Compare Gigabyte Z590 AORUS MASTER vs MSI A520
Variants
For Gamers
For Pros
Connectivity
CPU Socket
LGA1200
AMD Socket AM4
Expansion Slot
2x Thunderbolt add-in card + 2x USB 2.0/1.1 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2
[Storage] 4x SATA III + 1x M.2
PCI Express
1x PCIe x16 + 1x PCIe x16 (running @ x8) + 1x PCIe x16 (running @ x4)
1x X16 + 2x X1 Gen3
Ports
1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2x2 + 5x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 4x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x RJ45 + 1x DisplayPort 1.2 + 5x Audio jacks + 1x Optical S/PDIF (TOSLINK)
[Front] 2x USB-A + 4x USB-A + 1x serial | [Rear] 1x Realtek RTL81111H Gigabit LAN + 4x USB-A + 2x USB-A + 3x HD audio + 1x DP + 1x HDMI
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.1
Construction
Form Factor
ATX motherboard
M-ATX
Dimensions
Size | Length
305 mm
Size | Width
244 mm
Function
Audio
Realtek ALC1220-VB codec, DTS:X Ultra
Chipset
Intel Z590 Express
AMD A520 Chipset
Compatibility
10th-gen & 11th-gen Intel Core / Pentium / Celeron processors
3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Desktop Processors and AMD Ryzen 4000 G-Series Desktop Processors
DAC
ESS ES9118 DAC
Graphics
Multi-GPU: Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire and 2-Way AMD CrossFire technologies
Misc
Networking: Aquantia 10GbE LAN chip
Monitoring
Voltage detection, Temperature detection, Fan speed detection, Water cooling flow rate detection, Fan fail warning, Fan speed control, Water cooling flow rate detection, Noise detection
RGB Lighting
RGB Fusion 2.0, 2x LED strip + 2x RGB LED strip
Security
Trusted Platform Module header (For GC-TPM2.0 SPI / GC-TPM2.0 SPI 2.0 modules only)
Performance
Memory | Capacity
4x DIMMs (up to 128GB)
2 DIMMs, up to 64 GB dual channel
Memory | Type
DDR4 up to 3200MHz dual channel, support for ECC memory (in non-ECC mode) and Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) modules (up to 5000MHz)
DDR4 2667/ 2800 /2933 /3000 /3066 /3200 /3466 /3600/ 3733 /3866 /4000 /4133 /4266 /4400/ 4600+ MHz
Storage
1x M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD, 2242/2260/2280/22110 (11th-gen Intel processor only) + 2x M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4/x2 SSD, 2242/2260/2280/22110 + 6x SATA
RAID 0/1/10 support
Storage | RAID
RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
Production
Debut
2021-01-12 (CES 2021)
2020-08-18
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