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Asus ROG Strix Z390-E Gaming

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User ratings:
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4 stars
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3 stars
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Consumer ratings:
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Editorial reviews:
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6 editorial reviews
Designed with the new Intel 9th Generation CPUs, Is this ROG motherboard the ideal platform for the new Core i9-9900K?Read more
Intel’s Core i9-9900K has pushed mid-level enthusiast motherboard pricing well into what was once considered the high-end. Can Asus’s Z390-E Gaming win this market?Read more
Intel's new Z390 chipset has pushed motherboard companies to refresh their entire Intel Z370 productRead more
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Pros

  • Looks great
  • nice grey and black colour scheme RGB from
  • Backward compatibility is always welcome

Cons

  • not limited to a dedicated graphics card
  • no anti-vibration rubber pads on the mounting corner
  • only slot with x16 speed on the board

Key specs

  • SupremeFX (S1220A)
  • DDR4
  • 64 GB
  • 4
  • UEFI AMI
  • 1
  • ATX
  • LGA 1151 (Socket H4)

Asus ROG Strix Z390-E Gaming - Pros & Cons

Asus ROG Strix Z390-E Gaming

Pros

  • Looks great
  • nice grey and black colour scheme RGB from
  • Backward compatibility is always welcome
  • The test build performs well under this test
  • honest and in-depth product reviews and
  • stylish and bold lookout and they are solid units
  • ensure the safer
  • more reliable connections for your gaming sessions
  • best performance and fine-tuning
  • performance onboard the device is sublime and competent at the same time
  • The motherboard offers a classy premium layout

Cons

  • not limited to a dedicated graphics card
  • no anti-vibration rubber pads on the mounting corner
  • only slot with x16 speed on the board
  • There is no LED underneath to light it up
  • motherboard does not have Q-LED Debug
  • it does not support the KabyLake/SkyLake CPUs
  • fan connectors tend to be on the long side
  • the build-your-own crowd of PC enthusiasts
  • It lacks an LED lighting solution
  • RGB configuration only present on the I/O port box
  • lags while doing your work with your previous PC build

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Asus ROG Strix Z390-E Gaming - Full Specifications

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General
Motherboard typeATX
Processor socket
LGA 1151
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Audio properties
Audio codec
SupremeFX
Audio output channels7.1
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Technical details
Compatible processor series
  • Intel Celeron
  • Intel Pentium
Maximum number of processors1
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Storage
RAID levels
  • 0
  • 1
  • 5
  • 10
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Internal i/o ports
CPU fan connectoryes
Number of EATX power connectors1
Number of chassis fan connectors2
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Y
Number of SATA III connectors6
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Network
Wi-Fiyes
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11a
  • Wi-Fi 5
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • Wi-Fi 4
Ethernet LAN (Network)yes
Bluetoothyes
Bluetooth version5.0
LAN controllerIntel I219V
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Memory
Supported memory bus clock
  • 2400 MHz
  • 2133 MHz
  • 2666 MHz
  • 2800 MHz
  • 3000 MHz
  • 3200 MHz
  • 3300 MHz
  • 3400 MHz
  • 3333 MHz
  • 3466 MHz
  • 3733 MHz
  • 3600 MHz
  • 3866 MHz
  • 4000 MHz
  • 4133 MHz
  • 4266 MHz
RAM technologyDDR4
Memory slots typeDIMM
Maximum RAM size64 GB
Number of memory slots4
Unbuffered memoryyes
Memory channelsDual
Non-ECCyes
Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)yes
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Graphics
Parallel processing technology support
  • 2-Way SLI
  • 3-Way CrossFireX
Maximum resolution
  • 4096
  • 2160
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Bios
BIOS typeUEFI AMI
BIOS features
  • UEFI BIOS
  • ASUS EZ Flash 3
  • DMI 3.0 support
  • ACPI 6.1 support
  • SMBIOS 3.1 support
BIOS memory size16.0 mB
ACPI version6.1
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Expansion slots
Number of M.2 (M) slots2
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Rear panel i/o ports
S/PDIF out portyes
Microphone inputyes
Headphone outputs1
HDMI ports quantity1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity2
DisplayPorts quantity1
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Dimensions
Width12.01 in
Depth9.61 in

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Asus ROG Strix Z390-E Gaming Asus - Editorial Reviews (6)

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Asus ROG Strix Z390-E Gaming ASUS ROG STRIX Z390-E Gaming Review - Introduction
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Vortez
ASUS ROG STRIX Z390-E Gaming Review - Introduction

Designed with the new Intel 9th Generation CPUs, Is this ROG motherboard the ideal platform for the new Core i9-9900K?

Asus ROG Strix Z390-E Gaming Asus ROG Strix Z390-E Gaming Review: Stretching The Envelope
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tomshardware.co.uk
Published: 25.03.2019
Asus ROG Strix Z390-E Gaming Review: Stretching The Envelope

Intel’s Core i9-9900K has pushed mid-level enthusiast motherboard pricing well into what was once considered the high-end. Can Asus’s Z390-E Gaming win this market?

Asus ROG Strix Z390-E Gaming ASUS ROG Strix Z390-E Gaming Motherboard Review
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KitGuru
Published: 14.12.2018
ASUS ROG Strix Z390-E Gaming Motherboard Review

Intel's new Z390 chipset has pushed motherboard companies to refresh their entire Intel Z370 product

Asus ROG Strix Z390-E Gaming ASUS ROG STRIX Z390-E Gaming review
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Guru3D.com
Published: 11.06.2018
ASUS ROG STRIX Z390-E Gaming review

In this review, we look at the ASUS ROG STRIX Z390-E Gaming. We will pair it with the new eight cores, sixteen threads proc, that Core i9 9900K. A motherboard that has very decent looks and carries s... Introduction

Asus ROG Strix Z390-E Gaming Asus ROG Strix Z390-E Gaming review: a motherboard that doesn’t promise the world… but still delivers
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PCGamesN
Published: 10.10.2018
Asus ROG Strix Z390-E Gaming review: a motherboard that doesn’t promise the world… but still delivers

Asus gives the Strix Gaming an update fitting for 2018 - including Intel's latest Z390 chipset and artificial intelligence

Asus ROG Strix Z390-E Gaming ASUS ROG STRIX Z390-E Gaming Motherboard Review - Play3r
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Play3r
Published: 05.12.2018
ASUS ROG STRIX Z390-E Gaming Motherboard Review - Play3r
4.0

Today on the test bench is the brand new ASUS ROG STRIX Z390-E Gaming motherboard. The ASUS ROG STRIX Z390-E represents a mid-range offering from a global brand focused on gaming (ROG).