Intel Z690 – Page 9 – Motherboard Review

ASRock Z690 Extreme – Cowcotland

April 13, 2022 by Stephen

Today, it is the Z690 Extreme motherboard that we are testing. A motherboard for running Intel Alder Lake (12th Gen) processors, based on the high-end Z690 chipset. Designed to work with DDR4 memory, rather than DDR5, it is nonetheless equipped with all the features that these new processors bring. PCI Gen 5 among others. The ASRock Z690 Extreme is priced at 289 euros at the time of writing. Or at a price that positions it between the Gigabyte Z690 Aero G and the MSI Z690 Tomahawk WIFI. Suffice to say that the competition is fierce.

ASRock Z690 AQUA – PC Gamer

May 22, 2022April 12, 2022 by Stephen

Now we get to the motherboard itself, and what a beauty. All that metal looks space age, and it’s not just on the front, the rear is covered by a full backplate, too. The board includes three M.2 slots, all of which support PCIe 4.0 x4. One of them is positioned to the right of the memory slots. That’s an area we like to see M.2 slots as its located well away from a heat-dumping GPU.

MSI MEG Z690I UNIFY – Hardwareluxx

May 22, 2022April 8, 2022 by Stephen

The main features of the MEG Z690I UNIFY include a powerful CPU power supply with 105 A converters, Thunderbolt 4 and of course the PEG slot with PCIe 5.0 support. In addition, there are a few M.2 interfaces, several SATA ports and, of course, a few USB sockets from the current generations. The two DDR5 UDIMM slots are located close to the LGA1700 socket and thus enable very high clock rates on paper. Up to 64 GB can be accommodated.

MSI MAG Z690 TORPEDO EK X – Overclockers Russia

May 21, 2022April 6, 2022 by Stephen

I have already reviewed several models from different manufacturers and they were mainly focused on the highest segment, and today we tested a mid-range modification based on the flagship chipset, and if we look at the product line, it turns out that it is generally entry-level. Surprised? Meanwhile, everything is exactly the same, and the board is called MSI MAG Z690 Torpedo EK X.

ASUS ProArt Z690-CREATOR WIFI – iXBT

May 22, 2022April 5, 2022 by Stephen

Asus ProArt Z690-Creator WiFi is an excellent choice for working PCs, which will be engaged in content creation, design, modeling, etc. It has an excellent implementation of auto-master, that is, with its help you can achieve the maximum possible performance with complete stability. The board has 15 USB ports of different types, including 1 USB 3.2 Gen2×2 (with fast charging function of mobile devices) and 8 USB 3.2 Gen2, 3 PCIe x16 slots, 4 M.2 slots, 8 SATA ports and 8 fan connectors. It is worth noting the excellent network capabilities: two wired controllers of 2.5 and 10 Gbps and one of the most modern wireless.

ASUS PRIME Z690-P-CSM – Vmodtech

May 22, 2022April 1, 2022 by Stephen

The reputation for emphasizing durability, including all-round performance, emphasizing the value for use, meets the needs of a wide variety of users. The design of the main board comes in a silver color scheme, alternating black PCB, emphasizing the identity of the PRIME series that looks simple enough. The motherboard supports DDR5 RAM, supports PCIe 5.0, and has a Thunderbolt™ 4 slot to use. This is the main feature.

ASUS ROG STRIX Z690-I GAMING WIFI – Chiphell

May 22, 2022April 1, 2022 by Stephen

On motherboards with Intel 600 series chipsets, ASUS still uses the ROG Strix I series as its only choice. The high-end model of the layout is the ROG Strix Z690-I Gaming, which is based on the Z690 chipset and needs to be used with DDR5 memory. WiFi. And the configuration is not as simple as the replacement chipset of the same door B660.

MSI MEG Z690 ACE – Tech Critter

May 21, 2022March 31, 2022 by Stephen

Of all the Z690 chipset motherboards we’ve come across since Intel launched its 12th Gen Core processors, the MSI MEG Z690 ACE is probably one of the most interesting Z690 motherboards around. Featuring its well-known black and gold color theme, the MEG Z690 ACE doesn’t just come in an E-ATX form factor – it also packs quite a lot of features that you can really expect on a premium tier Z690 motherboard.

MSI Z690 & B660 Roundup – Tech Testers

May 21, 2022March 31, 2022 by Stephen

Although we started working with the DDR5 version ourselves, it appears that it is hardly for sale in the Netherlands, while the DDR4 variant is readily available, normally for just under 200 euros. Exactly the same board in every way, but with DDR4 memory support which just makes more sense at the moment. Now 200 euros still seems like quite a lot of money for a motherboard if you haven’t built a new PC for a while, but in 2022 that is about the starting point for a decent middle-class board.

ASUS Z690 & B660 Roundup – Tech Testers

May 21, 2022March 31, 2022 by Stephen

The cheapest ASUS board that passed us was the B660-Creator D4 with a price tag of 235 euros. ASUS is known to be a bit more expensive, and we can understand that in part as their bios and software experience is generally just a bit better than the rest. But B660 boards in this segment struggle with mid-range Z690 boards that often go a bit further with features.