Best Motherboards

This page contains our recommendations for motherboards with Intel’s mainstream LGA-1151 socket. These include the Coffee Lake family of processors and the Z370 and Z270 chipsets. For recommendations for motherboards supporting Intel’s high-end LGA-2066 socket and X299 chipset, see our recommendations on the next page. Skip to the last page for all AMD-based boards.

Asrock Z370 Taichi (ATX)

Asrock’s Z370 Taichi motherboard gives you a balanced platform for overclocking and gaming. It has a large number of power phases, and three steel-reinforced PCI-E ports.

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Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming Wifi (ATX)

This Gigabyte motherboard supports Intel’s six-core 8th Gen processors. The board comes equipped with a Creative Sound Core 3D audio codec. It also has built-in 802.11ac WiFi.

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Best Intel LGA 1151 Motherboards

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  Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 5

  

  

  Review

  $189.99Amazon

  • Socket

    LGA 1151

  • Chipset

    Intel Z370

  • Form Factor

    ATX

  • Voltage Regulator

    11 Phases

  • Video Ports

    DisplayPort 1.2, HDMI 1.4

  • USB Ports

    10Gbps: (1) Type-C, (1) Type A, 5Gb/s: (4) Type A; (2) USB 2.0

  • Network Jacks

    (1) Gigabit Ethernet, (2) Wi-Fi Antenna

  • Audio Jacks

    (5) Analog, (1) Digital Out

  • Legacy Ports/Jacks

    (1) PS/2

  • Other Ports/Jacks

    ✗

  • PCIe x16

    (3) v3.0 (x16/x0/x4*, x8/x8/x4*, x8/x8/x2*) (*Two lanes shared w/3rd M.2)

  • PCIe x8

    ✗

  • PCIe x4

    ✗

  • PCIe x1

    (3) v3.0 (3rd slot excludes SATA port 1)

  • CrossFire/SLI

    3x / 2x

  • DIMM Slots

    (8) (4) DDR4

  • M.2 Slots

    (2) PCIe 3.0 x4^ / SATA*, (1) PCIe 3.0 x4 (*Excludes ports 0, ^4-5)

  • U.2 Ports

    ✗

  • SATA Ports

    (6) 6Gb/s (SATA M.2-2 takes pt 0, M.2-1 pts 4-5)

  • USB Headers

    (1) 5Gb/s Type-C, (1) v3.0, (2) v2.0

  • Fan Headers

    (8) 4-Pin

  • Legacy Interfaces

    ✗

  • Other Interfaces

    FP-Audio,TPM, (2)RGBW-LED, (2) D-LED, (2)Thermistor Header

  • Diagnostics Panel

    Numeric

  • Internal Button/Switch

    ✗ / ✗

  • SATA/RAID Controllers

    Integrated (0/1/5/10)

  • Ethernet Controllers

    WGI219V PHY

  • Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Controllers

    Intel 3165 802.11ac (433mb/s) / BT 4.2 Combo

  • USB Controllers

    (2) ASM3142 PCIe 3.0

  • HD Audio Codec

    ALC1220

  • DDL/DTS Connect

    ✗

  • Warranty

    Three Years

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  Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

  

  

  Review

  $228.56Newegg

  • Socket

    LGA 1151

  • Chipset

    Intel Z370

  • Form Factor

    ATX

  • Voltage Regulator

    10 Phases

  • Video Ports

    DisplayPort 1.2, HDMI 1.4

  • USB Ports

    10Gbps: (1) Type-C, (1) Type A, 5Gb/s: (5) Type A

  • Network Jacks

    (3) Gigabit Ethernet (1x PCIe share), (2) Wi-Fi Antenna

  • Audio Jacks

    (5) Analog, (1) Digital Out

  • Legacy Ports/Jacks

    (1) PS/2

  • Other Ports/Jacks

    ✗

  • PCIe x16

    (3) v3.0 ( x16/x0/x4*, x8/x8/x4*, x8/x8/x2*) (*Two lanes shared w/3rd M.2)

  • PCIe x8

    ✗

  • PCIe x4

    ✗

  • PCIe x1

    (3) v3.0 (3rd slot excludes SATA port 1)

  • CrossFire/SLI

    3x / 2x

  • DIMM Slots

    (4) DDR4

  • M.2 Slots

    (2) PCIe 3.0 x4^ / SATA*, (1) PCIe 3.0 x4 (*Excludes ports 0, ^4-5)

  • U.2 Ports

    ✗

  • SATA Ports

    (6) 6Gb/s (SATA M.2-3 takes pt 0, M.2-1 pts 4-5)

  • USB Headers

    (1) 10Gb/s Type-C, (1) v3.0, (2) v2.0

  • Fan Headers

    (8) 4-Pin

  • Legacy Interfaces

    ✗

  • Other Interfaces

    FP-Audio,TPM, (2)RGBW-LED, (2) D-LED, (2)Thermistor Header

  • Diagnostics Panel

    (1) Numeric

  • Internal Button/Switch

    Power, Reset, OC, CLR_CMOS / ✗

  • SATA/RAID Controllers

    Integrated (0/1/5/10)

  • Ethernet Controllers

    WGI219V PHY, Killer E2500 PCIe

  • Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Controllers

    ✗

  • USB Controllers

    (2) ASM3142 PCIe 3.0 x2

  • HD Audio Codec

    ALC1220

  • DDL/DTS Connect

    ✗

  • Warranty

    3 Years

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  Gigabyte Aorus Z270X-Gaming 9

  

  

  Review

  $509.99Newegg

  • Socket

    LGA 1151

  • Chipset

    Intel Z270

  • Form Factor

    EATX

  • Voltage Regulator

    22 Phases

  • Video Ports

    DisplayPort, HDMI

  • USB Ports

    10Gbps: (1) Type-C, (1) Type A 5Gb/s: (5) Type A

  • Network Jacks

    (2) Gigabit Ethernet, (2) Wi-Fi Antenna

  • Audio Jacks

    (5) Analog, (1) Digital Out

  • Legacy Ports/Jacks

    (1) PS/2

  • Other Ports/Jacks

    Thunderbolt 3 (Type C)

  • PCIe x16

    4x 3.0 (x16/x0/x16/x0, x8/x8/x8/x8)

  • PCIe x8

    ✗

  • PCIe x4

    ✗

  • PCIe x1

    (4) v2.0

  • CrossFire/SLI

    4x / 4x

  • DIMM Slots

    (4) DDR4

  • M.2 Slots

    (2) PCIe 3.0 x4 / SATA 6Gbps (Consumes SATA ports 4/5, 3)

  • U.2 Ports

    (2) PCIe 3.0 x4 Inteface (2-lanes share M.2-2)

  • SATA Ports

    8x 6Gb/s (Ports 4/5, 3 share M.2-1, M.2-2)

  • USB Headers

    (2) v3.0, (2) v2.0

  • Fan Headers

    (8) 4-Pin

  • Legacy Interfaces

    ✗

  • Other Interfaces

    FP-Audio, (2) RGB-LED, TPM, (2) Thermistor Header

  • Diagnostics Panel

    4-Character Alphanumeric

  • Internal Button/Switch

    O.C, ECO ,PWR, Reset, CLR_CMOS / Audio Gain, BIOS Mode, BIOS IC

  • SATA/RAID Controllers

    Integrated (0/1/5/10), ASM1061 PCIe

  • Ethernet Controllers

    (2) Killer E2500 PCIe (DoubleShot-X3 Capable)

  • Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Controllers

    Killer 1535 801.11ac 2×2 (867 mb/s) / BT 4.0 Combo

  • USB Controllers

    Intel DSL6540 Thunderbolt 3, RTS5411 Hub

  • HD Audio Codec

    Sound Blaster ZxRi PCIe

  • DDL/DTS Connect

    ✗/✗

  • Warranty

    3 Years

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  Asus ROG Maximus IX Hero

  

  

  Review

  $434.50Newegg

  • Socket

    LGA 1151

  • Chipset

    Intel Z270

  • Form Factor

    ATX

  • Voltage Regulator

    10 Phases

  • Video Ports

    DisplayPort, HDMI 1.4b

  • USB Ports

    10Gbps: (1) Type-C, (1) Type A 5Gb/s: (4) Type A; (2) USB 2.0

  • Network Jacks

    (1) Gigabit Ethernet

  • Audio Jacks

    (5) Analog, (1) Digital Out

  • Legacy Ports/Jacks

    ✗

  • Other Ports/Jacks

    Clear CMOS, BIOS Flashback

  • PCIe x16

    (3) v3.0 (x16/x0/x4*, x8/x8/x4*) *Shared with bottom PCIe x1

  • PCIe x8

    ✗

  • PCIe x4

    ✗

  • PCIe x1

    (3) v3.0 (3rd slot shared with bottom x16)

  • CrossFire/SLI

    3x / 2x

  • DIMM Slots

    (4) DDR4

  • M.2 Slots

    (2) PCIe 3.0 x4 / SATA*, (1) M.2 Key-E (*Consumes SATA Ports 1, 5/6)

  • U.2 Ports

    ✗

  • SATA Ports

    (6) 6Gb/s (Ports 1, 4/5 shared w/M.2)

  • USB Headers

    (1) v3.1, (1) v3.0, (1) v2.0

  • Fan Headers

    (8) 4-Pin, (1) 5-Pin Proprietary Extension

  • Legacy Interfaces

    ✗

  • Other Interfaces

    FP-Audio, TB_Header, TPM, (2) RGB-LED, ROG_EXT, PC Speaker

  • Diagnostics Panel

    Numeric

  • Internal Button/Switch

    Power, Rest, Safe_Boot, Retry, MemOK / Slow Mode

  • SATA/RAID Controllers

    Integrated (0/1/5/10)

  • Ethernet Controllers

    WGI219V PHY

  • Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Controllers

    ✗/✗

  • USB Controllers

    (2) ASM2142 PCIe 3.0 x2

  • HD Audio Codec

    ALC1220

  • DDL/DTS Connect

    ✗/✗

  • Warranty

    3 Years

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  Biostar Racing Z270GT9

  

  

  Review

  $328.99Newegg

  • Socket

    LGA 1151

  • Chipset

    Intel Z270

  • Form Factor

    ATX

  • Voltage Regulator

    12 Phases

  • Video Ports

    (1) DisplayPort, (1) HDMI 2.0, (1) HDMI 1.4

  • USB Ports

    10Gbps: (1) Type-C, (1) Type A, 5Gb/s: (4) Type A

  • Network Jacks

    (1) 10 Gigabit Ethernet, (1) Gigabit Ethernet

  • Audio Jacks

    (5) Analog, (1) Digital Out

  • Legacy Ports/Jacks

    (1) PS/2

  • Other Ports/Jacks

    ✗

  • PCIe x16

    (6) v3.0 (x16/x4/x0/x4/x4/x4, x8/x4/x8//x4x4/x4)* *4-lane slots share (2) U.2 and (4) SATA Ports

  • PCIe x8

    ✗

  • PCIe x4

    ✗

  • PCIe x1

    ✗

  • CrossFire/SLI

    Uncertified / ✗

  • DIMM Slots

    (4) DDR4

  • M.2 Slots

    (1) PCIe 3.0 x4 / SATA*, Filled w/256GB PCIe SSD (*Consumes SATA Port 2L)

  • U.2 Ports

    (2) PCIe x4 (Shares PCIe slots 2, 6)

  • SATA Ports

    (6) 6Gb/s (4 shared with slots, 1 w/SATA M.2)

  • USB Headers

    (1) v3.0, (2) v2.0

  • Fan Headers

    (5) 4-Pin

  • Legacy Interfaces

    ✗

  • Other Interfaces

    FP-Audio, Thunderbolt AIC, TPM, 2x RGB headers

  • Diagnostics Panel

    Numeric

  • Internal Button/Switch

    Power, Reset, Sport and Eco modes / BIOS IC, LN2 Mode

  • SATA/RAID Controllers

    Integrated (0/1/5/10), ASM1061 PCIe

  • Ethernet Controllers

    Intel X550AT PCIe, WGI219V PHY

  • Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Controllers

    ✗ / ✗

  • USB Controllers

    ASM2142 PCIe 3.0 x2

  • HD Audio Codec

    ALC1220

  • DDL/DTS Connect

    ✗

  • Warranty

    3 Years

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  MSI Z270 SLI Plus

  

  

  Review

  $200Amazon

  • Socket

    LGA 1151

  • Chipset

    Z270

  • Form Factor

    ATX

  • Voltage Regulator

    10 Phases

  • Video Ports

    DVI-D, HDMI

  • USB Ports

    10Gbps: (1) Type-C , (1) Type A, 5Gb/s: (4) Type A, (2) USB 2.0

  • Network Jacks

    1

  • Audio Jacks

    (6) Analog

  • Legacy Ports/Jacks

    (1) PS/2

  • Other Ports/Jacks

    ✗

  • PCIe x16

    (3) 3.0 (x16/x0/x4, x8/x8/x4)

  • PCIe x8

    ✗

  • PCIe x4

    ✗

  • PCIe x1

    (3) 3.0

  • CrossFire/SLI

    3x / 2x

  • DIMM Slots

    (4) DDR4

  • M.2 Slots

    2x PCIe 3.0 x4 / SATA* (*Consumes SATA Ports 1, 5)

  • U.2 Ports

    ✗

  • SATA Ports

    (6) 6Gb/s (Ports 1, 5 shared w/M.2)

  • USB Headers

    (2) 3.0, (2) 2.0

  • Fan Headers

    (6) 4-Pin

  • Legacy Interfaces

    Serial Com, Parallel LPT

  • Other Interfaces

    FP-Audio, TPM, RGB-LED

  • Diagnostics Panel

    ✗

  • Internal Button/Switch

    ✗

  • SATA/RAID Controllers

    Integrated (0/1/5/10)

  • Ethernet Controllers

    WGI219V PHY

  • Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Controllers

    ✗

  • USB Controllers

    ASM2142 PCIe 3.0 x2

  • HD Audio Codec

    ALC1220

  • DDL/DTS Connect

    ✗

  • Warranty

    3 Years

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  ASRock Z270 Gaming-ITX/ac

  

  

  Review

  $175.80Amazon

  • Socket

    LGA 1151

  • Chipset

    Intel Z270

  • Form Factor

    Mini-ITX

  • Voltage Regulator

    8 Phases

  • Video Ports

    DisplayPort 1.2, HDMI 2.0

  • USB Ports

    10Gbps: (1) Type-C, 5Gb/s: (6) Type A

  • Network Jacks

    (2) Gigabit Ethernet, (2) Wi-Fi Antenna

  • Audio Jacks

    (5) Analog, (1) Digital Out

  • Legacy Ports/Jacks

    (1) PS/2

  • Other Ports/Jacks

    Thunderbolt 3 (Type-C)

  • PCIe x16

    (1) v3.0 (Full x16)

  • PCIe x8

    ✗

  • PCIe x4

    ✗

  • PCIe x1

    ✗

  • CrossFire/SLI

    x / x

  • DIMM Slots

    (2) DDR4

  • M.2 Slots

    (1) PCIe 3.0 x4 / SATA*, (1) M.2 Key-E (Filled) (*Consumes SATA Port 0)

  • U.2 Ports

    ✗

  • SATA Ports

    (6) 6Gb/s (Port 0 shared w/SATA M.2)

  • USB Headers

    (1) v3.0, (1) v2.0

  • Fan Headers

    (3) 4-Pin

  • Legacy Interfaces

    ✗

  • Other Interfaces

    ✗

  • Diagnostics Panel

    ✗

  • Internal Button/Switch

    ✗ / ✗

  • SATA/RAID Controllers

    Integrated (0/1/5/10)

  • Ethernet Controllers

    WGI219V PHY

  • Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Controllers

    Intel 7265 802.11ac 2×2 (867mb/s) / BT 4.0 Combo

  • USB Controllers

    Intel JHL6240 Thunderbolt 3

  • HD Audio Codec

    ALC1220

  • DDL/DTS Connect

    ✗

  • Warranty

    3 Years

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  ECS Z270H4-I

  

  

  Review

  $104.79Newegg

  • Socket

    LGA 1151

  • Chipset

    Intel Z270

  • Form Factor

    Mini-ITX

  • Voltage Regulator

    6 Phases

  • Video Ports

    DisplayPort 1.2, HDMI 1.4a

  • USB Ports

    5Gb/s: (1) Type-C, (6) Type A (2) USB 2.0

  • Network Jacks

    (2) Gigabit Ethernet

  • Audio Jacks

    (5) Analog, (1) Digital Out

  • Legacy Ports/Jacks

    (1) PS/2

  • Other Ports/Jacks

    ✗ / ✗

  • PCIe x16

    (1) v3.0 (Full x16)

  • PCIe x8

    ✗

  • PCIe x4

    ✗

  • PCIe x1

    ✗

  • CrossFire/SLI

    x / x

  • DIMM Slots

    (2) DDR4

  • M.2 Slots

    (1) PCIe 3.0 x4 / SATA, (1) M.2 Key-E

  • U.2 Ports

    ✗

  • SATA Ports

    (4) 6Gb/s

  • USB Headers

    (1) v3.0, (1) v2.0

  • Fan Headers

    (2) 4-Pin

  • Legacy Interfaces

    ✗

  • Other Interfaces

    ✗

  • Diagnostics Panel

    ✗

  • Internal Button/Switch

    ✗ / ✗

  • SATA/RAID Controllers

    Integrated (0/1/5/10)

  • Ethernet Controllers

    WGI219V PHY, 8118AS PCIe

  • Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Controllers

    ✗ / ✗

  • USB Controllers

    Integrated Only

  • HD Audio Codec

    ALC1150

  • DDL/DTS Connect

    ✗

  • Warranty

    3 Years

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  ASRock Fatal1ty E3V5 Performance Gaming/OC

  

  

  Review

  $169Amazon

  • Socket

    LGA 1151

  • Chipset

    Intel C232

  • Form Factor

    ATX

  • Voltage Regulator

    6+4 Phases

  • Video Ports

    ✗

  • USB Ports

    (4) 3.0 (2) 2.0

  • Network Jacks

    1

  • Audio Jacks

    (5) Analog, (1) Digital

  • Legacy Ports/Jacks

    (1) PS/2

  • Other Ports/Jacks

    ✗

  • PCIe x16

    (2) 3.0 (x16/x0/x4, x8/x8/x4)

  • PCIe x8

    ✗

  • PCIe x4

    ✗

  • PCIe x1

    (1) 3.0

  • CrossFire/SLI

    4x / ✗

  • DIMM Slots

    (4) DDR4

  • M.2 Slots

    ✗

  • U.2 Ports

    ✗

  • SATA Ports

    (6) 6Gb/s

  • USB Headers

    (1) 3.0, (2) 2.0

  • Fan Headers

    (6) 4-Pin

  • Legacy Interfaces

    Serial COM

  • Other Interfaces

    TPM, Clear CMOS Jumper

  • Diagnostics Panel

    ✗

  • Internal Button/Switch

    ✗

  • SATA/RAID Controllers

    Integrated (0/1/5/10)

  • Ethernet Controllers

    Intel I219-V

  • Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Controllers

    ✗

  • USB Controllers

    Chipset-only

  • HD Audio Codec

    ALC1150

  • DDL/DTS Connect

    ✗

  • Warranty

    3 Years