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ASUS

ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Extreme AMD X870E AM5 E-ATX Gaming Motherboard – 20+2+2 Power Stages

From £1,344

95Points

ASUS

ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi

From £410

94Points

ASUS

ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero (WiFi 6E) Socket AM5 (LGA 1718) Ryzen 7000 Gaming Motherboard(18+2 Power Stages

From £1,254

91Points

ASUS

ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Formula ATX Gaming Motherboard with HybridChill

From £789

88Points

ASUS

ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming WiFi Intel® Z790 LGA 1700 ATX motherboard

From £721

85Points

ASUS

ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero

From £445

79Points

ASUS

ASUS ROG Strix X870-F Gaming WiFi

From £340

76Points

Corsair

CORSAIR FRAME 4000D LCD RS ARGB Modular Mid-Tower ATX PC Case – XENEON EDGE LCD Touchscreen

From £294

75Points

ASUS

ASUS PRIME Z790M-PLUS

From £203

75Points

ASUS

ASUS Prime B650-PLUS WiFi

From £178

75Points

ASUS

ASUS Prime Z790-P

From £160

75Points

ASUS

ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Extreme

From £990

75Points

ASUS

ASUS ROG STRIX X870E-A GAMING WIFI7

From £382

75Points

ASUS

ASUS ROG Strix B650-A Gaming WiFi

From £155

75Points

ASUS

ASUS ROG Strix B650E-E Gaming WiFi

From £153

75Points

ASUS

ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi

From £170

75Points

ASUS

ASUS TUF GAMING B650-PLUS

From £129

75Points

ASUS

ASUS TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI

From £140

75Points

ASUS

ASUS TUF GAMING B850-PLUS WIFI

From £190

75Points

ASUS

ASUS TUF GAMING Z790-PRO WIFI

From £181

75Points

ASUS

ASUS Z790-AYW WiFi W II

From £225

75Points

Gigabyte

B650 AORUS Elite AX

From £138

75Points

Gigabyte

Gigabyte B650 GAMING X AX V2

From £125

75Points

Gigabyte

Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX

From £160

75Points

Gigabyte

Gigabyte Z790 D

From £145

75Points

MSI

MSI B650 Gaming Plus WiFi

From £135

75Points

MSI

MSI B760 GAMING PLUS WIFI DDR4

From £106

75Points

MSI

MSI B850 Gaming Plus WiFi 6E

From £120

75Points

MSI

MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI

From £160

75Points

MSI

MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi

From £190

75Points

MSI

MSI PRO Z790-A WiFi II

From £185

75Points

MSI

MSI PRO Z790-P WIFI

From £160

75Points

ASUS

ROG Strix X870-A Gaming WiFi

From £291

75Points

GIGABYTE

Z790 AORUS Elite AX

From £176

75Points

GIGABYTE

Z790 Eagle AX

From £146

75Points

MSI

Z790 GAMING PLUS WIFI

From £180

73Points

ASUS

ASUS ROG STRIX B850-A GAMING WIFI7 NEO DDR5 ATX Socket AM5 Motherboard - White

From £255

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ASUS

Discontinued

ASUS ROG Strix Z890-E Gaming WiFi

Reference - specs only

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Gigabyte

Discontinued

Gigabyte X870E Aorus Master

Reference - specs only

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MSI

Discontinued

MSI MPG Z890 Carbon WiFi

Reference - specs only

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ASRock

Discontinued

ASRock Z890 Taichi Lite

Reference - specs only

86Points
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MSI

Discontinued

MSI MAG X870 Tomahawk WiFi

Reference - specs only

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ASUS

Discontinued

ASUS TUF Gaming X870-Plus WiFi

Reference - specs only

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MSI

Discontinued

MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk WiFi

Reference - specs only

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ASUS

Discontinued

ASUS TUF Gaming B850-Plus WiFi

Reference - specs only

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ASUS

Discontinued

ASUS TUF Gaming B860-Plus WiFi

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Motherboards guide

How to choose motherboards

Motherboards connect the CPU, memory, storage, and expansion cards on a single printed circuit board. Chipset, VRM design, and rear I/O determine which features the system can support. AM5 boards pair with AMD Ryzen 9000 CPUs. LGA1851 boards pair with Intel Core Ultra 200S CPUs.

Form factor

ATX is the standard size at 305 mm by 244 mm. Micro-ATX measures 244 mm by 244 mm. Mini-ITX measures 170 mm by 170 mm. Smaller form factors accept fewer expansion cards and DIMM slots than full ATX.

VRM and power delivery

The Voltage Regulator Module supplies clean power to the CPU. High-end boards use 18 or more power phases for sustained overclocks. The ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E ships with an 18+2+2 phase VRM. The Gigabyte X870E Aorus Master ships with an 18+2+2 phase VRM.

Memory support

Most ATX boards offer four DIMM slots. AM5 boards officially support 192 GB across four DIMMs. LGA1851 boards officially support 192 GB across four DIMMs. Memory overclocking on flagship boards reaches DDR5-9200 with two-stick kits.

Expansion and storage

PCIe 5.0 x16 slots host the graphics card. Additional PCIe 5.0 M.2 slots accept the fastest NVMe SSDs. Mid-range boards offer one to two PCIe 5.0 M.2 slots. Flagship boards offer three or more.