Gigabyte Z590 VISION G Motherboard Review

Features

• Powerful performance support 11^th and 10^th Gen Intel^® Core™ series processors
• Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4 memory, 4 DIMMs
• Go further without more cables by VisionLINK I/O design
• High-bandwidth and low-latency network support by Intel^® 2.5GbE LAN
• Comprehensive connectivity by front and rear USB3.2 Gen 2×2 Type-C^® connectors
• PCIe 4.0 hardware design and maximum memory capacity up to 128GB for empowering real-time workload
• 4 Ultra-Fast NVMe PCIe x4 M.2 connectors with unique thermal guards
• Effective cooling solution design for the better thermal dissipation
• Smart Fan 6 features hybrid fan headers and numerous temperature sensors for fan mode configuration
• Q-Flash Plus Updates BIOS without Installing the CPU, Memory and Graphics Card

Specifications

CPU

• LGA1200 package
  • 11th Generation Intel^® Core™ i9 processors / Intel^® Core™ i7 processors / Intel^® Core™ i5 processors
  • 10th Generation Intel^® Core™ i9 processors / Intel^® Core™ i7 processors / Intel^® Core™ i5 processors / Intel^® Core™ i3 processors/ Intel^® Pentium^® processors / Intel^® Celeron^® processors*
    * Limited to processors with 4 MB Intel^® Smart Cache, Intel^® Celeron^® G5xx5 family.
  • L3 cache varies with CPU

Chipset

• Intel^® Z590 Express Chipset

Memory

• 11th Generation Intel^® Core™ i9/i7/i5 processors:
  Support for DDR4 5333(O.C.)/ DDR4 5133(O.C.)/DDR4 5000(O.C.)/4933(O.C.)/4800(O.C.)/ 4700(O.C.)/ 4600(O.C.)/ 4500(O.C.)/ 4400(O.C.)/ 4300(O.C.)/4266(O.C.) / 4133(O.C.) / 4000(O.C.) / 3866(O.C.) / 3800(O.C.) / 3733(O.C.) / 3666(O.C.) / 3600(O.C.) / 3466(O.C.) / 3400(O.C.) / 3333(O.C.) / 3300(O.C.) / 3200 / 3000 / 2933 / 2800 / 2666 / 2400 / 2133 MHz memory modules
• 10th Generation Intel^® Core™ i9/i7 processors:
  Support for DDR4 2933/2666/2400/2133 MHz memory modules
• 10th Generation Intel^® Core™ i5/i3 /Pentium^®/Celeron^® processors:
  Support for DDR4 2666/2400/2133 MHz memory modules
• 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB (32 GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory
• Dual channel memory architecture
• Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)
• Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules
• Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

(Please refer “Memory Support List” for more information.)

Onboard Graphics

• Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel^® HD Graphics support:
  • 1 x USB Type-C^® port, supporting USB Type-C^® and DisplayPort video outputs and a maximum resolution of 4096×2304@60 Hz.
    * Support for drawing tablets and 20V@3A of power delivery.
    *Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version and HDCP 2.31
  • 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096×2160@30 Hz
    * Support for HDMI 1.4 version and HDCP 2.3.

(Supported graphics specifications may vary depending on CPU or graphics card used.)

Audio

• Realtek^® ALC4080 codec
• High Definition Audio
• 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
• Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN

• Intel^® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbit/1 Gbit/100 Mbit

Expansion Slots

• 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
  * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.
• 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8)
  * The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot. When the PCIEX8 slot is populated, the PCIEX16 slot operates at up to x8 mode.
• 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)

Multi-Graphics Technology

• Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire™ and 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies

Storage Interface

• CPU
  • 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU)*
    * Supported by 11th Generation processors only.
  • 2 x M.2 connectors (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 PCIe 4.0* x4/x2 SSD support) (M2B_CPU)(M2C_CPU)
• Chipset
  • 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe 3.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_SB)
  • 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
* Refer to “1-7 Internal Connectors,” for the installation notices for the M.2 and SATA connectors.
Intel^® Optane™ Memory Ready

USB

• Chipset:
  • 2 x USB Type-C^® ports, with USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 support (1 port on the back panel, 1 port available through the internal USB header)
  • 1 x USB Type-C^® port on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 1 support
  • 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel
  • 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports available through the internal USB header
  • 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports on the back panel
• Chipset+USB 3.2 Gen 1 Hub
  • 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports on the back panel
• Chipset+USB 2.0 Hub
  • 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB headers

Internal I/O Connectors

• 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
• 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
• 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
• 1 x CPU fan header
• 1 x water cooling CPU fan header
• 4 x system fan headers
• 2 x addressable LED strip headers
• 2 x RGB LED strip headers
• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• 4 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
• 1 x front panel header
• 1 x front panel audio header
• 1 x S/PDIF Out header
• 1 x USB Type-C^® header, with USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 support
• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 header
• 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
• 1 x Trusted Platform Module header (For the GC-TPM2.0 SPI / GC-TPM2.0 SPI 2.0 module only)
• 2 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connectors
• 1 x serial port header
• 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
• 1 x Q-Flash Plus button
• 1 x noise detection header

Back Panel Connectors

• 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
• 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
• 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
• 1 x DisplayPort In port
• 1 x HDMI port
• 2 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A ports
• 1 x USB Type-C^® port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 support
• 1 x USB Type-C^® port, with USB 3.2 Gen 1 support
• 1 x RJ-45 port
• 6 x audio jacks

I/O Controller

• iTE^® I/O Controller Chip

H/W Monitoring

• Voltage detection
• Temperature detection
• Fan speed detection
• Water cooling flow rate detection
• Fan fail warning
• Fan speed control
  * Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the cooler you install.
• Noise detection

BIOS

• 1 x 256 Mbit flash
• Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
• PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

Unique Features

• Support for APP Center
  * Available applications in APP Center may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications.
  • @BIOS
  • EasyTune
  • Fast Boot
  • Game Boost
  • ON/OFF Charge
  • RGB Fusion
  • Smart Backup
  • System Information Viewer
• Support for Q-Flash Plus
• Support for Q-Flash
• Support for Xpress Install

Bundle Software

• Norton^® Internet Security (OEM version)
• cFosSpeed

Operating System

• Support for Windows 10 64-bit

Form Factor

• ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm

* The entire materials provided herein are for reference only. GIGABYTE reserves the right to modify or revise the content at anytime without prior notice.
* Advertised performance is based on maximum theoretical interface values from respective Chipset vendors or organization who defined the interface specification. Actual performance may vary by system configuration.
* All trademarks and logos are the properties of their respective holders.
* Due to standard PC architecture, a certain amount of memory is reserved for system usage and therefore the actual memory size is less than the stated amount.

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