Z890 Aorus Pro Ice
The Gigabyte Z890 Aorus Pro Ice is a ATX LGA1851 motherboard on the Z890 chipset. It supports DDR5 memory up to 9,500 MT/s and 5 M.2 slots. Full specs, power delivery, and current prices are below.
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MaxMyBuild scores
How we score →How well the Z890 Aorus Pro Iceis equipped for gaming and for productivity, scored 0–100 from its specs. Scores are fit-for-purpose: a capable board can top the gaming score without being the most expensive.
Weighs CPU power delivery, memory speed support, the GPU PCIe slot, Wi-Fi version, and M.2 storage — the things that actually matter for a gaming build.
Rewards fast, plentiful M.2 storage and USB I/O, PCIe expansion, memory capacity and slots — what matters for content creation and heavy multitasking.
Max CPU power
300 W
The Z890 Aorus Pro Ice can reliably power a CPU drawing up to about 300 W from its 2x8+1+2 power-stage (VRM) layout. That’s the number that decides whether a board can run a power-hungry chip at full boost without throttling — comfortable for even the top Core Ultra 9 chips.
Specifications
Platform
- Chipset
- Z890
- Socket
- LGA1851
- Form factor
- ATX
- MSRP
- $400.00
Memory
- Type
- DDR5
- Slots
- 4
- Max speed
- 9,500 MT/s
- Max capacity
- 256 GB
- Channels
- 2-channel
- ECC / memory
- UDIMM, CUDIMM
Power & VRM
- Max CPU power
- 300 W
- Phase config
- 2x8+1+2
- VRM stages
- 90A SPS
- EPS power
- 8+8
- VRM heatsink
- Full coverage
Storage & Expansion
- M.2 slots
- 5
- M.2 layout
- 2× PCIe 5.0 ×4, 3× PCIe 4.0 ×4
- M.2 heatsinks
- All slots
- SATA ports
- 4 SATA3
- PCIe ×16 slots
- 1× PCIe 5.0 ×16, 1× PCIe 4.0 ×1, 1× PCIe 4.0 ×4
Ethernet & Wi-Fi
- Realtek RTL8126
- 5 GbE
- Ethernet ports
- 1
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7
USB & I/O
- Rear USB-A
- 4× USB 2.0, 4× 5 Gbps, 2× 10 Gbps
- Rear USB-C
- 2× USB4 40 Gbps
- Front USB-C
- 1× 20Gbps
- Front USB 3 headers
- 1
- Front USB 2 headers
- 2
Audio & Video
- Audio codec
- ALC1220
- Audio jacks
- 2
- S/PDIF out
- Yes
- USB-C video
- 2× DP 2.1
Cooling, RGB & Design
- Fan headers
- 8
- 12V RGB headers
- 1
- 5V ARGB headers
- 3
- PCB colour
- White
- Heatsink colour
- Silver White, White
Onboard & Diagnostics
- BIOS Flashback
- Yes (rear)
- Diagnostics
- POST code display
- Onboard buttons
- Power, Reset
- TPM header
- Yes
Compare the Z890 Aorus Pro Ice against every other board on the motherboard comparison table. Not sure it fits your chip? The socket compatibility guide explains LGA1851 pairings.
Where to buy the Z890 Aorus Pro Ice
Every in-stock retailer offer we track, cheapest first.
| Retailer | Availability | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | — | See on Amazon |  |
| Amazon | — | See on Amazon | |
| Newegg | In stock | $390.99 |  |
The Z890 Aorus Pro Ice starts from $262.95 across 3 retailers (Wi-Fi 7). Prices update daily from live stock.
Which CPUs fit the Z890 Aorus Pro Ice?
Compare all CPUs →In-stock LGA1851 processors this board can run — socket-matched and within its 300 W VRM budget, ranked by gaming value (performance per dollar).
| Processor | Cores | Gaming | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Core Ultra 5 225F Intel | 10/10 | 62.5 | $154.00 |
 | Core Ultra 5 245K Intel | 14/14 | 67.1 | $179.99 |
 | Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus Intel | 18/18 | 73.3 | $199.95 |
 | Core Ultra 5 225 Intel | 10/10 | 62.5 | $178.00 |
 | Core Ultra 5 245KF Intel | 14/14 | 67.1 | $199.00 |
 | Core Ultra 5 250K Plus Intel | 18/18 | 73.3 | $219.99 |
 | Core Ultra 7 270K Plus Intel | 24/24 | 77.5 | $308.00 |
 | Core Ultra 265KF Intel | 20/20 | 70.3 | $292.00 |
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