Intel Z390 Motherboard Review Collection
MSI has stepped up its game in a number of areas and not just here, but with a range of its new Z390 motherboards, many of which now include integrated rear I/O shields and new M.2 cooling arrangements, as well as updated software. With the MEG Z390 Ace you get all of that.
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Today we are taking a look at our first Z390 motherboard, which happens to be the ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming SLI/ac. It sits right in the middle of ASRock’s Phantom Gaming line and features a 10-phase power design, 2.5 Gigabit LAN, SLI and CrossFire support, and much more. Let’s get this board on the test bench and see what it can do!
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As many people have concluded, motherboard selection for your 9900K will determine how high you will be able to comfortably overclock your CPU, and that is because these new CPUs can take eight cores over 5.0GHz on high-end ambient level cooling.
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As we mentioned earlier, the Z390 AORUS Master can support both the 8th gen and 9th gen CPU without any issue. Just in case if you wonder, we’ve updated the BIOS from version F4 to F5 for our test. While it’s still not as good as what we hope it would be, it does look a lot better than before.
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The ASRock Extreme4 comes well equipped, featuring a Digital PWM and 12 Power Phase design. This bodes well for overclocking performance on our i9-9900K. It’ll support multi-GPU configurations, and super fast M.2 storage or Optane for a competitive system build. Those who want even more storage options, you’ll be happy to see 8 SATA3 ports, and plentiful USB Gen 1 and Gen 2 connections.
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So, in the spotlight today we have the ASRock Z390 Extreme4. As we come to expect from the Extreme4, this is a mid-range motherboards carrying a good blend of features and performance. Some of these features include, dual M.2 slots, USB 3.0 and 3.1 headers and NVIDIA NVLink, SLI/AMD Crossfire support.
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ASUS ROG Strix motherboards have become increasingly popular amongst the enthusiast and gamers markets, mainly for their unique styling and dedication to the RGB scene. This time around, with the Z390-E Gaming, we get an even darker guise, shedding most of its flashier components.
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Not only does this board utilise Intel’s latest Z390 chipset, which offers compatibility with 8th Gen Intel Core CPUs, as well as the new 9th Gen Intel Core i9-9900K. We also see a pre-installed rear IO shield, substantial VRM power delivery for the CPU, SLI and CrossfireX support, M.2 NVMe storage and Audio Boost 4 sound output.
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Gigabyte’s Z390 Aorus Master replaces its previous-generation Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 in the high-end mainstream platform market, with an array of new features that closely match those of the older board. Buyers get a product designed to support eight-core processors, where the older model supported six.
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Obvious changes from the previous-generation Z370 model include the MPG moniker, which stands for “MSI Performance Gaming,” a smaller RGB section on the I/O section’s top cover, and a lower M.2 drive cover that gets more integrated into the design, as opposed to the Z370 Gaming Pro Carbon’s standalone cover on the top M.2 slot.
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