Although NZXT’s most well-known products are the chassis and related peripherals, it has also launched motherboard series related products since the Z390 era, such as the N7 series Z390, Z490, Z590 and AMD’s B550. Before it came out, NZXT launched two models at a time, the N7 Z690 and N5 Z690 two styles have been listed on the official website today, and both are available in black and white, a total of four options, but the visual changes of the N7 Z690 are relatively big.
The N7 Z690 and N5 Z690 support the latest 12th-generation Intel Alder Lake architecture processors. The N7 Z690 features, in addition to the black and white two-color armor with a large-area flat and simple style design, the hardware strength is not lacking, it supports PCIE 5.0 channels, and the three-slot M. 2 PCIE 4.0 expansion installation and equipped with AX210 supporting Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth V5.2, RGB lighting effects can be controlled by software through NZXT CAM, 12 + 1 phase DrMOS power supply design provides a family of overclocking performance, consisting of six Layer 2oz of copper printed PCB is stacked to reduce external interference factors.
The N5 Z690 feels a bit like the Lite version. The price and material specifications have been reduced to give consumers more options. The N5 itself has more black visual area and has removed a large area of white armor, also because of the reduction in power supply. The design has been changed to 8+1 phase DrMOS design. The overclocking capability has shrunk, but the relative price is also close to the people. It is 60 dollars cheaper than N7.
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