SuperO C9Z590-CGW Motherboard Review

1. Introducing SuperO C9Z590-CGW2. The Hardware, BIOS and Test Setup3. CPU Testing - Time Spy and Blender4. CPU Testing - Cinebench R15 and R235. Gaming Tests6. Testing: Power and Temperatures7. Closing Thoughts8. View All Pages

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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