GIGABYTE Z690 Motherboards for 12th Gen Intel Core “Alder Lake-S” Processors Leaked by EEC, Over 25 Models

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The EEC has leaked what appears to be GIGABYTE’s entire opening volley of Z690 motherboards for Intel’s upcoming 12th Gen Core “Alder Lake-S” processors. They include premium flagship AORUS models such as the Z690 AORUS EXTREME and AORUS MASTER, as well as more mainstream options such as the Z690 UD (Ultra Durable) and Z690 AERO G. The motherboards are expected to launch in November 2021 alongside Intel’s latest desktop CPUs.



The complete list of GIGABYTE’s Z690 motherboards:



Z690 AORUS XTREME WBZ690 AORUS XTREMEZ690 AORUS MASTERZ690 AORUS TACHYONZ690 AORUS ELITEZ690 AORUS ELITE STEALTHZ690 AORUS PROZ690 AORUS ULTRAZ690 AORUS ELITE AXZ690I AORUS ULTRAZ690 AERO GZ690 AERO DZ690 GAMING XZ690 UDZ690M DS3HZ690 UD AXZ690 UD ACZ690 AORUS ELITE DDR4Z690M A ELITE DDR4Z690 AORUS PRO DDR4Z690 A ELITE AX DDR4Z690M A ELITE AX DDR4Z690I A ULTRA...

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[Grimlakin]

It makes sense... I mean why wouldn't you have 24 different motherboard models to go with 48 bazillion CPU models?

 

[Zarathustra]

25 models seems a little excessive.

If I were in the market for an Alder Lake-S chip, and one of these motherboards was a version with excellent powere delivery and overclocking features, with no on board devices except for what is included in the chipset, as many PCIe slots as possible, and only basic black or green boards without fancy looking heatsinks or LED/RGB lighting, I'd buy it.

But sadly, I doubt that despite the existence of 25 freaking SKU's, none of them are going to be what I want.

 

[Brian_B]

It doesn't take much to crank up a lot of different models that are nearly identical - take a mid-tier offering: one has wifi, one has RGB, one has Thunderbolt, one has WiFi ~and~ RGB, one has WiFi and Thunderbolt, one has Thunderbolt and RGB, one has WiFi and Thunderbolt and RGB, and then doesn't have any of those.

That's what, like 8 different SKUs for one pricing tier. Throw in about 3 tiers, and your easily up over 20 models.