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Intel B560 Motherboard Overview – AnandTech

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Intel’s 500 series chipsets, including Z590 and B560, are set to be compatible with both 10th generation Comet Lake and 11th Generation Rocket Lake processors. The only platform that enables PCIe 4.0 will be a Rocket Lake processor at least at an i5 level, coupled with a Z590 or B560 motherboard. Alongside a full PCIe 4.0 x16 slot for graphics, one of the main benefits from PCIe 4.0, regardless of the 500-series motherboard model, is going to be had through storage. B560 will enable one PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 slot from the CPU, with additional slots being PCIe 3.0 from the chipset. This sounds very identical to Z590, however the devil is in the details and our table below.

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ASRock Z590 PG Velocita

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This is a product from the Phantom Gaming range, which includes the Phantom Gaming 4 mATX, the 4/ac, and the Phantom Gaming ITX boards. Asrock has also the Taichi, Extreme, Steel Legend, and Pro series, so you can choose whichever tier suits you. The PG Velocita is a higher-end product line within the Phantom Gaming family. “Velocità” is Italian for “Velocity”, and here it’s supposed to tell you that this is the top product in the PG range. Still, if we compare it with the rest of the Asrock line-up, this is actually more of a mid-tier Intel socket 1200 board. It should give you the most important features, while also providing a level of stability and extras you won’t find in the cheaper models. The design is very attractive. Dynamic, yet stylish, the Asrock Z590 PG Velocita uses a black-and-silver design, on an all-black PCB.

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MSI MPG Z590 CARBON EK X – TechPowerUp

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The MSI Performance Gaming line, or “MPG” for short, from MSI is generally pitched as the middle ground between the no-holds-barred MEG line and more value-oriented MAG line. The MSI MPG Z590 Carbon EK X is an exception. Developed in partnership with and distributed by EKWB, the MSI MPG Z590 Carbon EK X features a monoblock for CPU and VRM cooling as well as all the tools you need to integrate it into your custom water-cooling build.

The MSI MPG Z590 Carbon EK X features a 16-phase Vcore VRM on a 6-layer PCB. There is also 2.5 Gb/s LAN and built-in WiFi 6E, as well as three M.2 slot heatsinks and even a physical RGB LED off switch. EK is including a leak test kit with the MSI MPG Z590 Carbon EK X, so you can build with confidence.

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MSI MEG Z590 ACE – TechPowerUp

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The MSI Enthusiast Gaming, or MEG for short, line of motherboards represents the best of the best MSI has to offer. Last year’s Z490 MEG line offered some of the best overclocking available on an Intel platform. Memory overclocking was particularly noteworthy due to such innovations as MSI’s tabbed memory trace layout. Those same innovations return on MSI’s new Z590 lineup with even more refinement. The MSI MEG Z590 ACE features a massive 19-phase VRM with top of the line 90 A power stages and a robust VRM cooling solution, four M.2 slots, Thunderbolt 4, and a plethora of overclocking features. The MSI MEG Z590 ACE has a premium spec sheet, let’s see if there is premium performance to match!

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ASRock Z590 Taichi – HKEPC

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The 11th generation Intel Core series CPU has not yet appeared, the motherboard of the Z590 chipset will be the first to enter the battle, ASRock will launch the new Z590 TAICHI, continue to use strong power supply materials and perfect peripheral connectivity as a selling point, using 14-phase 90A Dr.MOS The power supply module fully meets the power requirements of the next generation Intel Core i9 under heavy overclocking. Continue to have a full-covered heat-dissipating armor and aluminum alloy back panel design. The all-black color scheme sets off the gear decoration that symbolizes the Tai Chi series. One set of gears will rotate slowly when the system is running. I want to build the 11th generation Intel machine. Readers may wish to consider it.

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ASRock Z490 Taichi – Windows Central

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ASRock’s Taichi range of motherboard has been a solid choice for both AMD and Intel processors and the Z490 is the latest for team blue. As well as continuing the gorgeous aesthetics we’ve come to love with this series, the latest Taichi motherboard from ASRock comes with support for 10th and 11th Gen Intel processors.

Because we’re talking 11th Gen support, ASRock has worked in PCIe 4.0 tech that will be ready to go with the latest CPUs from Intel. There’s a heavy power delivery phase design with active cooling for enhanced performance and overclocking and 2.5Gb/s LAN (or Wi-Fi 6) connectivity allows for some seriously fast data transfer over networks.

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Intel Launches 11th Gen Intel Core: Unmatched Overclocking, Game Performance

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The 11th Gen Intel® Core™ S-series desktop processors (code-named “Rocket Lake-S”) launched worldwide today, led by the flagship Intel® Core™ i9-11900K. Reaching speeds of up to 5.3GHz with Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost1, the Intel Core i9-11900K delivers even more performance to gamers and PC enthusiasts.

More: 11th Gen Intel Core Desktop (Press Kit) | Tech Minute: Intel’s Rocket Lake-S in 60 seconds (Video) | Introducing the New 11th Gen Intel Core Desktop Processors (Product Brief) | 11th Gen Intel Core Desktop Processors SKU Tables (PDF)

Engineered on the new Cypress Cove architecture, 11th Gen Intel Core S-series desktop processors are designed to transform hardware and software efficiency and increase raw gaming performance​. The new architecture brings up to 19% gen-over-gen instructions per cycle (IPC) improvement2 for the highest frequency cores and adds Intel® UHD graphics featuring the Intel® Xe graphics architecture for rich media and intelligent graphics capabilities. That matters because games and most applications continue to depend on high-frequency cores to drive high frame rates and low latency.

Designed to Game: With its new 11th Gen desktop processors, Intel continues to push desktop gaming performance to the limits and deliver the most amazing immersive experiences for players everywhere.

At the top of the stack is the 11th Gen Intel Core i9-11900K, featuring unmatched performance with up to 5.3 gigahertz, eight cores, 16 threads and 16 megabytes of Intel® Smart Cache. The unlocked 11th Gen Intel Core desktop processor supports fast memory speeds with DDR4-3200 to help enable smooth gameplay and seamless multitasking on this platform.

Improvements in this generation include:

  • Up to 19% gen-over-gen IPC performance improvement.
  • Up to 50% better integrated graphics performance with Intel UHD graphics featuring Intel Xe graphics architecture.3
  • Intel® Deep Learning Boost and Vector Neural Network Instructions support​ to accelerate artificial intelligence (AI) inference — vastly improving performance for deep learning workloads.
  • Enhanced overclocking tools and features for flexible overclocking and tuning performance and experience.

Through close collaboration with more than 200 of the top game developers, Intel brings a host of game, engine, middleware and rendering optimizations to applications so they can take advantage of 11th Gen Intel® Core™ S-series processors to deliver exciting gaming experiences.

Superior Tuning and Stability: 11th Gen Intel Core desktop processors introduce new overclocking tools and features for more flexible tuning to achieve unmatched speeds and superior game performance. This generation includes real-time memory overclocking which enables changes to DDR4 frequency in real time, extending memory overclocking support for H570 and B560 chipsets allowing users to experience overclocking, Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) 2  and AVX-512 voltage guard band override, and an all new integrated memory controller with wider timings and Gear 2 support (in addition to Gear 1 support).

Media and Streaming Features for Days: The new 11th Gen Intel Core S-series delivers rich media experiences, from AAA gaming to high-definition streaming with additional features including DDR4-3200 MHz support, 20 PCIe 4.0 lanes, Intel Quick Sync Video, enhanced media​ (10bit AV1/12bit high-efficiency video coding decode and end-to-end  compression), enhanced display (Integrated HDMI 2.0, HBR3), and discrete Thunderbolt™ 4 and Intel Wi-Fi 6E support.

For more information on Intel 11th Gen Intel® Core™ S-series desktop processors, visit the 11th Gen Intel Core Desktop Processors Product Brief.

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ASUS ROG STRIX Z590-E GAMING WIFI – GinjFo

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Listed at the recommended retail price of € 419.90, this ROG Strix Z590-E Gaming WIFI targets the high end, not to say the very high end. It is aimed at players looking for the latest technologies and an armed platform to accommodate muscle and an imposing graphics card. Its connectivity is generous while Asus deploys a host of so-called intelligent technologies. They affect different aspects ranging from cooling to overclocking through audio.

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Intel Core i7-11700K and Core i9-11900K Hit CPU-Z

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Over on Twitter, APISAK has come across some CPU-Z benchmarks of the upcoming Intel Rocket Lake-S processor, the Core -7-11700K and Core i9-11900K. Time will tell if these score can actually be trusted, but they look interesting. For example, the Core i7-11700K posts a single threaded score of 719 at a blazing 5.3GHz. The Core i9-11900K rolled in at 716. Perhaps less reliable is the 5.9GHz report. We’ll see soon enough what the real performance of these chips are.

GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS PRO AX – HKEPC

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GIGABYTE newly launched the Z590 AORUS PRO AX motherboard. Compared with the previous generation Z490, the motherboard’s VRM power supply module is upgraded to a straight-out 12 + 1 phase 90A DrMOS digital power supply design, equipped with a second-generation Fin-Array stacking type The large VRM heat sink with fin technology provides powerful and stable high-performance output, supports the latest PCIe 4.0 transmission interface and 802.11ax WiFi 6 wireless module, and is upgraded to up to four sets of M.2 SSD configuration, with a very comprehensive peripheral expansion Features.

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