ASUS announces a complete line of Intel Z790 motherboards featuring the ROG Maximus, ROG Strix, TUF Gaming and Prime families, all designed to support the latest Intel Core processors of the 13th generation. Thanks to exclusive technologies such as AEMP II, AI Overclocking and AI Cooling II, along with user-friendly features like the Q-Design, ASUS Z790 motherboards represent the ideal solution for all users who wish to build a next-generation machine or upgrade their current setup.
AEMP II: memory optimisation, even easier
When ASUS launched the motherboards of the previous Z690 generation, DDR5 memory modules were just beginning to arrive on the market, with many users assembling their own PCs and asking for assurance that their new memory banks would work as advertised on their new motherboards, for which PC committed itself fully. ASUS To meet user needs, ASUS collaborated closely with a wide range of industry partners to develop the ASUS Enhanced Memory Profile (AEMP), ensuring better and broader compatibility with the most popular RAM brands.
Given that the DDR5 market has now matured, thanks to a wider range of memory kits available at increasingly attractive prices, those who are today looking to upgrade or build a new PC clearly tend to focus more on performance than mere compatibility. Thus, ASUS, once again, has invested heavily to introduce, on every Z790 motherboard supporting DDR5, an additional advancement in functionality AEMP II, now capable of offering RAM speeds up to 37.5% higher than the DDR5-4800 standard. Developed through a flexible learning method, these profiles allow users to easily optimise memory well beyond default settings, while maintaining perfect system stability. With AEMP II, memory optimisation is truly within reach of a single click, whether aiming to extract maximum performance from an entry-level module or preparing a high-speed kit for peak performance.
AI Overclocking: easy and effective CPU optimisation
ASUS AI Overclocking was developed through continuous and extensive research, based on the performance potential of thousands of real CPUs tested in ASUS labs. It is, in fact, today the leading tool in the overclocking performance and ease-of-use sector, increasing the CPU clock with a single click, whether for workloads that use a limited number of threads or those that utilise all cores. The sophisticated intelligence of ASUS AI Overclocking also monitors CPU cooler efficiency and any changes to the PC’s operating environment, adjusting various parameters over time to achieve optimal performance with each system’s specific components. AI Overclocking will be factory-installed on all motherboards ROG Maximus and ROG Strix Z790.
AI Cooling II and FanXpert: complete thermal solutions
When activated for the first time via the FanXpert interface in the Armoury Crate app, the ASUS AI Cooling II feature uses a machine learning algorithm to collect data about the user’s PC through a brief stress test. From that moment on, AI Cooling II monitors the CPU and uses the data gathered during the stress test to calculate the minimum fan speed required to effectively cool the system, thereby minimizing noise levels. This fan control system can reduce the overall noise produced by the PC’s fans down to 5.7 dB during prolonged usage. Thanks to this self-adapting system, users always have access to full cooling power when needed and a quiet operation when desired. ASUS has also taken the opportunity to update FanXpert with a full suite of fan calibration and control options, providing temperature mapping and fan response mapping, all directly within Windows via the convenient Armoury Crate application.
ASUS Q-Design: easy to build and update your new PC
The ASUS PCIe Slot Q-Release button allows users to easily release the graphics card from the slot with a simple finger press. This practical feature debuted on high-end Z690 motherboards, but will now also be available on TUF Gaming and Prime Z790-A WiFi motherboards.
In a similar way, traditional DIMM slot designs require users to lock both sides of the memory modules, making it inconvenient — or at least uncomfortable — to unlock the latch closest to the graphics card, especially for those with larger fingers. For this reason, ASUS has implemented an innovative Q-DIMM design to lock memory modules on just one side for all its Z790 motherboards. Thanks to this solution, a single anchoring point on the easier-to-reach side of the DIMM slot is sufficient to securely hold each memory bank in place.
ASUS has also simplified the process of installing an M.2 drive. ASUS M.2 Q-Latch allows users to avoid using tiny M.2 screws, which are often easy to lose. Now, an M.2 drive can be secured or removed simply with the tip of a finger. The Q-Latch M.2 is available on all ROG Maximus, ROG Strix and TUF Gaming Z790 motherboards, and is also included in the Prime Z790-A WiFi model.
Further details of the entire ASUS Z790 motherboard lineup, including images and specifications, are available in the article ASUS Edge Up Buyer's Guide and the dedicated page ASUS Z790 which also includes the “First Look” videos for each series
Availability and prices
The ASUS Z790 motherboards will be available from 20 October on the eShop ASUS, at the ASUS Gold Store, authorised retailers participating in the Powered by ASUS programme, and major ASUS commercial partners.
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