The Intel Z490 Overview: 44+ Motherboards Examined
by Gavin Bonshor on April 30, 2020 10:00 AM ESTZ490 Power Delivery
As we do with all of our chipset overviews, we reached out to all of the motherboard vendors about what power deliveries each board features prior to launch. Many more users, compared to previous years, factor in power delivery and its thermal capabilities into their buying decisions. While the power delivery is fundamentally designed to run its relevant processors at default settings without issue, the idea of including a better specification power delivery allows for users to push processors beyond the default settings, as more voltage through the CPU means more voltage and power is handled by the power delivery.
We have reported over previous years of manufacturers embellishing claims of its power delivery and marketing them to do things it just cannot operate effectively and efficiently. We have compiled as much information as we are privy to, which we are trusting vendors to provide accurate details of. A question mark (?) denotes something we haven't been informed of, as we don't want to speculate and guess, as motherboard vendors haven't provided us with the necessary details.
As more information filters into us from vendors, as well as Z490 reviews, we will endeavour to keep the below table updated as frequently as possible. Note that all the information below has come directly from the manufacturer of each model.
| Z490 CPU Power Delivery Comparison | |||||
| Motherboard | Controller | H-Side | L-Side | Chokes | Doubler |
| ASRock Z490 Taichi | ISL69269 (12+2) |
? | ? | - | |
| ASRock Z490 Velocita | ISL69269 (10+2) |
? | ? | - | |
| ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming ITX/TB3 | ISL69269 (8+2) |
ISL99390B (8) |
? | - | |
| ASRock Z490 Steel Legend | ISL69269 (8+2) |
? | ? | - | |
| ASRock Z490 Extreme4 | ISL69269 (8+2) |
? | ? | - | |
| ASUS ROG Maximus XII Extreme | ASP1405I (8+0) |
TDA21490 (16) |
16 | - | |
| ASUS ROG Maximus XII Formula | ASP1405I (8+0) |
TDA21490 (16) |
16 | - | |
| ASUS ROG Maximus XII Apex | ASP1405I (7+1) |
TDA21490 (16) |
16 | - | |
| ASUS ROG Maximus XII Hero Wi-Fi | ASP1405I (7+1) |
TDA21490 (16) |
16 | - | |
| ASUS ROG Strix Z490-E Gaming | ASP1900 (7+1) |
SIC639 (14) |
16 | - | |
| ASUS ROG Strix Z490-F Gaming | ASP1900 (6+1) |
NCP302045 (12) |
14 | - | |
| ASUS ROG Strix Z490-G Gaming Wi-Fi | ASP1900 (6+1) |
SIC639 (14) |
14 | - | |
| ASUS ROG Strix Z490-G Gaming | ASP1900 (6+1) |
SIC639 (14) |
14 | - | |
| ASUS ROG Strix Z490-H Gaming | ASP1900 (6+1) |
NCP302045 (12) |
14 | - | |
| ASUS ROG Strix Z490-A Gaming | ASP1900 (6+1) |
NCP302045 (12) |
14 | - | |
| ASUS ROG Strix Z490-I Gaming | ASP1405I (4+1) |
TDA21461 (8) |
10 | - | |
| ASUS TUF Z490-Plus Wi-Fi | ASP1900 (6+1) |
SIC639 (14) |
14 | - | |
| ASUS TUF Z490-Plus | ASP1900 (4+1) |
SIC639 (14) |
14 | - | |
| ASUS Prime Z490-A | ASP1900 (6+1) |
NCP302045 (12) |
14 | - | |
| ASUS Prime Z490-P | ASP1900 (5+1) |
NCP302045 (10) |
11 | - | |
| ASUS Prime Z490-V | ASP1900 (4+1) |
SIC639 (8) |
9 | - | |
| ASUS Prime Z490M-Plus | ASP1900 (6+1) |
SIC639 (14) |
14 | - | |
| ASUS ProArt Z490-Creator 10G | ASP1900 (6+1) |
NCP302045 (12) |
14 | - | |
| Biostar Racing Z490GTA Evo | NCP81286 (14+2) |
FS4C029 (14) |
FSC028 (14) |
? | NCP81162 (7) |
| Biostar Racing Z490GTA | NCP81229 (12+2) |
FS4C029 (12) |
FSC028 (12) |
? | NCP81162 (6) |
| Biostar Racing Z490GTN | PCP81229 (6+2) |
NCP302155 (6) |
? | - | |
| GIGABYTE Z490 Aorus Xtreme WaterForce | ISL69269 (8+1) |
ISL99390B (16) |
? | ISL6617A (8) |
|
| GIGABYTE Z490 Aorus Xtreme | ISL69269 (8+1) |
ISL99390B (16) |
? | ISL6617A (8) |
|
| GIGABYTE Z490 Aorus Master | ISL69269 (7+1) |
ISL99390B (14) |
? | ISL6617A (7) |
|
| GIGABYTE Z490 Aorus Ultra | ISL69269 (12+0) |
SiC620A (12) |
? | - | |
| GIGABYTE Z490 I Aorus Ultra | ISL69269 (8+1) |
ISL99390 (8) |
? | - | |
| GIGABYTE Z490 Aorus Pro AX | ISL69269 (12+0) |
SiC620A (12) |
? | - | |
| GIGABYTE Z490 Aorus Elite AC | ISL69269 (12+0) |
SiC620A (12) |
? | - | |
| GIGABYTE Z490 Vision D | ISL69269 (12+0) |
SiC651A (12) |
? | - | |
| GIGABYTE Z490 Vision G | ISL69269 (12+0) |
SiC651A (12) |
? | - | |
| MSI MEG Z490 Godlike | ISL69269 (8+1) |
ISL99390B (16) |
? | ISL6617A (8) |
|
| MSI MEG Z490 Ace | ISL69269 (8+0) |
ISL99390B (16) |
? | ISL6617A (8) |
|
| MSI MEG Z490 Unify | ISL69269 (8+0) |
ISL99390B (16) |
? | ISL6617A (8) |
|
| MSI MEG Z490I Unify | ISL69269 (8+1) |
ISL99390B (8) |
? | - | |
| MSI MPG Z490 Gaming Carbon WIFI | RAA229001 (6+1) |
ISL99360 (12) |
? | - | |
| MSI Z490 Gaming Edge WIFI | RAA229001 (6+1) |
ON/NPC81229 (12) |
? | - | |
| MSI Z490M Gaming Edge WIFI | RT3609BE (6+1) |
4C029N (12) |
4C024N (12) |
? | - |
| MSI MPG Z490 Gaming Plus | RT3609BE (6+1) |
4C029N (12) |
4C024N (12) |
? | - |
| MSI MAG Z490 Tomahawk | ON/NCP81229 (6+1) |
NCP302155 (12) |
? | - | |
| MSI Z490-A Pro | RT3609BE (6+1) |
4C029N (12) |
4C024N (12) |
? | - |
| Supermicro C9Z490-PGW | XDPE122284C (6+2) |
TDA21490 (6) |
8 | - | |
| Supermicro C9Z490-PG | XDPE122284C (6+2) |
TDA21490 (6) |
8 | - | |
As we get more and more Z490 boards in for review, we can go deeper into the analysis in each individual review over the upcoming months.
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plonk420 - Sunday, May 3, 2020 - link
noice! thanks for the VRM information! amusingly (to myself), i look at VRM stuff before i look at I/O :Dkwinz - Monday, May 4, 2020 - link
I genuinely don't know why this new chipset exists. It bringa virtually nothing new. DMI 3.0 in a new chipset is a disgrace.Oxford Guy - Thursday, May 7, 2020 - link
"I genuinely don't know why this new chipset exists."Smoke and mirrors is fun?
Landfills are hungry?
mrvco - Monday, May 4, 2020 - link
Gotta keep those mobo mfgs busy I guess. Hopefully Intel’s Groundhog Day antics don’t distract them too much from the B550 boards I’m waiting patiently on.MadAd - Monday, May 4, 2020 - link
Not again, yet another tired selection of ATX clunkers, with a few mandatory ITX thrown in .When on earth are we/the industry going to move on from this prehistoric outdated form format!AdditionalPylons - Tuesday, May 5, 2020 - link
Very glad to see 2.5GbE finally becoming more common. Hopefully this convinces network switch manufacturers to get out some cheaper 2.5+ GbE switches soon.DarkAndHungryGod - Thursday, May 7, 2020 - link
The Intel Smart Sound support is duplicated in the first table, Intel Chipset Comparison, and there is one difference between both entries.duploxxx - Friday, May 8, 2020 - link
conclusion: an amazing high count of motherboards for a wasted CPU generation….who ever believes that this is a platform to buy think twice. Knowing Intel I would not fall into the Multi generationCPU / chipset support..... i am sure the super turbo will look nice from benchmark perspective….
nonoverclock - Thursday, May 21, 2020 - link
I'm upgrading from an i7 4770 and want to get the latest, so for me, I'm quite interested in this gen.joshw351 - Wednesday, May 13, 2020 - link
I like how these mobo manufacturers think they can charge 1k for a motherboard when you can throw a 150-200$ waterblock from EK on a regular mobo.