ASUS bakes MemTest86 into ROG Z590 motherboard UEFI

Posted on Wednesday, February 03 2021 @ 10:51 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck

ASUS cooked up an interesting new feature for its ROG Z590 series motherboards. The manufacturer has integrated the MemTest86 memory stress test into the UEFI of these motherboards. This means memory overclockers will no longer need to use USB sticks or boot into the OS to run MemTest86 -- it will be available in the UEFI environment. Furthermore, ASUS will store memory reports in the BIOS archives for reference.

In-UEFI MemTest86

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The ASUS ROG Z590 series will also pack AIDA64 Extreme, this tool will be a part of the ASUS software suite of tools. Buyers get a "60 days AIDA64 Extreme subscription and intuitive UEFI BIOS dashboard."

Source: Bit Tech

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