AMD X870E/X870 Series Motherboards

The AM5 boards here come from MSI and Gigabyte and cover both AMD chipsets of this generation. At the top sit the MSI MEG X870E GODLIKE, the MEG X870E ACE MAX with 10G+5G LAN and five M.2 slots, and the E-ATX Gigabyte X870E AORUS XTREME AI TOP. The mid-range includes the MSI MAG X870E TOMAHAWK WIFI and Gigabyte X870E AORUS MASTER X3D ICE. Simpler ATX boards include the MSI X870 GAMING PLUS WIFI and Gigabyte X870 EAGLE WIFI7. Two Mini-ITX boards, the Gigabyte X870I AORUS PRO ICE and MSI MPG X870I EDGE TI EVO WIFI, suit small builds. Every board takes DDR5 only and has built-in Wi-Fi. MSI covers its boards with a 3 year warranty.

Start with the chipset. X870E uses two chipset dies, so it offers more PCIe lanes, USB ports and M.2 slots. X870 uses one and suits a single graphics card with two or three SSDs. Both support PCIe 5.0 and USB4. Next, check size and storage. The ATX boards have four RAM slots for up to 256 GB, with three to five M.2 slots. The ITX boards have only two RAM slots and two SATA ports. Each brand also has its own page: Gigabyte X870E/X870 Series and MSI X870E/X870 Series.

Frequently asked questions

Will these boards run a Ryzen 9000 processor? Yes. They use the AM5 socket and are listed as supporting AMD Ryzen 9000 series processors.

Can DDR4 memory be used on these boards? No. Every X870E and X870 board here supports DDR5 only.

Is X870E needed for gaming? Not usually. An X870 board handles one graphics card and fast NVMe storage well. X870E suits builds that need more SSDs, USB ports or expansion.