New ASUS motherboards with Z390 chipsets for ninth generation CPU

Not surprisingly, ASUS is the motherboard manufacturer that has chosen to present the largest number of new motherboards based on Z390 chipset. These are models that cover all the different product ranges of the Taiwanese company, optimized for use with the new ninth generation Core i5, Core i7 and Core i9 processors that Intel will launch on the market starting.

The first new cards belong to the TUF family: These are TUF Z390-Pro Gaming, TUF Z390-Plus Gaming / (Wi-Fi) and TUF Z390M-Pro Gaming / (Wi-Fi) models. In total, there are 5 models of the TUF series, offered by ASUS as input proposals and characterized by ATX or Mini-ITX form factor.

The TUF range not only sees motherboards, but also a series of peripherals that can be combined: these are products developed by ASUS partners that incorporate the design and color choices of the TUF proposals so as to assemble systems that use the same type of impact aesthetic in the various components.

The Prime range sees models intended for the typical desktop user and a complete motherboard in the accessory equipment but before those aesthetic features that are instead implemented in the models intended for gamers. We find the Prima Z390-A, Prime Z390-P and Prime Z390-Plus models.

Further up the level, we arrive at the ROG Strix range, composed of models that are aimed at the public of the most passionate gamers but who do not reach the complexity and cost of the ROG Maximus models.

This family consists of the ROG Strix Z390-E, ROG Strix Z390-F, ROG Strix Z390-H and ROG Strix Z390-I. The first 3 cards use traditional ATX form factor, while for the proposal ROG Strix Z390-I we find the mini-ITX of smaller size.

To close we find the top-of-the-range family for the most passionate users, with the ROG Maximus XI models. There are 6 cards in total that become part of this family: ROG Maximus XI Extreme, ROG Maximus XI Formula, ROG Maximus XI Code, ROG Maximus XI Hero WiFi, ROG Maximus XI Hero BO4 and ROG Maximus XI Gene.

For these models ASUS has implemented AI Overclocking, a feature that allows you to assist the user in the search for the best overclock for their processor by providing an estimate of supply voltage and clock frequency that can be used to achieve the best final result.

AI overclocking also takes into account the efficiency of the cooling system used, a fundamental element for the best overclocking. Optimem II intervenes by reducing the crosstalk of DDR4 memory so as to allow the use of DDR4 overclocked memory up to higher frequencies than previously possible with motherboards based on Z370 chipset.

To be noted as for motherboards in mini-ITX form factor, ASUS has chosen to implement a double-capacity Dimm DDR4 memory support, characterized by a double vertical development compared to the standard and for this reason able to provide a doubled capacity up to 32 Gbytes per module.

In this way, it is possible to configure systems based on this type of motherboard that offer up to 64 Gbytes of system memory, saturating the capacities of the chipset even with only two slots for DDR4 memory modules.

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