ASRock Z690 Intel Alder Lake motherboards: first look
Also leaked info on an AORUS Z690 motherboard and ASUS Z690 motherboards
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It’s a big time for Z690 motherboard leaks from all the ‘A’ manufacturers: ASRock, AORUS, and ASUS.
Videocardz have come out with some images for the upcoming range of ASRock Z690 motherboards, ranging from the lowest price point to the most premium boards ready for the release of the 12th Gen Intel Alder Lake CPUs.
Specifications for the LGA1700 socket motherboards were not available for any of the motherboards in question, although we know they can be roughly categorized as follows:
Budget ASRock Z690 Intel Alder Lake motherboards
- ASRock Z690 Phantom Gaming 4
- ASRock Z690M Phantom Gaming 4
- ASRock Z690 PRO RS
Mid-range ASRock Z690 Intel Alder Lake motherboards
- ASRock Z690 PRO RS
- ASRock Z690 Phantom Gaming Riptide
High-end ASRock Z690 Intel Alder Lake motherboards
- ASRock Z690 Taichi
- ASRock Z690 Extreme
- ASRock Z690 Steel Legend
Gigabyte Z690 AORUS Elite AX DDR4
Leaker @9550pro has come out with a screenshot of a Gigabyte Z690 AORUS Elite AX DDR4 – specifically from a data sheet featuring multiple angles and some information on the new AORUS Z690 motherboard. The Z690 AORUS Elite AX comes with a 16+1+2 VRM design, four M.2 slots, a passive cooling heatsink for the CPU, and a 16x lane PCIe Gen5 architecture. The AORUS Elite AX DDR4 looks set to be a mid-range Z690 motherboard, beneath the AORUS Master and AORUS Extreme motherboards.
ASUS Z690 motherboards
In other Z690 news, Canadian retailer PC Canada listed a full range of ASUS Z690 motherboards, including variants of the different models along with their pricing. It appears these have since been removed by the retailer, but not before the information on the pricing of each motherboard was captured:
- ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Hero $625
- ASUS ROG STRIX Z690-F Gaming WiFi $405
- ASUS ROG STRIX Z690-A Gaming WiFi D $354
- ASUS TUF Gaming Z690-PLUS WiFI D4 $294
- ASUS PRIME Z690-A $303
- ASUS PRIME Z690-P WiFi $253
- ASUS PRIME Z690-P WIFI D4 $243
- ASUS PRIME Z690-P $233
- ASUS PRIME Z690-P D4 $222
