After months of testing, we have finally completed our full AMD X870/X870E motherboard roundup. With in-depth testing of 53 models, there is a lot to go over. We tested every single USB port on the I/O panel for all 53 boards, and found one board that we believe has a design flaw. We also stress tested every single VRM, noting clock speeds and power draw along the way.
It has been an incredibly drawn-out validation process, but we now have all the data. In this article you will find detailed information about all the newer models that were not included in our first 21-board roundup. We have also put together another big table with specs for all the motherboards in this article (30+ models) to complement the table from the first part of the roundup.
All motherboards tested in our roundup, grouped by manufacturer and then listed from least to most expensive.
Orange Line = we've highlighted the more interesting boards although generally speaking these are all well-equipped premium-priced motherboards.
The new MSI MAG X870E Gaming Plus Max WiFi is an updated version of the X870E Gaming Plus WiFi, MSI's most affordable X870E motherboard. This new Max version features a 64 MB BIOS, allowing the board to better support future AM5 processors. By "better," we do not mean 32 MB boards will not support upcoming CPU generations such as Zen 6. They will. But as we saw with the AM4 platform, as more and more CPUs arrive, the AGESA code required to support them gets bigger and bigger.
