Intel Z390 Motherboard Overview: 50+ Motherboards Analyzed
by Ian Cutress & Gavin Bonshor on October 8, 2018 10:53 AM EST- Posted in
- Motherboards
- Intel
- MSI
- Gigabyte
- ASRock
- EVGA
- Asus
- NZXT
- Supermicro
- Z390
Z390 Power Delivery Specifications & Comparison
Prior to the launch of the new Z390 chipset, we reached out to all of the motherboard vendors to ask what power deliveries each board is equipped with. The setup and capabilities of the power delivery system on a motherboard are becoming an ever popular buying requirement, and manufacturers have taken notice of this. Especially as we have reported in a couple of our reviews now, that some boards are being embellished with claims above and beyond what they can actually support.
As it's been one of the most requested aspects of our Z390 content, we compiled as much information as we currently have in hand. This is what we've been able to pull from manufacturers in terms of specification sheets (directly from source), as well as other board information. In the below table a question mark (?) denotes that we don't currently have this information available. We don't want to speculate on what might be there, but when we get more information we will keep this table updated.
| Z390 Power Delivery Comparison | |||||
| Motherboard | Controller | H-Side | L-Side | Chokes | Doubler |
| ASRock Z390 Taichi | IR35201 (5+2) |
TI 87350D (12) ON FDPC5939SG (2) |
14 | IR3598 (6) |
|
| ASRock Z390 Taichi Ultimate | IR35201 (5+2) |
TI 87350D (12) ON FDPC5939SG (2) |
14 | IR3598 (6) |
|
| ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 9 | IR35201 (5+2) |
TI 87350D (12) ON FDPC5939SG (2) |
14 | IR3598 (6) |
|
| ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 6 | UPI9521 (?) |
SN Dual N-MOS (?) |
14 | ? (?) |
|
| ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 4 | UPI9521 (?) |
(?) (?) |
(?) (?) |
11 | ? (?) |
| ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming-ITX/ac | ISL69138 (?) |
ISL Smart Power Stage (?) |
7 | ? (?) |
|
| ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming SLI/ac | UPI9521 (?) |
(?) (?) |
(?) (?) |
11 | ? (?) |
| ASRock Z390M ITX/ac | UPI9521 (?) |
FC/SN Dual N-MOS (?) |
6 | ? (?) |
|
| ASRock Z390 Extreme4 | UPI9521 (?) |
SN Dual N-MOS (?) |
14 | ? (?) |
|
| ASRock Z390 Pro4 | UPI9521 (?) |
(?) (?) |
(?) (?) |
11 | ? (?) |
| ASRock Z390M Pro4 | ISL95866C (?) |
(?) (?) |
(?) (?) |
11 | ? (?) |
| GIGABYTE Z390 Aorus Master | IR35201 (6+2) |
IR3553 (12) |
14 | IR3599 (6) |
|
| GIGABYTE Z390 Aorus Ultra | ISL69138 (6+1) |
SiC634 (12) |
13 | ISL6617A (6) |
|
| GIGABYTE Z390 Aorus Pro WiFi | ISL69138 (6+1) |
SiC634 (12) |
13 | ISL6617A (6) |
|
| GIGABYTE Z390 Aorus Pro | ISL69138 (6+1) |
SiC634 (12) |
13 | ISL6617A (6) |
|
| GIGABYTE Z390 Aorus Elite | ISL69138 (6+1) |
SiC634 (12) |
13 | ISL6617A (6) |
|
| GIGABYTE Z390 I Aorus Pro WiFi | IR35201 (6+2) |
IR3553 (6) |
8 | - | |
| GIGABYTE Z390 Gaming SLI | ISL69138 (5+2) |
PPak (10) |
12 | ISL6617A (5) |
|
| GIGABYTE Z390 Gaming X | ISL69138 (5+2) |
PPak (10) |
12 | ISL6617A (5) |
|
| GIGABYTE Z390 UD | ISL69138 (5+2) |
PPak (10) |
12 | ISL6617A (5) |
|
| MSI MEG Z390 GODLIKE | IR35201 (?) |
TDA21462 (16) |
18 | IR3598 (8) |
|
| MSI MEG Z390 ACE | IR35201 (6+0) |
ON4C929N (12) |
ON4C024N (12) |
12 | IR3598 (6) |
| MSI MPG Z390 Gaming Pro Carbon AC | UPI9521 (?) |
ON4C929N (?) |
ON4C024N (?) |
10 | ? (?) |
| MSI MPG Z390 Gaming Pro Carbon | UPI9521 (?) |
ON4C929N (12) |
ON4C024N (?) |
10 | ? (?) |
| MSI MPG Z390 Gaming Edge AC | UPI9521 (?) |
ON4C929N (?) |
ON4C024N (?) |
10 | ? (?) |
| MSI MPG Z390M Gaming Edge AC | UPI9521 (?) |
ON4C929N (?) |
ON4C024N (?) |
8 | ? (?) |
| MSI MPG Z390I Gaming Edge AC | UPI9521 (?) |
TI87350D (6) |
6 | ? (?) |
|
| MSI MPG Z390 Gaming Plus | UPI9521 (?) |
ON4C929N (?) |
ON4C024N (?) |
8 | ? (?) |
| MSI MAG Z390 Tomahawk | UPI9521 (?) |
ON4C929N (?) |
ON4C024N (?) |
8 | ? (?) |
| MSI MAG Z390M Mortar | UPI9521 (?) |
ON4C929N (?) |
ON4C024N (?) |
? | ? (?) |
| MSI Z390-A PRO | UPI9521 (?) |
SM4337 (?) |
SM4503 (?) |
8 | ? (?) |
| Supermicro C9Z390-PGW | PXE1610C (6+1) PXM1310C (3+1) |
TDA2132 (?) |
9 |
- |
|
| Supermicro C9Z390-CG-IW | PXE1520 (5+2) |
TDA2132 (?) |
7 | - | |
| Supermicro C9Z390-CG | MP2949A (6) MP2940A (2) |
MP86945 (6) MP86908 (2) |
8 | - | |
As we get more information, we will update the table. We also have some motherboards in for review, so we can go into a deeper analysis on each individual article over the next few months.
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Chaitanya - Monday, October 8, 2018 - link
That video advert on pages is stupid pain in rear side to say the least when reading through all those pages.Mr Perfect - Monday, October 8, 2018 - link
The "How to pick a CPU" video? If you pay close attention to it, it's actually Anandtech content.That being said, they'll probably be fine with you ad-blocking it. Blocking content doesn't affect ad revenue, right? ;)
leexgx - Monday, October 8, 2018 - link
I just opened the site in edge now so I could block them as very distracting and annoying (as well as the scam ads between the article and comments section that I have to scroll past )edwpang - Wednesday, October 10, 2018 - link
I tried not to block ads, but I cannot bear the sight of some pictures and videos.imaheadcase - Wednesday, October 10, 2018 - link
I don't understand how anandtech would allow the scam ads to appear on here, its prob the #1 reason i use a adblock in the first place. The only reason i know about it is from phone, when i first saw them i was like "wtf is this shit".I guess anandtech doesn't think its ads reflect its site.
Ryan Smith - Thursday, October 11, 2018 - link
If you guys are encountering issues with the ads, please reach out to me and let me know. Ads fall under a different department in Future, but if there are specific problems then I can at least pass those along to get them addressed.Ananke - Thursday, October 11, 2018 - link
The ads /the video/ are super annoying - its the same style as Tom's Hardware, apparently as business has been merged. The slotted video, or the minimized video screen upon changing the tab size for example makes me avoiding Anandtech and Tom's alltogether, after reading it for 20 years /yeah, since Anand was a teenager and started it as a blog/. I am multitasking, and I can't read when screen is smaller, and I use smaller screen at work, because you know, I work.hoohoo - Thursday, October 11, 2018 - link
Hi Ryan,The Choose a CPU video is auto-play. On a phone or mobile device this is obnoxious for two reasons: (1) it uses a lot of bandwidth and mobile plans usually have a cap on data above which the reader must pay extra; (2) when the video plays it either pauses any already playing media (mp3 player on the phone) or just plays in addition to the existing media, both are irritating.
Please explain to your ad people that auto-play video is not nice.
Valantar - Monday, October 8, 2018 - link
It's likely the camera/render angle playing tricks on me, but the VRM heatsink/rear I/O shroud on the ROG Strix Z390-I Gaming looks like it'll interfere with GPUs with backplates ...The Chill Blueberry - Monday, October 8, 2018 - link
It's most likely just the camera angle. see how the top of the rear I/O is sticking out over the board. A big company like Asus couldn't forget about such an important detail.