GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS Pro AX (Intel 1200)

The Gigabyte Z590 AORUS Pro AX is a great-looking motherboard. The AORUS theme of black and gray is not as flashy as some designs, but there is excellent attention to detail. Additionally, the neutral color tones will make the AORUS Pro AX a great platform for a wide variety of builds. Premium features, like double-sided M.2 heatsinks and four M.2 slots along with a healthy complement of USB, allow the Pro AX to compete with much more expensive boards. Where the Gigabyte Z590 AORUS Pro AX falls short is the RGB LED implementation. The single RGB zone features great diffusion, but the brightness and effects feel dated.

What a Jekyll and Hyde motherboard the Gigabyte Z590 Aorus Pro AX is. We're aware that not everyone reads all of our reviews, and if you count yourself amongst those who merely look at the highlights then we definitely recommend you go back through and pay close attention. If all you did was look at the previous page with the temperatures, or the clock speed page with its 1.5V VCore, then you'd bin the Aorus Pro AX off without a second thought. Equally though, if you just looked at the benchmark graphs you'd have barely got half way through the review before heading to your local hardware emporium with credit card in hand.

Gigabyte has done a great job with the Z590 PRO AX motherboard. It has almost everything one could want including three PCIe 4.0 capable M.2 slots for super-fast NVMe storage, a great design and plenty of thermal options to help dissipate and reduce heat levels. On the performance side, again, nothing to worry about there as it goes toe to toe with all the other boards we have tested.