Gigabyte Z590I VISION D ITX Motherboard for Intel LGA 1200 CPUs

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Now the right side of the board has your usual assortment of storage interfaces. Notice that most of the slots are reinforced. That even includes the 24-pin power. Frequency response should be as flat as possible with acceptable minor deviation across the frequency range of around +/-0.5dB. Test signal for the frequency range contains harmonics from 5Hz to 22KHz. Excellent performance we got here from the GIGABYTE board – as expected especially for the memory latency performance at 62.2ns. Nothing to complain here really. Storage Interface Thermal performance is excellent but it is due to the more aggressive fan profile of the GIGABYTE Z590I. With such, acoustic performance is affected. Vcore is also the highest among the devices tested, peaking at 1.296v. Our stability test also found out that voltage for the +5 and +12 rails dropped at load but not at alarming figures. Regardless, power consumption is still better compared to the ASUS model. CPU, Memory and GPU: Colorful predominantly aims its models at the Asian market with its iGame series and its take on the American Naval fleet with the CVN series.

PCIe x16 expansion slot conforms to the latest PCIe 4.0 spec along with the main M.2 slot with a maximum speed of x4. Now what’s missing here is the front panel audio header – which means we’re bound to test the rear panel audio alone. For wired connectivity, Intel identifies support for 2.5 gigabit Ethernet as a key feature for the new chipsets, however this isn't anything special, as it works the same as in previous generations - motherboard vendors just buy a 2.5 GbE PCIe chip and attach it to the chipset. Though usually when Intel advertises it like this, then there's a combo sale for vendors who buy the chipset along with the Intel branded network controller, so we're going to see a push for 2.5 GbE networking on Z590. Intel Thunderbolt 4: Support for Maple Ridge

Now THD+N estimates the amount of harmonic distortion that takes place when a signal with large amplitude passes the testing chain. The test signal used here is a sine wave at 1kHz. x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 connectors (USB Type-C® ports), supporting DisplayPort and Thunderbolt™ video outputs and a maximum resolution of 5120x2880@60 Hz with 24 bpp (via single display output) In fact, TPM 2.0 hardware is not a must to pass TPM 2.0 verification. GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ Motherboards are not only known for their world-renowned durability, but also play a leading role in product design, especially when it comes to the TPM 2.0 support in the BIOS. Lots of GIGABYTE Intel ® and AMD motherboards can pass the TPM 2.0 verification of the Windows 11 by simply enabling the TPM-related function in the BIOS, on which Intel ® X299, B250 chipset and above platform will be the Platform Trust Technology (PTT), and fTPM function on the AMD AM4 and TRX40 motherboards. By this advanced BIOS setting, GIGABYTE motherboards can pass the TPM 2.0 verification of Windows 11 to prevent TPM 2.0 support becoming an issue to users during their system upgrade. The Z590I Vision D is a welcome addition to the GIGABYTE Vision line-up. Connectivity is the greatest asset of this board along with its subtle styling, efficiency and thermals. Storage performance is also a highlight here with Thunderbolt 4 and USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 in tow.

NetIO-GUI is a straight forward Windows frontend application for the “netio” command-line utility. This benchmark requires a client and server for it to work. The ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AC2900 is our router of choice here to test the Ethernet and Wi-Fi performance of our motherboard. Finance is only available to permanent UK residents aged >18, subject to status, terms and conditions apply.Klarna Bank AB (publ) is Authorised by the Swedish Financial Services Authority (Finansinspektionen) and is subject to limited regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority. Memory latency is also tested with the Cache and Memory Benchmark built within AIDA64. Latency is what interest us here due to how motherboard designs could affect it. As is usual with a new platform launch, we reached out to every motherboard vendor for their Z590 model list, images, and specifications. Every vendor we spoke to had something on hand, however some products are still under development for launch over the next couple of months. As a result, we have put as much information as we have into this single article to date, and as information is provided, this article will be updated. At the time of publication, we have details of 50+ motherboards.We will endeavor to keep this Z590 overview updated with the latest information, including pricing and new models. Intel Z590 Chipset: Double Bandwidth to the CPU Generation Intel® Core™ i9 processors / Intel® Core™ i7 processors / Intel® Core™ i5 processors / Intel® Core™ i3 processors/ Intel® Pentium® processors / Intel® Celeron® processors*

Boot is self explanatory – with the usual options present. I like that we got a mouse speed option here. By the way if your device has a pretty long name, it wont clip to the end of this menu. A small nuance to an otherwise good interface. UEFI is excellent. Nothing to complain here really so let us move on with the tests. Test Setup and Methodology The second big difference is that the Z590 platform will enable the processor to use PCIe 4.0. Intel will include native CPU PCIe 4.0 support for the first time, 20 lanes of it, which will enable a full x16 link for add-in cards as well as another PCIe 4.0 x4 for storage. Vendors will be able to split that x16 as required, similar to previous mainstream motherboards, into an x8/x8 or x8/x4/x4 bifurcated solution, with appropriate muxing. All fan headers are subject to support AIO_Pump, Pump and high performance fan with the capability of delivering up to 2A/12V @ 24W. System Info is well, system information. Should’ve went with a monitoring menu here instead but I’ll take this.Settings is where the PCH or chipset options are located. Update: The motherboard supports PCIe bifurcation at x8/x8 to x8/x4/x4 configurations. GIGABYTE markets this motherboard for creators and as such, it has been styled to fit the bill – features included too with proper connectivity options for the task. This board also comes with the Realtek ALC4080. I praised that codec on my last review so I have high hopes with the GIGABYTE motherboard. The third update is native USB 3.2 G2x2 (20 Gbps) Type-C support from the chipset. Motherboards that take advantage of this feature will likely enable it either on a front panel or rear panel connector, although it is optional and some of the cheaper models might not have the port. Rear I/O looks pretty good but we have an unconventional mic and line-out here. This placement will most likely introduce noise to the setup, more so with the shield-less approach of the Z590I Vision D when it comes to its audio implementation.

The only cables you’d then need to connect to your PC are the power and Thunderbolt cable, with support for daisy- chained Thunderbolt 4hubs, super-fast storage or networking adaptors. It’s no surprise, then, that Gigabyte is aiming the board at creators, but there’s plenty to like about the board from an enthusiast’s point of view too. IMD on the other hand estimates amount of intermodulation distortions when a more complex signal passes through a test chain. Measurement uses a two sine wave test signal consisting of low frequency 60Hz tone linearly mixed with a high-frequency 7KHz tone. There are 6 main menus here with the Tweaker as the most important one for obvious reasons. There are sub menus here for CPU and memory settings.The new Intel Z590 chipset now includes native support for USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20 Gbps Type-C connectivity. On the previous Z490 chipset, vendors needed to use additional controllers, such as the ASMedia ASM3242, plugged into the PCIe lanes from the chipset. The RightMark Audio Analyzer is a nifty tool to measure the quality of the motherboard’s audio interface. Our results are obtained by playing and recording test tones passed through the audio chain using the Focusrite Scarlett Solo as the ADC. Sampling rate and bit-depth are at 48KHz and 24-bit respectively. Thunderbolt 4 can be really handy though. You can output practically every connection you’d usually hook up to your motherboard’s I/O panel over a single cable, including audio, networking and USB cables. The Z590I Vision D also has a DisplayPort input, which allows you to connect your graphics card’s output to the motherboard using a short cable, so you can run your main video output over Thunderbolt 4 too. There’s an upper limit of 4K at 60Hz here, but it can hit 5,120×2,880 at 60Hz if you just use your CPU’s integrated graphics.