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Motherboards under $500

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3 motherboards under $500 from ASUS, Supermicro and GIGABYTE. Prices run $455 to $499.

ASUSSpec score 9.5

AM5, ATX, DDR5, 4 M.2 slots

+Built-in Wi-Fi 7 for current wireless standards
+10G LAN for fast wired networking
+Four M.2 slots for storage expansion
−Limited to the AM5 socket
$499.99-9%List: $549.99
as of 11/04/2026 12:10 PST - Details
GIGABYTESpec score 9.2

AM5, ATX, DDR5, 4 Memory slots

+Four M.2 slots for multiple storage drives
+Four DDR5 RAM slots for memory expansion
+Built-in Wi-Fi 7 for wireless connectivity
−Only one PCIe x16 slot limits multi-card setups
$499.99
as of 11/04/2026 15:08 PST - Details
ASUSSpec score 9.1

AM5, ATX, DDR5, 4 M.2 slots

+Wi-Fi 7: the highest wi-fi of the 6 here
+4 m.2 slots: the most m.2 slots of the 8 here
$455.32-5%List: $479.99
as of 11/04/2026 12:10 PST - Details

Compare specs

motherboardSocketForm factorMemory typeChipsetSpec scorePrice
AM5ATXDDR5AMD X870E9.5$499.99
as of 11/04/2026 12:10 PST - Details
AM5ATXDDR5AMD X870E9.2$499.99
as of 11/04/2026 15:08 PST - Details
AM5ATXDDR5AMD X870E9.1$455.32
as of 11/04/2026 12:10 PST - Details

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