Top 5 Best Z390 Motherboards for Intel's 9th Gn Core Processors

                 Welcome back to ComputerWorld, Today we are checking out my favorite Z390 motherboards. This one include Best entry-level, Best value all-rounder, best of the best, Best micro ATX and then the best mini ITX. There's loads of other boards to choose from.

                 Best Entry Level-Z390:- So who makes the best entry levels at 390 motherboard? Well that one would be gigabyte since there's Z390 UD is the only sub $150 us is entering on your motherboard that can run with the 9900k fully Unleashed without suffering any vrm throttling for best results you really need to spend at least a $170 us though and that will be my next pick. Still if you only have $120 you asked to spend but you really want to get a Z390 motherboard which is fair enough then gigabytes UD model. It's really the best way to go as I said it has the best sub 170 dollar US erm cooling is adequate and on top of that it matches all the other entry-level boards.

                 In terms of features board layouts excellent and you get all the essentials. So it's about the best you could hope for at this price point. I'd avoid budget models from asrock typically asrock is very good at the entry level they offer plenty of value. But I don't feel that's the case with their Zed 390 range and the same is true for a Asus. So the next best thing here is the MSI 390 pro not a bad board that one it's a decent alternative. Again if you can't get your hands on gigabytes UD model though in that case I'd actually suggest spending a little bit more in getting these EDD 390 gaming X that's another gigabyte board. There having said that at that point your miles will spend a little bit more and get my next peak so let's get to see what that is.

                 Best Value All-rounder(Gigabyte Aorus Elite or Pro):- The best value all-rounder is probably the best board from this entire series in the sense that it makes the most sense you don't really want to spend more than $200 u.s. or much more than $200 u.s. on a mainstream motherboard. It doesn't make a lot of sense to do that but some people like to and we'll get to that in a moment but yeah for this category the gigabyte Z390 Aorus Elite or the pro model a hands-down the best options. Here especially if you've only got about $200 u.s. or up to $200 u.s. to spend on a motherboard the pro model costs about $10 more than your leak coming in $180 us. But they're both pretty much the same board the pro has a few extra features such as to thermal guards for both the m.2 slots PCIe armor on both slots and at USB type-c on the i/o panel. So if you can do without that stuff and I suspect that most of you can then the elite really is the better choice. It's a small saving but if you're not going to use those features than you might as well pocket the $10.00 and yet get the elite either way though you can't really go wrong with either of these gigabyte Aorus boards. They're both exceptional and I found they deliver excellent vrm thermal performance beating $300 plus motherboards from asus. Alternatively asrocks  Z390 extreme for is a solid board as its MSI's Z390 tomahawk but if you plan on going all out with a core i9 9000 K which is what I assume you would end up doing at some point. If you're buying a Zed 399 motherboard then I would strongly recommend getting either the Aurus elite or the Pro model.

                 Best of the Best(MSI vs Gigabyte):- This category is pretty simple you've got money to burn and you seem happy to burn it. In that case I could probably interest you in either the gigabyte Zed 390 Aorus extreme or the MSI meg Z390 godlike. Both are exceptional products and very much the definition of overkill and I both also cost more than the Core i9 9900k at least at the MSRP the gigabyte Zed 390 or extreme that comes in at 550 dollars u.s. But out doing that is the MSI Meg Zed 390 godlike  600 dollars u.s. They are both incredible products incredibly ridiculous but the impressive all the same. I personally though I can't really choose between the two I'm not sure which one I would rather have. They both jam packed with features the VRMs are fit for a thirty-two core three gripper CPU and there's more PCI expansion M.2 slots than the 16-lane 1900k. I will know what to do with having checked out the godlike I felt that would be hands down the best Z390 motherboard that'd be the one I'd go with. But the Aurus extreme packs 10 gigabyte networking the i/o panel is better stocked with USB ports and the backplate is a really nice feature that helps to improve cooling that is the big huge backplate on the actual backside of the PCB and I don't mean some sort of fancy your i/o shield so yeah really impressive cooling the RGB lighting looks great if you're into that so yeah really impressive looking board. But for me it's still just too close to call so you'll have to check both those boards out and see which one are better suits your needs

                 Best Micro ITX(MSI MPG Z390M Gaming Edge AC):- There are four options here and half of them cut that great the asus Z390 m pro at gaming is a pathetic offering at $180 us and with its low budget for phase vrm the asrock Z390 m pro 4 is really no better but at least it's only $135. That more accurately reflects I suppose what you're getting there opposed to $180. Then we have the MSI mpg, Z390 m gaming edge AC also name the MSI, a more appropriate name I suppose in terms of value I'd grab the gigabyte board and not just because I don't want to say the name of the MSI board again.

                  Best Mini ITX(Asrocks Z390 Phantom Gaming ITX/AC):- Last but certainly not least is the smallest category though it's not the smallest in terms of numbers. We had four micro ATX boards whereas we have half a dozen mini ITX boards. So more of the little suckers to choose from there's actually two models from asrock and we even get a board from Super Micro. But this time we will be going with the asrock Z390 phantom gaming ITX /AC. This little board packs a five phase vrm. It's the only Z390 motherboard that we know of to use these 60 amp beasts. $190 us this is a seriously high quality mini ITX motherboard packing an eighth layer PCB an impressive amount of cooling for a board of its size, a creative Sound Blaster cinema 5 Intel Thunderbolt 3, jul M.2 slot, intel t2t our dual band 802 211 AC, Wi-Fi with Bluetooth 5.0 and much more. It's hands down the best Mini ITX motherboard and nothing else really comes close in my opinion. That said the gigabyte Z390 Auros  pro Wi-Fi MSI mpg Z390 gaming edge AC. Our battle turn out either they just my go-to choices for the ultimate Zed 390 Mini ITX motherboard.

                 So there you have it my Top 5 Best Z390 Motherboards for Intel's 9th Gn Core Processors we already have quite a few Z390 motherboards and offer but there's really only a few good options in each category and unfortunately the choices are narrowed down quite substantially by what is probably the worst motherboard range ever from a Asus, bit harsh. Well maybe depends on how you look at it but yeah overpriced boards with budget variance seem to be the name of the game here from asus. So not to impress what they have on offer and I hope this doesn't become a trend asrock at MSI have a few good hits mixed in with some not-so-great options while gigabyte is pretty solid from top to bottom. Anyway I hope these picks have helped you out and if you're buying a new Z390 motherboard let me know which one you're choosing and I suppose if you disagree with any of my pics as always very interested to read your thoughts in the comment section below thank you.