ASUS ROG Strix Z490-E Gaming Review

Test Setup

ASUS ROG Strix Z490-E Gaming – 0509 BIOS
Intel Core i9-10900K
Corsair LPX 4000 MHz
Corsair MP500 M.2 – OS Drive
Samsung 970 Pro
Corsair AX1600i
Nvidia RTX 2080Ti
Corsair HX1000i
Corsair H150i
Corsair ML Fans
Fractal Define 7

Overclocking

We’re sure that as the Z490 matures the BIOS will make a big difference to the kind of overclocks you’re capable of achieving, but the Strix is hardly a shrinking violet, still pushing 5.2 GHz across all ten cores for your hardcore rendering tasks, be they video or 3D.