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ASUS Prime Z790-A WiFi

LGA1700
DDR5-7600
PCIe 5.0
Tier A
Wi-Fi
2.5 GbE

The ASUS Prime Z790-A WiFi holds about 918 W of sustained core power across 16 Vcore stages, which is the figure every processor on this page is measured against.

By Farrukh Sufyan Sarwar · Last verified 19 September 2026 · Model v1.0 · Build 2026-09-20

Sustained capacity: 918 W; Derated for design and cooling
Vcore stages: 16 × 60 A
Phase design: Teamed phases
VRM cooling: Medium heatsink
Memory slots: 4 × DDR5; Up to 192 GB
Validated speed: 7600 MT/s
M.2 slots: 4
Graphics slot: PCIe 5.0 x16
BIOS Flashback: Yes

Power delivery

The ASUS Prime Z790-A WiFi carries 16 Vcore power stages rated 60 A each in a teamed arrangement, under medium heatsinks. Derating for the design and the cooling, our model puts it at roughly 918 W of sustained core power, which is enough for everything up to the Intel Core i9-14900KS at 253 W. That figure is published here rather than a marketing total because the phases that feed the SoC and the integrated graphics carry none of the CPU's core load.

What it throttles

Every LGA1700 processor in this database runs on the ASUS Prime Z790-A WiFi without throttling. Its power delivery is not the constraint on this platform, so pick your processor on price and core count and move on.

Lane layout

Every LGA1700 processor on this board

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Every LGA1700 processor ranked by how well the ASUS Prime Z790-A WiFi feeds it
Processor	Verdict	VRM °C	Score
Intel Pentium Gold G74002 cores · 46 W sustained · Alder Lake	No throttle	41	97
Intel Celeron G69002 cores · 46 W sustained · Alder Lake	No throttle	41	97
Intel Processor 3002 cores · 46 W sustained · Raptor Lake Refresh	No throttle	41	97
Intel Core i5-12400F6 cores · 65 W sustained · Alder Lake	No throttle	43	96
Intel Core i5-14400F10 cores · 65 W sustained · Raptor Lake Refresh	No throttle	43	96
Intel Core i5-13400F10 cores · 65 W sustained · Raptor Lake	No throttle	43	96
Intel Core i5-124006 cores · 65 W sustained · Alder Lake	No throttle	43	96
Intel Core i3-12100F4 cores · 58 W sustained · Alder Lake	No throttle	42	96
Intel Core i5-1440010 cores · 65 W sustained · Raptor Lake Refresh	No throttle	43	96
Intel Core i5-1340010 cores · 65 W sustained · Raptor Lake	No throttle	43	96
Intel Core i3-14100F4 cores · 58 W sustained · Raptor Lake Refresh	No throttle	42	96
Intel Core i3-13100F4 cores · 58 W sustained · Raptor Lake	No throttle	42	96
Intel Core i3-121004 cores · 60 W sustained · Alder Lake	No throttle	43	96
Intel Core i5-1450014 cores · 65 W sustained · Raptor Lake Refresh	No throttle	43	96
Intel Core i7-1470020 cores · 65 W sustained · Raptor Lake Refresh	No throttle	43	96
Intel Core i5-1350014 cores · 65 W sustained · Raptor Lake	No throttle	43	96
Intel Core i7-1270012 cores · 65 W sustained · Alder Lake	No throttle	43	96
Intel Core i7-1370016 cores · 65 W sustained · Raptor Lake	No throttle	43	96
Intel Core i5-125006 cores · 65 W sustained · Alder Lake	No throttle	43	96
Intel Core i7-14700F20 cores · 65 W sustained · Raptor Lake Refresh	No throttle	43	96
Intel Core i7-12700F12 cores · 65 W sustained · Alder Lake	No throttle	43	96
Intel Core i7-13700F16 cores · 65 W sustained · Raptor Lake	No throttle	43	96
Intel Core i3-141004 cores · 60 W sustained · Raptor Lake Refresh	No throttle	43	96
Intel Core i5-1460014 cores · 65 W sustained · Raptor Lake Refresh	No throttle	43	96
Intel Core i3-131004 cores · 60 W sustained · Raptor Lake	No throttle	43	96
Intel Core i5-126006 cores · 65 W sustained · Alder Lake	No throttle	43	96
Intel Core i9-1490024 cores · 65 W sustained · Raptor Lake Refresh	No throttle	43	96
Intel Core i9-1390024 cores · 65 W sustained · Raptor Lake	No throttle	43	96
Intel Core i3-123004 cores · 60 W sustained · Alder Lake	No throttle	43	96
Intel Core i5-1360014 cores · 65 W sustained · Raptor Lake	No throttle	43	96
Intel Core i9-1290016 cores · 65 W sustained · Alder Lake	No throttle	43	96
Intel Core i9-14900F24 cores · 65 W sustained · Raptor Lake Refresh	No throttle	43	96
Intel Core i9-13900F24 cores · 65 W sustained · Raptor Lake	No throttle	43	96
Intel Core i5-12600K10 cores · 145 W sustained · Alder Lake	No throttle	48	90
Intel Core i5-12600KF10 cores · 145 W sustained · Alder Lake	No throttle	48	90
Intel Core i5-14600K14 cores · 180 W sustained · Raptor Lake Refresh	No throttle	51	88
Intel Core i5-13600K14 cores · 180 W sustained · Raptor Lake	No throttle	51	88
Intel Core i5-14600KF14 cores · 180 W sustained · Raptor Lake Refresh	No throttle	51	88
Intel Core i5-13600KF14 cores · 180 W sustained · Raptor Lake	No throttle	51	88
Intel Core i7-12700K12 cores · 185 W sustained · Alder Lake	No throttle	51	88
Intel Core i7-12700KF12 cores · 185 W sustained · Alder Lake	No throttle	51	88
Intel Core i7-14700K20 cores · 245 W sustained · Raptor Lake Refresh	No throttle	56	84
Intel Core i9-14900K24 cores · 250 W sustained · Raptor Lake Refresh	No throttle	56	84
Intel Core i7-13700K16 cores · 245 W sustained · Raptor Lake	No throttle	56	84
Intel Core i9-13900K24 cores · 250 W sustained · Raptor Lake	No throttle	56	84
Intel Core i7-14700KF20 cores · 245 W sustained · Raptor Lake Refresh	No throttle	56	84
Intel Core i9-14900KF24 cores · 250 W sustained · Raptor Lake Refresh	No throttle	56	84
Intel Core i7-13700KF16 cores · 245 W sustained · Raptor Lake	No throttle	56	84
Intel Core i9-12900K16 cores · 235 W sustained · Alder Lake	No throttle	55	84
Intel Core i9-13900KF24 cores · 250 W sustained · Raptor Lake	No throttle	56	84
Intel Core i9-12900KF16 cores · 235 W sustained · Alder Lake	No throttle	55	84
Intel Core i9-12900KS16 cores · 240 W sustained · Alder Lake	No throttle	55	84
Intel Core i9-14900KS24 cores · 253 W sustained · Raptor Lake Refresh	No throttle	56	83
Intel Core i9-13900KS24 cores · 253 W sustained · Raptor Lake	No throttle	56	83

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