SuperO C9Z590-CGW Motherboard Review

Rating: 6.0.

KitGuru has reviewed four motherboards from SuperO over the past four years with mixed results. Before you dive into our review of the SuperO C9Z590-CGW you might find it helpful to take a walk down memory lane and check out the C9Z390-PGW, C9Z390-CG-IW, C9Z370-CG-IW or C9X299-PG300 and you will get a feel for how SuperO goes about its work. The hardware is often very good while the finished product can be quirky or, occasionally, downright annoying.

Specification

• Processor Support: 11th Gen Intel Core Processor Family LGA1200
• Chipset: Intel Z590
• Memory Capacity: up to 128GB non-ECC UDIMM Non-ECC DDR4-4000+ MHz(OC) in four DIMMS
• PCI-Express: 2x PCIe 4.0 x16 + 2x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots
• M.2 Interface: 1 PCIe 4.0 x4 and 2x PCIe 3.0 x4 2260/2280/22110
• On-Board SATA: 4x SATA3 ports (RAID 0, 1, 5, 10)
• On-Board Audio: Realtek ALC1220 High Definition Audio
• Network Controllers: 1x 1GB LAN (Intel i219V) 1x 10Gb LAN Port (Marvell AQC113C) Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth 5.1
• LAN: 1x RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet LAN port 1x RJ45 10Gb Ethernet LAN port
• USB:
  • 6x USB 2.0 ports (4 rear + 2 via headers)
  • 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 ports (2 via headers)
  • 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 ports (2 Rear Type A)
  • 3x USB 3.2 Gen2x2 ports (2 Type C)
• Audio: 7.1 HD Jacks Optical S/PDIF out
• Display: 1x DisplayPort 1.4a + 1x HDMI 2.0b
• Serial Port/Header: 1x COM port (header)
• Fans: Total of 5 PWM fan headers supporting up to 5 fans with tachometer status monitoring
• BIOS Type: 256Mb SPI Flash EEPROM with AMI BIOS
• Form Factor: ATX 305mm x 244mm
• Software: SuperDoctor V Watch Dog SuperO Booster

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