You're building a workstation that needs to move data fast – dual 5 GbE for redundancy or NAS uplinks, USB4 for an external GPU or high-speed storage, and PCIe 5.0 M.2 so your NVMe isn't the bottleneck. You don't want to chase three add-on cards and hope they fit.
The Gigabyte X870E AERO X3D Dark Wood is a step up from the standard X870. The X870E chipset gives you the extra bandwidth headroom. Two Realtek 5 GbE LAN chips handle wired traffic at 5 Gbps without a PCIe add-on. USB4 over Type-C means one cable to an external dock or eGPU. Wi-Fi 7 via the MediaTek MT7927 chip keeps wireless current.
Memory: four DDR5 DIMM slots, up to 256 GB (64 GB per stick). Storage and expansion include PCIe 5.0 M.2 support alongside PCIe 4.0/5.0 lanes. HDMI output is on-board for headless or secondary display use. Audio runs through the Realtek ALC1220 codec.
The Dark Wood finish gives it a warm, textured look that stands out in an open build or a case with a window. ATX form factor, 30.5 cm × 24.4 cm.
Q-Flash Plus for CPU-less BIOS updates. Windows 11 64-bit supported. Supports Ryzen 7000, 8000, and 9000 series
| 0 | AMD Ryzen 7000 Series |
| 1 | AMD Ryzen 8000 Series |
| 2 | AMD Ryzen 9000 Series |
| 0 | Q-Flash |
| 1 | Q-Flash Plus |
| 2 | Smart Backup |
| brand | Gigabyte |
| model | X870E AERO X3D Dark Wood |
| chipset | AMD X870E |
| socket | AMD AM5 |
| memory_type | DDR5 |
| memory_slots | 4 |
| max_memory_gb | 256 |
| max_single_dimm_gb | 64 |
| lan | 2× Realtek 5 GbE |
| wireless | WiFi 7 (MediaTek MT7927) |
| usb4 | 1 |
| pcie_m2 | PCIe 5.0 / PCIe 4.0 |
| hdmi | 1 |
| audio_codec | Realtek ALC1220 |
| form_factor | ATX |
| dimensions_cm | 30.5 × 24.4 |
| operating_system | Windows 11 64-bit |
| finish | Dark Wood |
