We’re starting to see Z590 motherboards being leaked … will we see an official announcement at CES’s virtual conferences?
Taken from Videocardz … Two ASUS Z590 motherboards have been leaked by @harukaze5719 over at Twitter. The series revealed by the leaker is ROG MAXIMUS XIII, which is based on the upcoming Intel Z590 chipset. The leak features two motherboards, the MAXIMUS XIII EXTREME GLACIAL and MAXIMUS XIII HERO. Additionally, we have another two photos of the first PRIME and TUF Gaming series motherboards based on this new Intel chipset.
The motherboards are equipped with an LGA1200 socket, the same socket that we have on the Z490 series. The new motherboards are targeted for the upcoming 11th Gen Core processor series codenamed Rocket Lake-S. The new series will introduce PCIe Gen 4 support, a wider DMI channel between the CPU and the chipset, as well as improvements to the CPU core design itself. The premium Z490 motherboards are already hardware compatible with PCI Gen4, however, there might be some limitations, such as the primary M.2 slot may not operate in the Gen4 standard, however, that has not yet been fully confirmed.
The ASUS Z590 MAXIMUS XIII EXTREME GLACIAL is an ultra-premium motherboard equipped with pre-installed monoblock. This board looks almost identical to the Z490 GUNDAM, a special commemorative edition inspired by the anime GUNDAM series. The GLACIAL is also an E-ATX form factor board.
More at @harukaze5719, Videocardz
