Motherboards under $500

2 motherboards under $500 from ASUS, Supermicro and GIGABYTE. Prices run $420 to $442.

ASRockSpec score 8.4

LGA1700, ITX, DDR5, 2 Memory slots

+Mini-ITX form factor for compact builds

+Intel Z790 chipset for LGA1700 CPUs

+Two M.2 slots for storage expansion

−Only two RAM slots limit memory expansion

−Only one PCIe x16 slot

$442.99

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

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AM4, mATX, 2 Memory slots, AMD A520

+Micro-ATX form factor for compact builds

+AM4 socket supports 5600G, 5700X3D and 5800X3D processors

+Two DDR4 memory slots

−Only two memory slots limits total RAM expansion

$419.90

as of 11/04/2026 00:41 PST - Details

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motherboard	Socket	Form factor	Memory type	Chipset	Spec score	Price
	LGA1700	ITX	DDR5	Intel Z790	8.4	$442.99 as of 11/04/2026 12:09 PST - Details
	AM4	mATX		AMD A520	n/a	$419.90 as of 11/04/2026 00:41 PST - Details

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