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 $130 to $700.

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

Component
1
Z890 Taichi OCFASRockLGA1851DDR5
$550
112.5
123.8
2
MEG Z890 AceMSILGA1851DDR5
$650
92.9
120.8
3
Z890 Aorus MasterGigabyteLGA1851DDR5
$500
116.9
116.9
4
X870E TaichiASRockAM5DDR5
$500
115.8
115.8
5
ROG Maximus Z890 HeroASUSLGA1851DDR5
$630
91.9
115.8
6
MEG X870E GodlikeMSIAM5DDR5
$700
82.3
115.2
7
X870E Aorus MasterGigabyteAM5DDR5
$500
107.2
107.2
8
ProArt X870E-Creator WiFiASUSAM5DDR5
$500
106.2
106.2
9
ROG Crosshair X870E HeroASUSAM5DDR5
$700
75.1
105.2
10
ProArt Z890-Creator WiFiASUSLGA1851DDR5
$450
115
103.5
11
ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFiASUSAM5DDR5
$500
102.5
102.5
12
MPG X870E Carbon WiFiMSIAM5DDR5
$500
101.2
101.2
13
TUF Gaming Z890-Plus WiFiASUSLGA1851DDR5
$300
165.3
99.2
14
B860 Aorus Elite WiFiGigabyteLGA1851DDR5
$210
234.5
98.5
15
B850 Steel Legend WiFiASRockAM5DDR5
$210
232.1
97.5
16
B850 Aorus Elite WiFiGigabyteAM5DDR5
$220
220.5
97
17
X870 Aorus Elite WiFiGigabyteAM5DDR5
$260
185
96.2
18
B860 Tomahawk WiFiMSILGA1851DDR5
$220
210.9
92.8
19
B850 Tomahawk WiFiMSIAM5DDR5
$230
198.3
91.2
20
ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFiASUSAM5DDR5
$260
173.5
90.2
21
TUF Gaming B850-Plus WiFiASUSAM5DDR5
$220
204.1
89.8
22
Prime X670E-Pro WiFiASUSAM5DDR5
$290
153.4
89
23
B650 Gaming Plus WiFiMSIAM5DDR5
$170
220
74.8
24
B650M DS3HGigabyteAM5DDR5
$130
250.8
65.2