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AM5, ATX, DDR5, 2 M.2 slots

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ASUS X870 AYW Gaming WiFi W AMD X870 AM5 ATX Motherboard, 12+2+1 80A DrMOS Power Stages, DDR5, PCIe 5.0 Ready, PCIe 5.0

$179.97as of 11/03/2026 21:58 PST - Details

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Spec score8.4

Pros

+AM5 socket for Ryzen processors

+PCIe 5.0 support

+Two M.2 slots for storage

+DDR5 memory support

+Wi-Fi 6 wireless connectivity

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+2.5G: only 8 of 44 here have a higher wired lan

−Wi-Fi 6: 29 of the 33 here have a higher wi-fi

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AM5, ATX, DDR5, 2.5G

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ASUS TUF Gaming X870-PLUS WiFi AMD AM5 X870 ATX Motherboard, 16+2+1, 80A SPS Power Stages, DDR5, PCIe 5.0 Ready, Four

$237.00as of 11/03/2026 21:58 PST - Details

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Spec score8.6

Compared with the 5 motherboards on this pagePros

+Wi-Fi 7: the highest wi-fi of the 33 here

+2.5G: only 8 of 44 here have a higher wired lan

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AM5, ATX, DDR5, 4 Memory slots

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ASRock X870 Pro RS AMD Ryzen Socket AM5 ATX Motherboard DDR5 DIMMs 8000 MHz 256 GB PCIe Gen5 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s

$169.99as of 11/03/2026 21:56 PST - Details

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Spec score8.2

Pros

+Supports up to 256 GB of DDR5 memory

+Built-in Wi-Fi 7 for wireless connectivity

+2.5G LAN for faster wired networking

+Four SATA ports for storage drives

+DDR5 memory at up to 8000 MHz

Cons

−Single PCIe x16 slot limits graphics card options

Compared with the 5 motherboards on this page

+Wi-Fi 7: the highest wi-fi of the 33 here

+256GB maximum memory: only 1 of 9 here have a higher maximum memory

+4 memory slots: only 4 of 32 here have more memory slots

+2.5G: only 8 of 44 here have a higher wired lan

−4 sata ports: 7 of the 12 here have more sata ports

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AM5, ATX, DDR5, 3 M.2 slots

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MSI PRO X870-P WiFi ProSeries Motherboard (AMD Ryzen 9000/8000/7000 Series Processors, AM5, DDR5, PCIe 5.0, M.2 Gen5,

$229.99as of 11/04/2026 00:18 PST - Details

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Spec score8.9

Pros

+Three M.2 slots for multiple fast storage drives

+AM5 socket supports AMD Ryzen 9000, 8000 and 7000 series processors

+Wi-Fi 7 onboard wireless connectivity

+5G LAN port for fast wired networking

+DDR5 memory support with PCIe 5.0 connectivity

Compared with the 5 motherboards on this page

+Wi-Fi 7: the highest wi-fi of the 33 here

+5G: only 2 of 44 here have a higher wired lan

+3 m.2 slots: only 4 of 31 here have more m.2 slots

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AM5, ATX, DDR5, 4 Memory slots

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GIGABYTE X870 AORUS Elite WIFI7 AMD AM5 LGA 1718 Motherboard, ATX, DDR5, 4X M.2, PCIe 5.0, USB4, WIFI7, 2.5GbE LAN,

$212.95as of 11/03/2026 23:11 PST - Details

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Spec score8.6

Compared with the 5 motherboards on this pagePros

+Wi-Fi 7: the highest wi-fi of the 33 here

+4 m.2 slots: the most m.2 slots of the 31 here

+4 memory slots: only 4 of 32 here have more memory slots

+2.5G: only 8 of 44 here have a higher wired lan

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