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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DanNeely - Thursday, April 30, 2020 - link
I really hate when new articles are inserted below the lead spot because it's hit or miss if I ever notice them. I missed this one during several visits to the site and only found it when Google suggested it in response to a search I made.Jedibeeftrix - Friday, May 1, 2020 - link
agreed, i found this by accident, and check AT twice or more a day.sunshinerevans55 - Sunday, May 3, 2020 - link
I basically make about $12,000-$18,000 a month online. It’s enough to comfortably replace my I was amazed how easy it was after I tried it . This is what I’ve been doing old jobs income, especially considering I only work about 10-13 hours a week from home… www.iⅭash68.ⅭomYB1064 - Monday, May 4, 2020 - link
This must have taken some writing. Kudos to the author(s). A good one stop article for anybody planning on going the Intel route. Intel seem to be adept at packaging old milk (not wine) in a new bottle. At least increase the number of PCIe lanes...boozed - Monday, May 4, 2020 - link
I recommend using the RSS feed, then you get everything and you get it chronologically.Exodite - Wednesday, May 6, 2020 - link
+1 on RSS!The "magazine layout" that plagues many sites and makes it impossible to distinguish between old articles, new articles and commercials can thankfully still be avoided through RSS.
Wardrop - Friday, May 1, 2020 - link
Funny that ASRock are the only manufacturers to have a mATX X570 motherboard for AMD's platform, yet for Intel they're the only one's NOT to have a mATX motherboard.Beaver M. - Saturday, May 2, 2020 - link
You mean they are relevant again, because they have fixed their stereotypical USB issues?Marlin1975 - Friday, May 1, 2020 - link
So in other words a re-spin of previous chipset with little to no real useful extra features but will require a new board. Classic intel. This is one of many reasons my last system was Intel and my new system is AMD now.Unless you are a intel fanboy why keep supporting this?
regsEx - Friday, May 1, 2020 - link
New networking controllers, support for PCIe 4 CPUs (RKL-S that will be released in future).Some boards also have USB Gen 2x2 support with external ASMedia controller. I know no any X570 board with USB Gen 2x2 support. Only Gen 2x1.