Supermicro’s games console and workstation divisions have added two new Intel Z790 gaming consoles – the C9Z790-CGW and C9Z790-CG – for 12th and 13th Gen Intel Core respectively. Except for the addition of Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth 5.3 on the SUPERO C9Z790-CGW motherboard, both motherboards have the same specifications and PCB design.
SUPERO C9Z790-CGW and C9Z790-CG motherboards have an impressive set of features worthy of building gaming and workstation PCs. Both motherboards feature dual LAN, an Intel 1 GbE LAN and a Marvell AQC113 10GbE LAN, ideal for users who need high-speed networking capabilities.
Supermicro is best known for its server mainframes for enterprise applications. Supermicro’s first SUPERO-branded gaming motherboards were the Intel Z390 and Intel X299 motherboards in 2018. Supermicro continues to release Intel-powered gaming consoles for every new platform Intel releases, except for the Intel Z690. However Supermicro seems to be back in the gaming motherboard market with these two new motherboards.
Main features of Supermicro C9Z790-CGW and C9Z790-CG
- Supports 12th/13th generation Intel Core i9/i7/i5/i3 processors, Pentium and Celeron processors, LGA 1700 (Intel socket H), TDP support up to 125W
- Z790 chipset
- Supports up to 128GB unbuffered non-ECC UDIMM 4X DDR5 4400MT/s, 5000+MT/s (OC)
- 2x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot (16/NA or 8/8) with Armor protection (only available for discrete graphics or storage card)
- 1x PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 Interface Form 2260/2280/22110
- 2x PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2 Interface Form 2260/2280/22110
- Single LAN with Intel PHY i219V (1 GbE)
- Single LAN with Marvell AQC113 (10 GbE)
Supermicro did not release a press release for the two motherboards disclosing pricing information. However, you can see the listing of Supermicro C9Z790-CG on Amazon and Newegg.
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