Intel 11th generation Core desktop processor has been officially unbanned, and a large number of previously launched 500 series chipset motherboard products have also ushered in their space to play their full functions. Gigabyte's AORUS e-sports brand has also launched the Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTREME motherboard before. The AOURS XTREME series products have always been Gigabyte's ace products. This time, the Gigabyte Z590 AOURS XTREME motherboard uses 20+1 phase digital power supply, which is more than the 16+1 phase digital power supply of the previous generation Z490 motherboard. It also adopts a rare dual network port design in network configuration, including 1 10GbE network port and 1 2.5GbE network port, and also supports Wi-Fi 6E network. Of course, the latest Thunderbolt 4 standard is also supported on Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTREME, and PCIe The support of the 4.0 protocol also gives PCIe excuses and M.2 interfaces a greater performance improvement, which gives Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTREME a strong voice in the high-end motherboard field.
IT Home has obtained Gigabyte's top Z590 motherboard product. The Gigabyte's Z590 AORUS XTREME motherboard packaging is very substantial. High-end motherboard products often have very high quality in materials and heat dissipation. Next, let's take a look at how the actual experience of Gigabyte's Z590 AORUS XTREME motherboard is.
Appearance
What opens the packaging is naturally the Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTREME motherboard. Compared with other motherboard products, the Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTREME is almost extremely restrained in appearance. The high-end gift box packaging and the black outer armor that comes into view are very stable. Of course, it is indeed very heavy. The reason is that the Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTREME uses a whole piece of nano-carbon coated metal armor to support the bottom of the motherboard, which not only ensures the overall strength of the motherboard, but also uses the good thermal conductivity of the metal to quickly dissipate heat.
Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTEREM almost hides all internal interfaces. All internal interfaces are concentrated on the right and top areas of the motherboard, which ensures the appearance of the entire motherboard, which is difficult to see in other motherboard products.
Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTREME motherboard processor powered by 20+1 phase digital power, 100A DrMOS and 8-layer circuit boards, and a low-resistance circuit board dedicated to PCIe 4.0. The processor uses 8+8 Pin power sockets.
heat dissipation part, the Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTREME motherboard uses an integrated cooling armor. Compared with traditional copper tube heat dissipation, the Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTREME uses a nano-carbon coating on the heat dissipation tube and heat dissipation fins to improve heat dissipation efficiency.
Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTREME motherboard has two dual-channel DDR4 memory, supports XMP memory overclocking technology, and the maximum memory overclocking can reach 5100MHz. Independent wiring and tantalum capacitors stabilize current, these can effectively reduce electromagnetic interference and improve the memory overclocking capability of the motherboard. The
interface hides ensures the unity of the overall appearance of the motherboard. The Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTREME motherboard fan interface is mostly hidden in the interface area on the right, including 10 hybrid fan sockets, 8 temperature sensors, 1 noise detection probe and 2 external temperature sensor sockets. These are controlled by Gigabyte SmartFan 6 technology to ensure that the motherboard operates in a quiet and efficient environment as a whole.
In addition to the 3 M.2 interfaces underground in the heat sink, Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTREME also has 6 horizontally arranged SATA 3 interfaces on the right side of the motherboard, which facilitates users to expand large-capacity storage.
Regarding RGB lighting effects, Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTREME is extremely restrained and only reveals the "Dicai" logo on the IO panel and the XTREME logo under the M.2 interface heatsink. Users can choose to customize the light strip or adjust it through the RGB Fusion 2.0 tool.
As Gigabyte's high-end motherboard product, Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTREME also offers an AORUS Gen4 AIC expansion card. This expansion card contains 2 sets of PCIe M.2 SSD slots, which supports the RAID 0 disk array construction. The RAID 0 disk array can achieve a maximum read speed of 19970MB/s and a write speed of 16070MB/s.In addition to the AORUS Gen4 AIC expansion card, Gigabyte also included an ESS SABRE HIFI DAC converter in the motherboard gift package, which is very good for HIFI players to use their own HIFI headset to connect to the computer. On the
IO panel interface, Gigabyte is equipped with many cutting-edge latest interface technologies, which include Wi-Fi 6E network support module and Bluetooth 5.0 module, and also comes with 2 gain antennas. In addition, the Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTREME is also equipped with dual network ports, including 1 Intel 2.5GbE network port and 1 AQUANTIA 10GbE network port. In other interfaces, the Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTREME has 2 Thunderbolt 4 ports and 8 USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports. To facilitate front panel IO expansion, the Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTREME also reserves a USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C extension interface near the bottom of memory. In terms of audio, the Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTREME is equipped with an ALC1220-V8 audio chip and a TI Burr-Brown audio amplifier chip. The IO panel also includes a complete set of audio interfaces. To facilitate front panel audio expansion, the Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTREME uses a separate shield cover to block it near the audio interface. If front audio expansion is not required, just cover the cover to maintain the consistency of the overall appearance of the motherboard.
Overall, compared with other motherboard products, the Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTREME motherboard is exposed to the outside and shows a very low-key appearance design, which makes obsessive-compulsive players pleasing to the eye. The AORUS Gen4 AIC expansion card, ESS SABRE HIFI DAC adapter and a silver-gray dedicated USB drive printed with the AORUS logo all add to the Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTREME motherboard. Next, let’s take a look at the performance of the Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTREME motherboard in IT Home’s hands.
BIOS Experience
Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTREME motherboard BIOS continues the classic orange-black color scheme of the AORUS brand. After entering the BIOS, what is still caught up with the system information in the simple mode, including CPU base frequency, memory frequency, temperature and other information. The memory frequency can be adjusted quickly through XMP configuration, and the Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTREME motherboard can support up to 5100MHz memory. After
enters advanced mode, the Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTREME motherboard provides many adjustment options, including memory and CPU overclocking . Users can adjust the relevant BIOS settings according to actual needs.
For memory overclocking, the 11th generation Core supports DDR4-3200MHz memory. Those who love to tossing can achieve faster memory performance by adjusting the frequency and timing amount.
system information and startup options are basically not much different from the regular BIOS. System information displays the basic hardware information of the device, and the startup settings are closely related to us. At this stage, the device startup is basically above UEFI, so before using a new device, you must enable the CSM support option and enable UEFI support. This way you can start the device smoothly.
In addition to overclocking and general information options, Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTREME also supports Smart Fan 6 smart fan adjustment technology and Q-Flash BIOS rapid updates. Next, let’s take a look at the experience of Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTREME in practical application scenarios.
performance
IT Home tested the hardware platform of Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTREME this time as follows:
Next, let's take a look at the performance of Intel Core i9-11900K on Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTREME. In the benchmark tests provided by CPU-Z, we scored the RuiCore i9-11900K at the default frequency and overclocked to full core 5.1GHz respectively.
By default, the single-core running score reaches 671 points, and the multi-core running score reaches 6987 points; when the full-core overclocking reaches 5.1GHz, the single-core running score reaches 698 points, and the multi-core running score reaches 7180 points.
Thanks to the stable power supply of 20+1 phases of Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTREME, Intel can stably achieve full core 5.1GHz on Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTREME.IT Home then used Prime95 to conduct stability tests on the overclocked processor. During the 30-minute test, the computer did not have a blue screen or a black screen.
also conducted several games in overclocking mode. The average frame rate test results are as follows:
"Wolfenstein: New Bloodline": 240
"Watchdog: Legion": 110
"My memories of light: Infinity": 115
"Assassin's Creed: Odyssey": 98
"Far Cry: New Dawn": 133
"Metro: Escape": 125
"Assassin's Creed: England The Temple of the Spirit: 93
"Border": 109.8
"Tomb Raider: Shadow": 159
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summary
Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTREME In the eyes of players, it is definitely Gigabyte's top enthusiast product. Whether it is workmanship and materials, heat dissipation and power supply, it is specially designed for the 11th generation Core. Of course, what is most obsessed with is undoubtedly its obsessive-compulsive design.
top-level cooling design, 10GbE network port + 2.5GbE dual network port, Thunderbolt 4 support, PCIe SSD expansion card, 20+1 phase digital power supply... These are what the top Z590 motherboard should have. Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTREME is like a low-key and elegant suit thug, exuding a noble atmosphere from the inside out. is currently officially launched, with a starting price of 11,999 yuan, and now the price is 8,888 yuan. For players who are not short of money, this motherboard is definitely worth buying .
