Give your build a solid foundation with our pick of the best AMD motherboards.

The best AMD motherboards in 2022

7. ASRock A520M ITX/ac

One for AMD's mini-ITX fans on a mini budget. The little ASRock A520M ITX/ac has it where it counts and will serve you well at the heart of a budget gaming system. 

Chipset: B550 | Size: Mini ITX: Memory: 2x DIMM, up to 64 GB, up to DDR4-4600 (OC)| Expansion Slots: 1x PCIe 3.0 x16 | Video ports: 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DVI-D  | Storage: 1x 2x M.2, 4x SATA 6Gb | Network: 1GbE LAN, Wi-Fi 5

6. MSI MAG B550 Mortar

The best B550 motherboard for pure gaming performance. It may not be the best overclocker, but its slick BIOS, competitve pricing and great stock-clock performance make this a winner.

Chipset: B550 | Form factor: Micro-ATX | Memory: 4x DIMM, up to 128 GB, DDR4-4400 | Expansion Slots: 1x PCIe 4.0 x16, 1x PCIe 3.0 x4 | Storage: 2x M2, 6x SATA 6Gbps | Network: 2.5GbE LAN

5. ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming ITX/TB3

Our favorite compact AMD board around, the Phantom packs in the latest high-end X570 chipset, forward-looking features, and serious performance. 

Chipset: X570 | Form factor: Mini ITX | Memory: 2x DIMM, 64 GB, DDR4-4533+ | Expansion Slots: 1x PCIe 4.0 x16 | Storage: 1x M.2 Socket Gen4, 4x SATA | Network: 1GbE LAN, Wi-Fi 6

4. Gigabyte X570S Aorus Master

An excellent AMD motherboard that comes with roughly a million USB ports. Aside from the truly silly number of USB options, it also boasts strong VRM and cooling. 

Chipset: X570S | Form factor: ATX| Memory: 4x DIMM, up to DDR4-5100, up to 128GB | USB ports: Up to 3x USB 3.2 Gen 2, 8x USB 3.1 Gen 1, 6x USB 2.0

3. ASRock X570S PG Riptide

The best budget X570 motherboard. This keenly priced board runs almost silent, and it's free of the sort of superfluous extras that do nothing for gaming performance. 

Chipset: X570S | Form factor: ATX | Memory: 4x DIMM, up to DDR4-5100, up to 128GB | Expansion Slots: 1x PCIe 4.0 x16, 2x PCIe 4.0 x16 (x4) | Storage: 2x M.2, 6x SATA | Network: Killer E3100G 2.5G LAN

2. MSI MPG X570 Gaming Pro Carbon (Wi-FI)

Our favorite AMD board for Ryzen 3000 builds, MSI's MPG comes packed with PCIe expansion slots, 12 USB ports, two slots for M.2 SSDs, and even Wi-Fi 6 support.

Chipset: X570 | Form factor: ATX | Memory: 4x DIMM, 64GB, DDR4-4400 | Expansion Slots: 1x PCIe 4.0 x16, 1x PCIe 4.0 x16 (x8), 1x PCIe 4.0 x16 (x4) | Storage: 2x M.2, 6x SATA | Network: 1GbE LAN, Wi-Fi 6

1. Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero

The best X570 ever created, and the last AM4 board you'll ever need. With clean design, great perforamance, no chipset fan, and a refined, stable BIOS, this is an all-time great motherboard. 

Chipset: X570 | Form factor: ATX | Memory: 4x DIMM, Up to 128GB, DDR4-4866 (OC) | Storage: 3x M.2; 8xSATA | Networking: 802.11ax 2.4Gbps Wi-Fi; Intel I211-AT 1G & Realtek RTL8125 2.5G LAN

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