BIOS
Despite the boards tiny stature, the BIOS is far from lacking; inside you’ll find all of the features you’d see on any other AORUS B450 motherboard, allowing you to overclock to your hearts content.
We find the Gigabyte BIOS may look a little dated and boring, but it functions brilliantly. Things are laid out in a logical manner and easy to find while the overall system is very responsive.
To overclock the system, it’s as simple as heading into the Advanced Frequency Settings and adjusting the CPU Core Clock ratio and then upping your voltage from the Advanced Voltage Settings.
Overclocking
We didn’t expect much from the Mini ITX B450 I Pro WiFi, if we’re being honest, but we went ahead and attempted an overclock on the 2700X anyway, giving the small heatsinks and tightly packed circuitry a real run for their money.
We managed to achieve a stable 4.2GHz on the core with 1.4v required, which isn’t too far from the best we’ve managed on some X470 boards. Reasonably impressive.
Our Cinebench R15 score raised from 1806 to 1876, which is all well and good, but massive airflow through the case isn’t just recommended, it’s absolutely necessary. The power delivery heatsink was scorching hot, to the point where we’d question long-term reliability if case airflow wasn’t good enough. This wasn’t anywhere near as big an issue when using the CPU within its usual parameters.
Despite the boards tiny stature, the BIOS is far from lacking; inside you’ll find all of the features you’d see on any other AORUS B450 motherboard, allowing you to overclock to your hearts content.
We find the Gigabyte BIOS may look a little dated and boring, but it functions brilliantly. Things are laid out in a logical manner and easy to find while the overall system is very responsive.
To overclock the system, it’s as simple as heading into the Advanced Frequency Settings and adjusting the CPU Core Clock ratio and then upping your voltage from the Advanced Voltage Settings.
Overclocking
We didn’t expect much from the Mini ITX B450 I Pro WiFi, if we’re being honest, but we went ahead and attempted an overclock on the 2700X anyway, giving the small heatsinks and tightly packed circuitry a real run for their money.
We managed to achieve a stable 4.2GHz on the core with 1.4v required, which isn’t too far from the best we’ve managed on some X470 boards. Reasonably impressive.
Our Cinebench R15 score raised from 1806 to 1876, which is all well and good, but massive airflow through the case isn’t just recommended, it’s absolutely necessary. The power delivery heatsink was scorching hot, to the point where we’d question long-term reliability if case airflow wasn’t good enough. This wasn’t anywhere near as big an issue when using the CPU within its usual parameters.
