The Intel Z490 Overview: 44+ Motherboards Examined
by Gavin Bonshor on April 30, 2020 10:00 AM ESTASUS ROG Maximus XII Apex
Although extreme overclocking isn't as popular as it once was, ASUS has announced its enthusiast-grade Maximus XII Apex will at some point be making an appearance. Coming with just two memory slots on its ATX-sized frame, the ROG Maximus XII Apex will support up to 64 GB of fast DDR4-5000 memory, with eight SATA ports, and support for three PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2 slots; one on board, and two via an included ROG.DIMM2 add-on card.
Not just equipped for overclockers and enthusiasts to push memory and Intel's 10th gen desktop process to its limits, the ASUS ROG Maximus XII Apex also includes a Thunderbolt 3 header which adds variation to its uses, eg content creators. It has a varied selection of PCIe support too with two full-length PCIe 3.0 slots which operate at x16, and x8/x8, with a half-length PCIe 3.0 x4 and an additional PCIe 3.0 x1 slot. For networking, it is using Intel's I225-V 2.5 G Ethernet controller, with an Intel AX201 Wi-Fi 6 wireless interface which also adds support for BT 5.1 devices. It will include support for up to 18 x USB ports, but the current configuration isn't known at present.
With overclocking a main focus for the Apex in previous years, it has a 16-phase power delivery for the CPU with 70 A power stages and operates in a teamed configuration with an ASP1405I PWM controller running at 8+0. Providing power to the CPU is a pair of 12 V ATX CPU power inputs.
This page will be updated when more information becomes available to us.
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DanNeely - Thursday, April 30, 2020 - link
I really hate when new articles are inserted below the lead spot because it's hit or miss if I ever notice them. I missed this one during several visits to the site and only found it when Google suggested it in response to a search I made.Jedibeeftrix - Friday, May 1, 2020 - link
agreed, i found this by accident, and check AT twice or more a day.sunshinerevans55 - Sunday, May 3, 2020 - link
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This must have taken some writing. Kudos to the author(s). A good one stop article for anybody planning on going the Intel route. Intel seem to be adept at packaging old milk (not wine) in a new bottle. At least increase the number of PCIe lanes...boozed - Monday, May 4, 2020 - link
I recommend using the RSS feed, then you get everything and you get it chronologically.Exodite - Wednesday, May 6, 2020 - link
+1 on RSS!The "magazine layout" that plagues many sites and makes it impossible to distinguish between old articles, new articles and commercials can thankfully still be avoided through RSS.
Wardrop - Friday, May 1, 2020 - link
Funny that ASRock are the only manufacturers to have a mATX X570 motherboard for AMD's platform, yet for Intel they're the only one's NOT to have a mATX motherboard.Beaver M. - Saturday, May 2, 2020 - link
You mean they are relevant again, because they have fixed their stereotypical USB issues?Marlin1975 - Friday, May 1, 2020 - link
So in other words a re-spin of previous chipset with little to no real useful extra features but will require a new board. Classic intel. This is one of many reasons my last system was Intel and my new system is AMD now.Unless you are a intel fanboy why keep supporting this?
regsEx - Friday, May 1, 2020 - link
New networking controllers, support for PCIe 4 CPUs (RKL-S that will be released in future).Some boards also have USB Gen 2x2 support with external ASMedia controller. I know no any X570 board with USB Gen 2x2 support. Only Gen 2x1.