground layer shield for all memory wiring within the inner layers of the PCB,which can prevent external interference.

In addition,users can enable the "High Bandwidth" and "Low Latency" options in the motherboard BIOS,which can further enhance memory performance.The principle of this technology is that the motherboard will adjust the small parameters other than CL,tRCD,tRP,tRAS,and tRC,such as automatically setting optimized memory TREFI,TRRDS,TRRDL,TFAW,TWTRS,and other delay parameters.By adjusting the values of these small parameters more aggressively,it can better unleash the memory performance and ensure the stability of memory operation.To better support the 13th and 14th generation Intel Core processors,this motherboard boasts an excellent workmanship design.It features a luxurious 12 (for the processor core power supply) + 1 (for the CPU integrated graphics power supply) + 1 (auxiliary power supply) phase processor power supply design.Each phase of the processor and integrated graphics power circuit is paired with a Dr.MOS capable of supporting a 60A current load.The motherboard also uses 5K solid capacitors with a 5,000-hour working life at an ambient temperature of 105°C,as well as an 8+4Pin power supply interface.Its internal structure consists of solid CPU power supply pins,which,compared to the hollow pins inside ordinary power supply interfaces,effectively reduce impedance and heat generation,thereby further enhancing work stability.

The motherboard also adopts a full coverage cooling design for the power supply section,paired with a large area heatsink designed as a one-piece casting.Additionally,the heatsink features a compound groove design,with multiple channels and inlets/outlets designed on the heatsink,allowing air to flow unobstructed through it,effectively enhancing heat dissipation performance.Similar to other Gigabyte motherboards,a high thermal conductivity pad is laid under each heatsink,allowing the hot chips to make close contact with the heatsink and efficiently conduct heat.

Regarding the graphics card slot,considering that the current graphics cards on the market only support up to the PCIe 4.0 specification,the motherboard's graphics card slot is designed with a PCIe 4.0 x16 specification to enhance practicality and reduce costs.The graphics card slot also features an easy-to-remove design,with a latch that has a protruding extension to the right,making it easier to press with fingers,allowing users to easily remove the graphics card.Another slot with the appearance of a PCIe x16 slot actually has a bandwidth of PCIe 4.0 x4,allowing users to install graphics cards,plug-in SSDs,discrete network cards,sound cards,and other types of expansion devices.In terms of storage functionality,the Gigabyte B760M New Sculpture 2.0 motherboard provides two PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 SSD interfaces,one interface with bandwidth provided by the CPU,and the other with transfer bandwidth provided by the motherboard chipset.Both M.2 SSD interfaces are equipped with aluminum alloy heat sinks that have high-quality thermal pads,effectively preventing speed drops due to overheating of the SSD controller.

In terms of functionality,the Gigabyte B760M New Sculpture 2.0 motherboard is not only equipped with a Realtek RTL8125 wired network card with a bandwidth of up to 2.5Gbps but also features an Intel 2x2 Wi-Fi 6E AX211+ Bluetooth 5.3 wireless module.Wi-Fi 6E devices use a new 6 GHz band,with up to seven additional 160MHz channels,which can reduce latency and provide a maximum transmission rate of up to 2.4Gbps,meeting users' needs for watching 4K,8K videos,ultra-high-definition live broadcasts,and engaging in AR,VR applications.The motherboard also includes a dedicated 2T2R Wi-Fi 6E wireless antenna,which can effectively enhance signal strength and supports multi-angle adjustment,while the magnetic base allows users to conveniently attach the antenna to the case.The audio system of the motherboard is centered around the Realtek ALC897 7.1 channel audio chip,supplemented by high-quality Japanese audio capacitors and a dedicated audio block design,which not only makes the motherboard's sound more pure but also provides users with an impressive and realistic entertainment experience.

It is essential to set up correctly before use.Next,we tested the Gigabyte B760M New Sculpture 2.0 motherboard with a Core i5-14600K processor and a GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super graphics card.Users should note that before using,it is necessary to make the correct settings in the motherboard BIOS to fully utilize the processor's performance.The motherboard BIOS has enabled Gigabyte's PerfDrive technology.This feature,similar to the XMP function for memory,pre-configures different working settings for the processor.For example,under the Max Turbo (maximum acceleration) setting,all cores of the processor will operate at the highest boost frequency,but a 360 water cooling system is required; if the Optimization (optimized) setting is chosen,the processor will provide optimized performance,operating at a reasonable temperature,but users need to use a 240 water cooling system.

If users only have an air cooling system,they can choose Spec Enhance (default specification enhancement),which essentially runs the processor according to the standard specifications.E-core Disable is for turning off the efficiency cores,suitable for use when focusing on running games.Next,to maximize the processor's performance,we will test using the Max Turbo (maximum acceleration) setting.Test Platform

Motherboard: Gigabyte B760M New Dinosaur 2.0 motherboard

Processor: Core i5-14600K

Memory: DDR5 6800 32GB dual-channel memory,DDR5 7600 48GB dual-channel memory

Storage: Crucial P5 PLUS 1TB

Graphics Card: GeForce RTX 4080

Power Supply: AORUS AP1200PM Platinum Dinosaur

Operating System: Windows 11

Offers excellent memory performance

We first tested the memory performance of the Gigabyte B760M New Dinosaur 2.0 motherboard,as high-performance memory can better unleash the processor's capabilities.When we traditionally used the DDR5 6800 32GB dual-channel memory with latency settings at 38-45-45-90@2T,that is,after loading the XMP profile in the motherboard BIOS and saving and restarting,the memory's read,write,and copy bandwidth in the AIDA64 memory bandwidth test were 97,390MB/s,100,890MB/s,and 89,504MB/s,respectively,with a memory access latency of 67ns.However,when we enabled the "High Bandwidth" + "Low Latency" features in the motherboard BIOS,the memory's AIDA64 read,write,and copy bandwidth increased to 100.56GB/s,100.59GB/s,and 98,134MB/s,respectively,which is a 5.7%,2%,and 9.6% improvement,and the memory latency was reduced to 60.7ns,a decrease of 9.4%.If the "High Bandwidth" (high bandwidth) + "Low Latency" (low latency) function is enabled,and our memory is overclocked to DDR5 7200,then the memory performance provided by the motherboard can be further improved.In the AIDA64 memory bandwidth test,the read,write,and copy bandwidths reached 104.92GB/s,105.92GB/s,and 100.24GB/s,respectively,which is a 4.3%,5.3%,and 4.6% increase compared to the results under DDR5 6800.The memory latency is also reduced by 4.8% compared to DDR5 6800,and the stronger memory performance also brings stronger performance to the computer.

Performance is better than ordinary B760 motherboards.

We specifically compared the differences in processor and application performance between the Gigabyte B760M New Sculpture 2.0 motherboard and ordinary B760 motherboards,both using the Core i5-14600K processor and DDR5 7200 memory.The results show that whether it is single-threaded processor performance or multi-threaded,multi-core performance,the performance of the Gigabyte B760M New Sculpture 2.0 motherboard is slightly better.For example,in the CINEBENCH R23 processor multi-core rendering performance,the score of the Gigabyte B760M New Sculpture 2.0 motherboard broke through 25000 points,leading the ordinary B760 motherboard by about 2.5%,and its single-core processor rendering performance also slightly led by 10 points.The better processor performance also allows the Gigabyte B760M New Sculpture 2.0 motherboard to have better performance in practical applications.Among them,in the 7-ZIP 23.01 compression and decompression performance test,the Gigabyte B760M New Sculpture 2.0 motherboard led by 4%.In the CrossMark and TrueCrypt AES tests that reflect computer productivity,office performance,and encryption and decryption performance,the Gigabyte B760M New Sculpture 2.0 motherboard also has a slight lead.

The reason is that although both use DDR5 7200 memory,the Gigabyte B760M New Sculpture 2.0 motherboard has better memory performance after enabling the "High Bandwidth" (high bandwidth) + "Low Latency" (low latency) function,with AIDA64 memory read and write bandwidths reaching 104.92GB/s and 105.92GB/s,respectively,and the memory access latency is only 57.8ns.Ordinary B760 motherboards do not have these two functions,and their AIDA64 memory read and write bandwidths when using DDR5 7200 memory are 100.57GB/s and 92495MB/s,respectively,and the memory access latency is also higher,around 67ns.Obviously,the Gigabyte B760M New Sculpture 2.0 motherboard can provide better memory performance,and the better the memory performance,the more data to be processed is transmitted to the processor per cycle,and the processor will work more efficiently,and its processor performance will naturally be slightly better.

Processor full load power consumption is lower than ordinary B760 motherboards.

Will better performance bring higher power consumption?Next,we also tested the Gigabyte B760M New Sculpture 2.0 motherboard with high load through the AIDA64 FPU stress test.The results were also surprising.When using DDR5 7200 memory,Core i5-14600K processor,and the processor P Core performance core full core frequency is 5187MHz,and the E Core efficiency core full core frequency is 3990MHz,after half an hour of baking,the full load package power consumption of the Core i5-14600K processor on the Gigabyte B760M New Sculpture 2.0 motherboard was only 177.16W,while the full load package power consumption of the Core i5-14600K processor on the ordinary B760 motherboard reached 211.27W.We speculate that this is because the Gigabyte B760M New Sculpture 2.0 motherboard has better control over the processor's working voltage.The voltage of the Core i5-14600K on the Gigabyte B760M New Sculpture 2.0 motherboard when using the AIDA64 FPU stress test is around 1.248V,while the baking voltage on the ordinary B760 motherboard is 1.28V.With a lower working voltage,the processor's package power consumption is naturally lower.Lower power consumption also means that the processor will not put too much stress on the components of the motherboard.Software detection after half an hour of stress testing shows that the VRM MOS,or MOSFET,working temperature of the Gigabyte B760M New Dianmei 2.0 motherboard is around 71°C.Observed through a FLIR thermal imaging camera,after half an hour of stress testing,the highest temperatures of the two power supply areas on the top and right side of the motherboard are 63.1°C and 66.6°C,respectively.Considering the motherboard under full load,these temperatures are not considered high.Some motherboards that cannot control power consumption or cooling well can easily exceed 80°C in the power supply area when the processor is under full load.

Supports DDR5 7600 48GB memory kit

Taking into account that the B760 motherboard cannot support processor overclocking,we also tested the Gigabyte B760M New Dianmei 2.0 motherboard's support for high-speed,high-capacity memory,such as the currently popular 24GB single stick memory.Similarly,the results are satisfactory.The Gigabyte B760M New Dianmei 2.0 motherboard can easily support a DDR5 7600 48GB memory kit after enabling the "High Bandwidth" and "Low Latency" settings.Its AIDA64 memory read/write and copy bandwidth can reach 109.67GB/s,111.79GB/s,and 105.74GB/s,respectively,taking memory performance to a new level.

Both second-element and high performance

When it comes to second-element cultural peripheral products,people might first think of second-element clothing,figures,and dolls.If we talk about something related to IT,it might also be peripherals like keyboards,mice,and cases that are easy to display.Unexpectedly,Gigabyte has integrated the second-element culture into the motherboard through innovative design,making the Gigabyte B760M New Dianmei 2.0 one of the rare second-element themed motherboards on the market today.From the motherboard's packaging,appearance design,to the manual,stickers,and BIOS interface,Gigabyte's second-element design is complete.What is more commendable is that,in addition to the innovative appearance,this motherboard also has excellent performance and can effectively reduce the power consumption and working temperature of the processor,which can be said to have both second-element and high performance.