The Gigabyte Z590 AORUS Master 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 Master a great platform for a wide variety of builds. Premium features like double-sided M.2 heatsinks and dual BIOS are rare inclusions and welcome additions. The RGB LEDs are the best I have seen on a Gigabyte board, with great brightness and diffusion. To top it off, Gigabyte even included 10 Gb/s LAN, which is uncommon at this price point.

Out of the box, performance was excellent for the Gigabyte Z590 AORUS Master. Memory overclocking was good as well, as I reached 3900 MHz CL16 stable with my Trident Z Neo kit. For CPU overclocking, I was able to achieve 5.2 GHz on all cores. The largest limitation to overclocking with Z590 came down to dealing with the heat produced by the incredibly dense Intel Core i9-10900K. VRM thermals were excellent as well, never exceeding 70 °C during even my VRM torture testing. Given I test on an open bench with no airflow for the finned heatsink to take advantage of, this is a great result.

The Gigabyte Z590 AORUS Master is a well-rounded board with high-end features and good aesthetics, performance, and overclocking. If you are in the market for a high-end Z590 motherboard and don't mind the lack of dual LAN or PCIe x1 slots, the Gigabyte Z590 AORUS Master is a great choice.