Motherboards

Good for your AM5 basics, but the competition is more refined

Dual PCIe 5.0 M.2 socket and plenty of USB ports.

Unique marbled appearance, plus 14 USB ports (including two USB4/Thunderbolt 4)

Six M.2 sockets and 10 GbE for around $700

ROG Style, ROG Features, ROG Price

Premium Taichi specs and appearance for around $499.

14 USB ports, but no USB 4

A competent, full-featured Micro ATX board priced at $171.99.

Biostar’s B660M Silver is a capable, sub-$160 Micro ATX board suitable for various uses.

Gigabyte’s B660M Aorus Pro AX is a full-featured Micro-ATX board for $169.99.

A well-priced (sub-$200) board for creative professionals.

A great, well-equipped option for around $200.

ROG Strix-caliber hardware, unique for ROG appearance and four M.2 sockets for about $320

MSI’s Pro B660M-A DDR4 is a reasonably priced (sub-$140) and capable Micro-ATX motherboard.

Well-equipped and well-priced for Z690 Mini-ITX, this is an all-around capable option.

NZXT N5 Z690 offers four M.2 sockets, Wi-Fi 6E and more for under $240.

A well-rounded overclocking-focused flagship board for under $700

An expensive but capable RGB-adorned Mini ITX B660 option.

The B660-I Gaming WIFI is the most well-rounded ITX board for B660, and it’s under $220.

MSI’s B660 Tomahawk is a reasonably priced and well-equipped sub-$200 motherboard.