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Updated April 2026

Best Motherboards, benchmarked.

X870E, Z890, B650, B860 — motherboards ranked by VRM, features and BIOS.

ASUS

ROG Crosshair X870E Hero

AM5 · X870E · PCIe 5.0 · 5 Gb LAN

93
From
$699
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ASUS

ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero

AM5 · X870E

93
From
$699
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ASUS

ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero

LGA1851 · Z890

92
From
$699
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MSI

MSI MPG Z890 Carbon WiFi

LGA1851 · Z890 · Wi-Fi 7 · USB4

91
From
$529
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MSI

MSI MPG Z890 Carbon

LGA1851 · Z890

91
From
$529
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Gigabyte

Gigabyte B650E AORUS Master

AM5 · B650E · PCIe 5.0 · $329

90
From
$329
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ASUS

ASUS ROG Strix X670E-E

AM5 · X670E

90
From
$499
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ASUS

ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Hero

LGA1700 · Z790

90
From
$629
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MSI

MSI MPG X870E Carbon

AM5 · X870E

90
From
$499
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Gigabyte

Gigabyte B650E Aorus Master

AM5 · B650E

90
From
$329
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ASUS

ASUS ROG Strix Z890-E

LGA1851 · Z890

89
From
$499
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ASRock

ASRock X870E Taichi

AM5 · X870E

89
From
$499
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MSI

MSI B860 Tomahawk Wi-Fi

LGA1851 · B860 · Wi-Fi 7 · $229

88
From
$229
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MSI

MSI MAG B860 Tomahawk

LGA1851 · B860

88
From
$229
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Gigabyte

Gigabyte Z890 Aorus Master

LGA1851 · Z890

88
From
$599
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ASUS

ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F

AM5 · B650E

87
From
$299
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MSI

MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk

AM5 · B650

85
From
$229
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Gigabyte

Gigabyte X870 Aorus Elite

AM5 · X870

85
From
$279
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NZXT

NZXT N7 Z790

LGA1700 · Z790

85
From
$329
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ASUS

ASUS TUF Gaming B650-Plus

AM5 · B650

84
From
$199
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ASRock

ASRock B650M PG Riptide

AM5 · B650

82
From
$149
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