Review: Gigabyte Aorus AX370-Gaming 5

Conclusion

Hindsight is a great thing. It tells us that AMD didn't give motherboard partners ample time before the Ryzen 7 launch to optimise boards. Successive BIOSes have made the AM4 platform more stable, with the Gigabyte Aorus AX370-Gaming 5 showing just how far it has come in a month or so after launch.

Now as stable as the Intel equivalents - we noticed zero memory- or CPU-related errors during rigorous testing - the Gaming 5 offers the obligatory RGB lighting, a clean layout, a solid BIOS and predictable, consistent performance.

In an ideal world we'd like to see more focus on PCIe-riding M.2 and, possibly, WiFi, but that's about it. The Gigabyte Aorus AX370-Gaming 5 is a fine motherboard, ideally suited to Ryzen 7, whose real competition may actually come from the cheaper B350 range. Those in search a premium AM4 experience, however, would do well to put this board on their shortlist.

Gigabyte Aorus AX370-Gaming 5

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