The Intel Z490 Overview: 44+ Motherboards Examined
by Gavin Bonshor on April 30, 2020 10:00 AM ESTASUS ROG Strix Z490-F Gaming
While ASUS has confirmed to us that the ASUS ROG Strix Z490-F Gaming won't currently be available at launch, it does exist and we do have some details about it. Slotting in just below the ROG Strix Z490-E in its product stack, it will feature two PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2 slots, six SATA ports, and an internal Thunderbolt 3 header. It will also feature a 12+2 power delivery and support for 128 GB of DDR4-4600 memory.
For the design, it is likely to be consistent with the ROG Strix Z490-E in terms of aesthetics and has a similar controller set. It includes three full-length PCIe 3.0 slots which run at x16, x8/x8, and x8/x8/+4, with three PCIe 3.0 x1 slots. For storage is a pair of PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2 slots with heatsinks, and six SATA ports with support for RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 arrays. We know that the ROG Strix Z490-F has support for up to 15 USB ports with a mixture of support from the rear panel and internal headers, with a Thunderbolt 3 header.
On the networking front, the ASUS ROG Strix Z490-F has a single Ethernet port powered by an Intel I225-V 2.5 G Ethernet controller, and although it doesn't include a wireless interface, it has a single M.2 Key-E slot for users to install their own. Powering the onboard audio is a SupremeFX S1220A HD audio codec, which will likely feature five 3.5 mm audio jacks and S/PDIF optical output on the rear panel.
Although we currently don't know the launch date for the ASUS ROG Strix Z490-F Gaming, it will come with an MSRP of $269.
This page will be updated when more information becomes available to us.
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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.