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interest to folks deploying the latest high-speed

SSDs. The new Z590 platform will bake that in,

bringing with it a host of improvements,

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speed. The boards will also throw in support for

both Thunderbolt 4 and Wi-Fi 6, while certain

models will look forward with support for USB 4

and the cutting-edge Wi-Fi 6E.

Also out in the open now are specs for the “lesser”

500 series chipsets below Z590. For some more

granular detail, let’s look at how the recent Intel

chipsets shape up against one another:

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