Z490 Motherboards (LGA 1200)

Intel Motherboard By Socket and Chipset: LGA 1200 (Z490)

Introducing the very latest motherboards built for Intel's 10th generation processors and offering native USB 3.2 gen 2 support, integrated 801.11ax WiFi 6 connectivity, and extraordinary overclocking abilities.

Intel's high-end Z490 platform also sees the shift to the new LGA 1200 which supersedes the LGA 1151 found on Z390 and Z370 boards. Consequently, all Z490 series motherboards are compatible with the cutting-edge Comet Lake-S desktop processors. 

Socket 1200 motherboards with Intel's Z490 chipset

The Z490 chipset serves as a performance platform for high-end Intel Comet Lake-S processors. The Z490 chipset proves to be a true all-rounder with up to 30 HSIO lanes (high-speed input/output) and a maximum of 24 PCIe Express 3.0 lanes.

Here is a brief overview of the maximum possible I / O connections:

> Up to 10 USB 3.2 ports
> Up to 6 USB 3.2 ports Gen 2x1 (10Gb/s) Ports
> Up to 10 USB 3.2 ports Gen 1x1 (5Gb/s) Ports
> Up to 14 USB 2.0 Ports
> Up to 6 SATA-6G connections
> Possible raid modes: 0, 1, 5, 10

Z490 motherboards support Dual-channel 2933Mhz memory and typically allow both automatic and manual overclocking of the RAM. Another benefit of the new enthusiast platform is the increased M.2 slots supporting the latest NVMe SSDs.

For the simultaneous use of multiple NVME SSDs, the Z490 chipset provides 24 PCIe 3.0 lanes.