Write at the beginning
Although Intel's latest 14th Gen Core processors still use the LGA1700 interface and continue to use the 700 series chipset in terms of motherboards, various motherboard manufacturers have launched a new generation of 700 series chipset motherboards for the latest generation of Core processors, with stronger CPU power supply and better DDR5 memory frequency support, which are the highlights of these new motherboards.
Today, we will bring you the new strength of GIGABYTE B760M Ice Sculpture X motherboard, with pure white appearance, 16-phase power supply, full quick-release M.2 slot, etc., which is very competitive in the mainstream 1,000-yuan B760M motherboard.
Unboxing appreciation
The outer packaging of the motherboard adopts a pure white design, and the specific model of the motherboard is B760M AORUS ELITE X AX (referred to as B760 Ice Sculpture X), which is different from the 700 series motherboard launched in the 13th generation (for example, Xiaodiao B760M is B760M AORUS ELITE AX), X represents the 14th generation of new products.
The GIGABYTE B760M is the most popular motherboard in the current MATX form factor, which is smaller than the ATX board size and can be crammed into a compact A4 size chassis. The appearance adopts the same design style as the Z790 ice sculpture X motherboard, white PCB with silver-white heat dissipation armor, the overall appearance is very good-looking, more suitable for the current popular white sea view room theme installation, and it is also one of the few motherboards on the market with pure white appearance design.
The PCB on the back of the motherboard is designed with AORUS-themed graffiti. The GIGABYTE B760M Ice Sculpture X motherboard PCB features high-quality 2x copper technology and an 8-layer circuit design, which is on par with today's high-end motherboards in terms of materials.
The motherboard uses 14+1+1 phase power supply, the CPU part is 14 phases, compared with the previous generation of Eagle B760M motherboard, 2 phases have been added, which can provide strong power supply support for the 14th generation Core CPU, and it can be used with i7-14700K processor.
The motherboard is equipped with 4-slot DDR5 memory slots, and the information introduced by the product is that the 4-slot can support up to 192GB, and can support up to 8266MHz+ memory OC frequency. GIGABYTE motherboards are the best in terms of DDR5 memory frequency support, and the motherboard's memory cabling uses isolated cabling and back-drilling technology, coupled with the BIOS's built-in low-latency and high-bandwidth black technology, memory overclocking is very easy to use.
In terms of expansion, the B760M Ice Sculpture X is equipped with two full-length PCI-e x16 slots, the first supports PCIe 5.0 and X16 rates, and the second is PCIe 4.0X4 speeds. The first PCIe slot is designed with a UD Slot X design with a zinc alloy frame and rubber lining for enhanced durability. The slot's clips have been lengthened, making it easy to remove for large graphics cards.
The M.2 slots are given to two groups, both of which support PCIe 4.0x4 and are covered with exclusive M.2 thermal armor.
In terms of other expandability, there are 4 SATA ports, 1 front USB 3.2 Type-A and 1 USB 3.2 Type-C, and the motherboard integrates an HDMI port, which can be used to expand the chassis secondary screen.
The rear IO part of the motherboard, integrated bezel, equipped with 4 x USB 2.0, 2 x SMA antennas for wireless WiFi and Bluetooth, 1 x DP1.2, 1 x HDMI2.0, 1 x USB 3.2x2 Type-C, 3 x USB 3.2 Gen1, 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 (support Q-Flash Plus update BIOS), 1 x 2.5Gbps RJ45 network port, 3.5mm audio input and output as well as digital optical audio output.
Motherboard testing
Personally, I don't recommend using i5-14600K、i7-14700K This processor is used with B760 motherboard,After all, Z790 Ice SculptureX is the natural match for these unlocked processors,But for B760M Ice Sculpture X such a strong power supply capacity B series motherboard,The power supply can fully meet the needs of i5-14600K、 The i7-14700K class motherboard is used, and today I tested the GIGABYTE B760M Ice Sculpture X motherboard with an i5-13600KF processor.
Specific test platform configuration:
Processor: Intel Core i5-13600KF
主板：技嘉 B760M AORUS ELITE X AX
显卡:NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
Memory: Acer Predator Hermes DDR5 6800 24GBx2
硬盘:KIOXIA-EXCERIA SE10 1TB
Power supply: Zhenhua VP850
散热器:超频三 RZ620
The GIGABYTE B760M Ice Sculpture X motherboard is fully capable of powering the i7-14700K, and the 13600KF is tested with AIDA64 single-bake FPU under the default motherboard BIOS settings, with 13600KF at 176W at full load, and the overclocked triple RZ620 twin tower cooling can stably suppress the 13600KF at around 80°C, at this time, the CPU and the new voltage are 1.272V.
By default, the CPU-Z score of 13600KF is 832 for single-core and 9853 for multi-core.
The B760 motherboard with the K-series processor has a CEP limit, and the continuous pressure of the CPU will cause high power consumption and heat generation. GIGABYTE B760M Ice Sculpture X motherboard BIOS integrates 104 microcode, in the Frequency/Voltage Control tab under ADVABCED MODE in BIOS, select MCU mode to switch to 104 microcode, [Core Voltage Mode] is set to Adaptive Vcore mode, set to -0.100V in [Dynamic Vcore] option, and CPU ring bus voltage compensation is also -0.100V.
Disable the CPU EST function in Advanced Processor Settings.
After setting the buck reasonably, it can be seen that the CPU core temperature of the 13600KF is less than 70°C and the CPU core power consumption is only 142W when the CPU-Z running score is basically unchanged and the multi-core is reduced by less than 5%. Power consumption is reduced by almost 20%, and the heat dissipation pressure is also reduced a lot.
Let's take a look at the DDR5 effect of the GIGABYTE B760M Ice Sculpture X motherboard, first enable the memory XMP frequency test in the BIOS.
AIDA64 memory read and write test, memory at XMP frequency:
reads are 97289MB/s;
Write 88705MB/s;
Copy 90317MB/s;
The latency is 68.4ns.
Let's test the GIGABYTE B760M Ice Sculpture X motherboard's high-bandwidth and low-latency memory black technology effect, reboot into the BIOS settings, turn on the high-bandwidth and low-latency settings, and then save the F10.
Re-use AIDA64 memory read and write test, memory in XMP frequency + "high bandwidth, low latency" mode:
reads are 100.22GB/s;
写入101386MB/s；
Copy: 98252MB/s;
The latency is 64.3ns.
As you can see, the read/write copy of the memory has been significantly improved, and the latency has been optimized and reduced, and the "high bandwidth, low latency" technology of GIGABYTE motherboards is easy to open and effective, which is still very practical.
Summary of actual measurements
The GIGABYTE B760M XP represents the new generation of GIGABYTE 700 series motherboards, in addition to the advantages of the previous generation 700 series motherboards DDR5 memory frequency support, in addition to the advantages of materials, design, and appearance, the high-spec power supply and the advantages of memory overclocking make this B760M Ice Sculpture X motherboard can meet the installation needs of gamers with limited budgets but pursue high performance.