ASRock Showcases Two New Intel Z790 Motherboards With Wi-Fi 7 at Computex 2023
With the Wi-Fi 7 (IEEE 802.11be) train set to go mainstream later this year, ASRock seems to be ahead of the curve with two new Z790 motherboards featuring the latest Wi-Fi 7 CNVI. A more premium combo, ASRock Phantom Gaming Z790 Nova WiFi7 offers Wi-Fi 7 connectivity along with some notable features such as high power delivery, one PCIe 5.0 x4 M.2 slot, support for 5 GbE and up to 5 GbE. It combines the functions that should be. Two USB 3.2 G2x2 ports. ASRock Phantom Gaming Z790 Riptide WiFi7’s feature set is modest, but it packs plenty of premium connectivity, including 5 GbE and Wi-Fi 7, 8 SATA ports, and space for up to 5 M.2 drives.
With more companies in the networking space announcing Wi-Fi 7 products, such as the Netgear Nighthawk RS700 Wi-Fi 7 router announced in March, it won’t be long before motherboard vendors follow suit. ASRock is the first, if not the first, company to introduce not one but two motherboards based on the Intel Z790 chipset designed for the 13th Gen Core series family with Wi-Fi 7 connectivity. It seems that he is one of the
ASRock hasn’t provided a detailed list of specs, but they do have both motherboards on display at their Computex 2023 booth. ASRock Phantom Gaming Z790 Nova WiFi7 is the more premium of the two, with the advertised 20+1+1 power delivery, one PCIe 5.0 x4 M.2 slot, plus up to five additional Supports PCIe 4.0 x4M. 2 slots. There are seven USB ports on the back, one of which is a USB 3.2 G2x2 Type-C port on the back panel and a second port on the front panel header. Z790 Nova WiFi7 includes a single 5 GbE controller along with unspecified Wi-Fi 7 CNVi.
ASRock Phantom Gaming Z790 Nova WiFi7 motherboard (Image credit: toms hardware)
Moving on to ASRock’s second Wi-Fi 7 enabled motherboard. The ASRock Phantom Gaming Z790 Riptide has a more modestly advertised 16+1+1 power delivery, but it’s still good enough for users planning to overclock an unlocked Intel 13th Gen. that’s all. Core series processor. Similar to the Z790 Nova WiFi7, the Z790 Riptide WiFi7 has one PCIe 5.0 x4 M.2 slot, additionally supports 4 PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 SSDs and also has 8 SATA ports. ASRock touts 10 USB ports on the back panel, with 7 additional ports available via the front panel headers, including 1 USB 3.2 G2x2 port. Network support consists of unspecified Realtek 5 GbE controller and Wi-Fi 7 CNVi.
According to colleagues at Toms Hardware, ASRock has said that both the Phantom Gaming Z790 Nova and Riptide WiFi7 motherboards will launch in August. There is no price outlook at this time.
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