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AM5, ATX, DDR5, 4 Memory slots

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MSI B850 Gaming Plus WiFi Motherboard, ATX - Supports AMD Ryzen 9000/8000 / 7000 Processors, AM5 - DDR5 Memory Boost

$179.99as of 11/04/2026 00:18 PST - Details

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Spec score8.3

Pros

+AMD B850 chipset for Ryzen 7000 to 9000 processors

+AM5 socket with DDR5 memory support

+5G LAN for faster wired networking

+Wi-Fi 7 for wireless connectivity

+Four RAM slots for memory expansion

Cons

−Only one PCIe x16 slot

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+Wi-Fi 7: the highest wi-fi of the 32 here

+5G: only 2 of 43 here have a higher wired lan

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

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AM5, mATX, DDR5, 4 Memory slots

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MSI PRO B850M-A WiFi Motherboard, mATX - Supports AMD Ryzen 9000/8000 / 7000 Processors, AM5 - DDR5 Memory Boost (8200+

$168.99as of 11/04/2026 00:18 PST - Details

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Spec score8.2

Pros

+AM5 socket supports AMD Ryzen 9000 and 8000 series processors

+Wi-Fi 7 onboard wireless connectivity

+5G LAN port for fast wired networking

+DDR5 memory support

+Compact mATX form factor for smaller builds

Cons

−Only one M.2 slot

Compared with the 9 motherboards on this page

+Wi-Fi 7: the highest wi-fi of the 32 here

+5G: only 2 of 43 here have a higher wired lan

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

−1 m.2 slots: 26 of the 30 here have more m.2 slots

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AM5, ATX, DDR5, 4 Memory slots

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MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk MAX WiFi Motherboard, ATX - Supports AMD Ryzen 9000/8000 / 7000 Processors, AM5-80A SPS VRM, DDR5

$209.99as of 11/04/2026 00:18 PST - Details

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Spec score8.3

Pros

+AMD B850 chipset for Ryzen 7000 to 9000 processors

+AM5 socket with DDR5 memory support

+5G LAN for faster wired networking

+Wi-Fi 7 for wireless connectivity

+Four RAM slots for memory expansion

Cons

−Only one PCIe x16 slot

Compared with the 9 motherboards on this page

+Wi-Fi 7: the highest wi-fi of the 32 here

+5G: only 2 of 43 here have a higher wired lan

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

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AM5, ATX, DDR5, 4 Memory slots

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MSI X870E Gaming Plus WiFi Motherboard, ATX - Supports AMD Ryzen 9000/8000 / 7000 Processors, AM5-60A SPS VRM, DDR5

$189.00as of 11/04/2026 00:19 PST - Details

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Spec score8.3

Compared with the 9 motherboards on this pagePros

+Wi-Fi 7: the highest wi-fi of the 32 here

+5G: only 2 of 43 here have a higher wired lan

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

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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 11/04/2026 12:09 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 9 motherboards on this page

+Wi-Fi 7: the highest wi-fi of the 32 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 43 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, 4 Memory slots

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ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi AMD AM5 ATX Motherboard, Supports AMD Ryzen 9000/8000/7000 Series Processors, DDR5 8000+

$169.99as of 11/04/2026 12:09 PST - Details

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Spec score8.1

Compared with the 9 motherboards on this pagePros

+Wi-Fi 7: the highest wi-fi of the 32 here

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

+2.5G: only 8 of 43 here have a higher wired lan

Cons

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

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LGA1700, ATX, DDR5, 4 Memory slots

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ASRock Z790 PG Sonic ATX Motherboard, Intel 14th/13th/12th Gen LGA1700, DDR5 7200+ (OC), PCIe 5.0, Killer 2.5G LAN,

$179.99as of 11/04/2026 12:09 PST - Details

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Spec score8.1

Pros

+Supports Intel 14th, 13th and 12th Gen processors

+Supports up to 256 GB of DDR5 memory

+Four RAM slots for DDR5 memory

+Eight SATA ports for many storage drives

+PCIe 5.0 support

Cons

−Single PCIe x16 slot limits graphics card expansion

Compared with the 9 motherboards on this page

+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 43 here have a higher wired lan

+8 sata ports: 6 of the 12 here have fewer sata ports

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LGA2011-3, ITX, DDR4, 2 Memory slots

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HKUXZR C612 NAS Motherboard LGA2011-3, 2X SATA 6Gbps,4*SFF-8643 2X 10 GbE Intel X550-T2, 2X M.2 NVMe, 1x PCIe x16,

$179.99as of 11/04/2026 15:10 PST - Details

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Spec score8.0

Pros

+Two 10GbE Intel X550-T2 network ports

+Two M.2 NVMe slots for fast storage

+Intel C612 chipset for LGA2011-3 processors

Cons

−Only two SATA ports for storage drives

−Only two RAM slots for DDR4 memory

Compared with the 9 motherboards on this page

+10G: the highest wired lan of the 43 here

−2 memory slots: 25 of the 32 here have more memory slots

−2 sata ports: 9 of the 12 here have more sata ports

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LGA1700, ITX, DDR4, 2 Memory slots

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Romindly Industrial Mini-ITX Motherboard LGA1700 Supports 12/13/14 Gen Core CPU Up to 65W TDP Dual Intel 2.5G+1G LAN 6

$229.99as of 11/04/2026 07:06 PST - Details

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Spec score7.8

Pros

+Compact Mini-ITX form factor for small builds

+Supports up to 64GB of DDR4 memory

+Dual 2.5G LAN ports

+Built-in Wi-Fi 6 connectivity

+Two SATA ports for storage

Cons

−Only one PCIe x16 slot

−Two RAM slots limit expansion

Compared with the 9 motherboards on this page

+2.5G: only 8 of 43 here have a higher wired lan

−Wi-Fi 6: 28 of the 32 here have a higher wi-fi

−2 memory slots: 25 of the 32 here have more memory slots

−2 sata ports: 9 of the 12 here have more sata ports

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