GIGABYTE MB Sc LGA1200 Z590M GAMING X, Intel Z590, 4xDDR4, 1xDP, 1xHDMI, mATX

Z590M GAMING X

Intel Z590M GAMING Motherboard with Direct 12+1 Phases Digital VRM with DrMOS, Full Gen4 Design, Fully Covered Thermal Design with Integrated IO Armor, PCIe 4.0 M.2 with Thermal Guard, 2.5GbE Gaming LAN, 8-ch HD Audio with Audio Caps, USB 3.2 Gen2 TYPE-C , RGB FUSION 2.0, Q-Flash Plus

• Supports 11th and 10th Gen Intel Core™ Series Processors
• Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 4 DIMMs
• Direct 12+1 Phases Digital VRM Solution with 60A DrMOS
• Shielded Memory Routing for Better Memory Overclocking
• Fully Covered Thermal Design with High Coverage MOSFET Heatsinks
• Fast 2.5GbE LAN with Bandwidth Management
• Dual Ultra-Fast NVMe PCIe 4.0/3.0 x4 M.2 with Thermal Guard
• Rear USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C and Front USB3.2 Gen1 Type-C for Connecting devices
• Pre-installed IO Shield for easy and quick installation
• RGB FUSION 2.0 with Multi-Zone Addressable LED Light Show Design, Support Addressable LED & RGB LED Strips
• Smart Fan 6 Features Multiple Temperature Sensors , Hybrid Fan Headers with FAN STOP
• Q-Flash Plus Update BIOS without Installing the CPU, Memory and Graphics Card
• * Actual support may vary by CPU.

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
(Please refer to "CPU Support List" for more information.)

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(O.C.) / 3000(O.C.) / 2933 / 2800 / 2666 / 2400 / 2133 MHz
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 DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2304@60 Hz
* Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version, HDCP 2.3.
1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@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 Audio codec
High Definition Audio
2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN

Realtek 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.
(The PCIEX16 slot conforms to PCI Express 4.0 standard.)*
* Supported by 11th Generation processors only.
1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
2 x PCI Express x1 slots
(The PCIEX4 and PCI Express x1 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard)

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 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_CPU)*
*Supported by 11th Generation processors only.
Chipset:
1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe 3.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_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:
1 x USB Type-C port on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support
1 x USB Type-C port with USB 3.2 Gen 1 support, available through the internal USB header
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port (red) on the back panel
6 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB header
Chipset+USB 2.0 Hub:
2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB header

Internal I/O Connectors

1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
1 x CPU fan header
3 x system fan headers
2 x addressable LED strip headers
2 x RGB LED strip headers
6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
2 x M.2 Socket 3 connector
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 1 support
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header
2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
2 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connectors
1 x Trusted Platform Module header (For the GC-TPM2.0 SPI/GC-TPM2.0 SPI 2.0 module only)
1 x serial port header
1 x Clear CMOS jumper
1 x Q-Flash Plus button

Back Panel Connectors

1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
1 x DisplayPort
1 x HDMI port
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port (red)
1 x USB Type-C port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 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
Fan fail warning
Fan speed control
* Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the cooler you install.

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

Bundled Software

Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Realtek 8125 Gaming LAN Bandwidth Control Utility

Operating System

Support for Windows 10 64-bit

Form Factor

Micro ATX Form Factor; 24.4cm x 24.4cm