ASRock Z390 Taichi Ultimate
October, 2018Type
MotherboardPrice
$299.99 USIntel Core i9-9900K - Power Consumption Tests
The Coffee Lake architecture is meant to improve overall system power consumption and add to the efficiency. In the case of the 8th Gen CPUs, we are looking at refined 14nm++ process which allows Intel to gain improved clock speeds and increase the number of cores within the same power envelope.
With the frequency bump, the new chips do end up with higher power consumption both in idle and load states. The Intel Core i9-9900K when overclocked, breaches the 400W barrier. Even the stock operation is higher than the previous generation flagship which tells that this part has may not be aiming the higher efficiency point as the previous generation parts.
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The ASRock Z390 Taichi Ultimate offers ultimate overclocking capabilities for Intel's latest 9th Generation 8 Core processors. It costs slightly more but in return, offers you a lot in the form of 10G Ethernet, more USB and SATA ports and various expandability options which make this a perfect gaming platform for your new PC.
- Enthusiast Grade Motherboard Design
- Full Support For 8 Core Intel CPUs
- Excellent Design and Build Quality
- Excellent VRM Cooling With XXL Design
- Excellent Overclocking Performance
- High-Quality Components With 12 Phase IRDigital PWM
- AQUANTIA 10Gb LAN and WiFI + BT5.0 Capabilities
- Triple M.2 slots (One with full coverage heatsink)
- Dual USB 3.1 (Type-A + Type-C) Ports
- Lots of USB 3.1 Gen 1 Ports
- Polychrome RGB LEDs System Looks Stunning
- Purity Sound 4 Audio (ALC1220 Codec)
- PCIe Steel Slots
Pros
- Very High Price ($299.99 US) / Non-Aquantia 10G model costs $239.99 US
Cons
About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.
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