Test Setup

We test Z490 motherboards using Intel's Core i9-10900K CPU along with 16GB (2 x 8GB) of Corsair 3,466MHz Vengeance Pro RGB DDR4 memory. We're also using a Corsair Hydro-X water-cooling hardware-based system with two 240mm radiators as well as an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super Founders Edition. To test the M.2 PCIe  capabilities we're using a Samsung 960 Pro NVMe SSD and, where possible, using the motherboard's own heatsinks to cool it to obtain both speed and SSD temperatures.

Test System

• CPU Intel Core i9-10900K
• Memory 16GB (2 x 8GB) Corsair Vengeance Pro RGB 3,466MHz DDR4
  
• Graphics card Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super Founders Edition
  
• PSU Corsair RM850i
  
• SSD Samsung 970 Evo 2TB (OS); Samsung 960 Evo (speed/thermal testing)
  
• CPU cooler Corsair Hydro-X water-cooling with 2 x 240mm radiators.
  
• Operating system Windows 10 64-bit

Tests

Content Creation and Rendering

Cinebench R20

Blender

Gaming 

3DMark Time Spy (CPU test)

Far Cry New Dawn Benchmark

M.2 Storage

CrystalDiskMark

Audio

Rightmark Audio Analyzer

Power

Power consumption  

Overclocking, EFI and software

Overclocking, EFI and software discussion