Gigabyte Motherboards Naming Scheme
Aorus Motherboards
Gigabyte uses a tier system of naming for their Aorus line of boards, they are placed after the chipset code and 'Aorus'. For example the X570 AORUS MASTER. They are:
- XTREME / Gaming 9
- MASTER / Gaming 7
- ULTRA / Gaming 5
- PRO / Ultra Gaming
- ELITE / Gaming 3
(In order of best to worst).
- For motherboards like the B450 AORUS M, the 'M' just denotes that it is a Micro ATX board, it is a tier lower than the Elite line.
UD Motherboards
The UD (Ultra Durable) line of boards are named in 2 parts: First is the chipset and form factor, and the second is the suffix.
The first part denotes the chipset, and an M indicates that it is a Micro ATX form factor, while an I or N indicates that it is Mini ITX
The second part is an elaborate albeit somewhat confusing designation of features on-board. The following list shows the explanation of the suffixes:
| Suffix | Break Up | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| S | S | Standard PCIe 3.0 - One x1 slot |
| S2 | S2 | Standard PCIe 3.0 - Two x1 slots |
| H | H | S2 + HDMI port |
| S2H | S2
2H |
S2 = Two x1 slots
2 extra video outputs (HDMI + VGA + DVI-D) |
| S2PH | S2
2P H |
S2 = Two x1 slots
2P = 2x PCI H = HDMI and VGA |
| S2V | S
2V |
S = One x1 slot
2V = DVI-D |
| DS2 | DS2 | DS = Double S or S2 = two 2.0 x1 slots |
| DS2V | DS
2V |
DS = Double S or S2 = two 2.0 x1 slots
2V = DVI-D |
| D2V | D2
2V |
D2= Two x1 slots
2V = DVI-D |
| D3 | D3 | Minimum 3 PCI in any combination |
| D3P | D3
P |
D3 = 3 PCI
P = additional USB slots with WIFI (optional) |
| DS3H | DS3
H |
DS3 = Two x16 slots
H = HDMI |
| D3H | D3
H |
D3 = 3 PCI
H = HDMI |
| HD2 | HD2 | Any combination of 3 PCI + no M.2 slots |
| HD3 | HD3 | Any combination of 3 PCI + M.2 slots |
| HD3P | HD3
P |
HD3 = 3 PCI + M.2 slots
P = additional USB slots with WIFI (optional) |
| D3V | D3
V |
D3 = Minimum 3 PCI
V = DVI-D |
For example, B550M DS3H. First part denotes that it has a B550 chipset, and is a Micro ATX form factor. The second part; DS3H breaks down into DS3 = Two x16 slots and H = HDMI