Tag Archives: Z890

The launch of the new Intel Core Ultra 200S family of CPUs along with Z890 motherboards was a thorny process. KitGuru suffered along with pretty much every other review site on the planet and you may have noticed we held off from reviewing of the Core Ultra 9 285K, Core Ultra 7 265K and Core Ultra 5 245K as it is clear to us that Intel has some work to do before this platform is ready for action.

KitGuru recently flew out to China, where we met Ethan Yang, the vice president for MSI Shenzhen’s manufacturing plant. He gave us a tour of his factory facility just as they were going through the process of building the first Z890 Tomahawk motherboards, so we thought we'd bring our readers along for the ride!

We preview five MSI Z890 motherboards and go through specs, features, design and more

The new NZXT Z890 motherboards will be available starting in early 2025, both sporting an ATX form factor and robust feature set suited for gaming. 

Intel has yet to announce the release date for its upcoming Core Ultra 200 desktop CPUs but reports claim that a date has been set. According to the latest rumours, Intel will announce the new desktop CPU series to the public on October 10th, with availability expected later in the …

With the newly found Geekbench results, we've gained fresh insight into the performance of the Core Ultra 7 265KF and the Core Ultra 5 245K. Both processors were tested with unreleased Z890 motherboards.  It's important to note that the two findings are based on different Geekbench versions (5 and 6), …

The comprehensive details of Intel's upcoming 800-series chipsets have been leaked. While we've previously had insight into what the Z890 chipset will offer, information regarding the other SKUs was difficult to find. According to the new leak doing the rounds, the H870 chipset will be omitted from the line-up, leaving …

A new report on the Core Ultra 200 desktop CPU claims some new details about Intel's new and improved iGPU. According to sources, new-gen desktop chips from Intel will pack a new iGPU with four Xe-Cores, and the first details on Z890 chipset motherboards are starting to emerge.  Golden Pig …

There are fresh Meteor Lake-S rumours doing the rounds this week. According to sources, Intel's desktop Meteor Lake CPUs will support as many as 20x PCIe 5.0 lanes, as well as an upgrade to WiFi support.  According to TLC (via EXPReview), Intel Meteor Lake-S desktop processors will support 4x PCIe …