Best Motherboards for Gaming

The ASRock Z890 Taichi OCF leads our gaming ranking at 123.8, ahead of 23 other motherboards. Prices currently run from £103 to £553.

Reference-class hardware scores about 100. Newer, faster parts go past it. Prices in United Kingdom terms. Tick rows to compare.

Component
1
Z890 Taichi OCFASRockLGA1851DDR5
£435
112.5
123.8
2
MEG Z890 AceMSILGA1851DDR5
£514
92.9
120.8
3
Z890 Aorus MasterGigabyteLGA1851DDR5
£395
116.9
116.9
4
X870E TaichiASRockAM5DDR5
£395
115.8
115.8
5
ROG Maximus Z890 HeroASUSLGA1851DDR5
£498
91.9
115.8
6
MEG X870E GodlikeMSIAM5DDR5
£553
82.3
115.2
7
X870E Aorus MasterGigabyteAM5DDR5
£395
107.2
107.2
8
ProArt X870E-Creator WiFiASUSAM5DDR5
£395
106.2
106.2
9
ROG Crosshair X870E HeroASUSAM5DDR5
£553
75.1
105.2
10
ProArt Z890-Creator WiFiASUSLGA1851DDR5
£356
115
103.5
11
ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFiASUSAM5DDR5
£395
102.5
102.5
12
MPG X870E Carbon WiFiMSIAM5DDR5
£395
101.2
101.2
13
TUF Gaming Z890-Plus WiFiASUSLGA1851DDR5
£237
165.3
99.2
14
B860 Aorus Elite WiFiGigabyteLGA1851DDR5
£166
234.5
98.5
15
B850 Steel Legend WiFiASRockAM5DDR5
£166
232.1
97.5
16
B850 Aorus Elite WiFiGigabyteAM5DDR5
£174
220.5
97
17
X870 Aorus Elite WiFiGigabyteAM5DDR5
£205
185
96.2
18
B860 Tomahawk WiFiMSILGA1851DDR5
£174
210.9
92.8
19
B850 Tomahawk WiFiMSIAM5DDR5
£182
198.3
91.2
20
ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFiASUSAM5DDR5
£205
173.5
90.2
21
TUF Gaming B850-Plus WiFiASUSAM5DDR5
£174
204.1
89.8
22
Prime X670E-Pro WiFiASUSAM5DDR5
£229
153.4
89
23
B650 Gaming Plus WiFiMSIAM5DDR5
£134
220
74.8
24
B650M DS3HGigabyteAM5DDR5
£103
250.8
65.2