70
Joe Shields
Tom's Hardware
“If you’re in the market for a sub‑$300 board and don’t need lots of USB or SATA ports, the Prime Z690‑A is worth considering.”
Critical Assessment
What Critics Praise
- Excellent power delivery
- Four M.2 slots
- Fast USB-C
- Reasonable price
- Supports DDR5 memory up to 6000 MHz
- Eight USB 3.2 ports plus two Type-C
Points of Contention
- No onboard Wi-Fi
- Awkward fan-header layout
Professional Reviews
2 reviews from 2 critics70
Eric Vander Linden
PCMag
“On the whole, the Asus Prime Z690‑A does a lot of things right and very little wrong.”
