Z490 ITX motherboards
7 motherboards compared on VRM tier, sockets and layout.
Strongest VRM ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming-ITX/TB3 Extreme (i9 OC 420W+) Most M.2 slots Asus ROG Strix Z490-I Gaming 2 slots
Why this matters
Z490 is the previous enthusiast LGA-1200 chipset, overclocking capable, and many boards were built with 11th-gen headroom. Mini-ITX is for genuinely small builds: one PCIe slot, two RAM slots, and cooling is the real constraint.
Usually chosen by: builders who fixed both the chipset and the case size.
Ranked list
| # | Model | Tier | Socket | Form factor | VRM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | LGA-1200 | ITX | Very high (300W+) | Find on Amazon | |
| 2 | — | LGA-1200 | ITX | Extreme (i9 OC 420W+) | Find on Amazon | |
| 3 | — | LGA-1200 | ITX | Mid (220W) | Find on Amazon | |
| 4 | — | LGA-1200 | ITX | Basic (<100W) | Find on Amazon | |
| 5 | — | LGA-1200 | ITX | — | Find on Amazon | |
| 6 | — | LGA-1200 | ITX | Extreme (i9 OC 420W+) | Find on Amazon | |
| 7 | — | LGA-1200 | ITX | High (250W) | Find on Amazon |
