The Best Motherboards for a Home Office

It matches the Prime B760M-A on M.2 slot count (2). Like the Prime B760M-A, it has a wi-Fi 6, while the B650M PG Lightning uses a wi-Fi 6E. Like the PRO B760M-P DDR4 and Prime B760M-A, it has an LGA1700 socket, while the B650M PG Lightning uses 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. It cost the least of the 5 picks at the time of writing, with the PRO B760M-P DDR4 the next step up.

It is the cheapest way to pair a Core i5 with existing DDR4. Like the B760M-AYW D4 and Prime B760M-A, it has an LGA1700 socket, while the B650M PG Lightning uses an AM5 socket. It shares a B760 chipset with the B760M-AYW D4 and Prime B760M-A; the B850M Pro RS goes with a B850 chipset.

You also get HDMI and DisplayPort outputs and a low price for a board that reuses DDR4. 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. It was priced above the B760M-AYW D4 and below the B650M PG Lightning at the time of writing.

Its 6+2+1 layout is best kept to six- and eight-core chips. It shares a wi-Fi 6E with the B850M Pro RS; the Prime B760M-A goes with a wi-Fi 6. It shares an AM5 socket with the B850M Pro RS; the Prime B760M-A goes with an LGA1700 socket.

No other pick in this guide offers a B650 chipset; compare the Prime B760M-A, which has a B760 chipset. It also offers memory support up to DDR5-7200 (OC) and the lowest price among the AM5 boards here. 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 PRO B760M-P DDR4 and the pricier Prime B760M-A, at the time of writing.

It suits compact Core i5 builds. It matches the B760M-AYW D4 on M.2 slot count (2). Like the B760M-AYW D4, it has a wi-Fi 6, while the B650M PG Lightning uses a wi-Fi 6E.

Like the B760M-AYW D4 and PRO B760M-P DDR4, it has an LGA1700 socket, while the B650M PG Lightning uses an AM5 socket. No other pick in this guide offers a DDR5 memory type; compare the B760M-AYW D4, which has a DDR4 memory type. It also comes with a front USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C header and DisplayPort output.

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. When we checked, only the B650M PG Lightning and cheaper picks cost less, and the B850M Pro RS cost more.

Its 8+2+1 layout suits six- and eight-core chips. On M.2 slot count it leads this guide at 3, ahead of the B760M-AYW D4 (2). Like the B650M PG Lightning, it has a wi-Fi 6E, while the B760M-AYW D4 uses a wi-Fi 6.

Like the B650M PG Lightning, it has an AM5 socket, while the B760M-AYW D4 uses an LGA1700 socket. A B850 chipset is unique to it among these picks, while the PRO B760M-P DDR4 uses a B760 chipset. 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.

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. At our last price check it topped the group, with the Prime B760M-A the nearest cheaper option.