Intel Ultra7 265K paired with Gigabyte Z890M AORUS ELITE WIFI7 Motherboard and Asgard DDR5 6400MHz 64GB Memory (32GB x 2) - Quick unboxing review.
Purchased this CPU-motherboard combo for ¥3,499 and DDR5 memory kit for ¥1,489 on February 27, 2025 to upgrade my desktop.
Post-installation photos:
The three components featured in this review are shown below:
- Quick Review & Teardown of Apple Mac Mini M4: Most Powerful Single-Core Mini PC
- Desktop Upgrade: Upgrading to i5-14600K + ASUS B760M Motherboard
- Mechrevo iMini Pro820 Mini PC Review & Teardown
Purchase Links for CPU-Motherboard Combo:
- JD.com: https://u.jd.com/O6NRQDU
- Taobao: https://s.click.taobao.com/SHyTy5s
DDR5 Memory Purchase Links:
- JD.com: https://u.jd.com/ODNVOYk
- Taobao: https://s.click.taobao.com/P9LNy5s
System Configuration
This motherboard features onboard WiFi7 wireless card with random distribution between MediaTek MT7925 and Realtek RTL8922AE - I received the MediaTek version.
The built-in 2.5G wired network card is Realtek RTL8125.
Notably, this motherboard also includes a USB4 port - a rare feature in this price range.
Motherboard
The motherboard is Gigabyte Z890M AORUS ELITE WIFI7 Deluxe.
Motherboard official page: https://url.zeruns.com/Gigabyte-Z890M
Front of retail box:
Side view of packaging:
Bottom of packaging:
Unboxing shot with WiFi antennas and motherboard:
Included SATA cables and manual at the bottom:
Motherboard front panel:
Back panel I/O interfaces (left to right):
- 4 x USB2.0
- DisplayPort
- 4 x USB3.2 Gen1 (5Gbps)
- USB4 Type-C (40Gbps, supporting DisplayPort Alt Mode)
- 1 x USB3.2 Gen2 (10Gbps)
- 2.5G Ethernet port
- WiFi antenna connectors (quick-release design)
- Audio I/O (SPDIF_OUT, MIC, LINE_OUT)
Three M.2 slots (1x PCIe5.0 + 2x PCIe4.0) with heatsinks:
Cable management accessory for power/reset buttons:
WiFi7 wireless card speed test (router separated by desk and devices):
- Download: 1548Mbps
- Upload: 1236Mbps
CPU
Intel Ultra7 265K processor (8P+12E cores, up to 5.5GHz turbo)
Official page: https://url.zeruns.com/265K
Unboxing
Front of CPU packaging with LGA1851 socket marked:
Vietnam-made label on side:
Back panel specifications:
CPU top view:
Bottom I/O contacts:
Installed CPU:
Performance Tests
Cinebench R23 scores:
- Single-core: 2256 points
- Multi-core: 35187 points
Geekbench 6 results:
- Single-core: 3184
- Multi-core: 21833
Full report: https://url.zeruns.com/U2HoE
Memory SPD info showing SK Hynix A-Die particles:
AIDA64 memory benchmark:
- Read: 97.497 GB/s
- Write: 131.37 GB/s
- Copy: 101.864 GB/s
- Latency: 84ns
Power Consumption
System power draw under different loads (RTX 3070 GPU):
- Idle in BIOS: ~100W
- CPU stress test (full load): ~300W
- Full system stress test (CPU+GPU): ~500W
Recommended Reading
- Budget-Friendly VPS/Cloud Server Recommendations: https://blog.zeruns.com/archives/383.html
- Minecraft Server Setup Guide: https://blog.zeruns.com/tag/mc/
- One-Click Halo Blog Deployment with 1Panel: https://blog.zeruns.com/archives/858.html
- DeepSeek-R1 Private AI Deployment Tutorial: https://blog.zeruns.com/archives/853.html
- Kakesmart Magnetic HDD Enclosure Review: https://blog.zeruns.com/archives/861.html
- TP-Link AC100+AP Network Setup Issues: https://blog.zeruns.com/archives/862.html
Comment Section