Compare Gigabyte Z590I VISION vs EVGA Z590 FTW WiFi vs MSI A520
Variants
For Gamers
For Pros
Connectivity
CPU Socket
LGA1200
LGA1200 (10th & 11th Intel Core CPUs)
AMD Socket AM4
Expansion Slot
2x USB 2.0/1.1 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen1
[Storage] 4x SATA III + 1x M.2
PCI Express
1x PCIe x16
PCIe 4.0: 2x x16 (running at x16/x8 + x8) + 1x x4
1x X16 + 2x X1 Gen3
Ports
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 4x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x RJ45 + 2x Thunderbolt 4 (DP 1.4 / HDCP 2.3) + 1x DisplayPort In + 2x Audio jacks
[Internal] 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB 2.0 | [Rear] 4x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2x2 + 3x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB 2.0 + 1x DisplayPort 1.4 + 1x HDMI 2.0 + 1x RJ45 (1Gbps)
[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
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.2 (preinstalled in the M.2 Key-E 32mm slot)
Construction
Form Factor
ITX motherboard
ATX Motherboard
M-ATX
Dimensions
Size | Length
170 mm
12" / 305 mm
Size | Width
170 mm
9.6" / 244 mm
Function
Audio
Realtek ALC4080 codec, DTS:X Ultra
7.1 Channel Realtek 1220, EVGA NU Audio
Chipset
Intel Z590 Express
Intel Z590 Chipset
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
Graphics
Multi-GPU: Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire and 2-Way AMD CrossFire technologies
Misc
Networking: Intel 2.5GbE 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
1x addressable LED strip + 1x RGB LED strip
Performance
Memory | Capacity
2x DIMMs (up to 64GB)
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)
Up to DDR4 5100MHz
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, 2260/2280 (11th-gen Intel processor only) + 1x M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4/x2 SSD, 2260/2280 + 4x SATA
6x SATA 6.0Gbps + 1x M.2 PCIe 4 110mm + 1x M.2 PCIe 3 110mm + 1x M.2 80mm PCIe / SATA + 1x M.2 Key-E 32mm
RAID 0/1/10 support
Storage | RAID
RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
Production
Debut
2020
2021
2020-08-18
Model Name
121-RL-E597-KR
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