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EVGA Z690 CLASSIFIED LGA1700 Motherboard Review

Motherboards/Intel LGA1700 by stefan @ 2022-03-27

The Z690 CLASSIFIED motherboard from EVGA is a fine example on how a high-quality mainstream to enthusiast board should look and be equipped, if money is not the main concern when building a system. It comes with a solid 10-layer PCB, a 19-phase VRM in order to handle overclocks, plenty expansion slots for both VGA/sound cards/other but also for M.2 storage, no less thank two 2.5Gbps LAN interfaces, a very well built audio interface which incorporates the proven Realtek ALC1220, integrated WiFi 6E via Intel’s AX211 adapter, dedicated voltage measuring points, a four-digit display for detecting init faults, which also doubles as a CPU temperature display, many PWM headers for system fans but also pumps and more…

Packaging, A Closer Look Part I

In this review, we will look upon another LGA1700 motherboard for Intel Alder Lake series, but now sporting support for DDR5 memory. The more interesting fact is that the board comes from EVGA, a very well-known video card manufacturer, which also produces premium motherboards for Intel platforms for quite some time now! The Z690 CLASSIFIED takes part from their mainstream series, the high-end being the more recently-released DARK K|NGP|N edition. Of course, the board incorporates support for the PCIe Gen5 standard boards, PCIe Gen4 M.2 SSDs, a solid 19-phase VRM and a 10-layer PCB. We would also like to note the support for up to 128GB of DDR5 memory, no less than two 2.5Gbps LAN interfaces, a preinstalled Wi-Fi 6E adapter which also features support for BT 5.2, 7.1 HD audio but also tons of USB ports.

The product is shipped inside a large cardboard enclosure, featuring the product name in the middle on a black background:

On the back, we will note some of the board features, along with a photo of the motherboard itself:

After removing the top packaging layer, we will end up with a large black cardboard enclosure:

The top cover opens in two halves, exposing an envelope with a EVGA logo in the middle:

The envelope includes quick instructions on how to install the product into the system, to have a fully functional PC. The complete manual is available online:

The hardware bundle is supplied inside a separate cardboard box, noted Accessory Kit:

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