GIGABYTE Motherboards maximize the potential of your PC with Intel® Optane™ Memory. Optane memory accelerates traditional storage devices to reduce boot times and enhance the overall user experience. This non-volatile memory transforms the everyday PC to a performance driven system.
| Benchmark | HDD Only | Optane + HDD | Increase |
| Crystal DiskMark Read | 241.2 MB/s | 1391.8 MB/s | 4.8X |
| Crystal DiskMark Write | 236.0 MB/s | 292.9 MB/s | 24% |
| PCMark 8 Storage Test | 3276 Points | 5016 Points | 53% |
| Game Launching Time Test | 74.17 Sec. | 67.47 Sec. | 9% |
| Zip 10GB of Photos | 319 Sec. | 293 Sec. | 8% |
| Unzip 10GB of Photos | 107 Sec. | 75 Sec. | 30% |
The Z370 motherboards is the first Intel Core i7+/i5+ enthusiast platform that supports built-in 32GB Intel Optane Memory. Optane fuels storage performance by acting as a cache drive giving users a significant boost compared to traditional mechanical drives.
With durability in mind, GIGABYTE provides a thermal solution for M.2 drives—Thermal Guard. The M.2 Thermal Guard prevents throttling and bottlenecks from M.2 devices as it helps to reduce and dissipate heat before it becomes an issue.
(Z370 AORUS GAMING 7-OP, Z370 AORUS ULTRA GAMING WIFI-OP, Z370 AORUS ULTRA GAMING 2.0-OP only)
