How benchmarksutra rates motherboards: five ratings from chipset specs, model features and store prices.
Quick Verdict
The benchmarksutra Motherboard Score rates 393 motherboards sold by MD Computers, Computech and Vedant. It uses AMD's and Intel's chipset specifications, the features printed in each model name (Wi-Fi, DDR4 or DDR5, size), and real store prices.
Researched, not hands-on tested. Scores come from AMD's and Intel's chipset specifications, the features named in each model, and prices at our partner stores, checked 12 November 2026. We did not test boards. Board details such as power delivery, M.2 slots and network chips vary by model, so check the maker's page. How the Motherboard Score works.
The five ratings
Platform. How current the socket is: AM5 95, LGA1851 85, LGA1700 50, AM4 40, older sockets 5–15.
Chipset features. 35% chipset tier plus 13 points each for CPU overclocking, a guaranteed PCIe 5.0 graphics slot, a guaranteed PCIe 5.0 SSD slot and required USB4, as AMD and Intel specify them.
Wi-Fi. From the model name: Wi-Fi 7 95, Wi-Fi 6E 80, Wi-Fi 6 70, none 0.
Memory type. DDR5 95, DDR4 55.
Value. Within each socket, we fit a line of feature total against price (log scale). A board on the line scores 50.
Chipset rules we use
Chipset | Socket | CPU overclocking | PCIe 5.0 graphics | PCIe 5.0 SSD | USB4 required |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
X870E | AM5 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
X870 | AM5 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
X670E | AM5 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
X670 | AM5 | Yes | Optional | Yes | No |
B850 | AM5 | Yes | Optional | Yes | No |
B650E | AM5 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
B650 | AM5 | Yes | Optional | Optional | No |
B840 | AM5 | No | Optional | Optional | No |
B550 | AM4 | Yes | Optional | Optional | No |
B450 | AM4 | Yes | Optional | Optional | No |
A520 | AM4 | No | Optional | Optional | No |
Z890 | LGA1851 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
B860 | LGA1851 | No | Yes | Yes | No |
H810 | LGA1851 | No | Optional | Optional | No |
Z790 | LGA1700 | Yes | Yes | Optional | No |
B760 | LGA1700 | No | Optional | Optional | No |
H610 | LGA1700 | No | Optional | Optional | No |
Q670 | LGA1700 | No | Optional | Optional | No |
H510 | LGA1200 | No | Optional | Optional | No |
H410 | LGA1200 | No | Optional | Optional | No |
H310 | LGA1151 | No | Optional | Optional | No |
H110 | LGA1151 | No | Optional | Optional | No |
Q270 | LGA1151 | No | Optional | Optional | No |
TRX50 | sTR5 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
WRX90 | sTR5 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
W790 | LGA4677 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
"Optional" means some boards with that chipset add the feature, but the chipset does not require it, so we do not score it.
What each chipset costs
Price vs score
Four buyer profiles
Rating | General | Budget | Wifi | Enthusiast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Platform (socket) | 25 | 15 | 20 | 20 |
Chipset features | 25 | 15 | 20 | 45 |
Wi-Fi | 10 | 10 | 30 | 15 |
Memory type | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 |
Value for money | 30 | 50 | 25 | 10 |
What the score does not measure
Power delivery (VRM) quality, which matters for high-end chips.
Number of M.2 slots, rear USB ports, LAN speed and audio.
BIOS quality and update support.
What we left out
Boards whose chipset we could not read from the model name, and boards out of stock at every store: GIGABYTE B550 X Gaming WiFi 7 DDR4 ATX, GIGABYTE H470M H Rev 1 0, ASUS Ws X299 PRO Se, MSI Z790 Project Zero Wi Fi, ASRock Wrx80 Creator, GIGABYTE W880 Ai Top, ASRock Z590 Oc Formula, GIGABYTE Q570M D3h DDR4, GIGABYTE Ga A320M H, ASUS Prime H670 Plus D4, ASUS Prime H770 Plus DDR5. Threadripper and Xeon W boards are scored but kept out of the desktop lists. Colorful, Zebronics and other smaller brands are ranked but not picked, because we did not check their product pages.
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