3 Things to Know About the ASUS ROG STRIX Z790-A’s CPU Support

It supports three Intel generations on LGA 1700 The board works with 12th Gen (Alder Lake), 13th Gen (Raptor Lake), and 14th Gen (Raptor Lake Refresh) CPUs.

That’s unusually long for an Intel socket Intel sockets typically last only two CPU cycles, making LGA 1700 one of their most durable platforms.

You can upgrade without swapping the motherboard If you started with a 12th Gen chip, you can drop in a 13th or 14th Gen CPU later without buying a new board.