Gigabyte X870 AORUS TACHYON ICE DDR5 AMD Motherboard

Infinite Overclocking Performance

TACHYON is the ultimate motherboard designed specifically for overclockers who constantly push beyond performance boundaries. With its custom VRM design, optimized memory trace layout, and integrated overclocking controls, this motherboard allows enthusiasts to maximize the capabilities of the latest AMD Ryzen processors.

Steady Power

Unleash next-gen overclocking power with stability.

Comprehensive Thermal

Advanced full-metal thermal design and durable heatsinks to keep your system cool and efficient

Hassle-free Assembly

Our cutting-edge motherboard is designed for the ultimate DIY experience

X3D Turbo Mode

Unleash New Era Gaming Performance with One-Click Activation.

X3D Turbo Mode's unique optimization parameters allow even Ryzen™ 9000 X3D gaming Performance enhance & Ryzen™ 9000 non-X3D processors to achieve similar gaming performance levels as their Ryzen™ X3D counterparts. Experience smoother gameplay, higher frame rates, and reduced latency with GIGABYTE's BIOS innovation- X3D Turbo Mode.

Born from Ultra Durable™

Technology embodies our commitment to excellence, providing gamers with a platform that's not only powerful but also built for longevity and reliability. AORUS series motherboards are engineered to endure and excel.

Born from Ultra Durable™

Technology embodies our commitment to excellence, providing gamers with a platform that's not only powerful but also built for longevity and reliability. AORUS series motherboards are engineered to endure and excel.

PCIe UD Slot X

The latest PCIe UD Slot X offers unparalleled robustness, delivering superior protection for your graphics card.

10X load-bearing capacity

integrated, single-piece design anchored to a exclusive backplate

Inner Lining Rubber Strip

Safeguards your graphics card's PCB against potential damage

Zinc Alloy

Provides effective EMI shielding for high-frequency signals

Collaborative Excellence in Computing

GIGABYTE motherboards showcases our devotion to BIOS improvement. Through synergy with our user community, we democratize next-level computing power.

Key Features

X3D Turbo Mode : Unleash new era gaming performance

DDR5 OC up to 9600MT/s

AMD Socket AM5 : Supports AMD Ryzen™ 9000 / 8000 / 7000 Series Processors

Digital twin 18+2+2 phases VRM solution

Exclusive onboard Overclocking Kit for Extreme Overclocking

WIFI EZ-Plug : Quick and easy design for Wi-Fi antenna installation

EZ-Latch Plus : PCIe and M.2 slots with Quick Release & Screwless Design

EZ-Latch Click : M.2 heatsinks with screwless design

Friendly UI : Multi-Theme, AIO Fan Control, and Q-Flash Auto Scan in BIOS and SW

New Power Monitor in HWinfo for real-time monitoring on CPU power phases

Premium Compatibility : 2*DIMMs DDR5 with AMD EXPO™Memory Module Support

Ultra-Fast Storage : 3*M.2 slots, including 1* PCIe 5.0 x4

Efficient Thermal : VRM Thermal Armor Advanced & M.2 Thermal Guard Extention

D5 Bionic Corsa for Infinite Memory Performance

AORUS AI SNATCH : Auto-Overclocking Software by AI models

Fast Networking : 5GbE LAN & Wi-Fi 7 with directional Ultra-high gain antenna

Extended Connectivity : USB4 Type-C with DP-Alt

High-Res Audio : ALC1220 & WIMA Audiophile Grade Capacitors

Ultra Durable PCIe Armor : The metal back plate of PCIe x16 slot for enhanced durability

PCIe UD Slot X : PCIe 5.0 x16 slot with 10X strength for graphics card

Specifications

AMD Socket AM5, support for:

AMD Ryzen™ 9000 Series Processors/

AMD Ryzen™ 8000 Series Processors/

AMD Ryzen™ 7000 Series Processors

(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.)

Chipset : AMD X870

Memory

Support for DDR5 9600(OC)/ 9200(OC)/ 8800(OC)/ 8600(OC)/ 8400(OC)/ 8200(OC)/ 8000(OC)/ 7800(OC)/ 7600(OC)/ 7200(OC)/ 7000(OC)/ 6800(OC)/ 6666(OC)/ 6600(OC)/ 6400(OC)/ 6200(OC)/ 6000(OC)/ 5600(OC)/ 5200/ 4800/ 4400 MT/s memory modules

2 x DDR5 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB (64 GB single DIMM capacity)of system memory

Dual channel memory architecture

Support for ECC and non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM memory modules

Support for AMD EXtended Profiles for Overclocking (AMD EXPO™) and ExtremeMemory Profile (XMP) memory modules

(The CPU and memory configuration may affect the supported memory types, datarate (speed), and number of DRAM modules, please refer to "Memory Support List" on GIGABYTE's website for more information.)

Onboard Graphics

Integrated Graphics Processor with AMD Radeon™ Graphics support+ASMedia USB4® Controller:

- 1 x USB4® USB Type-C® port, supporting USB4 and DisplayPort video outputs and a maximum resolution of 3840x2160@240 Hz

* Support for DisplayPort 1.4 version and HDR.

Integrated Graphics Processor with AMD Radeon™ Graphics support:

- 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@60 Hz

* Support for HDMI 2.1 version, HDCP 2.3, and HDR.

** Support for native HDMI 2.1 TMDS compatible ports.

- 1 x front HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1080@30 Hz

* Support for HDMI 1.4 version.

(Graphics specifications may vary depending on CPU support.)

Audio

Realtek® ALC1220 CODEC

* The back panel line out jack supports DSD audio.

High Definition Audio

2/4/5.1/7.1-channel

* You can change the functionality of an audio jack using the audio software. To configure 7.1-channel audio, access the audio software for audio settings.

Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN : Realtek® 5GbE LAN chip (5 Gbps/2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps)

Wireless Communication module

Realtek® Wi-Fi 7 RTL8922AE

- 802.11a, b, g, n, ac, ax, be, supporting 2.4/5/6 GHz carrier frequency bands

- BLUETOOTH 5.4

- Support for 11be 160MHz wireless standard

(Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment.)

* Wi-Fi 7 features require Windows 11 SV3 to function properly. (There is no support driver for Windows 10.)

** Wi-Fi 7 channels on 6 GHz band availability depends on individual country's regulations.

Expansion Slots

1 x PCI Express x16 slot (PCIEX16), integrated in the CPU:

 AMD Ryzen™ 9000/7000 Series Processors support PCIe 5.0 x16 mode

 AMD Ryzen™ 8000 Series-Phoenix 1 Processors support PCIe 4.0 x8 mode

 AMD Ryzen™ 8000 Series-Phoenix 2 Processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode

* The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot. When the PCIEX8 slot is populated, the PCIEX16 slot operates at up to x8 mode.

* The PCIEX16 slot can only support a graphics card or an NVMe SSD. If only one graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.

1 x PCI Express x16 slot (PCIEX8), integrated in the CPU:

 AMD Ryzen™ 9000/7000 Series Processors support PCIe 5.0 x8 mode

* The PCIEX8 slot becomes unavailable when an AMD Ryzen™ 8000 Series-Phoenix 1/Phoenix 2 processor is used.

Storage Interface

1 x M.2 connector (M2A_CPU), integrated in the CPU, supporting Socket 3, M key, type 25110/22110/2580/2280 SSDs:

 AMD Ryzen™ 9000/7000 Series Processors support PCIe 5.0 x4/x2 SSDs

 AMD Ryzen™ 8000 Series-Phoenix 1 Processors support PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSDs

 AMD Ryzen™ 8000 Series-Phoenix 2 Processors support PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSDs

1 x M.2 connector (M2D_SB), integrated in the Chipset, supporting Socket 3, M key, type 22110/2280 PCIe 4.0 x2 SSDs

1 x M.2 connector (M2B_SB), integrated in the Chipset, supporting Socket 3, M key, type 22110/2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSDs

4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 support for NVMe SSD storage devices

* RAID 5 is only available on AMD Ryzen™ 9000 Series Processors.

RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10 support for SATA storage devices

USB

CPU+ASMedia USB4® controller:

- 1 x USB4® USB Type-C® port on the back panel

CPU:

- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel

Chipset+USB 3.2 Gen 1 Hub:

- 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports on the back panel

Chipset:

- 1 x USB Type-C® port with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support, available through the internal USB header

- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port (red) on the back panel

- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports available through the internal USB header

- 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB headers

Internal I/O Connectors

1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector

2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors

1 x CPU fan header

1 x CPU fan/water cooling pump header

4 x system fan headers

2 x system fan/water cooling pump headers

3 x addressable RGB Gen2 LED strip headers

1 x RGB LED strip header

3 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors

4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

1 x front panel header

1 x front panel audio header

1 x USB Type-C® header, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header

2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers

1 x noise detection header

1 x Trusted Platform Module header (For the GC-TPM2.0 SPI V2 module only)

1 x HDMI port (Note)

1 x reset jumper

1 x Clear CMOS jumper

2 x temperature sensor headers

1 x power button (PWR)

1 x reset button(RESET)

1 x Clear CMOS button (CMOS)

1 x Cold Reset button (RTY)

1 x CPU Clock up button (ECLK+)

1 x CPU Clock down button (ECLK-)

1 x BIOS switch (BIOS_SW)

1 x OC Trigger switch (TGR_SW)

Voltage Measurement Points

Back Panel Connectors

1 x Q-Flash Plus button

1 x OC Ignition button

1 x PS/2 keyboard port

1 x PS/2 mouse port

1 x HDMI port (Note)

4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports

3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)

1 x USB4® USB Type-C® port (DisplayPort (Note))

1 x RJ-45 port

2 x antenna connectors (2T2R)

2 x audio jacks

1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector

(Note) Actual support may vary by CPU.

I/O Controller : iTE® I/O Controller Chip

H/W Monitoring

Voltage detection

Temperature detection

Fan speed detection

Water cooling flow rate detection

Fan fail warning

Fan speed control

* Whether the fan (pump) speed control function is supported will depend on the fan(pump) you install.

Noise detection

BIOS

2 x 256 Mbit flash

Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS

Support for DualBIOS™

PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

Unique Features

Support for GIGABYTE Control Center (GCC)

* Available applications in GCC may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications.

Support for Q-Flash

Support for Q-Flash Plus

Support for Smart Backup

Bundled Software : Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)

Operating System : Support for Windows 11 64-bit

Form Factor : E-ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 27.5cm