Top 8 Best Motherboard For I5 9400f In 2021

We are done with some budget-friendly B365 motherboard options for Intel Core i5 9400F, but if you are looking for something premium in this category there, we’ve got something great for you. ASRock B365 Phantom Gaming 4, expensive in its class, premium features but still affordable, and if you prefer looks and performance at the same place, you can consider this option for your gaming build.

The VRM section of this motherboard has eight-phase power design voltage regulators, which give smooth power delivery to the CPU. At the same time, it’s fed by a single 8-Pins 12V connector. The black and red colored PCB with RGB lights gives appealing looks and makes this motherboard a little more premium, but it’s still affordable for a mainstream processor when it comes to the price.

There are four DIMMs on the board, which allows you to install 64 GB of memory, while if you consider buying some premium chipset board like Z370 or Z390, they offer up to 128 GB and support OCing. Connectivity options are a thing that users look at the most in the motherboards, and this one comes with plenty of USB3 ports with a data transfer rate of 5 GBPS, including USB Type-A and Type-C ports.

The storage options on it are better than other low-priced B365 boards as it has six SATA3 slots and two M.2 slots with an additional key slot for Wi-Fi modules. In addition, both of the M.2 slots have dedicated heatsinks for them, which are colored the same as the PCB and follow the diagonal red lines. As a result, this motherboard’s connectivity and storage options are much better than what we’ve seen before.

There are six SATA slots on this board for storage, and there are two M.2 slots for NVMe SSDs and one for Wi-Fi modules. The audio and network controllers on this motherboard are from Realtek, and they are slightly expensive, which affects the overall price of the board, but they do their job perfectly. Overall it’s the best motherboard for i5 9400F that you can consider buying in 2021 and beyond.

The bad and this motherboard is its price, as we can get an entry-level Z390 chipset motherboard for its price, but in some way, it’s good as those motherboards don’t have these premium features and look. Also, I’ve noticed that 40% of the VRM lacks a heatsink, but that’s not a big issue, especially with the processor we have because we will not do overclocking with this motherboard.