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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Placing itself halfway between the feature sets and the prices of our two previously-reviewed Z390 boards, the $239 Z390 Taichi currently lives in a zone where its combination of dual Gigabit Ethernet and Wi-Fi could make it the value choice. Unfortunately, the early firmware holds it back just enough that we’re not ready to give it an award.
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Looking for a new Z390 motherboard for your work or gaming PC? Cool, SuperMicro has their new C9Z390-PGW. However, are you also tired of that “slow” Gigabit networking? Then this may be the motherboard for you. Not only does it pack in a lot of high-end features, but it also has the incredible Aquantia AQC107 10G Ethernet Controller, as well as Intel PHY i219V Gigabit LAN, and 802.1ac WiFi+BT5.0.
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The big feature here is the PLX chip. It allows all of the four full-size PCIe slots to run at higher speeds. On all the usual Z390 motherboards, they’ll be wired, for example, as 16x/8x/4x. However, this board runs at 8x/8x/8x/8. While this isn’t really going to particularly benefit gaming due to the way graphics card SLI/Crossfire, it could help with intensive workstation workflow.
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The world is crushed today under a wave of new Z390 motherboards, and the launch of Intel’s flagship i9-9900K 9th Gen CPUs. We’ve got loads of motherboards tested, but few have me as excited as the Z390 Phantom Gaming from ASRock. This mini-ITX monster promises big performance in a tiny form factor.
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The Z390 launch is going off in style, with us having quite a few boards for this launch, including two from Super Micro. However, this one is pretty special, as it’s the only board we have for review that isn’t ATX! Even better, it’s mini-ITX, making it attractive for those seeking to build more compact systems around the Z390 platform.
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The Formula comes equipped with support for both 8th Gen and 9th Gen Intel CPUs. Of course, this is true of all Z390 motherboards. If you’re running water cooling, you’ll find a huge VRM heatsink, which comes with CrossChill EK III blocks pre-fitted, so you can just plumb it straight in.
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It comes incredibly well equipped and will support both the new 9th Gen CPUs such as the i9-9900K, as well as previous 8th Gen CPUs. It’s well equipped for overclocking too, with a DIGI+ VRM, 10K Black Metallic Caps, OptiMOS MOSFET, onboard controls, robust heatsinks, and durable hardware.
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The Pro comes equipped with a superb 12 Phases Digital VRM. With the power hungry i9-9900K being supported, those who want to push to 5 GHz and beyond are going to need some robust power delivery. Furthermore, we know the new flagship CPU runs pretty hot. Of course, a motherboard with big VRM cooling and heatsinks is going to have something of an advance; such as the Pro.
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