Today we have a motherboard on tests ASUS Z590-E GAMING WiFi For processors Intel. In general, the ASUS series of the ASUS is quite interesting: if you do not talk about extreme acceleration under liquid nitrogen, then almost everything that can be Hi-end in the person of some kind of iron APEX or Extreme , but for much less money. Ready to responsibly declare this as an enthusiast-vector, sitting on ASUS B550-E GAMING From the first appearance AMD Ryzen 9 5900x.
On this board, I drove it into the tail and in the mane for almost two months, while I studied the features of the new platform. Linx , Prime95 And TestMem5 With extreme presents of testing-all this was spinning in non-stop mode almost 24 hours a day, and the fee withstood. Seven months have passed, I still have a motherboard, and the only drawback that I would allocate after so much time is the lack of a BIOS reset button on the body. Let's see what flaws will be able to find at Z590-E Gaming.
Appearance, capabilities, interfaces
The design is familiar to ASUS: black matte textolite, massive protective casing I/O-panels with integrated I/O Shield, corporate, flooded RGB logo ROG Near the VRM cooling system and a bunch of radiators.
Of the amenities, we have the ability to firm BIOS from a flash drive without a processor and RAM. There is a BIOS reset button on the input and output panel, there is a set-out post-codes and LED indicator that indicate what the problem has specifically arose with a unsuccessful start: with memory, GP or CP. A good set is to poke around in the memory subsystem and set up the CPU will be convenient, plus there is no need to close the contacts with a screwdriver, as on my B550-E Gaming.
In terms of connecting peripheral devices, everything is also not bad. PCIE lines in Z590 24 pieces – respectively, on the board it was possible to place the number of PCIe and M connectors sufficient for home PC.2. The first three here: the top works in PCIe 4 mode.0 x16, the second in X8, and both are connected directly to the processor (subject to installation in the board Intel Core 11th generation-otherwise PCIE switch to mode 3.0). The last, the lower slot works in PCIe 4 mode.0 x4 and communicates with the system through the chipset Z590. Unfortunately, there is no slot X1, since they were sacrificed for the sake of M.2-storage vehicles, which in the Z590-E Gaming can be put four pieces. True, it is worth considering that the upper m.2_1 will work only with the 11th generation of processors, and in the case of Comet-lake will turn off and will not be available.
By the way, only the last, lower connector has support for disks with the SATA interface-the rest “understand” only NVME-Discovers. And one more thing: in the three upper connectors, drives up to 110 mm long are placed, in the lower – up to 80. Well, according to tradition, Nizhny M.2 divides resources with one of the SATA interfaces, and they will not be able to function together. However, there are six SATA partitions, so the trouble is not great: there are five more-and disks of disks that can be connected should not arise. In any case, if we talk about the standard home PC.
As for RGB backlighting, this is the full order: those who want a rainbow PC, have where to walk around. There are four connectors for connecting an RGB tank and the like there are four, three of which are addressed. All this is synchronized, as always, through a set -out chip Aura and appropriate corporate party.
I want to say about the sound separately. Firstly, a new codec is soldered on the board Alc4080 ; Secondly, there is an amplifier on the "operating room" Savitech SV3H712. Playing all this is decent. Powerful amplifier: headphones Sennheiser HD 660S It was already impossible to listen to the signal levels above 50% – too loud. Well, as for the quality, I would say that I would not think about acquiring a separate, internal sound card at a price of up to 10 thousand. The increase will be either very insignificant, or it will not be at all.
Finally, a few words about peripheral possibilities. USB alone here is 10 pieces: two USB 3.2 gen2x2, the same USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A and USB 2.0 type-a, four USB 3.2 gen1 type-a, and there are also hubs soldered on the board. Next are hdmi 2.0b, DisplayPort 1.4 and two Ethernet on Intel i225-V at speeds up to 2.5 Gb/s. Plus on the motherboard there is Intel AX-210NGW , So, there is a set-free Wi-Fi 6e and support Bluetooth 5.2 – in general, "full minced meat".
Power assembly, topology, acceleration
ASUS Z590-E Gaming is made on a six-layer printed circuit board with Daisy Chain topology: Memory channel connectors are connected to the processor sequentially, which means that the best dispersal results should be expected when installing all four modules of the RAM. Officially, the motherboard maintains frequencies up to 5333 MHz, but this is with one memory module installed in the closest slot to the processor. Simply put, there is no point in focusing on this figure – in the best case, you can boast of a beautiful screenshot on the forum, provided that you got a selected memory in your hands.
In real conditions, the results are completely different. The 11th generation controller of the Core processor processors has been processed and now resembles memory controllers AMD Ryzen With architecture Zen 3. It either works at the frequency of RAM in 1: 1 mode (Intel calls this Gear 1 ), showing the greatest efficiency, or switches to mode 2: 1, and now in it you can already excrete memory to the sky -high frequencies. The similarities do not end on this, since the ceiling of acceleration in Gear 1 mode is absolutely the same, if not lower. For example, I managed to accelerate to 3733 MHz with timings 14-14-14-28 CR2.
The same modules (and they were Patriot Viper PVB416G400C9K With an XMP-profile for 4000 MHz at CL19), 3800 MHz with timings 14-14-14-28 CR1 have already taken in the system with the AMD Ryzen CPP 9 5900X. Yes, I got not the most successful Core i9-11900K with a relatively weak controller, but judging by what they write on the network, above 3800 MHz from memory he usually does not jump.
Now about the regime 2: 1 or Gear 2. Him more fun with him: I took 4533 MHz at CL 19. What is the use of this, it is still to be found out in the benchmarks, but if the Gear 2 from Intel works the same way as the AMD, then most likely no. In short, let's see – do not forget to let us know in the comments, you are interested in the result of such a testing. If there is demand, we will prepare the appropriate material.
But back to memory. Still, there are certain nuances with her that you need to delve into: for example, her training went through, frankly, unusual. With manually set values of RTL Init, Iol Offset and RFR DELAY, attempts to “poke” correctly failed, and the fee instead of adequate values DRAM IOL showed “weather”. What is connected with is still unclear-I think there are some changes in the training process caused by the controller updates. We will find out.
Now let's talk about the VRM board. There are no complaints here at all – I would even say that her subsystem is simply excessive for her. 17 lines are used without trumpers (14 fall on the nuclei, two on VCCIO, and one serves an integrated graphics) with Mosfet at 70 A. All this beauty is covered with two massive aluminum radiators with developed nut, and they are connected by a heat grinder between themselves.
To be honest, they could be removed at all, and to work with the processor in the factory form, this would be enough. Judge for yourself: after three hours Linx (with a stable indicator of gflops ~ 560 in each passage) radiators warmed up to 60 ° C. This is with AIO, in an open stand, which means without a blow in general. The question arises: why in this case you need a small fan for blowing VRM? He is absolutely out of place here: passive cooling is enough with a margin. And in general, the power part of the Z590-E Gaming is in fact quite quite fit for experiments on the processor under liquid nitrogen. And, most funny, this, apparently, is the only way to disperse it anyway. Energy consumption limits of all boards with Chipset Z590 are now removed by default, so the only restraining factor is the temperature. After setting up memory in the first AVX test, we have 8 degrees to tjmax!
Let me remind you that the result was obtained paired with a three -section COO Be Quiet! Silent Loop 2 in an open stand, and now this is one of the best finished liquid cooling systems in the market. In other words, you will much up to the temperature limit of the processor than the possibility of a motherboard – keep this in mind.
Well, the component base of the motherboard was dismantled, the last one remains: bios. And ASUS does not fail with him again.
As always, he is logical, understandable, and in it there is absolutely everything that is needed for acceleration and subtle tuning of the system. There are presets CPU and memory for the lazy – they work, but consider that no one guarantees you stability so.
Complete control over the settings of the processor consumption, its power, phase operating modes, their pulsation frequency – well,, of course, with so many LLC phases, it works extremely correctly. Plus traditionally pleases the ability of ASUS boards to steadily perform automatic recovery in case of selecting incorrect settings. While I was picking with my memory (and this most often leads the system to total collapse), I never had to revive the motherboard with a reset to the factory parameters – automatics did everything. In short, even with all the desire there is nothing to complain about.
Conclusions
You can say one thing as a conclusion: asus z590. This is a truly excellent board with a powerful component base, a bunch of bells and whistles, to the ideal polished BIOS-and even beautiful. I would venture to say that for its capabilities it is worth, in general, quite adequate money. Another thing is whether the gamer needs it? Of course not.
For an ordinary user who just wants to assemble a PC and immediately start https://prive-gb-casino.co.uk/ games, more than enough Z590-F Gaming. Well, E Gaming is rather a tool for a not too extreme overclockor, which no longer has fear in the eyes at the sight of 1.6 in tension on the modules of memory, but which has not yet grown to the nitrogen glass. In general, this is a fee for those who love to pick up with iron, and the games treats as a benchmark, and not as a tool for entertainment.
Technical characteristics
Technical design: 6-layer printed circuit board, Daisy Chain Topology Chipset: Intel Z590 Supported CPU: LGA 1200 Comet Lake, LGA 1200 Rocket Lake Supported memory frequencies: DDR4 2133–5433 MHz PCIe expansion slots: PCIE 4.0 x16, PCIE 4.0 x8, PCIE 4.0 x4 Connectors m.2: 3x nvme m.2 22110, sata m.2 2280 Entrance and outputs: 2x USB 3.2 Gen2x2, 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A, 4x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A, 2x USB 2.0 type-a, HDMI 2.0b, DisplayPort 1.4, 2x LAN 2.5 Gb/s Sound: Realtek Alc4080, Savitech SV3H712 operational amplifier, Nichicon audio condensers Additional opportunities: RGB backlight AURA, BIOS FlashBack, POST CODD indicator, LED TROBLESHOOT indicators The price of September 2021: 30,000 rubles ($ 400)
Test stand: Motherboard : ASUS ROG STRIX Z5900 Gaming (Intel Z590, LGA 1200, 14 Nm, 4x DDR4 2133–5433 MHz) CPU : Intel Core i9-11900K (LGA 1200, Rocket Lake-S, 16 MB, 3.5–5.3 GHz) Operational memory : 2x 8 GB Patriot Viper PVB416G400C9K (4000 MHz CL 19, 1.35 V) Video card : Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (Ampere, 8NM, 8 GB GDDR6, TDP ~ 200 W) Drives : Crucial MX 500 SSD (250 GB, SATA Rev.3) System cooling : Be Quiet! Silent Loop 2 power unit : 850 W BE Quiet! Dark Power 12 Frame : Be Quiet! Silent Base 802 Window
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