In the competitive field of gaming motherboards, the Colorful CVN series has gained a good reputation for its rugged appearance, solid materials, and outstanding performance. The recent release of the Colorful CVN Z790D5 ARK FROZEN flagship model has made its mark in the market with upgraded design language and product specifications. Let's take a closer look.
Enhanced exterior design for a more futuristic look
As a member of the CVN series, the Colorful CVN Z790D5 ARK FROZEN continues the unique family design language, featuring striking white PCB, sharp diagonal lines, heat dissipation armor with a colorful print resembling the style of a battleship's hull number "79" (representing the Z790 chipset), creating a familiar stern and tough style.
On this basis, Colorful has upgraded the design language and decorative elements of the CVN Z790D5 ARK FROZEN motherboard. Specifically, the cooling armor color has been changed from silver to a more metallic titanium gray, paired with bold and sleek lines. This trendy texture and layering add a touch of charisma, significantly enhancing the overall appearance of the motherboard. Additionally, decorative elements such as portholes, spirit levels, compasses, and the CVN LOGO have been added to the cooling armor of the motherboard, with a unique paint job on the back, making the motherboard look more aesthetically pleasing and futuristic to align with its space battleship positioning.
In terms of RGB lighting effects, the colorful CVN Z790D5 ARK FROZEN Ark not only features RGB light strips on the side, but also comes with 3 sets of 5V ARGB headers and 2 sets of 12V RGB headers onboard, making it easy for users to connect various RGB devices. Additionally, through the iGameCenter software, users can customize or synchronize the product's lighting effects, achieving more personalized and engaging lighting effects. If you are concerned that the RGB lighting effects may disturb your family or roommates during rest, the motherboard also thoughfully includes an RGB independent switch toggle. With just a gentle flick, you can easily turn the lighting effects on or off, making operation very convenient.
Luxurious materials and strong expansion capabilities
As the flagship product of the CVN series, the colorful CVN Z790D5 ARK FROZEN Ark naturally excels in materials and expansion capabilities. In terms of power supply, the motherboard adopts a 14+1+1 phase power supply design, paired with DrMos tubes capable of delivering up to 90A of maximum output current, tantalum polymer capacitors, and 8+8Pin power connectors, providing a very robust power supply capability. This allows it to easily handle the full output of Intel Core i9 processors and various applications such as overclocking.
To cope with the high heat generated during high-load operation of the power supply module, a large area of CVN custom frost cooling armor is applied on top of it. By cutting out composite grooves using CNC technology, the heat dissipation area is effectively increased, enhancing the cooling effect to ensure the system runs stably for extended periods.
The Colorful CVN Z790D5 ARK FROZEN motherboard features 4 DDR5 memory slots, utilizing SMT soldering technology, thickened gold-plated contacts, optimized circuit design, and support for Intel X.M.P 3.0 technology. It can achieve a dual-channel frequency of 7800+MHz (OC), delivering high bandwidth and low latency memory performance.
The motherboard is of the ATX form factor, with a larger area to accommodate more slots. It provides 2 full-length graphics card slots, both using SMT soldering technology and alloy reinforcement to enhance durability and stability. The primary graphics card slot is PCIe 5.0×16, offering a higher bandwidth of 128GB/s, ready for users to install various flagship graphics cards. Additionally, the motherboard offers up to 4 PCIe 4.0×4 M.2 SSD slots with heatsinks, meeting gamers' need for high-speed storage while preventing M.2 SSD speed reduction in high temperatures for a better user experience. For networking, the motherboard is equipped with a 2.5Gbps Ethernet card and WiFi 6E wireless card, balancing high-speed data transmission and low network latency.
In the I/O interface section, the Colorful CVN Z790D5 ARK FROZEN motherboard features an integrated I/O panel with a rich array of interfaces. Notably, the motherboard comes with a front 10Gbps Type-C interface supporting 30W PD fast charging and a rear 20Gbps Type-C interface, enabling effortless high-speed data transfer.
The motherboard still supports one-click BIOS upgrade function, which allows users to update BIOS directly from a USB drive without a processor or memory, making it more convenient. Additionally, the motherboard is equipped with a Debug LED display, making it easy for users to identify hardware issues.
As a well-established motherboard manufacturer, Colorful provides reliable after-sales service. Users can seek help from Colorful through a professional customer service hotline and WeChat official account at any time. The CVN series motherboards, including the Colorful CVN Z790D5 ARK FROZEN, offer a first-year replacement + three-year personal warranty service without the need for registration. With personal warranty service centers across North China, East China, South China, Southwest China, and Northwest China, getting assistance is easy and convenient.
Effortlessly supporting flagship hardware
Test Platform
Processor: Intel Core i7-14700K Cooler: NZXT Kraken Z73 Memory: Colorful iGame Hall of Fame PRO DDR5 8000 16GB×2 Motherboard: Colorful CVN Z790D5 ARK FROZEN Graphics Card: NVIDIA RTX 4090FE Storage: WD_BLACK SN850 1TB Power Supply: Corsair RM1000x Room Temperature: 28℃
In the practical testing phase, we paired the i7-14700K, RTX 4090FE graphics card, DDR5 8000 memory, and Colorful CVN Z790D5 ARK FROZEN motherboard to create a high-performance discrete graphics gaming platform for a detailed evaluation of the motherboard's performance. The room temperature during testing reached 29℃, which is considered a challenging testing environment, allowing us to assess the motherboard's stability under high temperatures.
Before starting the tests, we made some simple settings in the motherboard BIOS. The BIOS interface of Colorful CVN Z790D5 ARK FROZEN is clear and comprehensive, making it easy to configure various settings. In the overclocking (OC) section, we could finely adjust parameters such as CPU and memory frequencies and voltages to achieve enhanced performance.
Main BIOS Interface
CPU Frequency Settings Interface
After running the multi-core test of "CineBench R23," we also checked the power status of the i7-14700K using HWiNFO64 software. The CPU's peak real-time power reached 312W, and throughout the entire test, power consumption remained stable at around 280W. The performance output can be considered very sufficient, indicating that the Colorful CVN Z790D5 ARK FROZEN motherboard provides excellent power support for it.
Whether in benchmarking software or professional testing software, the performance of the i7-14700K is quite impressive. In terms of test results, it stands out as excellent in the Z790 motherboards we have tested, with no discernible performance issues.
When running "CineBench R23," the i7-14700K remained under full load, so we also examined the heat dissipation of the power module of the Colorful CVN Z790D5 ARK FROZEN motherboard. The highest temperature of the power supply section reached 69.8°C, unaffected by high room temperature, showing decent heat control.
In terms of gaming performance, the Colorful CVN Z790D5 ARK FROZEN Ark performs exceptionally well. Both the i7-14700K processor and the RTX 4090FE graphics card deliver outstanding performance, showcasing that the motherboard has no significant shortcomings in various performance aspects, effortlessly pairing with flagship CPU and GPU.
After understanding the performance of the Rainbow CVN Z790D5 ARK FROZEN motherboard in terms of processor and graphics card, let's now shift our focus to the memory aspect. By enabling the XMP option directly in the BIOS, the memory frequency stabilized at 8000MT/s with timings set at 38-48-48-128.
Through "AIDA64," we measured the memory's read speed at 113.72GB/s, write speed at 93125MB/s, copy speed at 100.81GB/s, and latency at 71.4ns. The dual-channel DDR5 8000 memory fully demonstrates its high bandwidth and low latency performance, showing that the Colorful CVN Z790D5 ARK FROZEN Ark provides excellent support for high-frequency DDR5 memory, especially suitable for enthusiast gamers seeking ultimate memory response speed.
Summary: Flagship quality at mid-range prices, with the potential to become a bestseller.
As the flagship product of the CVN series, the Colorful CVN Z790D5 ARK FROZEN Ark excels in all aspects such as design, craftsmanship, performance, and expandability. It effortlessly supports stable operation of top-tier platforms like high-end i7\i9+RTX 4090, ensuring outstanding performance in practical usage. Additionally, as a well-established graphics card manufacturer, Colorful CVN Z790D5 ARK FROZEN Ark provides thoughtful and considerate after-sales service, ensuring worry-free usage for all.
It's worth mentioning that the Colorful CVN Z790D5 ARK FROZEN Ark is priced at 1699 yuan, with an initial price as low as 1599 yuan. This mid-range price offers flagship quality, making it a product with excellent value for money and the potential to become a bestseller.
