The best motherboards based on the Intel B760 chipset

Gigabyte B760 DS3H DDR5 is a full-format motherboard, which, although in fact belongs to the entry level, is built on the mid-range Intel B760 chipset with all the ensuing consequences. Due to the successful combination of functionality and reasonable cost, it is quite suitable for mid-level gaming and work builds that will not be faced with the task of extreme overclocking.

The list of advantages of the model includes a fairly productive 11-stage power converter (8+2+1 scheme), the capabilities of which are ideal for powering Intel Core i5 and i7 processors. The board was manufactured using a dense composite PCB material, the VRM area is cooled by a dense and compact aluminium heatsink, the M.2 ports are covered with special thermal pads, and the memory module mounts are equipped with durable EZ Latch latches. And the same Smart Fan 6 system is responsible for case cooling as in the company’s more high-status boards from the Aorus series.

The rest of the technical set is not far behind. The board's arsenal includes 4 DDR5 slots with a maximum operating frequency of 7600 MHz, a pair of M.2 slots with support for PCIe 4.0 class reactive SSD drives. gigabit network controller, support for PerfDrive technology, a modern set of video outputs, more than ten USB ports of different classes (note: there is also USB C 3.2 gen2x2). The disadvantage could be the lack of PCI-E 5.0, like many competitors on the B760 chipset, but almost any test today says that modern games do not receive any dividends from this. The question is, what will happen in a couple of years?

ASRock B760M Pro RS is a compact micro-ATX motherboard with LGA 1700 socket, suitable for all recent Intel processors, including Intel Core Alder Lake, Raptor Lake and Raptor Lake Refresh chips. The B760 chipset can work with the fourth and fifth generations of RAM, is compatible with the PCI-E 5.0 bus and supports 10 PCIe 4.0 lanes, and in some way can overclock the processor parameters.

Despite belonging to the middle class, the quality level of boards with the B760 system logic cannot be said to be much inferior to the standards of the flagship Z790 chip. The 90-amp DrMOS modules are covered with large aluminium radiators, several connectors are provided to power the processor, and a compacted 6-layer PCB is used in the production of the printed circuit board. The rear interface panel of the motherboard is pleasantly surprising, on which, in addition to 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, there is a place for a pack of USB ports, some of which are ultra-fast USB C 3.2 Gen1.

Considering the middle class of the model and the specifics of the chipset, all 3 M.2 ports for compact solid-state drives exchange data via the PCI-E 4.0 interface, that is, even on the basis of such a modest board you can assemble a serious memory array from several SSDs with linear speeds of up to 7000 MB /c. Another 4 slots are allocated for traditional SATA3 drives. A shortened M.2 slot with an alternative Key-E pinout is designed for a Wi-Fi wireless Internet module.

MSI PRO B760-P WIFI DDR4 is an example of a high-quality, well-balanced, modern and not too expensive motherboard for Intel 12th, 13th and 14th generation processors. The model belongs to the ATX format, which does not limit the user in any way during assembly and is based on the B760 mid-level system logic. Like its brothers in the PRO series, it is made in accordance with the concept of increased reliability, including the use of compacted PCB, reinforced fasteners and high-quality components.

MSI PRO B760-P WIFI DDR4 is equipped with four DIMM DDR4 slots with the ability to install up to 128 GB of RAM with a rather high maximum clock frequency of 5333 MHz for this standard. Although, this doesn’t make much sense, because when the frequency increases from 3200 MHz, the cost of such memory increases disproportionately, which is why a pair of DDR4-4000 sticks can cost one and a half times more than an identical set of DDR5 with a frequency of 4800 MHz. To organize storage, there are 2 high-speed M.2 connectors of PCI-E 4.0 class and 4 four classic SATA 3 connectors. The board can also work without a separate video adapter; in this case, the monitor can be connected using HDMI or DisplayPort to the video card built into the processor.

Such characteristics significantly exceed the requirements of conventional office and home PCs, so this model is more likely to be a good option for a mid-level gaming PC or a workstation for writing code, creating music, processing video materials, etc. Fortunately, all key zones are equipped with additional cooling, and the 14-phase power converter can easily make friends even with a powerful and power-hungry 20-core processor a la Core i7-14700K. Some may be confused by the lack of PCI-E 5.0, but how relevant is this for the middle market?

Asus TUF GAMING B760M-PLUS is a compact micro-ATX motherboard with an Intel 1700 processor socket, a mid-range Intel B760 chipset, support for the Thunderbolt interface and a typical micro-ATX set of connectors for drives (2 M.2 PCI-E 4.0 + 4 SATA3) and RAM (4 DIMM DDR5-7200).

Like all representatives of the TUF series, the model focuses on increased quality and durability of the board through the use of compacted multilayer PCB, optimization of the power system, DrMOS power modules and reinforced connectors for memory modules and video cards. Thanks to advanced technical characteristics and an efficient 13-phase power subsystem, the board allows the installation of a fast Core i7 processor, a powerful video card a la GeForce RTX 4070 and several reactive M.2 SSD drives of the PCI-E 4.0 class.

It seems that with the TUF series, the Taiwanese have found the optimal formula, which they do not plan to change, so the assessment of the Asus TUF GAMING B760M-PLUS turns out to be quite predictable: this is a well-balanced and high-quality middle-market board that costs a little more than the Prime models and at the same time boasts useful things like Fan Xpert cooling configuration software, Optimem memory accelerator and “dual” UEFI BIOS with standard and advanced configuration modes.

Biostar B760M-SILVER is a mid-size Micro-ATX motherboard based on the B760 chipset, created with an eye on the new Intel Raptor Lake Refreshed computer processors. The highlight of the new products is the increased volume of third-level cache memory and support for accelerated DDR5 RAM.

The Biostar B760M-SILVER power subsystem is made according to a 13-phase circuit, where 11 phases power the computing cores, and another 2 power the memory controller and integrated graphics. RAM frequencies were limited to 6000 MHz, although there are already plenty of B760 analogues on sale with a higher frequency. Apparently, the manufacturer decided not to confuse potential buyers with the cost of such modules. There are two slots available for M.2 solid-state drives, both of which are fast and modern PCI-E 4.0.

The sound is provided by a high-quality 7.1-channel Realtek ALC1220 chip, and wired Internet is provided by a 2.5-gigabit Realtek RTL8125B. A pair of video outputs are represented by digital DisplayPort 1.2 and the latest version of HDMI 2.1. The manufacturer notes that although the board is for gaming, no one forbids plugging a processor with an integrated video card into it and connecting the monitor directly to the motherboard.