The successor to its highly-rated Z370 Aorus Gaming 7, Gigabyte's Z390 Aorus Master is designed to support greater core loads without sacrificing features. Gigabyte’s Z390 Aorus Master replaces its previous-generation Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 in the high-end mainstream platform market, with an array of new features that closely match those of the older board. Buyers get a product designed to support eight-core processors, where the older model supported six. But the increased price has us triple-checking our bank balances and bills before we’ll consider plunking down the $290 asking price.