ASUS ROG Z390 Maximus XI Gene Review

Test Setup

 

ASUS ROG Z390 Maximus XI Gene
Intel Core i9-9900K
Corsair LPX 3200MHz
Zadak 64GB Double-Stack DDR4
Corsair MP500 M.2
nVidia GTX 980
Corsair HX1000i
Corsair H110i GT
Corsair ML Fans

  
  

Overclocking

Both types of DDR4 allow the Core i9-9900K to push on to 5 GHz, a serious overclock considering its 8 cores. If you’re the type of power user who demands enormous amounts of memory then the support for the double-stack DDR4 – which you can see in the photograph above – will prove very handy, and the extra capacity isn’t compromising the bandwidth either, with the Zadak kit pushing nicely to 3333MHz.