Review on 💻 ASUS ProArt Z490-CREATOR 10G: Advanced Intel Z490 LGA 1200 ATX Content Creation Motherboard with Thunderbolt 3 Type-C, 10G LAN Card, and DDR4 4600 Support by Harry Jenkins

The reason it's worth paying a little more for this board is because of the TB3 Type-C connectors (2), the HYPER 10G network adapter (the costs about $100) and plenty of USB ports, including USB 3.2. If you need a connection to work with multiple drives and USB devices, then this is a workhorse. The included CreationFirst software also helps you prioritize network traffic for content creation. This is a workstation, not gaming. While it's suitable for gaming, there are cheaper alternatives. One reviewer sent the board back because it didn't have a TPM connector. This board is only compatible with 10th and 11th generation Intel chips, almost all of which have an integrated Intel equivalent, PTT. Enable it in BIOS and your system will show full TPM 2.0 compatibility. I am using i9-10900K and the board works fine. Your TB3 ports automatically stream video from your processor's onboard graphics. You can also stream graphics from a discrete graphics card, but you must connect a DisplayPort cable from the card's output to the motherboard's input. Most other motherboards in this price range only have one TB connector and you have to buy a separate card to actually use the TB connectors. The board works great for me - audio and video editing!