Board prices for new Intel CPUs can be astronomical

Board prices for new Intel CPUs can be astronomical.

Motherboards with the new Intel chipset can cost a horrendous amount.
IN BRIEF:

Chipsets for 10th generation Intel processors can outperform their predecessors not only in technology but also in price. As the editors of the TomsHardware portal noted, the Ukrainian ITbox store added a lot to its offer motherboards on the Z490 chipset.

Below is a table comparing the prices of the Z490 models to the Z390 counterpart: both values ​​from the Itbox store, converted from hryvnia to dollars.

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Gigabyte Z490M	$ 171	$ 134	27.6%
Gigabyte Z490 Aorus Elite	$ 267	$ 208	28.4%
Gigabyte Z490 Aorus Ultra	$ 409	$ 306	33.6%
Gigabyte Z490M Gaming X	$ 207	$ 153	35.3%
Gigabyte Z490 Gaming X	$ 217	$ 160	35.6%
Gigabyte Z490 UD	$ 187	$ 131	42.7%
Gigabyte Z490 Aorus Master	$ 537	$ 369	45.5%
Gigabyte Z490 Aorus Pro AX	$ 358	$ 234	53%
Gigabyte Z490I Aorus Ultra	$ 318	$ 197	61.4%
Gigabyte Z490 UD AC	$ 202	X	X
Gigabyte Z490 Vision G	$ 277	X	X
Gigabyte Z490 Aorus Elite AC	$ 288	X	X
Gigabyte Z490 Vision D	$ 393	X	X
Gigabyte Z490 Aorus Xtreme	$ 757	X	X
Gigabyte Z490 Aorus Xtreme WaterForce	$ 1,072	X	X

The most expensive product from the list is Gigabyte Z490 Aorus Xtreme WaterForce. This CD costs about $ 1072, which is the equivalent a result similar to PLN 4,480.

As we can see, the ITbox offer includes 15 Gigabyte models – the Z390 series from the same manufacturer consisted of 17 items. Slight difference, and if the leaks are to be believed, quite possible. The same is the case with MSI. Only the Mortar model is missing. The prices presented by ITbox are as follows:

Please note that this is only a leak. Motherboards from each manufacturer may have a completely different price. We can only wait and hope it won’t be that expensive.