Asus Z270 power phases

Hello,

I noticed ASUS ROG Strix Z270H Gaming has only 6 VRM phases, while similarly priced ASUS Prime Z270-A has 8+2.

Z270H Gaming http://i.imgur.com/FgUshLq.jpg
Z270-A http://i.imgur.com/yoQsLLH.jpg


Is 6 phases enough nowadays if the CPU is 24/7 overclocked to ~5GHz?

Thanks for any help.

Ok, according to Asus 6 phases is enough:
https://************.com/forums/topic/143087-z170-power-delivery

This is really a non-question. Every motherboard in the lineup is more than capable of meeting any power requirements you throw at this platform.

Listen to what Raja is saying in that link you posted, he knows what he is talking about!

Even the cheapest z270 motherboard should be able to maintain your overclocks. I haven't heard of an overclocking motherboard that had power/vrm issues in a long time. That said a more robust power delivery setup might offer easier overclocking and improved stability, particularly at the top end. If I was planning on a high overclock 24/7, I wouldn't skimp on it personally. Given the choice, I'd take that z270a myself, it looks like it ticks all the boxes, and the signature series boards tend to get BIOS updates earlier. It's much of a muchness really.

The big difference between the entry level 4 layer and 6-8 layer boards will be with memory overclocking.