Compare EVGA Z590 FTW WiFi vs MSI B550 UNIFY vs MSI A520
Variants
For Gamers
For Pros
Connectivity
CPU Socket
LGA1200 (10th & 11th Intel Core CPUs)
AMD Socket AM4 (for up to Ryzen 9 processors)
AMD Socket AM4
Expansion Slot
6x SATA-III + 4x M.2
[Storage] 4x SATA III + 1x M.2
PCI Express
PCIe 4.0: 2x x16 (running at x16/x8 + x8) + 1x x4
2x PCI-e x16 + 2x PCI-e x1
1x X16 + 2x X1 Gen3
Ports
[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] 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 3x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 4x USB 2.0 + 5x audio ports + Optical S/PDIF + Realtek 8125B-CG 2.5G LAN + HDMI | [Rear] 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 4x USB 2.0
[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 5.2 (preinstalled in the M.2 Key-E 32mm slot)
Intel WiFi 6 AX200, Bluetooth 5.1
Construction
Form Factor
ATX Motherboard
ATX
M-ATX
Dimensions
Size | Length
12" / 305 mm
Size | Width
9.6" / 244 mm
Function
Audio
7.1 Channel Realtek 1220, EVGA NU Audio
Chipset
Intel Z590 Chipset
AMD B550 Chipset
AMD A520 Chipset
Compatibility
3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Desktop Processors and AMD Ryzen 4000 G-Series Desktop Processors
Multi-GPU
Crossfire
Performance
Memory | Capacity
4x DIMMs, up to 128GB
2x DIMMs, up to 64 GB
2 DIMMs, up to 64 GB dual channel
Memory | Type
Up to DDR4 5100MHz
Dual Channel DDR4-5300MHz+ (MAX 5800)
DDR4 2667/ 2800 /2933 /3000 /3066 /3200 /3466 /3600/ 3733 /3866 /4000 /4133 /4266 /4400/ 4600+ MHz
Storage
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
RAID 0/1/10 support
Production
Debut
2021
2020-10-27
2020-08-18
Model Name
121-RL-E597-KR
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