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ASUS ROG Strix Z890-E Gaming WiFi
Upper-mid Z890 ATX board with seven M.2 slots, 5GbE, dual Thunderbolt 4 and Wi-Fi 7.
- LGA1851
- Z890
- ATX
- DDR5
- 7
PCPR score
8.3
Great
Best price we’ve seen
$377Nov 9
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The short version
The ROG Strix Z890-E Gaming WiFi sits just below the Maximus line, with seven M.2 slots (three PCIe 5.0), two Thunderbolt 4 ports, 5GbE, Wi-Fi 7 and a rear BIOS FlashBack button. Club386 lists its power stages at 18+1+2+2 at 110A. It suits Core Ultra 7 and 9 builds that want flagship I/O without paying for the Maximus tier, but only one 5GbE port and no second Ethernet jack is included.
Pros
- Seven M.2 slots including three PCIe 5.0 x4
- Two Thunderbolt 4 ports, DisplayPort and HDMI on the rear
- 5GbE LAN and 2x2 Wi-Fi 7
- 18+1+2+2 110A power stages per Club386's lineup table
Cons
- Single Ethernet port, unlike the Hero's dual LAN
- Using M.2_3 or M.2_4 drops the PCIe 5.0 graphics slot to x8
- Only one chipset-attached PCIe slot beyond the graphics slot
Best for
- High-end Core Ultra builds that need many M.2 drives
- Users who want Thunderbolt 4 without paying the Maximus premium
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Full specifications
Core
- Socket
- LGA1851
- Chipset
- Z890
- Form factor
- ATX
Memory
- Memory type
- DDR5
- Memory slots type
- DIMM
- Memory slots
- 4
- Max memory
- 256 GB
- Max memory speed (OC)
- 9,200 MT/s
Expansion
- M.2 slots
- 7
- M.2 PCIe 5.0 slots
- 3
- M.2 PCIe 4.0 slots
- 4
- M.2 PCIe 3.0 slots
- 0
- Supports M.2 22110
- Yes
- SATA ports
- 4
- PCIe x16 slots
- 1
- Primary PCIe slot version
- 5.0
- PCIe x4 slots
- 1
- PCIe x1 slots
- 0
Connectivity
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- Ethernet speed
- 5 GbE
- Ethernet ports
- 1
Ports & I/O
- USB4 / Thunderbolt ports
- 2
- Rear USB-C ports
- 4
- Rear USB-A ports
- 10
- Front USB-C header
- Yes
- USB 3 headers
- 2
- USB 2 headers
- 3
- HDMI outputs (iGPU)
- 1
- DisplayPort outputs (iGPU)
- 1
Cooling
- Fan headers
- 8
- ARGB headers (5V)
- 3
Power
- CPU power
- 2x 8-pin
Fit
- Back-connect (BTF / Project Zero)
- No
Features
- BIOS flashback
- Yes
Physical
- Color
- Black
Compatibility notes
- M.2_3 and M.2_4 share bandwidth with the PCIe 5.0 x16 slot, which then runs at x8.
- Fits LGA1851 Core Ultra 200S processors only.
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What reviewers and owners say
Club386
NeutralA lineup guide that lists the Z890-E at 18+1+2+2 110A power stages and 4 DIMM slots, as the top ATX Strix model of the four Z890 Strix boards.
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Common questions
Does the Strix Z890-E have Wi-Fi 7?
Yes, it has 2x2 Wi-Fi 7 with Bluetooth 5.4, subject to Windows 11 24H2 or later for full Wi-Fi 7 features per ASUS.
How many PCIe 5.0 M.2 drives can it take?
ASUS lists three PCIe 5.0 x4 M.2 slots (M.2_1, M.2_3 and M.2_4). Populating M.2_3 or M.2_4 reduces the main graphics slot to x8.
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