Gigabyte Z890 EAGLE WIFI7 PLUS

A 14+1+2 phase VRM using 60A stages, a genuine step down from the ELITE tier's 16+1+2 design but still fully capable of running the Core Ultra 200S Plus lineup for mainstream gaming and productivity use without compromise, provided extreme overclocking headroom isn't the priority.

Four DDR5 DIMM slots with Ultra Turbo Mode overclocking support, sharing the same one-click tuning philosophy as the rest of the Z890 PLUS series, though the specific maximum overclocked speed on this exact tier wasn't broken out separately from the headline 10,266 MT/s figure Gigabyte associates with the series overall; expect a real but likely somewhat lower practical ceiling than the ELITE-tier boards given the lighter VRM.

Four M.2 slots cover storage expansion at a level appropriate for this mainstream tier, matching the ELITE PLUS boards' slot count while likely running at a mix of PCIe generations rather than the higher PCIe 5.0 slot count found on pricier tiers.

USB4 Type-C and Wi-Fi 7 are both genuinely strong inclusions at this price tier, and ALC1220 audio is a real step up from the more basic codecs some competing boards use at similar prices.

Against the Z890 EAGLE PLUS, covered elsewhere on this site, this board's only difference is the addition of Wi-Fi 7; every other specification is shared. Against the Z890 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 PLUS, covered elsewhere on this site, that board offers a stronger 16+1+2 VRM at a real price premium, the main reason to step up a tier from this EAGLE board.