Gigabyte Z590 Vision G Review: A New Vision for Creators

Four M.2 sockets and VisionLINK/Thunderbolt, designed for Creators

Gigabyte Z590 Vision G
(Image credit: © Gigabyte)

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Firmware 

The Z590 Vision G BIOS doesn’t look any different from the Z490 versions. It retains the black, white and gold theme we’re familiar with on other Vision boards. We’ve captured a majority of the BIOS screens to share with you. Like other board partners, Gigabyte includes an Easy Mode for high-level monitoring and adjustments, along with an Advanced section. The BIOS is well organized, with many of the more commonly used functions easily accessible without drilling down multiple levels to find them. Overall, the BIOS works well and is easy to navigate and read.

Software 

Gigabyte includes a few applications designed for various functions, including RGB lighting control, audio, system monitoring, and overclocking. Below, we’ve captured several screenshots of the App Center, @BIOS, SIV, RGB Fusion and Easy Tune.

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TEST SYSTEM COMPONENTS
CPU Intel i9-11900K
RAM GSkill Trident Z Neo 2x8GB DDR4 3600 (F4-3600C16Q-32GTZN)
Row 2 - Cell 0 GSkill Trident Z Royale 2x8GB DDR4 4000 (F4-4000C18Q-32GTRS)
GPU Asus TUF Gaming RTX 3070
CPU Cooler Corsair H150i
PSU Corsair AX1200i
Operating System Windows 10 64-bit 20H2
Graphics Driver NVIDIA Driver 461.40
Sound Integrated HD audio
Network Integrated Networking (GbE or 2.5 GbE)

Benchmark Settings

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Synthetic Benchmarks and Settings Row 0 - Cell 1
PCMark 10 Version 2.1.2508 64
Row 2 - Cell 0 Essentials, Productivity, Digital Content Creation, MS Office
3DMark Version 2.17.7137 64
Row 4 - Cell 0 Firestrike Extreme and Time Spy Default Presets
Cinebench R20 Version RBBENCHMARK271150
Row 6 - Cell 0 Open GL Benchmark - Single and Multi-threaded
Application Tests and Settings Row 7 - Cell 1
LAME MP3 Version SSE2_2019
Row 9 - Cell 0 Mixed 271MB WAV to mp3: Command: -b 160 --nores (160Kb/s)
HandBrake CLI Version: 1.2.2
Row 11 - Cell 0 Sintel Open Movie Project: 4.19GB 4K mkv to x264 (light AVX) and x265 (heavy AVX)
Corona 1.4 Version 1.4
Row 13 - Cell 0 Custom benchmark
7-Zip Version 19.00
Row 15 - Cell 0 Integrated benchmark
Game Tests and Settings Row 16 - Cell 1
F1 2020 Ultra Preset - 1920 x 1080, TAA, 16xAF (Australia, Clear, Dry)
Far Cry: New Dawn Ultra Preset - 1920 x 1080

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Joe Shields
Staff Writer, Components

Joe Shields is a staff writer at Tom’s Hardware. He reviews motherboards and PC components.