Motherboard Rankings & Ladder

Motherboard rankings and ladder chart with 211 entries (AM5, LGA1851, AM4, LGA1700). Switch between gaming, single-core, multi-core, efficiency and value; AMD, Intel and NVIDIA side by side. Data updated 2026-10-15.

AM5 Motherboard

  1. ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero — ASUS · 2024-09 · AM5 flagship ATX with 110A stages and three Gen5 M.2.
  2. ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Extreme — ASUS · 2025-02 · E-ATX halo board with 10GbE and a touchscreen panel.
  3. ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi — ASUS · 2024-09 · Top Strix tier, VRM on par with the Hero.
  4. ASUS ROG Strix X870-A Gaming WiFi — ASUS · 2024-09 · White Strix with USB4 and Wi-Fi 7.
  5. ASUS ROG Strix X870-I Gaming WiFi — ASUS · 2024-09 · ITX flagship with 110A stages and a front I/O card.
  6. ASUS TUF Gaming X870-Plus WiFi — ASUS · 2024-09 · Mainstream TUF, full X870 features at a lower price.
  7. ASUS ProArt X870E-Creator WiFi — ASUS · 2024-09 · Creator board with 10GbE and dual USB4.
  8. ASUS Prime X870-P WiFi — ASUS · 2024-09 · Entry X870 Prime, full features with modest build.
  9. ASUS ROG Strix B850-E Gaming WiFi — ASUS · 2025-01 · Top B850 Strix, built like an X870E.
  10. ASUS ROG Strix B850-F Gaming WiFi — ASUS · 2025-01 · Mid Strix B850, a mainstream gaming pick.
  11. ASUS TUF Gaming B850-Plus WiFi — ASUS · 2025-01 · TUF B850 with balanced value.
  12. ASUS ROG Strix B850-I Gaming WiFi — ASUS · 2025-01 · B850 ITX, the go-to small-form AM5 board.
  13. ASUS Prime B850M-A WiFi — ASUS · 2025-01 · Entry mATX B850 with a Gen5 M.2.
  14. ASUS Prime A620M-A — ASUS · 2023-04 · Four-slot A620 mATX for basic builds.
  15. ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero — ASUS · 2022-09 · First-gen AM5 flagship with the Gen-Z.2 card.
  16. ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Gene — ASUS · 2022-09 · mATX overclocking board with two high-speed DIMMs.
  17. ASUS ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WiFi — ASUS · 2022-09 · High-tier X670E Strix with dual Gen5 M.2.
  18. ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi — ASUS · 2022-10 · Mainstream B650E Strix with Gen5 GPU and M.2.
  19. ASUS TUF Gaming B650-Plus WiFi — ASUS · 2022-10 · AM5 bestseller with a solid VRM.
  20. ASUS TUF Gaming B650M-Plus WiFi — ASUS · 2022-10 · mATX TUF B650 without VRM cuts.
  21. ASUS ROG Strix B650E-I Gaming WiFi — ASUS · 2022-10 · First-gen AM5 ITX with Gen5 slot.
  22. MSI MEG X870E Godlike — MSI · 2024-11 · E-ATX halo with 24×110A and a display module.
  23. MSI MEG X870E Ace — MSI · 2024-09 · MEG sub-flagship with 10GbE and three Gen5 M.2.
  24. MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi — MSI · 2024-09 · High-end Carbon ATX with dual LAN and USB4.
  25. MSI MPG X870E Edge Ti WiFi — MSI · 2024-10 · White Edge Ti, upper-tier X870E.
  26. MSI MAG X870 Tomahawk WiFi — MSI · 2024-09 · Mainstream Tomahawk X870 with 5GbE and USB4.
  27. MSI PRO X870-P WiFi — MSI · 2024-09 · Entry PRO X870, full features, modest VRM.
  28. MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max WiFi — MSI · 2025-01 · Go-to B850 with 80A stages.
  29. MSI MPG B850 Edge Ti WiFi — MSI · 2025-01 · White B850 Edge for show builds.
  30. MSI MPG B850I Edge Ti WiFi — MSI · 2025-01 · White ITX B850 with 5GbE.
  31. MSI MAG B850M Mortar WiFi — MSI · 2025-01 · mATX Mortar B850.
  32. MSI PRO B850-P WiFi — MSI · 2025-01 · Entry PRO B850 ATX.
  33. MSI PRO B840-P WiFi — MSI · 2025-01 · B840 without Gen5, a basic board.
  34. MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WiFi — MSI · 2022-10 · First-gen AM5 value benchmark.
  35. MSI MPG B650 Carbon WiFi — MSI · 2022-10 · B650 Carbon with four M.2 incl. Gen5.
  36. MSI MAG B650M Mortar WiFi — MSI · 2022-10 · mATX Mortar with 80A stages.
  37. MSI PRO B650-P WiFi — MSI · 2022-10 · Entry PRO B650 ATX.
  38. MSI PRO A620M-E — MSI · 2023-04 · One of the cheapest AM5 boards, two DIMMs.
  39. Gigabyte X870E AORUS Xtreme AI TOP — Gigabyte · 2024-09 · AI TOP halo with 10GbE and dual USB4.
  40. Gigabyte X870E AORUS Master — Gigabyte · 2024-09 · Master flagship ATX with three Gen5 M.2.
  41. Gigabyte X870E AORUS Pro — Gigabyte · 2024-10 · High-tier Pro, close to the Master.
  42. Gigabyte X870 AORUS Elite WiFi7 — Gigabyte · 2024-09 · Mainstream Elite X870 with EZ-Latch.
  43. Gigabyte X870 Gaming X WiFi7 — Gigabyte · 2024-09 · Entry Gaming X X870.
  44. Gigabyte X870I AORUS Pro Ice — Gigabyte · 2024-10 · White ITX X870 with USB4.
  45. Gigabyte B850 AORUS Elite WiFi7 Ice — Gigabyte · 2025-01 · White B850 Elite.
  46. Gigabyte B850M AORUS Elite WiFi6E — Gigabyte · 2025-01 · mATX B850 Elite.
  47. Gigabyte B850 Gaming X WiFi6E — Gigabyte · 2025-01 · Entry B850 ATX.
  48. Gigabyte B650 AORUS Elite AX — Gigabyte · 2022-10 · B650 Elite with a Gen5 M.2.
  49. Gigabyte B650M DS3H — Gigabyte · 2022-10 · Entry DS3H mATX with four DIMMs.
  50. Gigabyte A620M H — Gigabyte · 2023-04 · Cheapest A620, 65W CPUs only.
  51. ASRock X870E Taichi — ASRock · 2024-09 · 27×110A, the beefiest AM5 VRM.
  52. ASRock X870E Nova WiFi — ASRock · 2024-09 · High-tier Nova with five M.2.
  53. ASRock X870 Riptide WiFi — ASRock · 2024-09 · Mainstream Riptide X870.
  54. ASRock X870 Pro RS WiFi — ASRock · 2024-09 · Entry Pro RS X870.
  55. ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi — ASRock · 2025-01 · White mainstream B850 Steel Legend.
  56. ASRock B850I Lightning WiFi — ASRock · 2025-01 · ITX B850 with 110A stages.
  57. ASRock B850M Pro RS WiFi — ASRock · 2025-01 · Entry mATX B850.
  58. ASRock B650E Taichi — ASRock · 2022-10 · Top-end B650E Taichi.
  59. ASRock B650 Pro RS — ASRock · 2022-10 · Entry B650 ATX without Wi-Fi.
  60. ASRock B650M-HDV/M.2 — ASRock · 2022-11 · Two-DIMM B650 with minimal VRM cooling.
  61. ASRock A620M Pro RS — ASRock · 2023-04 · One of the better A620s, four DIMMs and 2.5GbE.
  62. Biostar X870E Valkyrie — Biostar · 2024-12 · Biostar's X870E flagship, strong VRM, basic BIOS.
  63. Biostar B650MT — Biostar · 2022-12 · Entry Biostar B650, two DIMMs, no Wi-Fi.
  64. CVN B650I Gaming Frozen WiFi — Colorful · 2023-03 · Budget white ITX B650.
  65. CVN B850 Gaming Frozen WiFi — Colorful · 2025-01 · White B850 at a value price.
  66. Terminator B650M WiFi — Maxsun · 2022-11 · Maxsun Terminator B650M, cheap with four DIMMs.
  67. Challenger A620M — Maxsun · 2023-05 · One of the cheapest AM5 boards.
  68. NZXT N7 B650E — NZXT · 2023-01 · Full-cover armor design in white or black.

LGA1851 Motherboard

  1. ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Extreme — ASUS · 2024-10 · Z890 halo with TB4 and 10GbE.
  2. ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero — ASUS · 2024-10 · The mainline Maximus flagship ATX.
  3. ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Apex — ASUS · 2024-10 · Two-DIMM OC board, a memory-record regular.
  4. ASUS ROG Strix Z890-E Gaming WiFi — ASUS · 2024-10 · Top-tier Strix Z890.
  5. ASUS ROG Strix Z890-F Gaming WiFi — ASUS · 2024-10 · Mid-tier Strix Z890.
  6. ASUS ROG Strix Z890-A Gaming WiFi — ASUS · 2024-10 · White Strix Z890.
  7. ASUS ROG Strix Z890-I Gaming WiFi — ASUS · 2024-10 · Z890 ITX flagship.
  8. ASUS TUF Gaming Z890-Plus WiFi — ASUS · 2024-10 · Mainstream TUF Z890.
  9. ASUS Prime Z890-P WiFi — ASUS · 2024-10 · Entry Prime Z890.
  10. ASUS TUF Gaming B860-Plus WiFi — ASUS · 2025-01 · Mainstream TUF B860.
  11. ASUS Prime B860M-A WiFi — ASUS · 2025-01 · Entry mATX B860.
  12. ASUS Prime H810M-K — ASUS · 2025-01 · Entry H810, low-power CPUs only.
  13. MSI MEG Z890 Ace — MSI · 2024-10 · MEG Ace with 24×110A.
  14. MSI MEG Z890 Unify-X — MSI · 2024-10 · Two-DIMM Unify-X overclocking board.
  15. MSI MPG Z890 Carbon WiFi — MSI · 2024-10 · High-end Carbon Z890.
  16. MSI MPG Z890 Edge Ti WiFi — MSI · 2024-10 · White Edge Ti Z890.
  17. MSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk WiFi — MSI · 2024-10 · Mainstream Tomahawk Z890.
  18. MSI PRO Z890-P WiFi — MSI · 2024-10 · Entry PRO Z890.
  19. MSI MAG B860 Tomahawk WiFi — MSI · 2025-01 · Mainstream B860 Tomahawk.
  20. MSI PRO B860M-A WiFi — MSI · 2025-01 · Entry mATX B860.
  21. MSI PRO H810M-E — MSI · 2025-01 · Most basic H810.
  22. Gigabyte Z890 AORUS Xtreme AI TOP — Gigabyte · 2024-10 · AI TOP halo with Thunderbolt 5.
  23. Gigabyte Z890 AORUS Master — Gigabyte · 2024-10 · Master flagship ATX.
  24. Gigabyte Z890 AORUS Pro Ice — Gigabyte · 2024-10 · White Pro Ice Z890.
  25. Gigabyte Z890 AORUS Elite WiFi7 — Gigabyte · 2024-10 · Mainstream Elite Z890.
  26. Gigabyte Z890 Gaming X WiFi7 — Gigabyte · 2024-10 · Entry Gaming X Z890.
  27. Gigabyte Z890I AORUS Ultra — Gigabyte · 2024-10 · Z890 ITX with 110A stages.
  28. Gigabyte B860M AORUS Elite WiFi6E — Gigabyte · 2025-01 · mATX B860 Elite.
  29. Gigabyte H810M H — Gigabyte · 2025-01 · Cheapest H810.
  30. ASRock Z890 Taichi — ASRock · 2024-10 · Taichi Z890 flagship.
  31. ASRock Z890 Taichi OCF — ASRock · 2024-10 · OC Formula returns, two-DIMM overclocking.
  32. ASRock Z890 Nova WiFi — ASRock · 2024-10 · High-tier Nova Z890 at a fair price.
  33. ASRock Z890 Steel Legend WiFi — ASRock · 2024-10 · White Steel Legend Z890.
  34. ASRock Z890 Pro RS WiFi — ASRock · 2024-10 · Entry Pro RS Z890.
  35. ASRock Z890I Nova WiFi — ASRock · 2024-10 · Z890 ITX Nova.
  36. ASRock B860M Steel Legend WiFi — ASRock · 2025-01 · White mATX B860.
  37. ASRock B860M Pro RS — ASRock · 2025-01 · Entry B860 without Wi-Fi.
  38. ASRock H810M-HDV/M.2 — ASRock · 2025-01 · Most basic H810.
  39. NZXT N9 Z890 — NZXT · 2025-01 · NZXT full-cover Z890 in white or black.
  40. iGame Z890 Vulcan W — Colorful · 2024-11 · Colorful's white Z890 Vulcan.
  41. CVN B860M Gaming Frozen — Colorful · 2025-01 · Budget white mATX B860.
  42. Terminator B860M WiFi — Maxsun · 2025-02 · Maxsun Terminator B860M.
  43. Biostar Z890 Valkyrie — Biostar · 2024-11 · Biostar's Z890 flagship.

AM4 Motherboard

  1. ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero — ASUS · 2020-11 · X570 flagship with a passive chipset.
  2. ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero WiFi — ASUS · 2019-07 · Original X570 Hero.
  3. ASUS ROG Strix X570-E Gaming — ASUS · 2019-07 · High-tier Strix X570.
  4. ASUS TUF Gaming X570-Plus WiFi — ASUS · 2019-07 · Mainstream TUF X570.
  5. ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming WiFi II — ASUS · 2021-10 · Second-gen B550 Strix with Wi-Fi 6E.
  6. ASUS TUF Gaming B550M-Plus WiFi — ASUS · 2020-06 · mATX TUF B550, a bestseller.
  7. ASUS ROG Strix B550-I Gaming — ASUS · 2020-06 · B550 ITX Strix.
  8. ASUS Prime B550M-A — ASUS · 2020-06 · Entry Prime B550M.
  9. ASUS Prime A520M-K — ASUS · 2020-08 · Entry two-DIMM A520.
  10. ASUS ROG Strix X470-F Gaming — ASUS · 2018-04 · X470 Strix from the Zen+ era.
  11. ASUS ROG Strix B450-F Gaming — ASUS · 2018-07 · Classic B450 Strix.
  12. MSI MEG X570 Godlike — MSI · 2019-07 · AM4 halo Godlike with a 10GbE card.
  13. MSI MEG X570 Unify — MSI · 2019-11 · RGB-free Unify with three M.2.
  14. MSI MPG X570 Gaming Edge WiFi — MSI · 2019-07 · First X570 Edge with a weak VRM.
  15. MSI MAG X570 Tomahawk WiFi — MSI · 2020-06 · X570 Tomahawk, MSI's redemption board.
  16. MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk — MSI · 2020-06 · B550 Tomahawk, the AM4 value benchmark.
  17. MSI MAG B550M Mortar WiFi — MSI · 2020-06 · mATX Mortar B550.
  18. MSI B550M PRO-VDH WiFi — MSI · 2020-06 · Entry B550M with Wi-Fi.
  19. MSI B450 Tomahawk Max — MSI · 2019-07 · The B450-era bestseller.
  20. MSI A520M-A PRO — MSI · 2020-08 · Most basic A520.
  21. Gigabyte X570 AORUS Master — Gigabyte · 2019-07 · X570 Master with three cooled M.2.
  22. Gigabyte X570 AORUS Xtreme — Gigabyte · 2019-07 · Passively cooled X570 halo with 10GbE.
  23. Gigabyte X570 AORUS Elite — Gigabyte · 2019-07 · Mainstream X570 Elite.
  24. Gigabyte B550 AORUS Master — Gigabyte · 2020-06 · One of the strongest B550 VRMs.
  25. Gigabyte B550 AORUS Pro AC — Gigabyte · 2020-06 · Solid B550 Pro.
  26. Gigabyte B550M DS3H — Gigabyte · 2020-06 · Entry B550M, hugely popular.
  27. Gigabyte B550I AORUS Pro AX — Gigabyte · 2020-06 · B550 ITX with 90A stages.
  28. Gigabyte B450M DS3H — Gigabyte · 2018-07 · Classic entry B450.
  29. Gigabyte A520M S2H — Gigabyte · 2020-08 · Cheapest A520.
  30. ASRock X570 Taichi — ASRock · 2019-07 · X570 Taichi with the classic gear look.
  31. ASRock X570 Steel Legend — ASRock · 2019-07 · X570 Steel Legend.
  32. ASRock B550 Taichi — ASRock · 2020-06 · B550 Taichi.
  33. ASRock B550M Steel Legend — ASRock · 2020-06 · mATX B550 Steel Legend.
  34. ASRock B550M Pro4 — ASRock · 2020-06 · Entry B550M Pro4.
  35. ASRock B550 Phantom Gaming-ITX/ax — ASRock · 2020-06 · B550 ITX with a TB3 port.
  36. ASRock B450M Pro4 — ASRock · 2018-07 · B450M Pro4 with dual M.2.
  37. ASRock A520M-HDV — ASRock · 2020-08 · Most basic A520.
  38. Biostar B550GTA — Biostar · 2020-07 · Biostar B550 ATX.
  39. Biostar A520MH — Biostar · 2020-09 · Entry Biostar A520.
  40. CVN B550M Gaming Frozen — Colorful · 2020-09 · Budget white B550M.
  41. Terminator B550M — Maxsun · 2020-08 · Maxsun Terminator B550M.
  42. NZXT N7 B550 — NZXT · 2021-01 · NZXT full-cover B550.
  43. EVGA X570 Dark — EVGA · 2021-08 · AM4 OC flagship with two rotated DIMMs.

LGA1700 Motherboard

  1. ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Hero — ASUS · 2022-10 · Z790 Hero flagship with TB4.
  2. ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Apex Encore — ASUS · 2023-10 · Apex Encore overclocking board.
  3. ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming WiFi II — ASUS · 2023-10 · Second-gen Strix Z790-E.
  4. ASUS ROG Strix Z790-F Gaming WiFi — ASUS · 2022-10 · Mid-tier Strix Z790-F.
  5. ASUS ROG Strix Z790-A Gaming WiFi II — ASUS · 2023-10 · White second-gen Strix Z790-A.
  6. ASUS TUF Gaming Z790-Plus WiFi — ASUS · 2022-10 · Mainstream TUF Z790.
  7. ASUS Prime Z790-P WiFi — ASUS · 2022-10 · Entry Prime Z790.
  8. ASUS ROG Strix Z690-I Gaming WiFi — ASUS · 2021-11 · Z690 ITX with 105A and TB4.
  9. ASUS TUF Gaming B760M-Plus WiFi — ASUS · 2023-01 · Mainstream TUF B760M.
  10. ASUS Prime B760M-A WiFi D4 — ASUS · 2023-01 · Entry DDR4 B760M.
  11. ASUS Prime H610M-K D4 — ASUS · 2022-01 · Entry H610 for office builds.
  12. ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme — ASUS · 2021-11 · Z690 halo with a Gen5 M.2 card.
  13. MSI MEG Z790 Ace — MSI · 2022-10 · MEG Z790 Ace with 10GbE.
  14. MSI MEG Z790 Godlike Max — MSI · 2023-10 · Z790 halo Godlike Max.
  15. MSI MPG Z790 Carbon WiFi — MSI · 2022-10 · Carbon Z790 with 105A and five M.2.
  16. MSI MPG Z790 Edge WiFi — MSI · 2022-10 · White Edge Z790.
  17. MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi — MSI · 2022-10 · Mainstream Z790 Tomahawk.
  18. MSI PRO Z790-P WiFi — MSI · 2022-10 · Entry PRO Z790.
  19. MSI PRO Z690-A WiFi — MSI · 2021-11 · The Z690 value pick.
  20. MSI MAG B760 Tomahawk WiFi — MSI · 2023-01 · B760 Tomahawk.
  21. MSI MAG B760M Mortar WiFi II — MSI · 2024-01 · Second-gen B760M Mortar.
  22. MSI PRO B760M-A WiFi — MSI · 2023-01 · Entry PRO B760M.
  23. MSI PRO H610M-E D4 — MSI · 2022-01 · Most basic H610.
  24. MSI MPG Z690 Force WiFi — MSI · 2021-11 · White Z690 Force.
  25. Gigabyte Z790 AORUS Master — Gigabyte · 2022-10 · Z790 Master with 10GbE.
  26. Gigabyte Z790 AORUS Elite AX — Gigabyte · 2022-10 · Mainstream Z790 Elite.
  27. Gigabyte Z790 AORUS Pro X — Gigabyte · 2023-10 · White Pro X with 5GbE.
  28. Gigabyte Z790 UD AX — Gigabyte · 2022-10 · Entry UD Z790.
  29. Gigabyte Z790I AORUS Ultra — Gigabyte · 2023-01 · Z790 ITX.
  30. Gigabyte B760M AORUS Elite AX — Gigabyte · 2023-01 · Mainstream B760M Elite.
  31. Gigabyte B760M DS3H AX DDR4 — Gigabyte · 2023-01 · Entry DDR4 B760M.
  32. Gigabyte H610M H DDR4 — Gigabyte · 2022-01 · Cheapest H610.
  33. Gigabyte Z690 AORUS Master — Gigabyte · 2021-11 · Z690 Master with 10GbE.
  34. ASRock Z790 Taichi — ASRock · 2022-10 · Z790 Taichi with TB4.
  35. ASRock Z790 Nova WiFi — ASRock · 2023-10 · High-tier Z790 Nova.
  36. ASRock Z790 Riptide WiFi — ASRock · 2023-10 · Mainstream Z790 Riptide.
  37. ASRock Z790 PG Lightning — ASRock · 2022-10 · Entry Z790 without Wi-Fi.
  38. ASRock Z790 Steel Legend WiFi — ASRock · 2022-10 · White Steel Legend Z790.
  39. ASRock Z690 Steel Legend — ASRock · 2021-11 · Z690 Steel Legend.
  40. ASRock B760M Pro RS WiFi — ASRock · 2023-01 · Entry B760M Pro RS.
  41. ASRock B760M Steel Legend WiFi — ASRock · 2023-01 · White mATX B760.
  42. ASRock H610M-HDV/M.2 — ASRock · 2022-01 · Most basic H610.
  43. ASRock Z790 PG Sonic — ASRock · 2022-12 · Sonic-themed Z790.
  44. EVGA Z790 Dark K|NGP|N — EVGA · 2023-04 · EVGA's last overclocking flagship.
  45. EVGA Z790 Classified — EVGA · 2023-01 · Four-DIMM Z790 Classified flagship.
  46. EVGA Z690 Dark K|NGP|N — EVGA · 2022-03 · Z690 Dark overclocking board.
  47. EVGA Z690 Classified — EVGA · 2021-12 · Z690 Classified.
  48. NZXT N7 Z790 — NZXT · 2023-01 · NZXT full-cover Z790.
  49. NZXT N5 Z690 — NZXT · 2022-09 · DDR4 NZXT N5.
  50. iGame Z790D5 Vulcan X — Colorful · 2022-11 · Colorful's Z790 Vulcan.
  51. CVN B760M Gaming Frozen D5 — Colorful · 2023-02 · Budget white DDR5 B760M.
  52. Battle-Axe C.B760M-HD D4 — Colorful · 2023-02 · Entry Battle-Axe B760M, two DDR4 DIMMs.
  53. Terminator B760M D5 WiFi — Maxsun · 2023-02 · Maxsun Terminator B760M D5.
  54. Challenger H610M — Maxsun · 2022-03 · Maxsun Challenger H610M.
  55. Biostar Z790 Valkyrie — Biostar · 2022-10 · Biostar's Z790 flagship.
  56. Biostar B760MX-E PRO — Biostar · 2023-01 · Entry Biostar B760M.
  57. Biostar H610MH — Biostar · 2022-02 · Entry Biostar H610.