Asus TUF Gaming Z690-Plus WIFI D4 Review: Is DDR4 Good Enough?

At $289.99, the Asus Z690-Plus WIFI D4 is a well-rounded board that will let you jump into Alder Lake for a lot less money by using DDR4.

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Asus’ Z690-Plus WIFI D4 BIOS is essentially the same as what we saw with Z590, except for items new to Alder Lake (P and E core adjustments, to name a couple). The orange and black/grey theme remains, as does the ease of movement through the UEFI. It’s loaded with options and menus, though the most frequently accessed items are easily accessible and not buried several layers down. There’s also an easy mode that’s more of a dashboard with limited functionality. In all, we’re a fan of the Asus BIOS and its logical layout. It has everything you need, and then some, to tweak your motherboard and component settings.

Joe Shields
Joe Shields
Staff Writer, Components

Joe Shields is a staff writer at Tom’s Hardware. He reviews motherboards and PC components.

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  • VforV
    At $289.99, the Asus Z690-Plus WIFI D4 is a well-rounded board that will let you jump into Alder Lake for a lot less money by using DDR4.
    Yeah, soooo much less! Amazing! You could even say cheap, right? /s :rolleyes:

    Just because half a million $$$ is "a lot less money" than a million $$$, does not mean is cheap or even a good price. That's the logic this article implies...

    Let's face it Alder Lake will not have any amazing price/perf/features motherboards at any tier, as also show by the news of the pathetic B660s prices and their lack of basic features, like CPU OC. Somethig that mid tier AM4 motherboards have had for years now (since B350 actually)...
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