Test: Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER bundkort

Specifikationer

Gigabyte har udviddet den del af bundkortet der bliver brugt til at leverer strøm til CPU'en. Med kobber i bundkortet betyder det at varmen kan spredes nemmere til hele bundkortet og kan blive kølet mere effektiv.

Køleren er også blevet opgraderet en del siden sidste generation, med faktiske ribber i køleren, og en heatpipe der har direkte kontakt med MOSFET.

Bundkortet kommer også med AC WiFi og Bluetooth 5.

VRM delen har Gigabyte haft meget fokus på, som tidligere nævnt med en bedre køler, og en større del af bundkortet allokeret til strømforsyningen, men også ved at bygge en stor 12 fasers strømforsyning, som vi kommer nærmere ind på senere.

Audio delen består af en ESS Sabre 9118 DAC, Realtek ALC1220 audio codec, nichicon kondensatorer og en TXC oscillator.

• CPU
  1. Support for 9th and 8th Generation Intel^® Core™ i9 processors/ Intel^® Core™ i7 processors/ Intel^® Core™ i5 processors/ Intel^® Core™ i3 processors/ Intel^® Pentium^® processors/ Intel^® Celeron^® processors in the LGA1151 package
  2. L3 cache varies with CPU

  (Please refer to "CPU Support List" for more information.)
• Chipset
  1. Intel^® Z390 Express Chipset
• Memory
  1. 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of system memory
  2. Dual channel memory architecture
  3. Support for DDR4 4400(O.C.) / 4333(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.) / 2800(O.C.) / 2666 / 2400 / 2133 MHz memory modules
  4. Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)
  5. Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules
  6. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

  (Please refer to "Memory Support List" for more information.)
• Onboard Graphics
  Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel^® HD Graphics support:

  1. 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@30 Hz
     * Support for HDMI 1.4 version and HDCP 2.2.

  Maximum shared memory of 1 GB
• Audio
  1. Realtek^® ALC1220-VB codec
     * The front panel line out jack supports DSD audio.
  2. ESS SABRE 9118 DAC
  3. High Definition Audio
  4. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
  5. Support for S/PDIF Out
• LAN
  1. Intel^® GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
• Wireless Communication module
  1. Intel^® CNVi interface 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band
  2. BLUETOOTH 5
  3. Support for 11ac 160 MHz wireless standard and up to 1.73 Gbps data rate
     * Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment.
• Expansion Slots
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
     * The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with the M2P connector. The PCIEX4 slot operates at up to x2 mode when a PCIe SSD is installed in the M2P connector.
  4. 3 x PCI Express x1 slots
     (All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
  5. 1 x M.2 Socket 1 connector for an Intel^® CNVi wireless module (CNVI)
• Storage Interface
  Chipset:

  1. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2M)
  2. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A)
  3. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P)
  4. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
  5. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
     * Refer to "1-9 Internal Connectors," for the installation notices for the PCIEX4, M.2 and SATA connectors.

  Intel^® Optane™ Memory Ready
• Multi-Graphics Technology
  1. Support for NVIDIA^® Quad-GPU SLI™ and 2-Way NVIDIA^® SLI™ technologies
  2. Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire™ and 3-Way/2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies
• USB
  Chipset:

  1. 1 x USB Type-C™ port with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support, available through the internal USB header
  2. 1 x USB Type-C™ port on the back panel, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support
  3. 3 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel
  4. 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)

  Chipset+USB 2.0 Hub:

  1. 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)
• Internal I/O Connectors
  1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
  2. 2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
  3. 1 x CPU fan header
  4. 1 x water cooling CPU fan header
  5. 4 x system fan headers
  6. 2 x system fan/water cooling pump headers
  7. 2 x Addressable LED strip headers
  8. 2 x Addressable LED strip power select jumpers
  9. 2 x RGB LED strip headers
  10. 3 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
  11. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
  12. 1 x front panel header
  13. 1 x front panel audio header
  14. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
  15. 1 x USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support
  16. 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 header
  17. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
  18. 1 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connector
  19. 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header (2x6 pin, for the GC-TPM2.0_S module only)
  20. 1 x OC button
  21. 1 x reset button
  22. 2 x temperature sensor headers
  23. 2 x BIOS switches
  24. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
  25. Voltage Measurement Points
• Back Panel Connectors
  1. 1 x Power/Reset button
  2. 1 x Clear CMOS button
  3. 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)
  4. 1 x HDMI port
  5. 1 x USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support
  6. 3 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)
  7. 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports
  8. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
  9. 1 x RJ-45 port
  10. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
  11. 5 x audio jacks
• I/O Controller
  1. iTE^® I/O Controller Chip
• H/W Monitoring
  1. Voltage detection
  2. Temperature detection
  3. Fan speed detection
  4. Water cooling flow rate detection
  5. Overheating warning
  6. Fan fail warning
  7. Fan speed control
     * Whether the fan (pump) speed control function is supported will depend on the fan (pump) you install.
• BIOS
  1. 2 x 128 Mbit flash
  2. Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
  3. Support for DualBIOS™
  4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0
• Unique Features
  1. 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.
     3D OSD
     @BIOS
     AutoGreen
     Cloud Station
     EasyTune
     Easy RAID
     Fast Boot
     Game Boost
     Platform Power Management
     RGB Fusion
     Smart Backup
     Smart Keyboard
     Smart TimeLock
     Smart HUD
     System Information Viewer
     Smart Survey
     USB Blocker
     USB DAC-UP 2
     USB TurboCharger
  2. Support for Q-Flash
  3. Support for Xpress Install
• Bundle Software
  1. Norton^® Internet Security (OEM version)
  2. cFosSpeed
  3. XSplit Gamecaster + Broadcaster (12 months license)
• Operating System
  1. Support for Windows 10 64-bit
• Form Factor
  1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm