"By putting all the power next to each other, you get a shorter, cleaner trace to the socket, not to mention it looks neater too."

"We like what EVGA brought to the table with the Z690 Dark Kingpin. There's something for everyone, from the all-black styling to the slew of overclocking/monitoring features. The Z690 Dark has plenty of storage options, including eight SATA ports, three M.2 sockets, fast networking with dual 2.5 GbE and integrated Wi-Fi 6E, and last-gen flagship-class audio."

"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…"