ASRock Z490M-ITX/ac Supports 10 th Gen Intel Core Processors (Socket 1200) Motherboard

The ASRock Z490M-ITX/ac worked fine when paired with a 10700k on default v1.10 bios. I did update the bios to v1.30 after installation. Leaving everything default/stock the 10700k worked fine. Overclocking on this board is average but worked as well. You can easily get 5.1 on all cores by bumping up to 1.34 volts. But decided to keep it at 4.9 with 1.275v. I used AIDA64 and stress tested the board for few hours. The mobo does not have a VRM sensor so i couldn't tell how hot they were getting. But I have a fan that blows across them. I didn't feel any extra warmth and everything was stable. The VRM heatsink actually isn't really that bad. I had a x99 ASRock itx with an old 5820k and it ran for over 5 years and had a VRM heatsink about half the size of what is on this board. But heck at $155 for this mobo you can't beat it. If this one last 5 years I will be happy. I may buy another just to keep for a backup. The UEFI bios on this board is terrific. Lots of options to play with and tweak. And I was surprised at just how much faster the 10700k was compared to other 9900k system. And the 10700k seems to run cooler than my 9900k. So in conclusion I would definitely recommend this mobo. Its stable with stock 10700k and if you are into some slight overclocking, then you should have no problems.

Bought it for a 10700k I had laying around. Should have gotten this board when it first came out instead of a different board with first gen on board I-225V, Two NVMe slots, dual LAN and zero problems. Works with Windows, Linux, Mac, True and Free NAS. I tried all out of boredom and surprised it all worked. I do not game, so I can not speak to it's gaming performance. Everything else has been hassle free. Purchased from GreatPriceTech. Board was received New and packed well. This is the fourth board that I have bought from them and all times were as advertised.

If your looking for a good motherboard that does its job with light overclocks, then this is it. Runs a 10600k stock just fine but barely. For one, this motherboard does not have a VRM thermostat so I do not know how hot it gets. Without that info I have to guess and see how much the VRM can handle. I pretty much was able to do all core @4.7ghz. This is about as much as these VRM's can muster. Besides running all core clocks and overclocking with turbo instead, I was able to achieve turbo speeds of 5.1ghz two cores and 4.8ghz-4.5ghz on the last 4 cores. These new CPUs run pretty cool compared to my 9900k as I was getting barely 77F max on a 120 AIO. BIOS menu options is also pretty lacking, I cannot find the unlimited power setting. I guess Asrock didnt want to include it due to the weak VRMs. In the end I am still happy as this is still a pretty good motherboard. I originally wanted to run 5.0ghz on all cores but thats okay I'll take 5.1ghz two core turbo and save the extra $100 of the more premium motherboard models anyday.Pros:Stable no crashesdecent overclocking BIOS menu2x M.2 slotsCheapest z490 ITX moboWorks well with my 3600mhz memory XMP 2.0 modeConsLimited overclocksweak VRMno VRM temp monitorno unlimited power settingdefaut MCE only max all core to only 4.6ghz (dont use)cheap wifi/bluetooth antennanot recommended for 10700 cpus and up as you will lose performance due to the weak VRM's

My first itx motherboard. I think this is good product.con:does not support wifi6speaker pin was difficult to connectpro:best priceworks well