The Best Micro-ATX Motherboards

Its 8+2+1 layout suits six- and eight-core chips. On M.2 slot count it ties with the B850M Steel Legend and the TUF B850M-PLUS at 3. A wi-Fi 6E is unique to it among these picks, while the B760M-AYW D4 uses a wi-Fi 6.

You get 8+2+1 power stages here, which sets it apart from the B850M Steel Legend and its 12+2+1 power stages. It shares an AM5 socket with the B850M Steel Legend and TUF B850M-PLUS; the B760M Pro-A D4 goes with an LGA1700 socket. It uses AMD's AM5 socket, so it takes Ryzen 7000, 8000 and 9000 chips; a board built before a CPU's launch may need a BIOS update first, so check whether it supports BIOS Flashback. On price it sat third of 5, between the cheaper B760M Pro-A D4 and the pricier B850M Steel Legend, at the time of writing.

It is the Micro-ATX pick with the most features here. On M.2 slot count it ties with the B850M Pro RS and the TUF B850M-PLUS at 3. It shares a wi-Fi 7 with the TUF B850M-PLUS; the B760M-AYW D4 goes with a wi-Fi 6.

12+2+1 power stages is unique to it among these picks, while the TUF B850M-PLUS uses 14+2+1 power stages. It shares an AM5 socket with the B850M Pro RS and TUF B850M-PLUS; the B760M Pro-A D4 goes with an LGA1700 socket. You also get BIOS Flashback and a white and silver finish.

It uses AMD's AM5 socket, so it takes Ryzen 7000, 8000 and 9000 chips; a board built before a CPU's launch may need a BIOS update first, so check whether it supports BIOS Flashback. Its price falls between the B850M Pro RS and the TUF B850M-PLUS, based on our last check.

It also offers a 3 M.2 slot count and offers a 2.5Gbps wired network speed. On M.2 slot count it ties with the B850M Pro RS and the B850M Steel Legend at 3. It shares a wi-Fi 7 with the B850M Steel Legend; the B760M-AYW D4 goes with a wi-Fi 6.

14+2+1 power stages is unique to it among these picks, while the B850M Steel Legend uses 12+2+1 power stages. It shares an AM5 socket with the B850M Pro RS and B850M Steel Legend; the B760M Pro-A D4 goes with an LGA1700 socket. It also comes with a front USB 10Gbps Type-C header.

It uses AMD's AM5 socket, so it takes Ryzen 7000, 8000 and 9000 chips; a board built before a CPU's launch may need a BIOS update first, so check whether it supports BIOS Flashback. It was the most expensive pick when we checked, so weigh what it adds over the B850M Steel Legend.

You get a wi-Fi 6 here, which sets it apart from the B850M Steel Legend and its a wi-Fi 7. It shares an LGA1700 socket with the B760M Pro-A D4; the TUF B850M-PLUS goes with an AM5 socket. You also get a PCIe 5.0 x16 graphics slot and a front USB 5Gbps port.

It uses Intel's LGA1700 socket for 12th, 13th and 14th Gen Core processors; check the CPU support list for the BIOS version your chip needs, since early boards shipped before 14th Gen launched. It takes DDR4 memory only, so reuse or buy a DDR4 kit; DDR5 sticks do not fit its slots. As a Micro-ATX board it fits smaller cases but has fewer expansion slots than ATX; check the gap between the GPU and the lower slots. It was the cheapest of the group when we checked; the B760M Pro-A D4 was the next step up.

It suits a Core i5 on a cable connection. 7+1+1 power stages is unique to it among these picks, while the TUF B850M-PLUS uses 14+2+1 power stages. It shares an LGA1700 socket with the B760M-AYW D4; the TUF B850M-PLUS goes with an AM5 socket.

Like the B760M-AYW D4, it has a B760 chipset, while the B850M Pro RS uses a B850 chipset. It also comes with memory support to DDR4-5333 (OC) and 2.5Gbps Ethernet. It uses Intel's LGA1700 socket for 12th, 13th and 14th Gen Core processors; check the CPU support list for the BIOS version your chip needs, since early boards shipped before 14th Gen launched.

It takes DDR4 memory only, so reuse or buy a DDR4 kit; DDR5 sticks do not fit its slots. Its price falls between the B760M-AYW D4 and the B850M Pro RS, based on our last check.