The Intel Z590 Motherboard Overview: 50+ Motherboards Detailed
by Gavin Bonshor on January 19, 2021 10:15 AM ESTASRock Z590M Pro4
The ASRock Z590M Pro 4 is the micro-ATX version of the ATX Z590 Pro 4, with a very similar feature set and aesthetic. The Z590M Pro 4 includes a silver and black printed PCB, silver heatsinks, and is one of just a tiny handful of micro-ATX models on Z590. ASRock is advertising a 12-phase power delivery, likely to the same spec as the larger Z590 Pro4. The Pro4 does include limited RGB capability, with LEDs integrated around the chipset heatsink.
The ASRock Z590 Pro4 includes two full-length PCIe slots, with the top slot operating at PCIe 4.0 x16 and the second slot at PCIe 3.0 x4, with two PCIe 3.0 x1 slots. The board includes four memory slots with support for DDR4-4800 and a maximum combined total of 128 GB. Storage options include two M.2 slots, including one PCIe 4.0 x4 and one PCIe 3.0 x4/SATA M.2 slot, as well as four SATA ports, two right-angled and two-straight angled with support for RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 arrays.
On the rear panel are two USB 3.2 G2 Type-A, two USB 3.2 G1 Type-A, and two USB 2.0 ports, with a single Ethernet port powered by an unspecified Gigabit controller. The board includes three 3.5 mm audio jacks powered by a Realtek ALC897 HD audio codec, with a DisplayPort and HDMI video output pairing for users leveraging Intel's HD graphics. Finishing off the rear panel is a PS/2 keyboard and mouse combo port designed for legacy peripherals.
At the time of writing, ASRock hasn't shared details on its Z590 pricing.
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WaltC - Wednesday, January 20, 2021 - link
If my x570 Aorus Master fan is "active", it has sure fooled me...;) It is not audible.Makaveli - Wednesday, January 20, 2021 - link
I'm on a Asus Prime X570-Pro for just over a year now and I've not heard the chipset fan once totally overblown issue. Drama queens!Samus - Thursday, January 21, 2021 - link
I think it's impressive Intel kept a PCIe4.0 chipset down to 6w TDP. Definitely doesn't need active cooling.Slash3 - Sunday, January 24, 2021 - link
The chipset isn't Gen4.Spunjji - Wednesday, January 20, 2021 - link
Not surprised if they're expecting users to overclock chips that will exceed 200W at stock settings. 😬YB1064 - Thursday, January 21, 2021 - link
Is it just me or are the MSRPs listed utterly insane? Intel has been relegated to a poor man's AMD, yet these crazy prices? As they say, a fool and his money are soon parted.Samus - Saturday, January 23, 2021 - link
I don't think it's actually the chipset costs that are inflating the price of the boards, but the ridiculous power circuit and components required to deliver over 200w of power to the CPU's in order for these board makers to take advantage of PL2.fundead - Wednesday, August 4, 2021 - link
I thought the active fan is for the 10 gig networking chip. It is facing that heatsink which is right next to the vrm heatsink.damianrobertjones - Tuesday, January 19, 2021 - link
Looking at the prices, I'm really, REALLY glad that I bought an AORUS Z490 Elite (£154, new) from eBay. I just don't understand the prices.aidan - Wednesday, January 20, 2021 - link
I've just done exactly the same, no regrets whatsoever