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Budget Motherboards

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5 budget motherboards from MSI, GIGABYTE, ASUS and more. Most cost $67 to $344, and half cost less than $80.

Boards whose listing states DDR4 memory and a micro ATX layout. DDR4 is the cheaper memory and a smaller board is the cheaper board, so this is where a build saves money without losing a graphics slot.

We do not pick by hand: a motherboard is here because its listed specs pass the checks.

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Chipset: AMD A520  ×Clear all
BrandGIGABYTE2MSI1
SocketAM45
Form factormATX5
Memory typeDDR45
Memory slots22
M.2 slots11
Wired LAN1G1
ChipsetAMD B55015Intel B7606Intel H6106AMD A5205AMD B4504Intel X994Intel B3652Intel Z4902
Show all 18AMD A3201Intel B1501Intel B3601Intel B4601Intel B5601Intel B6601Intel C621A1Intel H3101Intel H4101Intel Z1701
PriceUnder $752Under $1003Under $1503Under $2001Under $2501Under $4001$75 & above3$100 & above2$200 & above1$250 & above1
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Chipset: AMD A520  ×5 resultsSort byRecommendedSpec scorePrice: low to highPrice: high to low
MSI

AM4, mATX, DDR4, AMD A520

+AM4 socket supports Ryzen 5000 series processors
+Compact micro-ATX form factor
+Includes M.2 slot for NVMe storage
−Uses older DDR4 memory rather than DDR5
−Only the basic A520 chipset, with limited overclocking support
$69.88
as of 11/04/2026 00:18 PST - Details
GIGABYTESpec score 7.7

AM4, mATX, DDR4, 2 Memory slots

+Uses AM4 socket for AMD Ryzen processors
+Includes NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2 slot
+Includes Gigabit LAN
−Only two RAM slots limit total memory expansion
$79.99
as of 11/04/2026 15:07 PST - Details
Generic

AM4, mATX, DDR4, AMD A520

+AMD A520 chipset for AM4 processors
+Micro ATX form factor fits compact builds
+DDR4 memory support for AM4 platforms
−A520 chipset does not support CPU overclocking
$344.76
as of 11/04/2026 00:16 PST - Details
GIGABYTE

AM4, mATX, DDR4, 2 Memory slots

+Uses AM4 socket for AMD Ryzen processors
+Supports DDR4 memory
+Includes HDMI and D-Sub video outputs
−Only two RAM slots limit total memory expansion
−Lacks M.2 slot listed on the product
$67.00
as of 11/04/2026 15:07 PST - Details
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AM4, mATX, DDR4, AMD A520

+AMD A520 chipset for AM4 Ryzen processors
+Micro-ATX form factor fits many standard cases
+Supports up to 64GB of DDR4 memory
−A520 chipset offers fewer features than newer AMD chipsets
$179.18
as of 11/04/2026 00:16 PST - Details

Compare specs

motherboardSocketForm factorMemory typeWired LANChipsetSpec scorePrice
AM4mATXDDR4AMD A520n/a$69.88
as of 11/04/2026 00:18 PST - Details
AM4mATXDDR41GAMD A5207.7$79.99
as of 11/04/2026 15:07 PST - Details
AM4mATXDDR4AMD A520n/a$344.76
as of 11/04/2026 00:16 PST - Details
AM4mATXDDR4AMD A520n/a$67.00
as of 11/04/2026 15:07 PST - Details
AM4mATXDDR4AMD A520n/a$179.18
as of 11/04/2026 00:16 PST - Details

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