Several Intel Z790 motherboards from ASUS, ASRock & MSI have leaked out ahead of their full unveil next week by Videocardz. The motherboards include products from ASUS, ASRock & MSI, giving us a better look at what the next-gen designs have to offer.
ASUS, ASRock, MSI Z790 Motherboards Leak Out, Designed For Intel’s 13th Gen Raptor Lake Desktop CPUs
There are a total of 16 motherboards that have leaked out which include four ASUS, six MSI & six ASRock products. The motherboards include:
ASUS Intel Z790 Motherboards (Credits: VIdeocardz)
ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 HERO
ASUS TUF Gaming Z790-PLUS WiFi D4
ASUS PRIME Z790-P WiFi
ASUS PRIME Z790-A WiFi
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ASRock Intel Z790 Motherboards (Credits Videocardz)
ASRock Z790 Taichi Carrara
ASRock Z790 Taichi
ASRock Z790 PG Riptide
ASRock Z790 Steel Legend WiFi
ASRock Z790 PRO RS
ASRock Z790 PG-ITX /TB4
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MSI Intel Z790 Motherboards (Credits: Videocardz)
MSI MPG Z790 Carbon WiFi
MSI MPG Z790 Edge WiFi DDR4
MSI MPG Z790I Edge WiFi
MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi
MSI PRO Z790-P WiFi
MSI Pro Z790-P WiFi DDR4
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Intel 13th Gen ‘Raptor Lake’ CPUs LGA 1700 Platform
Intel is sticking with its LGA 1700 platform for at least one more CPU lineup and that’s Raptor Lake. Chipzilla confirmed that Raptor Lake CPUs will be compatible with the existing LGA 1700 boards based on the 600-series chipset. But like each generation, motherboard makers will be offering a brand new lineup of motherboards based on the 700-series chipset which will come with higher I/O lanes. In addition to that, Raptor Lake chips will be supporting DDR5-5600 speeds which is a nice bump over the native DDR5-5200 speeds that Alder Lake supports.
Intel Z790 vs Z690 chipset comparison. (Image Credits: Igor’s Lab)
The Intel Z790 chipset will offer 20 PCIe Gen 4 & 8 PCIe Gen 3 lanes while the CPUs will feature 16 PCIe Gen 5 and 4 PCIe Gen 4 lanes. We know that the motherboard maker will have a few products which will split the x16 discrete graphics card lanes with an x4 PCIe Gen 5 M.2 slot. Intel won’t have native PCIe Gen 5 M.2 support till 14th Gen Meteor Lake chips.
This offers a nice upgrade path to users who are currently running a mainstream Core i3 or Core i5 CPU and want to upgrade to a higher-end chip. They can simply replace their existing 12th Gen CPU with a higher-end Core i7 or Core i9 SKU which will increase the overall performance of their PC.
Intel 13th Gen Raptor Lake Desktop CPUs & Z790 Platform Expected Features:
Up To 24 Cores & 32 Threads
Brand New Raptor Cove CPU Cores (Higher P-Core IPC)
Based on 10nm ESF ‘Intel 7’ process node
Up To 6.0 GHz clock speeds (expected)
Double The E-Cores on certain variants
Increased Cache for both P-Cores & E-Cores
Supported on existing LGA 1700 motherboards
New Z790, H770, and B760 motherboards
Up To 28 PCIe Lanes (PCH Gen 4 + Gen 3)
Up To 28 PCIe Lanes (CPU Gen 5 x16 + Gen 4 x12)
Dual-Channel DDR5-5600 Memory Support
20 PCIe Gen 5 Lanes
Enhanced Overclocking Features
125W PL1 TDP (Flagship SKUs)
AI PCIe M.2 Technology
Q4 2022 Launch (October Possibly)
Intel is expected to introduce its 13th Gen Raptor Lake CPUs and the 700-series platform including the Z790 motherboards on the 27th of September so stay tuned for more information.
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