Gigabyte Z590 AORUS MASTER
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Gigabyte Z590 AORUS MASTER is a high-end ATX gaming motherboard based on Intel's Z590 Express chipset. Compared to the Z590 AORUS PRO AX, it supports higher bandwidth with one of its three PCIe x16 slots and offers a more robust platform for water cooling.
Designed for 10th- and 11th-gen Intel Core, Pentium, and Celeron processors, the Z590 AORUS MASTER supports a large selection of expansions and I/O ports. It also features WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1 wireless connectivity.
For fast disk reads and writers, the AORUS MASTER supports PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD, which is cooled by Gigabyte's Thermal Guard II thermal solution that maintains the stability and durability of the drive during high-speed operations.
In terms of memory support, the 4x DIMMs can each take up to 32GB DDR4 3200MHz memory, with support for XMP 5000MHz modules. It also provides a USB 3.2 Gen2x2 port at the rear I/O panel.
The power supply circuit on the Z590 AORUS comes with 20+1 phases, each of them holding up to 100 amps with the DrMOS power stage design. Gigabyte's engineers also paid attention to cooling the power circuitry, with Fins-Array II heatsink and Direct-Touch Heatpipe II together to manage VRM temperatures.
To spice up your gaming rig, the Z590 AORUS MASTER not only features RGB FUSION 2.0 RGB lighting but also comes with headers that support addressable LED and RGB LED strips.
Alongside the MASTER, Gigabyte also unveiled the Z590 AORUS ELITE, ELITE AX, ULTRA, PRO AX, and XTREME at CES 2021.
Ratings
What we found
Pros
- Power delivery via PCIe 4.0, Wi-Fi 6E, and M.2 PCIe slots
- Power Delivery via USB 2.0 Type-C and Type-A headers
Cons
- Very tight VDroop control
What external reviewers found
External score 80%
Pros
- High-quality design
- Powerful M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 slots
- Competitive pricing
- Two USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C ports
- Two Thunderbolt headers
- Large 19-phase power delivery
Cons
- No SLI support
- No Wi-Fi 6E support
- No Wi-Fi 6
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Specifications
Related Products
- Extreme overclocking-capable power delivery
- Four M.2 sockets and four USB ports
- USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C port
External Reviews
anandtech[1]
Reviewer score 82% (normalized by Neofiliac)The GIGABYTE Z590 Aorus Master is one of the higher-end options on Z590. It has double the bandwidth from the CPU to the chipset (DMI x8, previously x4), and USB 3.2 G2x2 Type-C. The integrated audio solution is premium, too, with a Realtek ALC1220-VB HD audio codec.
Pros
- High-quality design
- Large 19-phase power delivery
- Competitive pricing
Cons
- No Wi-Fi 6E support
tomshardware[2]
Reviewer score 77% (normalized by Neofiliac)Gigabyte chose to go with a 19-phase setup for the Vcore and SOC on the power delivery front. The bottom half of the board is mostly covered in shrouds hiding all the unsightly but necessary bits. Hidden under the shrouds around the PCIe slots are three M.2 sockets.
Pros
- Powerful M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 slots
- Two USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C ports
- Two Thunderbolt headers
Cons
- No Wi-Fi 6
- No SLI support
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