Intel's Z890 motherboards from partners including ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI & ASRock are now available with prices starting at $200 US.
MSI, ASUS, ASRock, & Gigabyte Z890 Motherboards are officially listed with prices in retail stores, ready for Intel's Core Ultra 200S CPUs
Intel has finally announced their Arrow Lake "Core Ultra 200S" desktop processors and with that most motherboard makers have also revealed their Z890 chipset motherboard lineups. Not only did we get the official reveal of Z890 motherboards but listing of several of those on several retailers online.
At the time of writing, multiple Intel Z890 motherboards from the four popular motherboard makers have been listed on retail websites along with their prices. We have several dozen such motherboards, which are now available to pre-order so that they can be shipped later, starting 24th October, when the Arrow Lake CPUs will officially hit the shelves. The prices currently range from $199 up to $999 US though we expect even more options to become available in the coming weeks.
MSI Z890 Motherboards:
- MSI MEG Z890 ACE: $659.99 on Newegg
- MSI MPG Z890 Carbon WiFi: $499.99 on Newegg
- MSI PRO Z890-A WiFi: $289.99 on Amazon, $289.99 on Best Buy, $289.99 on Newegg
- MSI Z890 Gaming Plus WiFi: $269.99 on Amazon, $269.99 on Newegg
- MSI PRO Z890-S WiFi: $229.99 on Amazon, $239.99 on Newegg
- MSI PRO Z890-P WiFi: $239.99 on Amazon, $239.99 on Newegg
MSI hasn't yet prepared its Z890 pages on its official website but we have seen some of its Z890 motherboards listed a few days ago. Except for the MAG Tomahawk WiFi, which was leaked earlier, we have four models from the Z890 lineup listed on Amazon and one at Best Buy. However, the Tomahawk WiFi and several other Z890 MSI models have been launched on Newegg just now.
Three of them belong to the budget PRO series and one is the Gaming Plus WiFi, which is yet another budget offering from the company. The PRO Z890-S WiFi is the cheapest at $229.99, followed by the Z890-P WiFi, Z890 Gaming Plus WiFi, and the Z890-A WiFi. Pictures of these boards as well as several of their specifications and features are now available at Amazon.
ASUS Z890 Motherboards:
There are plenty of ASUS Z890 motherboards currently listed on as many as three retailers but may appear on more as the manufacturer readies its product pages on other retailers. There are seven ASUS Z890 motherboards listed on Amazon(without prices except for one), nine on B&H(with prices), eight on Newegg, and one on ASUS Store by MacMan:
- ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Extreme: $999.99 on B&H, $999.99 on Newegg
- ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 APEX: $719.99 on B&H, €799 on Asusbymacman, $719.99 on Newegg
- ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero: Amazon, $699.99 on B&H, $699.99 on Newegg
- ASUS ROG Strix Z890-E Gaming WiFi: Amazon, $499.99 on B&H, $499.99 on Newegg
- PROART Z890-CREATOR WiFi: $489.99 on Amazon
- ASUS ROG STRIX Z890-A GAMING WIFI: Amazon, $399.99 on B&H, $399.99 on Newegg
- ASUS TUF Gaming Z890-PLUS WiFi: Amazon, $319.99 on B&H, $319.99 on Newegg
- ASUS PRIME Z890-P WIFI: Amazon, $249.99 on B&H, $249.99 on Newegg
- ROG Strix Z890-I Gaming WiFi: Amazon
- ASUS Z890 MAX Gaming WiFi-GSI: $239.99 on B&H
- ASUS Prime Z890M-PLUS WiFi: $229.99 on B&H, $229.99 on Newegg
A few days back, ASUS teased its Z890 motherboard lineup on X and Facebook, and several of its motherboards were listed on a UK retailer. This time we have several of them listed on B&H with prices and currently available for pre-order. As expected, the shipment will start on 24th October. The most expensive motherboard on the lineup is $999.99 and the cheapest is the ASUS Prime Z890M-Plus WiFi, which is retailing for $229.99 and is a Micro-ATX form factor motherboard.
The cheapest ATX board is the Z890 Max Gaming WiFi7-GS1 for $239.99, which will be the competitor to the MSI PRO Z890-P WiFi. Now coming to Gigabyte, we have 10 motherboards listed on Newegg. However, the AI TOP Series motherboards are currently missing from the list.
Gigabyte/AORUS Z890 Motherboards:
- Gigabyte Z890 Aorus Master: $599.99
- Gigabyte Z890 Aorus Pro ICE: $399.99
- Gigabyte Z890 AERO G: $349.99
- Gigabyte Z890I Aorus: $349.99
- Gigabyte Z890 Aorus Elite X ICE: $329.99
- Gigabyte Z890 Aorus Elite WiFi 7: $289.99
- Gigabyte Z890 Aorus Elite WiFi7 ICE: $289.99
- Gigabyte Z890 Gaming X WiFi7: $259.99
- Gigabyte Z890 Eagle WiFi7: $239.99
- Gigabyte Z890 UD WiFi6E: $209.99
Lastly, we have lots of ASRock motherboards for different budget segments, including the flagship Z890 Taichi AQUA and various mid-range and budget Z890 motherboards. Thankfully, ASRock has options like Z890 Pro-A for under 200 and multiple motherboards in the $200-$300 range. The lineup includes several ATX, micro-ATX, and ITX form factor motherboards for users with different requirements.
ASRock Z890 Motherboards:
- ASRock Taichi AQUA Z890: $799.99
- ASRock Z890 Taichi OCF: $499.99
- ASRock Z890 Taichi: $459.99
- ASRock Z890 Taichi Lite: $399.99
- ASRock Z890 Nova WiFi: $349.99
- ASRock Z890 Riptide WiFi: $299.99
- ASRock Z890I Nova WiFI: $299.99
- ASRock Z890 Lightning WiFi: $269.99
- ASRock Z890 Steel Legend: $259.99
- ASRock Z890M Riptide WiFi: $259.99
- ASRock Z890 LiveMixer WiFi: $239.99
- ASRock Z890 Pro RS WiFi White: $229.99
- ASRock Z890 Pro RS WiFi: $229.99
- ASRock Z890 Pro-A WiFi: $199.99
- ASRock Z890 Pro-A: $189.99
In addition to these, Colorful, Biostar, Maxsun & NZXT are also presenting their next-gen Z890 designs which will be on shelves on the same date as the Core Ultra 200S launch on the 24th of October. Biostar will have at least three different motherboards including their flagship Valkyrie while Colorful will be offering at least five new Z890 products including the flagship iGame Z890 Vulcan W/Z.
Maxsun will also roll out a couple of new motherboards including a DDR5-overclock focused design which we will talk about in the coming days so stay tuned for more details on the Z890 offerings.
