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5 motherboards under $400 from ASUS, Supermicro, GIGABYTE and more. Most cost $300 to $382, and half cost less than $351.

ASUSSpec score 9.0

AM5, mATX, DDR5, 4 M.2 slots

+Compact mATX form factor for smaller builds
+AMD B850 chipset for AM5 Ryzen processors
+Four M.2 slots for multiple storage drives
−Fewer expansion options than full ATX boards
$350.77
as of 11/04/2026 12:10 PST - Details
OaknodeSpec score 7.9

LGA1700, mATX, DDR5, 4 Memory slots

+12 SATA ports for building a large storage array
+Two M.2 NVMe slots for fast cache or boot drives
+Supports up to 128GB of DDR5 memory across four slots
−Micro-ATX form factor limits expansion slot count
$300.00
as of 11/04/2026 00:47 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
Supermicro

LGA1151, mATX, 4 Memory slots, 64GB

+Compact micro-ATX form factor
+Supports up to 64 GB of RAM
+LGA1151 socket for Intel processors
−Only four RAM slots
$382.85
as of 11/04/2026 07:10 PST - Details
MSISpec score 8.9

AM5, mATX, DDR5, 5G

+Wi-Fi 7: the highest wi-fi of the 14 here
+5G: only 1 of 15 here have a higher wired lan
$361.26
as of 11/04/2026 00:18 PST - Details

Compare specs

motherboardSocketForm factorMemory typeChipsetSpec scorePrice
AM5mATXDDR5AMD B8509.0$350.77
as of 11/04/2026 12:10 PST - Details
LGA1700mATXDDR5Intel Q6707.9$300.00
as of 11/04/2026 00:47 PST - Details
AM4mATXDDR4AMD A520n/a$344.76
as of 11/04/2026 00:16 PST - Details
LGA1151mATXn/a$382.85
as of 11/04/2026 07:10 PST - Details
AM5mATXDDR5AMD B8508.9$361.26
as of 11/04/2026 00:18 PST - Details

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