Wednesday, September 22nd 2021

Gigabyte's Z690 Motherboard SKU Names Leak

Once again, the Eurasian Economic Commission has provided us with a look into a wide range of upcoming motherboard models and this time it's Gigabyte's Z690 lineup. The company appears to be reading no less than 17 DDR5 models and 10 DDR4 models, which is simply a massive amount of motherboards. There are two models that caught our eye, firstly the Aorus Tachyon, which continues HiCookies overclocking SKU from the current Z590 Aorus Tachyon and secondly the Aorus Elite Stealth, which may or may not be a passively cooled board, suggesting the Z690 chipset might be coming with active cooling.

We'd hazard a guess and say that not all SKUs will be available at launch, since it's unlikely that there will be a demand for this many different models. A few other noteworthy mentions here include the Z690M Aorus Elite DDR4 (with or without Wi-Fi), which seems to be a higher-end mATX model and it looks like we're getting three Mini-ITX models with the Z690I Aorus Ultra, the Z690 Aero D and the Z690I A Ultra DDR4. Also gone is the Vision name, as it has been replaced with Aero, a brand Gigabyte has used for some of its AMD boards. Time will tell what actually lands in the various markets at the end, as it might be that some of these SKUs are region specific as well.
DDR5
Z690 AORUS XTREME WB (seems like a typo and should be WF for Waterforce)
Z690 AORUS XTREME
Z690 AORUS TACHYON
Z690 AORUS MASTER
Z690 AORUS ULTRA
Z690 AORUS PRO
Z690 AORUS ELITE
Z690 AORUS ELITE STEALTH
Z690 AORUS ELITE AX
Z690I AORUS ULTRA
Z690 AERO G
Z690 AERO D
Z690 GAMING X
Z690 UD
Z690M DS3H
Z690 UD AX
Z690 UD AC

DDR4
Z690 AORUS PRO DDR4
Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4
Z690 A ELITE AX DDR4
Z690M A ELITE DDR4
Z690M A ELITE AX DDR4
Z690I A ULTRA DDR4
Z690 AERO G DDR4
Z690 GAMING X DDR4
Z690 UD AX DDR4
Z690 UD DDR4
Sources: Eurasian Economic Commission #1, Eurasian Economic Commission #2, via @momomo_us
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14 Comments on Gigabyte's Z690 Motherboard SKU Names Leak

#2
TheLostSwede
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puma99dk|@TheLostSwede maybe WB is for WaterBlock this time around :roll:
Right, could be, but seems odd considering they seem to use their Waterforce branding on so many things that are liquid cooled.
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#3
Shou Miko
TheLostSwedeRight, could be, but seems odd considering they seem to use their Waterforce branding on so many things that are liquid cooled.
I know that I hope it doesn't stand for WaterBlack that would make it even more confussing :kookoo:
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#4
The Quim Reaper
Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4
Good..that's my new motherboard, right there if I decide to upgrade to the 12700K/12900K (not decided on which, yet) from my current 9900K.
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#6
The Quim Reaper
Solid State Soul ( SSS )Lots of DDR5 options, very nice, unlike Asus locking DDR5 to expensive ROG models
Asus being Asus...
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#7
TheinsanegamerN
The Quim ReaperGood..that's my new motherboard, right there if I decide to upgrade to the 12700K/12900K (not decided on which, yet) from my current 9900K.
Why would you upgrade from a three year old model to a new model then hamstring it with old DDR4 memory when DDR5 is here? That just seems like a waste of money.
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#8
The Quim Reaper
TheinsanegamerNWhy would you upgrade from a three year old model to a new model then hamstring it with old DDR4 memory when DDR5 is here? That just seems like a waste of money.
Because the performance benefits of DDR5, in its early form, will not be worth the extra $200-$300 cost of replacing my current 32GB of DDR4.
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#9
TheinsanegamerN
The Quim ReaperBecause the performance benefits of DDR5, in its early form, will not be worth the extra $200-$300 cost of replacing my current 32GB of DDR4.
I mean you're already paying $500+ to go from 8 big cores to 8 big cores and 8 little cores. I doubt the performance difference there will be worth writing home about either.
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#10
The Quim Reaper
TheinsanegamerNI mean you're already paying $500+ to go from 8 big cores to 8 big cores and 8 little cores. I doubt the performance difference there will be worth writing home about either.
Core count isn't really the reason I'd be upgrading, Single core IPC is. For my needs, the extra ~40% uplift in performance per core over my 9900K is what its all about. Also that $200-$300 saved on new memory will go towards a new fast Gen 4 NVMe SSD & a new Socket 1700 CPU cooler.
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#11
bonehead123
These may be interesting....or not..... but I will wait on formal reviews to make a decision on upgrading my current super stable, high-performing Z390/9900k/DDR4 3200 rigs....
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#13
R-T-B
The Quim ReaperFor my needs, the extra ~40% uplift in performance per core over my 9900K is what its all about.
I mean you can upgrade today and get ~30% IPC uplift from a 9900K, but I guess 40% is that much better.
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#14
Dr_b_
tech sites/tubers are about to be really busy. The first decent intel launch in years
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