MSI Z590-A PRO - Review of the motherboard - Good All-Rounder - Intel Rocket Lake
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- MSI Z590-A PRO - Review of the Motherboard - Good All-Rounder - Intel Rocket Lake
Today we are testing a new Z590 chipset motherboard from MSI called Z590-A Pro. The motherboard is the cheapest proposition from MSI on the Z590 chipset in the ATX format. The manufacturer priced the tested model at around $190. The motherboard is well-equipped on the laminate and the rear I/O panel. The manufacturer has equipped the motherboard with large heatsinks and a good power delivery that will allow you to easily overclock the processor and memory. The equipment also includes 4 diagnostic LEDs that help in case of problems with components. The motherboard does not have a backlight, so RGB fans will not be delighted. Unfortunately, we have also a fairly weak Realtek ALC897 audio codec, which does not impress.
Test Setup:
CPU - Intel Core i7 10700K
GPU - ASUS RX 6900 XT
Memory - G.SKILL RipJawsV 3200MHz CL15 16GB - Overclocked to 3733MHz CL16-16-16-36.
Motherboard - MSI Z590-A PRO
PC Case - be quiet! Pure Base 802
PSU - Corsair RM1000X
CPU Cooling - be quiet! Pure Loop 360mm
Storage - SAMSUNG 980 Pro 500GB + SAMSUNG 870 EVO 1TB
Default Settings:
CPU - Stock
Motherboard Default Settings
Memory - 3733MHz CL16-16-16-36
Overclocked Settings:
CPU - Overclocked on all cores to 5.1GHz
Memory - 3733MHz CL16-16-16-36
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GPU Drivers - 21.3.1
Windows 10 - 20H2
Motherboard BIOS - 7D09v113
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Thank you for covering all of these entry-level motherboards. There's not a lot about most of them anywhere else.
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Thanks for words of encouragement, take care! ;)
please tell me what kind of music is playing at the end. thanks
Just what I was looking for this review is awesome because I will pair it with i5 10600k and oc it to the max I can with my air cooler and I will also have a case with alot of airflow so yeah those vrms are gonna stay nice and cold not just that it will be good for 3 generations I only have to pay 20 bucks more than the z490 a pro which is also amazing
Hope you'll be happy with your purchase. Just remember that top m.2 slot will be unavailable with 10th gen Intel CPUs.
Me too i was looking for motherboard to use it with i5 10600k, after 4 months how was your experience? Am so confused
What case?
I didn't realize that using the m.2 slots disables the sata 5 and 6 ports and thought my board was defective. Turns out a lot of people were also confused by that too.
Yeah, it's been a thing for years now. Happened to me with my Ryzen board as I got a NVMe drive. Thankfully I read about it beforehand and knew what to expect.
i wish you had an arrow or something showing what you are talking about it is so fast i get lost
MSI Z590 A PRO, 6 months after extended warranty expired the pci express slot dies. MSI is trash.
I got the same motherboard but with no wifi, so I would need an ethernet cable. I have a cat 5e and it physically does not fit the motherboard. What should I do?
This board is a piece of shit that defaults to wayyyyyy over-volting cpus.... I have an ibp pre-built rig in the shop for repair and this thing has fried the customer's cpu.
If you see this thing on the new/used market: don't buy it.
So i'm thinking of buying the MSI Z590-A Pro paired with a i7-11700kf will i be able to overclock it just fine? Also planning on streaming and editing videos...
i also would like to know this since this is my current build
@@TheDuxun1977 Well i changed my mind cause i found a good deal on a ryzen 5900x, now i just have to choose the right board for it...i would've chosen this i7 but it uses too much power and heat, also as i mentioned i found a good deal on that ryzen...
Is it work with i5 11500 processor?
Will this be good for 3070ti i9-11900kf?
Will this work with Intel 11400
Will this work with the NZXT H510i
Can you quad ram this? Like use 4 DDR4 8 gb in 3ach slot for 32 GB ram?
Yes. This mother board support 128GB RAM.
Yesterday I noticed presence of intel i255-v lan adapter there...
Yes, thats right ;)
would u recommend this or the GIGABYTE B560M Aorus Pro AX and is there any difference in how they would perform?
For me MSI Z590-A pro would be better choice, but if you wont overclock, performance should be similar. But B560M could be limited by the power limit, but im not sure about this, becouse i didnt test that board. PS. B560 chipset doesnt support CPU overclocking but nowadays overclocking it's not so necessary.
@@WKHardware thanks a lot then I'll go with z590-A Pro since it's similar price and think it's bit better
Which MOSFET/Power Stage it has? are not the usual 4C029N and 4C024N?
Apparently MSI decided to change the vrm components in their "cheaper" motherboards, becouse in the Z590-A there are BR00 0534 powerstages, but couldnt find any details about these powerstages. Anyway that sollution is better, becouse vrm runs cooler.
I was having a problem updating to latest firmware. It’s not recognizable. But I am able to install Windows 11 using v12 version.
This is a bad file:
Version
7D09v13
Release Date
2021-09-08
File Size
8.41 MB
Is Ryzen 9 or better able to run on this also if I buy a intel i9 11th gen it should work on this
Z590 boards are meant for only Intel 10th and 11th gen CPUs.
Thanks for this short and complete video :)
How many ssd I can plug on this motherboard.
only issue with this board is power intake. never anything fatal, but i have reservations this model doesnt sufficiently handle certain 11 gen cores
hello ,i can see that the video is 1 year old but i just purchased this motherboard and i have a question .i would very much appreciate an answer if you please,because i am very confused.some reviewers say that you must plug in the pcie atx cable to the motherboard pcie slot or else the motherboard wont boot at all.is this true?
Does the 6pin pcie power on bottom needs to bo plugged in?
If RTX 40x0 is available, но это не точно ;)
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Just purchased this motherboard at Best Buy like 30 minutes ago can’t wait till my i5-11600k and rtx 3060 come in!! :D
Hope it'll be really best buy xD GL
@@WKHardware thanks man! Definitely an upgrade compared to my shitty ASRock b360m that my prebuilt came with :D
hey ! how is it going now? is it good ?
@@rpmlucaldea8835 yes bro, it does what it’s supposed to do👍🏽👍🏽
glad to hear that ! thanks
Does ryzen 5 3600 work?
It's motherboard only for 10th and 11th Gen Intel CPUs.
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Processor: Intel Core™ Processor i7-11700KF 8/16 3.60GHz [Turbo 4.9GHz] 16MB Cache LGA1200 [w/o Integrated Graphic]
Motherboard: MSI Z590-A PRO ATX, ARGB, 2.5GbE LAN, 2 PCIe x16, 2 PCIe x1, 6 SATA3, 3x M.2 SATA/PCIe
Graphics Card: GeForce RTX™ 3060 12GB GDDR6 Video Card (Ampere) [VR Ready] (Single Card)
CPU COOLER: CyberpowerPC MasterLiquid Lite 360mm
Power supply: Enermax Revolution D.F. series 850Watts 80
Single Hard Drive and SSD: 512GB MSI M372 SERIES PCIe NVMe + Seagate 2TB SATA III Hard Drive Combo (Combo Drive)
Memory: 32GB (8GBx4) DDR4/3200MHz Dual Channel Memory (ADATA XPG Z1)
You think this motherboard is fitting for this kind of pc?
Is it a decent water cooler too?
Yeah, it's decent motherboard, good choice for the money. When it comes to the cooler, its good, but these rgb fans are quite loud which are included with the watercooling kit.
do you need to plug in the pcie_pwr 1?
Bro what if my m.2 is SDRAM? 😭
Any thunderbolt port in this motherboard? Then, how if compare with Asrock Z590 Pro4?
There is only internal thunderbolt connector for add-on TBT cards, but not sure which version it supports. There isn't any dedicated connectors where you can plug in tbt devices straight up. MSI Z590-A Pro has slightly better equipped rear i/o. Apart from that, these boards are very similar.
@@WKHardware
Thank you for all information. 👍
Hi, Wich is better GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS Elite vs MSI Z590-A Pro?
Gigabyte Z590 Elite is way more expensive than the MSI board. If you need just basic equipment, i would go with MSI Z590-A Pro.
Got unlucky with mine, dead on arrival. Had to RMA it. Was extrmeely stressful as it kind of worked, kind of didn't. It would throw a DRAM error and fail to POST most times, which lead me to think my CPU or RAM were the culprits.
Ended up being a defective motherboard. RMA'd it and opted to go for a premium mid tier z590 instead for a few extra bucks instead of a budget entry level board like this one.
I'm sure every manufacturer has their fair share of DOA products and RMA's but just figured i'd share my experience with the board. I opted to go fo the Gigabyte AORUS Elite AX instead - has inbuilt wifi which is handy and a tonne more expansions slots for the future.
I'm building my first pc for gaming and am a complete noob at this stuff. Will rgb corsair vengeance ram not work with this? Light up i mean. Lol
Yes, just you need to download software to control the rgb and thats all. If you need some help, feel free to ask.
i have a intel core i5-8400 will that work with this motherboard????
no
thanks! just bought mine, little hard to get used to the software after working with asus
Good motherboard for the money tbh ;)
How do you mean?
I've been using ASUS Mobos for almost 30 years, and I've got a system on the way with this MSI board in it. What do I need to know?
@@SwedeSpeeder i think asus UI is so much easier and better, msi just feels cluncky but it gets the job done
Thanks for the benchmarks. Just what I was looking for.
I have 10700k, can i insert my rtx2070 in primal slot pcie 4.0? ¿Or only in secondary slot pcie 3.0?
Yeah, it will work in the first upper reinforced slot just fine.
Would you recommend this over the MSI Z490-a Pro for $20 cheaper?
What CPU will you use if i may know? ;)
@@WKHardware 10600k
@@edo2514 Z590 version has better power delivery, a bit better equipment on rear I/O and laminate of the motherboard. But the Z490-A is not bad too, if you dont care about low count of USB ports on rear I/O, you can take Z490 and save little money, the vrm will handle the 10600K just okay on the Z490 version.
Is Z590-A PRO good for intel i7 gen11700
2.50ghz ?
Just got this on sale and this video helped, I was mostly concerned with VRM temps and no obvious headaches, thanks.
Is this board good for mining, like 6 gtx 3070 GPU's?
I don't have any experience with mining so i won't help you, sry.
What is the purpose of the 6pin PCIe on the bottom of the motherboard? Do you need to connect power to your motherboard and graphics card at the same time?
Its only for when using multple gpus, but in that platform its completely useless connector.
Great video
hows this compare to the msi z490 plus? i cant decide
Z590-A has better power delivery, better equipped back i/o panel and one more m.2 socket.
Thank you!
is it safe to overclock an i7-11700k on this board?
Yes, VRM on that motherboard is enough to overclock 11700K ;)
does it have bluetooth and wifi
Tested board doesn't have bluetooth and wifi, but there is option to buy the same model but with WIFI and bluetooth on board.
Thank you for the review ! What's real difference between z590-a pro and a z590 Tomahawk and a Z590 ace ?
Thanks, the difference is in the feature set, like better power delivery, slightly better sound card, additional cooling for m.2 slot and etc. It depends what the user needs, but even the Z590-A Pro is interesting motherboard if someone decided to buy intel's cpu.
@@WKHardware so is the z950-a good for gaming and 3d graphic work ? Or should I choose another One ? I Will go with a I9 11900k. Thank you :)
@@SergioCosmai If you don't need flashy lights, that motherboard will be enough for the job to be done! ;)
@@WKHardware hahaha no I don't Need lights :), thank you so much !
@@SergioCosmai eyyyy, no problem ;) Cheers
I am unsure if I should get this or the Asus Prime Z590-P.
IMO take MSI's board.
@@WKHardware I probably will. They have almost the same price where I live and MSI's has more USB and SATA ports as well as four more fan headers. So yeah.
Hi,
I have problems installing the drivers for the built-in Ethernet adapter on this board. It is detected but the Intel Driver package won't install. Windows 10 Pro.
What error do you get? Maybe try that way - Type Intel l225-v driver -> go to official intel website -> choose Windows 10 64-bit and then choose the wired driver in 64bit version. During installation just install the driver.
@@WKHardware Hi, i downloaded the Wired driver package (Wired_driver_26.3_x64) from the Intel site which supposedly includes the I-225 V driver. When running the setup it fails saying 'No Intel Network Connections found on this computer. No drivers installed. When i unzip the package and try to install the drivers by browsing to them when in the Device Management, it does not find them. Not sure what is going on.
@@ernestodiburero Try this - Intel recommend this - www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000057261/ethernet-products/gigabit-ethernet-controllers-up-to-2-5gbe.html
Does this have Bluetooth
Yes
Ευχαριστώ πολύ
I just upgraded to this mobo from an old asrock but now none of my hard drives are letting me boot from them, and i can't figure it out. I also can't install windows on the ssd or either hdd any tips
The m.2 drives disable some of the sata drives
m.2 slots disables the sata 5 and 6 ports
Is this Msi z590 pro better and future proof than asus proart z490 for 3d modeling and rendring work in i9 10900k cpu????
If you need 10G lan and thunderbolt connectors on board asus will be good option, but if not the msi z590-pro will be good too for these purposes.
@@WKHardware what about rendering performance with msi z590 pro??
@@rahilmohammed7929 The performance will be the same, so no worry here ;)
Does it give u wifi
If you want to have wi-fi, you will have to buy the wi-fi model, becouse i tested mobo without wireless network card.
Hi Just bought this Mobo, coming soon. I can see you have not used the PCIE_PWR1/ PCI power header on the bottom of the motherboard, which is next to USB1 front panel header. I am not sure why motherboard PCI requires more power? You are running fine without it.
That kind of PCIe 6pin power connector is helpful when using multiple graphics cards to off load the main 24-pin atx power connector, it is more useful on more "professional platforms" like X299 or sTRX40. Not sure why manufacturer has equipped this motherboard with that connector. You don't need to use this. Cheers!
@@WKHardware Thank you so much! It was really annoying me.
Should I get this over the ASUS PRIME z590-P?
Price is similar?
Currently the z590-p is a bit more expensive
@@tarjas2931 MSI's board is slightly better overall, so you got my opinion.
Thank you so much
would this work with iCUE 4000X RGB ATX Mid Tower & Intel Core i5-11600K
Yes it will work ;)
@@WKHardware I LOVE U, SUCH QUICK REPLIES!!
Will this Mobo take T Force TF4D48G3600HC18JBK memory?
Yes, should be good.
@@WKHardware The ez bug detector showing flashing red light on cpu and flashing yellow light on dram
@@joshualong9762 Which CPU are you using? Did you put into the 2nd and 4th dimm slot the memory kit? Did you enabled XMP or you can't even boot into the bios?
@@WKHardware I’m using the i7 11gen 11700F paired with Team Force TF4D48G3600HC18JBK 2x 8GB sticks in the 2&4th slot
@@joshualong9762 lo pudiste solucionar?
is this motherboard have rgb on it?
No RGB backlight at all, but you can connect external light sources, becouse the motherboard has two 5v and one 12v rgb connectors.
@@WKHardware thank you for the information
in the middle of the board do you need that long flat stick
That is the heat sink for a M.2 / M.2_1 SSD. If an SSD starts to overheat it will slow down, which will slow performance. If you're installing a M.2. SSD on your machine, at least a good one, that is the place you would want to place it. The other locations are likely for slower/cheaper M.2 SSDs. Though you can always use SATA SSDs or HDDs. Though it's normally recommended to at least have one SSD of 1TB or better for the OS and specific game installs. A M.2 SSD isn't required. At the very least any SSD is better than no SSD though, as even the slowest SSD's are much faster than a HDD. So you can still get away with a M.2 SATA in the other M.2 slots, or a literal SATA cable SSD still. But they're not the best SSDs.
@@Alte.Kameraden ty
this one or 590 gaming edge wifi ?
Z590 Gaming Edge Wifi is way more expensive, it has wifi, slightly better power delivery and m.2 heatsinks on all m.2 sockets. If these features are what you need, maybe you could buy that motherboard. But, in my opinion i would go with Z590-A Pro becouse is way cheaper and that platform only can offer 8cores max which is bollocks so i would not spend so much money on mobo.
@@WKHardware and this one is the same cores ? 8 ?
@@hjlnbi CPU 10700K which was tested with this motherboard has 8 cores and 16 threads. What cpu are you going to buy?
@@WKHardware maybe 11700k
Heyy, can i use this motherboard with 2080 super ( GPU ) and i5-11600K ( CPU ) . Will the motherboard be able to overclock i5-11600K?
Yeah, more than enough to overclock 11600K ;)
@@WKHardware, by the way, do u know any good mouse + keyboard combos? I've been watching UA-cam but havent found anything good, also can't find any good headsets either..
@@klaiveofficial4947 For hard gaming? xD
@@WKHardware yep! xD
@@klaiveofficial4947 Currently using Steelseries Apex 150 and Rival 310 for almost 2 years and that was good choice for me.
Great review, as always. If I add M2 NVMe 512GB as my boot drive (single) can I have RAID 1 only on SATA ports for my data? or do I have to go RAID 1 for all of my disks?
But which drives you want to raid?
@@WKHardware only SATA3 drives with 2x6TB, not M2.
Hi, will it fit under 11600k ?
Yes, it will fit ;)
@@WKHardware Спасибо !
Hi great video, would this MB be good for DDR 4 3600 ram thanks
What will be total capacity of memory?
@@WKHardware same question. For me, 32gb
@@Its_Shrimpy Should work without any problems ;)
Whats better for 11700k+2070super - MSI Z599 A Pro or Asus Prime Z590-A? Thanks for answer!
I would go with MSI Z590-A Pro becouse of a little better on board equipment and slightly better VRM.
@@WKHardware Thanks bro! MSI is just available in my city. :)
@@GaikotsuSova Hehhe ;) No problem!
I would recommend get 2070 super with b460 + i5-10400f its way cheaper. Also just 10% less performance.
Hi how do I overclock with this board?
What CPU are you using?
@@WKHardware i9 11900k
@@sakurarozu I don't know if it is worth to overclock as you won't get huge improvment over stock settings. But if you wanna, you are going to BIOS -> overclocking tab -> core ratio, setting up all core overclock and putting in for example 51 multiplier -> going to core voltage and changing to 1.25v or more. It depends on CPU quality, some overclock better, some worse.
Do I need to use the 4-pin power next to the 8-pin power for the cpu? (I think cpu?)
What cpu will you be using? Will you overclock it?
@@WKHardware I will be using the I7-10700k. I will probably not be overclocking the CPU as I'm quite a beginner. It's just that I don't have a 4-pin power connector at hand for the CPU
@@jeffreydierckx1265 You can use just 8-pin EPS and it will be perfectly fine.
@@WKHardware Oh that's good! Thank you so much for the quick reply!! :)
Can this motherboard use 10th gen 10900k?
Yes it will work, but just the upper m.2 slot will be unavailable.
@@WKHardware so can I use a m.2 with this?
@@Joe-kb2ne You have 2 more M.2 slots, the middle one and the bottom one which will will be available with 10th Gen Intel Core CPUs.
@@WKHardware okay thank you, might be a stupid question but could I use 1 m.2 ssd?
@@Joe-kb2ne Yes you can use 1, with 10th gen CPUs you can use up to 2 m.2 ssds on this motherboard. If you have any question, feel free to ask ;)
Alc 897 vs alc 1200. Any competition. Please reply
ALC1200 is a bit better. When you will use will cheap headsets the difference will be really small. But remember, anything different than onboard sound card will be better.
@@WKHardware so should i get a separate sound card for beating alc 1200
Please reply
@@hotosabjatahaiprabhoo..kar8081 It depends for what you are aiming for. If you need amazing sound quality, you need to buy separate sound card. But for major normal users, ALC1200 will be enough.
@@WKHardware actually
👎
I could have just read the article on this board. I thought you were gonna explain your personal experience. 😑
Can I use 32GB(2x16) 3600 Mhz on this MB without OC? Thanks
Yes, should work just fine, but you need to buy 3600MHz memory kit and turn on the XMP.
Is it worth buying for 11700k?
Yes, it is good board.
will I need to have an 10th gen processer to update my bios for an 11th gen cpu with this mobo or is it automatically updated for 11th gen, this is a problem I had with the 7490 a pro and I had to return it.
You don't need to update the bios, it will be compatible out of the box with 10th and 11th Gen. But sometimes it is worth to check out the version of the bios and update to the newest becouse of the bugs, but except than that You are good to go.
Говорил бы уже на родном своём языке. Такое произношение уши режет.
I will tell you something, there is something like do not recommend the channel, do it and gtfo.
great review - i'm about to order mine now!
Thanks, It's good motherboard, it could be even better if this motherboard could be a bit cheaper. Cheers!