GoKawiilA solid board for the price, the Asus Prime Z890-P offers users a well-rounded, inexpensive access to the Z890 platform. It offers enough connectivity for most users, ample storage options, and plenty of AI and EZ DIY features to make building and overclocking easier, but there are other, less expensive options available.
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Sticking with the budget side of Z890, the next board in our lab is the Asus Prime Z890-P Wifi ( $229.99 ). The Prime series motherboards, according to Asus, are “...expertly engineered to unleash the full potential of the latest Intel Core processors.” The board itself offers robust power design, comprehensive cooling, and intelligent tuning options, such as AI-based overclocking, so it has the tools to get the most out of your system. In all, it’s a solid motherboard for Z890, but the competition in this space, between existing and refreshed motherboards, makes standing out among its peers difficult.
The Z890-P Wi-Fi comes generally well-equipped for the budget price. You get support for the latest processors, including the recently released Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and 250K Plus, It has capable power delivery that can easily handle flagship-class processors like the Core Ultra 285K, too. Connectivity-wise, there are eight total USB ports on the rear IO, including one Thunderbolt 4 (40 Gbps) with a Type-C connection, which may be limiting for some. Storage-wise, it has four M.2 sockets (one PCIe 5.0-capable) and four SATA ports, which should be plenty for most users. The audio section uses the basic Realtek ALC897 codec and, like its peers in the budget-class, does not include a fancy DAC or AMP. But it has all the other fixins. Basics? Check.
As far as aesthetics go, it’s certainly an inexpensive motherboard with a lot of black PCB showing. Outside of the VRMs, the only M.2 socket with a heatsink, a thin plate-style one at that, is the 5.0 X4 socket above the primary PCIe slot. The contrasting black-and-silver appearance won’t win any awards, but it looks fine in most dark build themes. Note that if you would like some RGB bling, you’ll have to add your own, as the board doesn’t include any onboard.
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Performance on the Z890-P was good overall, landing somewhere around the Z890 Aorus Elite Duo X running default settings. In other words, it’s competent across a wide swath of PC activities, including gaming, rendering, encoding, and office-type work. It’s worth noting that these tests were conducted with our DDR5-7200 kit, as the DDR5-7600 kit did not play nice with this motherboard. That said, you may still see a slight performance bump on memory-sensitive applications, but as it stands, it performs very well across our testing suite.Below, we’ll examine the board's performance and other features to determine whether it deserves a spot on our list of the best motherboards . But before we share test results and discuss details, here are the specifications from Asus’ website.
Specifications of the Z890-P Wifi
Swipe to scroll horizontally Socket LGA 1851 Chipset Z890 Form Factor ATX Voltage Regulator 18 Phase (14x 80A MOSFETs for Vcore) Video Ports (1) DisplayPort (v1.4)
(1) HDMI (v2.1)
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