Asus TUF Gaming Z590-Plus

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Intel announced the 11th generation Rocket Lake processor family with the Z590 chipset a little while ago with many valuable improvements. Along with the introduction of the flagship i9-11900K processor family with significant IPC increases, Intel also announced the PCIe 4.0 technology applied to these new Rocket Lake processors. The Z590 chipset has many advantages over its predecessor when it doubles the bandwidth for the CPU, allowing it to support more hardware components to get the most out of the performance. The supported RAM clock level also increased to 3200MHz compared to 2933Mhz on the Comet Lake generation. At the same time, the backward compatibility of the Z590 Chipset is also supported by Intel when it can be compatible with previous Comet Lake processors.

TUF Gaming Z590-Plus (WiFi) is a motherboard that inherits the design from its predecessor TUF Gaming Z490-Plus (WiFi) with military-grade components, enhancing the efficiency of the VRM circuit to run with the latest microprocessors. The processor has a high TDP, and the heatsink cluster is fully upgraded, providing stable performance when playing games or working with maximum system resources. In addition, ASUS favors TUF motherboards when building the TUF Gaming Alliance ecosystem, which is ASUS’ collaboration with trusted industry partners to build the best compatible PC system and additional aesthetics from the components in the system to the outer case.

Overall, the ASUS-designed TUF Gaming Z590-Plus (WiFi) motherboard looks fresh and sturdier than its predecessor, with prominent motifs in the I/O Shield and PCH Heatsink sections. The product’s VRM circuit is equipped with two rather large monolithic aluminum heatsink assemblies with wind-catching notches to help best dissipate heat when operating under heavy loads. Most especially, the Heatsink on the left-hand side of the board is designed by ASUS to become an I/O Shield that connects to the built-in I/O Panel assembly on the board. This design is a lot better than the previous TUF Gaming Z490-Plus (WiFi) version. This design, in addition to enhancing the cooling capacity of the VRM circuit, also adds to the aesthetics. At the same time, the words TUF Gaming with the prominent logo printed on the I/O Shield increase brand recognition. The back of the PCB is also designed by ASUS with a stylized Ultimate Force (TUF) logo.

Although up to now, Intel’s 11th generation high-end processor family is the i9-11900K with only 8 cores and 16 threads, with an IPC increase of up to 19% compared to the i9 10900K. But ASUS also favors the TUF Gaming Z590-Plus (WiFi) motherboard a VRM circuit with a better design than the TUF Gaming Z490-Plus (WiFi). Going into details, TUF Gaming Z590-Plus (WiFi) is designed by the company’s 14+2 phase VRM circuit using high-quality MicroFine Alloy choke combined with PowerStages NCP302150 from On Semiductor for CPU vCore and SOC, with capacity 50A each. ASUS still uses the controller for the motherboard, which is ASP1900B with configuration (X + Y = 8) and parallel power cascade design, so the total power level for CPU vCore is 700A and SOC is 100A. Overall, this VRM circuit design is better than its predecessor, effectively boosting and improving the voltage of the motherboard to the CPU.

The CPU power supply is still an 8 + 4 pin form factor that Asus calls ProCool and is built to tight specifications to ensure flat contact with the PSU power lines. This results in lower impedance that helps prevent hotspots and connection failures and improves durability and stability even under high overclocks.

The Z590 platform supports PCIe 4.0 technology. With PCIe 4.0 support, the CPU will have 20 PCIe lanes, of which 16 are used for VGA and another 4 PCIe lanes for storage devices. Motherboard manufacturers can split that x16 according to their product line, for example x8/x8 or x8/x4/x4… ASUS TUF Gaming Z590-Plus WIFI includes two full-length PCIe slots enough, where the first slot is a PCIe 4.0 x16 type equipped with the PCIe Safe Slot feature, and the other is just PCIe 3.0 x4, with two additional PCIe 3.0 x1 slots for peripherals when users need to install more.

Because the Z590 supports PCIe 4.0 technology, TUF Gaming Z450-Plus (WiFi) simultaneously supports the latest NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen 3 and Gen 4 SSDs with high performance and speed, but in larger sizes with the common format SSD M.2 2280/22110. In it, the product provides 2 M.2 ports with accompanying cooling heatsink, one slot supports PCIe 4.0 x4 and the other PCIe 3.0 / SATA slot, and includes six SATA ports with RAID 0, 1, 5 support and 10.

In terms of memory support, TUF Gaming Z590-Plus (WiFi) has a slight change compared to its predecessor when it supports a RAM clock of up to 4800MHz (OC), a maximum capacity of 128GB of DDR4 RAM. Technologies such as Optimem III are still applied so that users can easily control RAM at high clock speeds.

The new Intel Z590 chipset now includes native support for Type C USB 3.2 Gen 2 x 2 20 Gbps connectivity. On the previous Z490 chipset, motherboard manufacturers who wanted to support this connection needed to use an additional controller, such as the ASMedia ASM3242. Motherboards that take advantage of this feature will likely enable it on the front or rear headers, although it is optional and some low-cost motherboards may not have this port. Looking at the rear panel, ASUS includes one USB 3.2 G2 Type-C, two USB 3.2 G2 Type-A, two USB 3.2 G1 Type-A, and two USB 2.0 ports. For users who want to use Intel’s integrated graphics, the board is equipped with two DisplayPort and HDMI outputs, with one PS/2 combo port and five supported 3.5mm and S/PDIF jacks by Realtek S1200A HD audio codec.

In terms of networking, in theory, the Z590 continues to be Intel’s original Wi-Fi 6 MAC into the chipset, accessible through its proprietary CNVi interface. Motherboard manufacturers will enable this via Intel’s latest AX201 or AX210 Wi-Fi 6 RF module or the new Intel Killer AX1675. On the TUF Gaming Z590-Plus (WiFi) motherboard attach a 2×2 Wi-Fi 6 module (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) that supports 1024QAM/OFDMA/MU-MIMO 2-band with increased bandwidth transmission, making the experience of online games or network data smoother.

Another advantage of TUF Gaming Z590-Plus (WiFi) over its predecessor is that ASUS has applied the latest Intel I225V(2.5Gb/s) LAN, which comes with ASUS Turbo LAN Utility along with TUF LANGuard technology (protects against static electricity and short circuit).

The sound area is equipped with 5 high-end Nichicon condensers with a capacity of 100uF 16V, providing warm, natural sound with a clearer tone. Noise filtering circuitry is also equipped to separate analog/digital signals to reduce interference from many sides. The audio driver chip uses Realtek ALC S1200A 8-Channel for 108dB audio output and 103db SNR input. A special feature is that ASUS has applied two-way AI noise cancellation technology on the motherboard, which reduces background noise from the microphone and audio output to deliver the best sound effects in games or conferences online.

Using a set of computers with many LED lighting effects is a trend among users, which is more attractive than ever. To keep up with the trend and stay ahead, ASUS has also equipped its motherboards with the latest ARGB Gen 2 ports. This allows techies to easily create their own unique personal lighting effects.

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ASUS TUF Gaming Z590-Plus, LGA 1200 (Intel11th/10th Gen) ATX Gaming Motherboard (PCIe 4.0, 3xM.2/NVMe SSD, 14+2 Power Stages,USB 3.2 Front Panel Type-C, 2.5Gb LAN, Thunderbolt 4, Aura RGB Lighting): Buy it now