Best Z890 Motherboard for Intel Core Ultra 200 | Best Z890 Motherboards

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*NOTES: 1) I mistakenly reference a Ultra 9 285KF, there is no KF version. 2) Some ultra budget Z890s lack Thunderbolt support.* What do you think of the new Z890 motherboards? What motherboard features are most important to you? Tell your story in a new comment below!

[@TheTastefulThickness]

I thought thunderbolt was mandatory on z890

[@ceevee369]

Got myself a Z890 ASUS strix gaming F , a 265K + DDR5 at 8000. Can’t be happier dumping my i9 13900K

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Let us know how it goes!

[@ceevee369]

@@PCBuilderChannel , PSU average dropped from +300W to below 200W. CPU temperature dropped from 50-65 Celcius to below 40 on idle and still below 50 on game mode. Fans run at 40% - no noise. The i9 13900 K wasn’t a god chip. GPU 4090 kept a steady below 50 degrees as well. Impressed ( 2 weeks running this rig as I had an early leaked CPU made here in Vietnam :)

[@pcgamerzzzchannel3407]

@@ceevee369 at 4k you wont notice a difference , total waste of money.

[@lukasschmidt9555]

The LiveMixer looks pretty tempting... not bad at all. Might have to pick one for my next build.

[@JahonCross]

I just came to see the cats 🐈 😊

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Lots of cats in this one. Lisa went crazy for these boards. She loved the smell of the Aorus White board in particular.

[@Collapsion]

That LiveMixer will probably be my choice, along with a 265K. It will be a nice upgrade from my ten year old i7-4790K. 😄 But first I need to wait for DAWbench results.

[@ellisaluyi]

You won a new subscriber.... Keep up the good work.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Thank you for the sub! Hope you keep enjoying the channel

[@richardbarnhurst5789]

I think intel have done a good move because you need to go back to go forward they've at least made something stable even tho they're not gaming chips but more of production chips

[@C-M-E]

Wasn't planning on buying in to this generation, but I will always make time to watch that happy Mama Klump clap for new tech. 😁

[@froy6580]

upgrading to am4 and m watching this video🤣

[@PCBuilderChannel]

LOL :) Yes not compatible with AM4.

[@ACE112ACE112]

what is this hyperlink thing

[@stennan]

​@@ACE112ACE112google trying to get more ad revenue? 😢

[@nicktk]

SATA ports configuration looks very sad on this board. At this price and chipset it almost a scam. I was expecting 8 - 10 SATA for RAID , I know it has NVME slots but that won't suffice storage needs.

[@mikeyhope7577]

I love how Asrock has gone from being considered a cheap crappy brand to one of the best motherboard manufacturers. Hope to see them continue to grow.

[@johnlock2499]

Will you make a video on the best motherboard for the Ryzen 7 9800 X3D?

[@PCBuilderChannel]

We will make a build guide for it when it comes out, which will include our picks for best motherboards for it!

[@stennan]

​@@PCBuilderChannelsweet! Curious if MB makers will keep making 600 series motherboards? Because the X870 seems to be very lacking when it comes to mATX and ITX boards 😅

[@ouraskc6137]

The answer to your question is X870E Asrock Nova. Best motherboard out there now.

[@The-Real-Kevin]

Very cool how much extra information you give! Good job. 👊🏻

[@PCBuilderChannel]

You're so welcome! Glad you' found this one so informative :)) Thanks for tuning in!

[@jodiepalmer2404]

My current board is an Intel (10 years old or there abouts) so I may need to wait for new Intel CPU's to be tested first before I buy a whole new PC. Either AMD or Intel is fine by me, just as long as the PC works, and it is suited for my purposes.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

That's the way to do it for sure! What are you considering?

[@jodiepalmer2404]

@@PCBuilderChannel I'm not sure because I am interested in using Unreal Engine 5 programs and Blender, gaming, Microsoft Office applications and Surf the Internet. So, I don't know which CPU would suit my needs.

[@daddyskywalker_1350]

@@jodiepalmer2404 I was watching framechasers latest video and he said that amd sucks for pretty much anything besides gaming and Intel is better for gaming and everything else as well. I will say that the people that have issues with Intel just don't know how to configure their system. I've had 0 issues with Intel because of the fact that I know how to configure my pc. But if you don't want to deal with that then turn on the Intel defaults in the bios

[@jodiepalmer2404]

@@daddyskywalker_1350 I recently watched Jay2cents video about overclocking the new INTEL cpu's on how they are at times on or near 7800x3d level in some games.

[@rohansharma5487]

The boards are nice and all... But I love how the cat is soo into it that you have to push it away 😂😂😂 01:50

[@vendetta701]

do you know if there will be any additional MATX boards that are higher end, releasing next year? (other then the ones mentioned in the video) also great video

[@ironmaiden8450]

Im upgrading to 890 series . Asus hero, and a 265K which is a 600% increase over my current cpu.

[@sphynx108]

Jason! what do you think the minumum gpu until you get a bottleneck? Can't waot for the build guides!

[@chadgillman]

Currrently awaiting my gigabyte elite, and I was reviewing the manual for it. you stated that only intel Core CPU's will fit up on the 890's. If so, why does the manual talk about supporting Gen 14 CPU's?

[@JSeinfeldFTW]

Thanks for the video! Would you recommend me to buy the Asrock Z890 Pro-RS ($220) or the ASUS Prime Z890-P ($250)? Not going to overclock, most of the use will be focus on productivity

[@darkman237]

On the Gigabyte board, can you use the power button on the case or are you limited to using the power on the board?

[@adrianmarcu5313]

What do u mean? To power up the pc ?

[@darkman237]

@@adrianmarcu5313 yes

[@LoggyMah]

Hi Jason! 👋😀

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Hello!

[@weirdodude1173]

Cool stuff, thanks!

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Thank you for watching!

[@t5kcannon1]

Thank for the upload!

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Thank you for watching!!

[@gntan83]

I wish Asus, MSI, and Gigabyte would follow Asrock's practice of having the Wifi card out in the open instead of hiding it under the heat sink. To me, it's pretty important as it would make it so much easier if you need to swap out a faulty card or upgrade it in the future.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

There are some advantages to some of the cards being built in but I hear you! Cool feature

[@jeromekim1221]

Changing the wifi module underneath the heatsink isn't that hard honestly.

[@xMangekyo]

aorus elite or msi tomahawk z890s?

[@shootermcgavin2067]

Great vid!

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Thank you!

[@anujmuzik]

Thank you good sir!

[@PCBuilderChannel]

You're so welcome!

[@rickysmoritz]

Does the ASRock AMD Radeon RX 7800 GRE Challenger 16GB OC work with the Intel 7700k, or should I upgrade everything? Thank you in advance and god bless

[@UncannySense]

7700k will top out on a RX6600. a 7500F/7600 will be good up to a 7900gre/4070super...or a 5700x3d but am4 is getting old.

[@kelley09162]

You'll want to upgrade everything

[@Ramble1234]

Definitely just upgrads the CPU and motherboard

[@DmitryUkraine]

Hi Jason , thanks for your work. Have a question for you and will be appreciate for ur answer. I have 10400 f rtx 3060 , 1080 p monitor 144 ghz. Want 7500 f and 4070 super. But i can upgrade or cpu part firstly or gpu , not together. ( If i take 4070s, so it will be some time, when she will be paired with 10400) What will give me a big boost, gpu or cpu ? Cause 10400 f is low even for 3060, bottleneck in cyberpank and other games . Want your vision at this point . Thank you!

[@PCBuilderChannel]

The GPU upgrade first will give you more FPS in the short term for sure, though you will be CPU bottlenecked in a lot of games (turn up settings to max in those). I would follow on with a CPU platform upgrade. Hope that helps!

[@DmitryUkraine]

@@PCBuilderChannel 👍👍

[@Kapono5150]

Intel really needed these new chips to really hit after the mess from raptor Lake that happened

[@PCBuilderChannel]

I know right??

[@kennethwilson8236]

The audio out on the Aorus Elite Z890 supports DSD

[@patricehenri8172]

Do you know if updating from i3-12100 to i5 13th/14th gen, with no other changes except maybe bios update, can be done without having to reinstall Windows 10? Can I just update the cpu/bios and reboot with the old Windows installation?

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Its always best to do a fresh windows install when you do an upgrade. See our "how to upgrade your pc 2024" video for more

[@AshtonCoolman]

Are we getting Arrow Lake Core Ultra reviews today as well or just motherboard overviews?

[@PCBuilderChannel]

SOON (TM) :)

[@AshtonCoolman]

@@PCBuilderChannel TM as in tomorrow?

[@DeathAkeem7]

@@AshtonCoolman TM as in You will get the video when its done, so wait

[@nelsonmejiaslozada9362]

The Tuf gaming is the model that seems to be perfect for every chipset, fair price and nice features.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Its a strong option!

[@Knazeball]

Hello Jason, thanks for the video! I have a question about cpu:s :) I want to build a pc mainly for strategy games, should I think differently about my cpu choice than if I wanted to maximize my fps?

[@RandallRoman]

I think it depends on the game. Gamers Nexus has added Stellaris to their CPU testing for games, where they time how long it takes a CPU to process a simulation. I don't know how that extrapolates to other games though. I haven't seen hardware reviewers focus on the simulation side, and being a sim player primarily, I find that unfortunate.

[@TheTastefulThickness]

My understanding of the thunderbolt/usb4 differences boils down to minimum required specifications. USB4 has a lower bar for what counts as a USB4 port.

[@blahorgaslisk7763]

Now if just the Core Ultra processors were worth buying then we would be more interested in the motherboards. But given the current problems with stability, performance and power draw in addition to the high initial prices they really isn't all that interesting for the gamer or non professional user. If you do 3D design and rendering then they seem perfectly fine, when they get the stability and windows 24H2 compatibility problems fixed. But for gaming they are most probably never going to be the right choice. Well unless you are playing Totalwar: Warhammer as Intel says they have 28% better performance than Core i9 14900K in that particular game. But for the huge majority of games it is more in line with the Core i5 14600K.

[@outlet6989]

I heard good things about the new Z890 MBs from Newegg, so I ordered an ASUS TOG Maximus Z890 Hero. I'm expecting delivery today, Oct. 24. This MB cost me $750 with taxes. I must refurbish my PC building account to buy a new INTEL Ultra CPU. I was worried when I noticed your cat had placed his leg on the MB with claws extended.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

I'm happy to say the motherboard survived the cat attack!

[@chico_fiesta]

Im waiting for Jason to rock the 9800x3d... This is a quality video but Intel just aint my cup of tea anymore...

[@outlet6989]

@@PCBuilderChannel Hi Jason, But it looked like a close call. I'm so happy that you didn't take action against your cat. I don't need to call PETA. If your cat had damaged your MB, I would have been forced to report this incident to PETC, People for the Ethical Treatment of Computers.

[@RandallRoman]

I guess Mr. Bear got upstaged this time. They're a great addition to the videos. 🙂

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Lisa the cat was really into these motherboards lol

[@azunyashka]

LiveMixer looks surprisengly smooth and strict comparing with previous chipset

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Yes they really toned down the crazy orange paint splatter!

[@EnWorks]

Seems a bit silly not to hold out a little longer for Gen 5 video cards.

[@cool_dog2727]

Give me strength, Mr. Bear, I need it for these delicious deals 😮 so hard to make a decision. I'm not sure if i should make an all white build or black and white with my Corsair Crystal 280x in white.

[@GodfreyTheCreator]

Do these work with amd?

[@joacosegovia]

No

[@HawkBryant]

Hi jason i'll like the z890 budget from intel ultra series for productivity but i will stick to am5 for amd ryzen 7000 series and 9000 series for gaming.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

After seeing all the reviews this morning, I'd give it a month before making any judgements. Intel's micro code and Windows 24H2 is clearly not ready for this launch.

[@thetheoryguy5544]

@@PCBuilderChannel That's what I've been saying! The raw cinebench scores don't add up to the lackluster numbers in games and some apps. Defiantly a Ryzen 9 issue all over again thanks to Windows!

[@Darkcore77]

Great video 👍

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Thank you!!! :)

[@Fafipeco]

Can you please help me? 😅 I want to bluid a new pc. I have a bugget of 1500€ just for the pc. The grafic card doesn't count for this bugget. So i don't know if i go with i71400k or the new ultra7 265 New 890 or 790 I will build the pc in a Lian li evo Rgb, and I'm aiming to buy a 4080S or a 4090.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

If your focus is gaming I would wait a couple weeks and look at the Ryzen 9800X3D. If production is your focus I'd still either wait for the Core Ultra CPUs to figure out their issues or consider a 9950X (see our build guide for that on the channel). I don't recommend 13th or 14th gen CPUs due to the degradation issues

[@themarketgardener]

Best way to upgrade to Arrow Lake is don’t and get an AM5😅

[@The345joseph]

I was thinking of buying the skytech nebula pre built off Amazon for 850$ but the fact that it has a i5 13th gen is concerning to me. And the GPU that it has is a 8gb 4060. So I'm thinking maybe building instead with a amd gpu and ryzen cpu zen 5 instead of is the skytech a good value despite the 13th gen Intel cpu

[@kelley09162]

Yes I would build one instead. I can help you pick out the parts if you want.

[@kelley09162]

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[@PCBuilderChannel]

Check out our Best Prebuilt Gaming PC 2024 video there are way better options out there

[@Chrissy1011]

Anyone know if the z890 Asus ROG Maximus Formula board will be made/released?

[@kelley09162]

Not sure but I kinda doubt a board that expensive would be worth it.

[@michaeloneill1360]

Alert: There's a Tiger in your Studio!

[@PCBuilderChannel]

She loved the smell of that Aorus z890 white board!!! :)

[@michaeloneill1360]

@@PCBuilderChannel They smell Too Expensive!!

[@MouseHunteR77n]

Asus Tuff is it or wanted best get Maximums Hero if wanted best of the best but there pricey other motherboards alright but don't give you best for the price but will give you a bit better product work beside just gaining so good there and give all updates to lasted technology 😉

[@MachuPichuu]

I don't understand why more motherboards don't have 10gb ethernet ports. 5gb is kinda a niche group for networking.

[@jeremyniels]

Bwahha i dont know what you're smoking but it's the other way around. Most home networks go up to 1 gb speed anyways . 5 gb is plenty , 10 is completely niche .

[@MachuPichuu]

@@jeremyniels sure most have 1GB. What I'm saying is almost no network gear is 5GB. Sure 2.5gb has gotten cheaper but if anyone wants anything faster than 2.5GB they are going to go 10GB or 40gb not 5GB.

[@jeremyniels]

@@MachuPichuu well these boards are catered towards consumers , noone is going to need that bandwidth for anything 🤣

[@PunmasterSTP]

Z890? More like "Fantastic developments; that stuff would do nicely!"

[@TheStewsyYT]

I think these motherboards would be good but they are being held back by the Core Ultra 200 series chips and their growing pains. Waiting to see if the 9800X3D is 8% faster in gaming and 15% faster in productivity than 7800X3D like AMD says.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Agreed!

[@jamesg7456]

285k sold out at my micro center. If the rumors are true they’re gonna have some growing pains 😮

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Interesting!

[@Argumedies]

CUDIMMS! CUD'S! CUDI'S? hey, my computers got cudis😅

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Hahaha.

[@ShadowAngelS2K]

ASRock really keeps cooking

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Yep! Strong options from all 4 brands this gen I think

[@ramonbmovies]

I will only take seriously those motherboards that the cat approves of.

[@jimmiphaze5785]

So you got bear how to install M2 drives into a motherboard now that's the kind of cat I want to have

[@PCBuilderChannel]

They build all the PCs around here (;

[@Cr9mson]

Anyone that has a pick that has a lot of USB slots

[@PaulRichard-q6d]

How can you release a KZbin video titled 'Best Z890 Motherboards', when you completely miss out on ALL of the top dozen or so?? Not ONE of these, NOT ONE, is in the top 12 for capability, or capacity?? Viewers, I'd ignore this, and simply Google 'Flagship Z890 Motherboards' for each of the companies that manufacture them; Asus (ROG), MSI, ASRock, Gigabyte. Then you'll see this video is THE OPPOSITE of 'the best'.

[@justinwalker5237]

You never done a motherboard video. For the next 14th gen intel

[@kelley09162]

Yes he did back when 14th Gen launched.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

We did back when they launched. You'll see it on the channel

[@justinwalker5237]

@@PCBuilderChannel OK I'll have to go back and have a look

[@itsatrap4986]

tl;dw avoid intel. People still supporting such an anti-consumer company? Asking $320 for a i5 with 125w based power. You have better options such as 7500f, 7600/X 7700/X, 7900/X that can run on a $100 B650.

[@Greenalex89]

For Superearth!

[@AhnafTalukder-dy8nl]

WHERE MR.BEAR ??

[@PCBuilderChannel]

He's there, but Lisa went crazy for these boards so she stole the show.

[@IrnMaiden304]

Little early to be saying " The Best Board ".

[@Goglinek]

Is anyone actually gonna go for Intel these days ?

[@PCBuilderChannel]

I think there will be production/gaming combo builders that it will be useful for but we'll see

[@shusnaz]

Hi I'm first

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Very close second!!!! :)

[@R6ex]

Great mobos. Sadly, Arrow FLOP!

[@PCBuilderChannel]

I'm not ready to call it a flop. It's half baked is the issue. We'll give them a month to fix it and see where they stand. For production, the Z890 platform is really good, and better than X870E IMO.

[@Steampunk_Star_Raisin]

#WTF 💙💙💙💙💙 I think the new Intel CPUs are #MID

[@PCBuilderChannel]

The issue is that they clearly were not polished. They need to fix the bugs in the next month, then we can see. But hard to judge right now.

[@webmaster689]

👍

[@-darkangelic-]

After what they’ve pulled recently, Intel can kick rocks.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Competition is needed in the market so I'm rooting for them to get their act together but I hear you Dark! Hope you are having a great week (:

[@-darkangelic-]

@@PCBuilderChannel Competition is definitely needed, as long as the competitors act in good faith. And judging by current reviews of Arrow Lake, even without their scummy behavior Intel still isn't caught up.

[@raeshalgoul8505]

👍👍😺✌

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Cat!

[@sarahyoung3237]

Cat!

[@PCBuilderChannel]

KAT!!!! :)

[@Atem_S.]

7x m.2 is wild!!!!

[@nicktk]

Yeah but SATA support it miserable where you'll have most storage

[@KingArthusSs]

noobody need Intel buying AMD

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Competition is best for the pc building space so I'm rooting for Intel to get its act together. And I do think production focused/gaming combo builder will want to consider this lineup. But I hear you

[@MrJwyne]

I actually prefer Intel over AMD. Hopefully Intel does better to maintain their good brand.

I’m not buying anything from intel for a long long time.

[@kennethwilson8236]

CUDIMMS in general offer best performance for the new platform

[@CKL-v8l]

those prices though... 🥲

[@PCBuilderChannel]

They will likely fluctuate a lot in the near future. We'll keep the recommendations in the description updated as they change