Board Software

The ASUS TUF Z390-Pro Gaming ships with Q-installer set as the standard within the BIOS, so when you first boot into Windows, you are greeted with a license agreement for the software. Q-installer automatically installs software and updates from the ASUS website. In order to adhere to my standard methodology, I declined Q-Installer. You can permanently disable the prompt in the BIOS, or instruct it to stop running from the system tray.


The driver disk follows a standard four-tab layout: Drivers, Utilities, Manual, and Special. The two main tabs have checkboxes for each item to customize the automatic install. There is some bloatware included, so I would recommend double checking these lists.


There are four main utilities bundled with the ASUS TUF Z390-Pro Gaming. The first is AI Suite 3, which is primarily an in-OS overclocking and hardware monitoring tool. AI Suite also serves as a sort of hub for a few other programs, including Fan Xpert4, a PC cleaner, EZ Update, and EPU.


Fan Xpert4 also has an always-on desktop overlay with several presets to choose from. EZ Update is both a section within AI Suite 3 and a standalone program.


Turbo LAN is a simple network optimization software, and of course, there is AURA Sync for RGB lighting control.

For the most part, the ASUS TUF Z390-Pro Gaming utilities are functional and well designed. AI Suite 3 is a little bit sluggish to move between tabs, and I do wish EZ update were completely integrated into AI Suite.