GIGABYTE TRX40 AORUS Master Motherboard

Name: GIGABYTE TRX40 AORUS Master
Brand: Gigabyte
SKU: TRX40 AORUS MASTER
Rating: 4.0 (7 reviews)

GIGABYTE TRX40 AORUS Master sTRX TRX40 3x PCIe 4.0x4 M.2 WiFi 6 5GbE+1GbE LAN E-ATX

★★★★☆

(7 reviews)

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Supports 3Rd Gen AMD Ryzen Threadripper Processors
Quad Channel ECC/ Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4 8 Dimms
16+3 Phases Infineon Digital VRM Solution With 70A Power Stage
Advanced Thermal Design With Fins-Array Heatsink Heatpipe With Extended Heatsink And Nanocarbon Baseplate
Aquantia 5Gbe LAN And Intel Gbe LAN With Cfosspeed

Specifications Overview

Model	TRX40 AORUS MASTER
Release Date	November 2019 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Socket	sTRX4
Form factor	EATX
Chipset	AMD TRX40
Supported Memory	DDR4 2133Mhz 2400Mhz 2666Mhz 2933Mhz 3200Mhz 3300Mhz 3333Mhz 3400Mhz 3466Mhz 3600Mhz 3733Mhz 3866Mhz 4000Mhz 4133Mhz 4266Mhz 4400Mhz View compatible RAM ► * High clock speeds may require enabling the XMP profile in the motherboard BIOS ** RAM support may also depend on the CPU memory controller
ECC RAM Support	Yes * ECC memory support also depends on the CPU memory controller
Audio Chipset	1 x Realtek ALC4050H codec + 1 x Realtek ALC1220-VB codec (Rear audio) 1 x Realtek ALC4050H codec + 1 x ESS SABRE9218 DAC chips (Front audio)
Audio Channels	2/4/5.1/7.1-channel Support for S/PDIF Out
LAN Chipset	1 x Aquantia 5GbE LAN chip
Max LAN Speed	5Gbps + 10/100/1000Mbps
SLI Support	Yes
CrossFire Support	Yes
RAID Support	Yes
Back Connect	No
Back I/O Ports	1 x Q-Flash Plus button 1 x Clear CMOS button 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R) 1 x USB Type-C port with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support 5 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 2 x RJ-45 ports 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector 5 x audio jacks
Wireless LAN	Yes
Wi-Fi Generation	6
PCI-Express x16 Slots	4
PCI-Express x4 Slots	0
PCI-Express x1 Slots	1
SATA 6 Gbps Ports	8
SATA Express Ports	0
M.2 Ports	3
M.2 Devices support	2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2280 - M Key 2280 - M Key
RAM Slots	8
Maximum Supported RAM	256 GB
Onboard USB 2.0	2
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1	2
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2	1
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2	0

	Old Name	Current Name	Branding	Data Speed	Port
USB 2.0	USB 2.0	USB 2.0	Hi-Speed USB	480 Mbit/s	diverse
USB 3.0	USB 3.1 Gen 1	USB 3.2 Gen 1x1	SuperSpeed USB	5 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.1	USB 3.1 Gen 2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x1	SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps	10 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x2	USB 4.0 Gen 2x2	USB4 20Gbps	20 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4	USB 4.0 Gen 3x2	USB4 1.0	USB4 40Gbps	40 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4v2	USB 4.0 Gen 4	USB4 2.0	USB4 80Gbps	80-120 Gbit/s	only USB-C

Expert reviews

With a similar price to other sub-£500 TRX40 boards, including the Asus ROG Strix TRX40-E Gaming, the Gigabyte TRX40 Aorus Master needed to stand out to warrant our top award, but while it offers numerous unique features, it doesn't really have us running for our wallets. However, those unique features, such as the best fan and cooling control a...

Bit-Tech

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Plenty of appealing features, class-leading fan control, and a monster of a power delivery solution, Gigabyte’s TRX40 Aorus Master has a lot to offer.

Kitguru.net

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The TRX40 Aorus Master is also one of the only TRX40 Threadripper motherboards to come with a full coverage backplate. To be honest I love this feature but found that it needed to be removed to fit into my test bench. That wasn’t a helpful feature for me but, won’t pose any issue for those looking to build a real system around this platform.

hardwareasylum.com

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