ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming WiFi Motherboard Review

Test Setup

For our tests, we will be using a test rig which is comprised of the ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming WiFi motherboard, along with an Intel 13th Gen Core i9-13900K (Raptor Lake) @ default clock speed, as well as 32GB of Patriot Viper RGB RGB DDR5-6200 in quad channel mode.

All tests were conducted at turbo clock speeds at a resolution of 1920×1080. High or Ultra settings enabled.

CPU	Intel 13th Gen Core i9-13900K (Raptor Lake) @ default clock speed
Cooling	Cooler Master MasterLiquid PL 240 All-In-One Liquid Cooler
Motherboard	ASUS rOG Strix Z790-E Gaming WiFi motherboard
Ram	Patriot Viper RGB RGB DDR5-6200 32GB Memory Kit
XMP profiles	Yes – XMP 3.0 Profile 1
SSD/HDD	Lexar NM800 PRO 2TB M.2 (PCIE Gen4x4)
PSU	Thermaltake ToughPower GF3 1000W
VGA card	EVGA GeForce RT 3090 24GB
Drivers	Latest Nvidia Drivers
OS	Windows 11

AIDA64 Info

CPU-Z Info

Load Temps

Using the the Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML 240 (fitted with the LGA1700 brackets), the processor produced a full load temperature of 88-99 degrees Celsius, which is pretty high, but expected! We all know Intel processors can run HOT, especially wirth a TDP of 125W … and this rockets to 250W+ during Turbo Boost.

If you do plan to upgrade to an Intel 13th Gen processor, I highly recommend you get a decent 360 AIO Liquid cooler, a 240 AIO cooler in my opinion just can’t handle it!