Photo shows possible Z690 motherboard prototype for Intel Alder Lake CPUs

Pictures of a possible Intel Z690 motherboard have surfaced on a Chinese social media platform. A Bilibili user shares images of one such motherboard, which would be used for Intel’s upcoming Alder Lake-S CPU series.

It is unknown which board partner produces this motherboard, but based on the vrm design with 23 phases in an 18+2+3, it seems to be a high-end model, also writes VideoCardz. The Bilibili user writes noticed that it is a Z690 motherboard Twitter user davideneco25320 on. The motherboard is currently still under embargo, writes the Bilibili user.

It is said to be a prototype Z690 motherboard, which means it is missing several connectors. For example, the two 8-pin connections for the CPU power supply are missing. The LGA1700 socket is also incomplete. The motherboard also has three M.2 slots for SSDs. The leaker gives no further details about the motherboard.

Intel is expected to introduce its earlier Alder Lake processors and the Z690 chipset around the Intel innovation event, which will take place on October 27. The first products would therefore be released between October 25 and November 19, Igor’s LAB reported earlier this week. The processors are produced on the Intel 7 node. That’s the company’s former 10nm Enhanced Superfin process; Intel recently gave its nodes new names, which should give a ‘clearer picture’ compared to competing chip products. Details have already appeared about the upcoming Alder Lake chips, which would have two types of cores, DDR5 support and possibly also PCIe 5.0.

Pictures through bilibili