Asus rog strix x570

The Crosshair range offers brutal performance but its cost is quite high. The Strix series gains strength for many users and the Asus ROG Strix X570-E Gaming promises: efficiency, good cooling, excellent performance and a very attractive price.

The Asus ROG Strix X570-E is the best quality / price motherboard of AM4 socket and X570 chipset. Prepare a fresh Coca-Cola, which now in the summer is very appealing, and enjoy our analysis.

First we want to thank Asus for giving us this product to be able to do our analysis. It is one of the brands that trust us the most and they are at the top of our website in these launches. Thank you!

Asus ROG Strix X570-E Gaming technical features

Unboxing

Asus has opted for a continuous presentation for this Asus ROG Strix X570-E Gaming, doing things spectacularly as always. The product comes in a large thick cardboard box full of color prints and information about the motherboard in the back. We can quickly notice that it is a ROG Strix product simply by looking at the huge Asus logo in RGB background colors.

The opening system is exactly the same as always, case type. We find inside a system with two apartments or floors, in the most visible one we find this nice plate tucked inside a plastic bag and well fixed with a cardboard mold. Below we have the bulk of accessories and information on the plate. In short, the bundle is as follows:

• Asus ROG Strix X570-E Gaming Motherboard Support Wi-Fi Antennas 4x SATA 6Gbps cables1x RGB strip extension cable1x extension cable for A-RGB1x temperature thermistorUser guide guide Screws to install M.2Cable fastening stickers

We continue without having any SLI cables for a multi GPU installation with Nvidia graphics card, although it is not something especially relevant today.

Design and Specifications

Asus has made a strong commitment to creating high-end motherboards for this new AMD platform, as it is ultimately the most powerful non-Workstation chipset available on the market. And the truth is that this Asus ROG Strix X570-E Gaming board has a style and design very similar to the ROG Crosshair VIII Hero, although with a slightly more ROG Strix air for the lighting distribution, but maintaining the black color as an aspect main.

Something that makes the difference, for example, is that now the side areas are not protected by aluminum plates, such as the sound card area. But they do maintain the integral heatsink distribution for both the chipset and the two M.2 slots. Asus has also bet on this model to implement only two M.2 slots instead of three as for example MSI does.

All this heatsink has a quite aggressive style with openings for the air inlet in the form of letters. This is necessary, since under the hood we have an active turbine-type fan system to cool this powerful chipset. It's been a long time since we've seen such complex systems for cooling a chipset.

At the top of the board we have, as always, the phase dissipating system of the 16 power phases that make up the VRM. They are two fairly large aluminum heatsinks and pierced by an 8mm diameter copper heatpipe. We also see that only two of the PCI slots are reinforced with steel plates.

As for lighting systems, we basically have three zones with Asus AURA RGB technology. The first one is in the chipset area right next to the BIOS stack. And the other two in the I / O panel protector, specifically in the Asus ROG logo and in the form of protection for the Strix logo that will shine when illuminated. And well, the typical line of the sound card area.

In the back we do not have any type of protection by metal backplate, so it is a completely bare area and only with special paint to isolate the electricity tracks in the area.

VRM and power phases

The VRM is as impressive as its three closest models, the Crosshair, since in the same way, we find a total of 16 power phases distributed in two rows and that receive all the power from two EPS connectors, one 8-pin and the another 4. The VRM can be broken down into three stages, managed using a digital PWM signal by a DIGI + controller.

In the first stage we will have the most important elements, the MOSFET DC-DC converters with a capacity of 50A and manufactured by Infineon. These MOSFETs come with built-in high-efficiency thermal pads to keep at bay the 200A that can presumably get to circulate. The final two stages are made up of 16 high-efficiency alloy CHOKES and solid capacitors prepared to withstand high temperatures.

The VRMs on the new boards have come a long way in their quality, as feeding these monsters up to 16 cores and 32 threads correctly is not an easy task. Similarly, the signal must be of the best possible quality, and without ripple, so that the 7nm transistors do not have variations in their states.

Socket, chipset and RAM memory

The socket is not the novelty of these boards, but the new chipset that AMD has implemented for its new generation of processors. If we complained about something in the previous X470 is that it was practically a copy of X370. Something that has undoubtedly changed radically in this new chipset that will be responsible for giving life to the south bridge of the plate.

The AMD X570 has no less than 20 PCI 4.0 LANES, it is the only one, along with the AMD Ryzen 3000, compatible with the new PCI communication standard. And it is that practically we are going to be able to use that bidirectional communication at 2000 MB / s in each data lane, thanks to the new M.2 SSD units. This chipset has 8 fixed lanes for PCIe connectivity, and supports up to 8 10 Gbps USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, among other devices such as SATA and other ports. Communication with the CPU will take place via 4 of these new generation lanes.

Thanks to the more powerful CPUs, we can have a total of 44 PCIe 4.0 LANES on the board, for example, the powerful Ryzen 9 3900X or similar. Asus brings in its compatibility data, 2nd and 3rd generation AMD Ryzen processors , and 1st and 2nd generation Ryzen APUs with integrated Radeon Vega graphics. It is precisely for this reason that an AMD user will now have to take a closer look at the specifications of the board, since the backward compatibility with previous generations, makes the capacity of peripherals and rails vary substantially.

And we have the first example in the RAM capacity itself. Indeed we have 4 DIMM slots without steel reinforcement. If we have a 3rd generation processor, we can install a total of 128 GB on Dual Channel, while for the rest, it supports 64 GB as you may already know. Thanks to the compatibility with A-XMP profiles we will be able to install RAM memories with more than 3200 MHz, presumably up to 4400 OC, just like the higher models. Let's not forget that Ryzen now natively support up to 3200 MHz non-ECC.

Storage and PCI slots

The next section where the X570 chipset takes center stage in this Asus ROG Strix X570-E Gaming is in storage, since part of the capacity will be connected to it. For example, the 8-port SATA III 6Gbps panel is managed entirely by this chipset, and the same is true for one of the M.2 PCI 4.0 x4 slots on the board. By having several dedicated LANES, we will not have shared bus problems on any of these ports.

For the Ryzen CPU only a direct connection to the second M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot remains. These two slots support SSD sizes of 2242, 2260, 2280 and 22110, and can work under SATA, PCIe 4.0 interface with Ryzen 3rd Gen. and PCIe 3.0 with Ryzen 2nd Gen. We will be able to make RAID 0, 1 and 10 and support AMD Store MI fast storage technology.

Exactly the same thing happens in the PCI slots, although in the cast, the CPU keeps most of it. In total we will have 3 PCIe 4.0 x16 slots and two PCIe 4.0 x1 slots. The CPU will take care of the first two, easy to identify because they are reinforced with steel and at the following speeds:

• With 3rd Gen Ryzen CPUs, the slots will work in 4.0 to x16 / x0 or x8 / x8 mode. With 2nd Gen Ryzen CPUs, the slots will work in 3.0 to x16 / x0 or x8 / x8 mode. With 1st and 2nd Gen Ryzen APUs.. and Radeon Vega graphics, will work in 3.0 to x8 / x0 mode. So second PCIe x16 slot will be disabled for APU

The remaining three slots will be connected to the chipset in this way:

• The PCIe x16 slot will work in 4.0 or 3.0 and x4 mode, so only 4 lanes will be available in it. Both PCIe x1 slots will be capable of 3.0 or 4.0. The first of these slots shares bus width with the x16 slot connected to the chipset, so both cannot be used simultaneously.

Network connectivity and sound card

In this area the truth is that we do not have too many things that we have not seen for example in the Crosshair VIII Hero. But it is good news to have dual wired LAN connectivity on many of the new AMD motherboards.

Asus ROG Strix X570-E Gaming has a Realtek RTL8125-CG controller that gives a bandwidth of 2500 Mb / s, and another Intel I211-AT that gives us 1000 Mb / s. They both implement the Asus LANGuard and ROG GameFirst function to safely prioritize connections in competitive games. Recall that the rest of the Asus X570 boards also implement Realtek drivers, except for the top Crosshair Formula range that raises the bar with an Aquantia chip.

For wireless connectivity, the M.2 2230 CNVi Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 card has been chosen, surely the most used from now on for manufacturers who want to implement Wi-Fi 6 connectivity on their boards. What is Wi-FI 6? Well, simply the implementation of the IEEE 802.11ax protocol in wireless network clients. It supports a bandwidth of 2, 404 Mbps in the 5 GHz band and 574 Mbps in the 2.4 GHz band, thanks to 2 × 2 connections with MU-MIMO technology. It goes without saying that you need an AX router to qualify for this bandwidth.

When it comes to the sound card, we don't have any great news. A custom Realtek S1220A chip has been used as always by Asus to add the SupremeFX function that improves the quality of the output.

I / O ports and internal connections

And if there is a good thing about Asus motherboards like this Asus ROG Strix X570-E Gaming, it is that they come completely packed with rear USB ports. If we want to obtain the maximum functionalities, we recommend installing AI Suite to activate the fast loading function in them. Similarly, applications such as RAM CACHE, Sonic Studio III or Asus ROG Armory will be the perfect complement to explore all the possibilities of the board, and its lighting.

The ports that we have in the external I / O panel are the following:

• BIOS Button Flashback1x Display Port1x HDMI4x USB 3.1 Gen13x USB 3.1 Gen21x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C2x RJ-45S / PDIF for digital audio 5x 3.5mm jack for audio Two Wi-Fi antenna connectors

Unlike the Crosshair, here we do start to see integrated video connectors on the I / O panel, so it will be a good board for the new Ryzen APUs that are coming to the market. We lose the Clear CMOS button by having only one BIOS instead of two.

And the main internal ports add up to the following:

• 2x USB 2.0 (with up to 4 ports) 1x USB 3.1 Gen1 (with up to 2 ports) 1x USB 3.1 Gen2 Front audio jack 7x fan / water pump headers 1 x M.24 fan header headers for lighting (2 for RGB and 2 for A -RGB) TPM connector Asus NODE1x connector temperature thermistor connector

The distribution of USB ports that Asus has made between chipset and CPU are as follows:

• X570 chipset: 3 USB 3.1 Gen2 and USB Type-C I / O panel, and all internal USB connectors will be managed by it. CPU: 4 USB 3.1 Gen1 rear panel

This large number of ports is one of the most differential features that Asus introduces in its new boards compared to other manufacturers. It loses an M.2 slot, it is true, but these LANES take advantage of them to introduce high speed USB surely more useful for our peripherals.

testing bench

TESTING BENCH
Processor:	AMD Ryzen 9 3900x
Base plate:	Asus ROG Strix X570-E Gaming
Memory:	16GB G.Skill Trident Z RGB Royal DDR4 3600MHz
Heatsink	Stock
HDD	Corsair MP500 + NVME PCI Express 4.0
Graphic card	Nvidia RTX 2060 Founders Edition
Power supply	Corsair AX860i.

This time we will also use our second test bench, although of course with AMD Ryzen 9 3900X CPU, 3600 MHz memories and a dual NVME SSD. Being one of them PCI Express 4.0.

BIOS

The Asus ROG Strix X570-E Gaming features the same BIOS as the Crosshair series. You are not missing any options and with the last update we have a little stability improvement.

As expected, it allows us to monitor and adjust any option on our motherboard. Having exhaustive control at all times of our system. You also have the possibility to adjust the fans to measure, create overclocking profiles and update the BIOS from the internet. 10 as always!

Overclocking and temperatures

At no time have we been able to upload the processor at a faster speed than what it offers in stock, it is something that we have already discussed in the review of the processors. Although we want to give proof, nevertheless we have decided to do a 12 hour test with Prime95 to test the feeding phases.

For this we have used our Flir One PRO thermal camera to measure the VRM, we have also collected multiple measurements of average temperature with the stock CPU both with and without stress. We leave you the table:

Temperature	Relaxed Stock	Full Stock
Asus ROG Strix X570-E Gaming	25 ºC	38 ºC

Final words and conclusion about Asus ROG Strix X570-E Gaming

The Asus ROG Strix X570-E Gaming is one of those motherboards that we have to keep in mind when mounting our new computer. It has 16 power phases (same as the Hero and the Formula), it has a very pleasing design to the eye, small brush strokes of RGB lighting and great performance.

As we have seen in our performance tests it offers the same performance as the crosshair series but has details that the most top of the range does not incorporate. But we also see a 2.5 Gbit network card, an 802.11 AX wireless network card and a BIOS that stands out from its more direct competitors.

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The best thing about this motherboard is that we have high-end performance for much less money than the Crosshair series. What do you think about the Asus ROG Strix X570-E Gaming? Do you think it's worth it? Would you buy one? We want to know your opinion!

ADVANTAGE	DISADVANTAGES
+ DESIGN	- THE PRICE IS STILL HIGH
+ THE SAME VRM AS HERO AND THE FORMULA	- BUTTONS ON THE BOARD
+ PERFORMANCE THAT OFFERS FROM THE ZERO TIME
+ CONNECTIVITY
+ REFRIGERATION AND TEMPERATURES

The Professional Review team awards you the gold medal and recommended product:

Asus ROG Strix X570-E Gaming

COMPONENTS - 95%

REFRIGERATION - 80%

BIOS - 85%

EXTRAS - 84%

PRICE - 80%

85%