Motherboard Information

The choice of motherboard can be one of the most difficult decisions when building a custom computer, but because of the effect it has on the rest of the build process we present it first. There has always been a debate over whether Intel or AMD is the best CPU choice in different applications, and the selection of a motherboard determines which processors will be available to pick from; choices over memory type and other related things add to the confusion. Puget Custom Computers has many hardware articles that can help you get up to speed, and by taking the time to give them a look you can make a much more informed decision. In the event that you are uncertain, don't hesitate to contact us.

All of our motherboards have built in LAN support. Motherboards often have other built-in features as well, including USB, Firewire, and RAID controllers. Each of the desktop motherboards listed below has full audio support, and in some cases even 6-channel or 8-channel sound! Make sure to become familiar with what features your motherboard has so you don't waste any money adding controller cards for features you already have!

	Asus TUF B760M-PLUS WIFI II	Asus TUF B650M-PLUS WIFI	Asus ProArt Z790-Creator WiFi	Asus ProArt X670E-Creator WiFi	Gigabyte TRX50 AERO D	Asus Pro WS WRX80E-SAGE SE WIFI	Gigabyte ME03-CE0 ATX SP6	ASRock W790 WS	Asus Pro WS TRX50-SAGE WIFI	ASUS Pro WS W790E-SAGE SE	Asus Pro WS WRX90E-SAGE SE	Gigabyte MZ73-LM0 Rev 2.0	Intel NUC 13 Extreme (NUC13RNGi9)	Puget Systems C17-G	ASUS RS520A-E12-RS12U 2U Storage Server	ASUS RS520A-E12-RS24U 2U Storage Server	ASUS RS700-E11-RS12U-16W10G 1U Server	ASUS ESC4000A-E12 4x GPU 2U Server	MSI G4101 EPYC 4x GPU 4U Rackmount Workstation	ASUS ESC8000A-E12 10G 8x GPU 4U Server	ASUS ESC8000A-E12P 10G 8x GPU 4U Server
Socket	1700	AM5	1700	AM5	sTR5	sWRX8		4677	sTR5	4677	sWRX9	SP5	1700		SP5	SP5	4677	SP5	sTR5	6096	6096
CPU Compatibility	Alder Lake	AMD Ryzen 7000 Series Desktop Processors	Raptor Lake	AMD Ryzen	Threadripper 7000	Threadripper Pro	AMD EPYC 8004 Series	Sapphire Rapids	Threadripper 7000	Sapphire Rapids	Threadripper Pro 7000	EPYC 9004 (up to 400W)	Intel Core i9 13900K 3.0GHz (Up To 5.8GHz Turbo) 24 Core 125W	Intel Core i9 14900HX 2.2GHz (Up To 5.8GHz Turbo) 24 Core 55W	AMD EPYC 9004 Series	AMD EPYC 9004 Series	Xeon Scalable 4th/5th Gen	AMD EPYC 9004 Series	AMD EPYC 9004 series (up to 500W)	AMD EPYC 9004 series (up to 400W)	AMD EPYC 9004 series (up to 400W)
Form Factor	MicroATX	MicroATX	ATX	ATX	CEB	SSI EEB		CEB	CEB	SSI EEB	SSI EEB	SSI EEB		Notebook	2U	2U	1U	2U	4U	4U	4U
Chipset Manufacturer	Intel	AMD	Intel	AMD	AMD	AMD		Intel	AMD	Intel	AMD	AMD	Intel	Intel	AMD	AMD	Intel		AMD
Chipset	B760	B650	Z790	X670	TRX50	WRX80		W790	TRX50	W790	WRX90		Z690	HM770			C741
Front Side Bus	DMI 4.0		DMI 4.0					DMI 4.0		DMI 4.0
Network Connectivity	2.5G Networking + WiFi 6e	2.5G Networking + WiFi 6	10G + 2.5G Networking + WiFi 6e	10G + 2.5G Networking + WiFi 6e	10G + 2.5G Networking + WiFi 7	Dual 10G Networking + WiFi 6	Dual 10G Networking	10G + 2.5G Networking + WiFi 6e	10G + 2.5G Networking + WiFi 7	Dual 10G Networking	Dual 10G Networking	Dual 10G Networking	10G + 2.5G Networking + WiFi 6e	2.5G Networking + WiFi 6e	Onboard Dual Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45)	Onboard Dual Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45)	Dual 10G Networking	Onboard Dual Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45)	N/A	Dual 10G Networking	Dual 10G Networking
Network Controller			Marvell 10G + Intel I225 + Intel AX211	Marvell AQC113CS + Intel I225-V + Intel AX210	Marvell 10G, Realtek 2.5G, Qualcomm QCNCM865 WiFi 7	Intel X550-AT2, Intel AX200		Aquantia AQC113CS, Intel I225LM, Intel AX211	Marvell AQtion, Intel I226-LM, Intel AX211	Intel X710-AT2	Intel	Broadcom BCM57416	AQC113, i226-V, AX1690i	Intel E3102, Intel AX211	Intel I350-AM2	Intel I350-AM2	Intel X710-AT2	Intel I350		Intel X710-AT2	Intel X710-AT2
Audio Controller	Onboard Realtek ALC4080 HD Audio	Realtek 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC	Onboard Realtek S1220A HD Audio	Onboard Realtek S1220A HD Audio	Onboard Realtek ALC4080 HD Audio	Onboard Realtek ALC4080 HD Audio		Onboard Realtek S1220A HD Audio	Onboard Realtek S1220P HD Audio	Onboard Realtek S1220A HD Audio	Onboard Realtek ALC1220P HD Audio	N/A	Onboard Realtek HD Audio	Onboard Realtek HD Audio			N/A		N/A	n/a	n/a
Cooling System			Passive Heatsink	Heatsink	Passive Heatsink	Heatsink and Fan		Passive Heatsink	Heatsink	Heatsink	Heatsink and Fan		Heatsink and Fan	Heatsink and Fan	Heatsink and Fan	Heatsink and Fan	Heatsink and Fan	Heatsink and Fan	Liquid	Heatsink and Fan	Heatsink and Fan
Number of Fans						2					3		3	2	8	8	9	10	7	5	5
Color	Black	Black	Black	Black	Black	Black		Black	Black	Black	Black	Blue	Black	Black	Black	Black	Black	Black	Grey	Black	Black
Notebook-Display
Screen Size														17.3 Inch
Native Resolution														QHD (2560x1440)
Surface														Matte Finish
Memory Support
Type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5 ECC Registered	DDR4 ECC Registered		DDR5 ECC Registered	DDR5 ECC Registered	DDR5 ECC Registered	DDR5 ECC Registered	DDR5 ECC Registered	DDR5 SODIMM	DDR5 SODIMM	DDR5 ECC Registered	DDR5 ECC Registered	DDR5 ECC Registered	DDR5 ECC Registered	DDR5 ECC Registered	DDR4 ECC Registered	DDR4 ECC Registered
Maximum Speed	5600 MHz	5200 MHz	5600 MHz	5200 MHz	5200 MHz	3200 MHz		4800 MHz	5200 MHz	4800 MHz	5200 MHz	4800 MHz	5600 MHz	5600 MHz	4800 MHz	4800 MHz	5600 MHz	4800 MHz	4800 MHz	4800 MHz	4800 MHz
Number of Slots	4	4	4	4	4	8		8	4	8	8	24	2	2	24	12	32	12	12	24	24
Maximum Size per Slot	32 GB	48 GB	48 GB	48 GB	256 GB	256 GB		256 GB	256 GB	256 GB	128 GB	256 GB	48 GB	48 GB	256 GB	256 GB	256 GB	256 GB	256 GB	256 GB	256 GB
Maximum Amount Supported	128 GB	192 GB	192 GB	192 GB	1024 GB	2048 GB		2048 GB	1024 GB	2048 GB	1024 GB	3072 GB	96 GB	96 GB	3072 GB	3072 GB	4096 GB	3072 GB	3072 GB	3072 GB	3072 GB
Onboard Video
Chipset Manufacturer	Intel	AMD	Intel	AMD		ASpeed				ASpeed	ASpeed	ASpeed	Intel	nVidia	ASpeed	ASpeed	ASpeed	ASpeed	ASpeed	ASpeed	ASpeed
Processor Type	CPU Dependent	RDNA2	CPU Dependent			AST2500				AST2600	AST2600	AST2600	UHD Graphics 770	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile	AST2600		AST2600	AST2600	AST2600	AST2600	AST2600
Onboard Memory														16,384 MB				64 MB
Maximum Resolution		7,680 x 4,320				1920x1200				1920x1200	1920x1200	1920x1200	7680 x 4320 at 60Hz		1920x1200		1920x1200		1920x1200	1920x1200	1920x1200
Maximum HDMI Resolution	4096x2160		4096x2160	4096x2160									4096x2160	4096x3112
Maximum DisplayPort Resolution	7680x4320													7680x4320
VGA						1				1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1	1
HDMI	1	1	1	1									1	1
HDMI Version	2.0	2.1	2.0	2.0									2.1	2.1
DisplayPort	1	1		1
Mini DisplayPort														1
DisplayPort Version	1.4	1.4												1.4
USB				4.0	4.0						4.0
Notes:			Displayport IN for Thunderbolt Outputs	Display Port In - usable with dedicated GPU and USB4 display	Displayport IN for USB 4 video support	VGA output via included expansion bracket					Displayport IN for USB 4 video support		2x Thunderbolt 4 Outputs	2x Thunderbolt 4, Supports 4x Total Simultaneous Outputs
External Connections
USB 2.0	4	4		1					2	2	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (USB 3.0)	2	1			4			4					2		4	4	2	6	4	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (USB 3.1)	1	2	6	7	4	8		2	6	4	6	2	6	2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type C										1
USB 3.2 Type C						1
USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type C	1	1		1		1			1	1			1
USB 4				2	2						2
PS/2 Keyboard						No					No
PS/2 Mouse						No					No
Audio Out	Surround Sound (7.1)	Surround Sound (7.1)	Surround Sound (7.1)	Surround Sound (7.1)	Stereo	Surround Sound (7.1)		Stereo	Stereo	Surround Sound (7.1)	Stereo		Surround Sound (7.1)	Stereo
Audio In	Line-In/Microphone	Line-In/Microphone	Line-In/Microphone	Line-In/Microphone	Line-In/Microphone	Line-In/Microphone		Line-In/Microphone	Line-In/Microphone	Line-In/Microphone	Line-In/Microphone		Line-In/Microphone	Line-In/Microphone
S/PDIF		Optical			Optical	Optical		Optical	Optical	Optical				Optical
LAN (RJ45)	1	1	2	2	2			3	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2
Mgmt LAN (RJ45)						2				1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Wireless Antenna Port	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes	No	No		Yes
Serial (COM) Port												1								1	1
Memory Card Reader														No
Thunderbolt Ports			2					2					2	2
Thunderbolt Version			4					4					4	4
BIOS Flashback	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes		Yes						No		No
Internal Connections
USB 2.0	2	2	2	3	2	2		2	2	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (USB 3.0)	1	1	1	1	1	1		2	1	1	1	1	1				1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type C		1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type C	1					1				1
USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type C			1	1	1			1	1		1		1
SATA III 6.0Gbps	4	4	8	4	8	8		8	4	8	4		2		14	2		6		4	4
M.2 Connector	3	2	4	4	4	3		3	3	3	4	1	3	3	2	2	2		2	1	1
M.2 Support	2x 80mm PCIe 4.0, 1x 80mm PCIe 4.0 (x2)	1x 42-80mm (PCIe 5.0), 1x 42-80mm (PCIe 4.0)	2x 42-110mm NVMe (Gen4), 1x 42-80mm NVMe (Gen4), 1x 42-80mm NVMe (Gen4) + SATA	2x 42-80mm (PCIe 5.0), 1x 42-80mm (PCIe 4.0), 1x 42-110mm (PCIe 4.0)	1x 80-110mm PCIe 5.0, 2x 80-110mm PCIe 5.0, 1x 80mm PCIe 4.0	42-110mm NVMe (Gen4) & SATA		1x 30-80mm PCIe 5.0, 3x 60-80mm PCIe 5.0	2x 42-80mm PCIe 5.0, 1x 80mm PCIe 4.0	2x 42-110mm PCIe 5.0, 1x 42-110mm PCIe 4.0	2x 42-110mm PCIe 5.0, 2x 42-80mm PCIE 5.0	1x 80-110mm PCIe 4.0	3x 80mm (PCIe Gen4)	3x 80mm PCIe 4.0	2x 80-110mm PCIe 5.0		2x 80mm PCIe 4.0		1x 80-110mm PCIe 3.0, 1x 80-110mm PCIe 3.0 (x2)	1x 80-110mm PCIe 3.0	1x 80-110mm PCIe 3.0
U.2 Connector						2		1			2				12	24		4
Serial (Com)						1		1	1	1	1
TPM (module sold separately)			1		1	1		1	1	1	1	1					1	1		1	1
Compatible TPM			Asus TPM-SPI		Gigabyte GC-TPM2.0 SPI 2.0	Asus TPM-SPI			Asus TPM-SPI	Asus TPM-SPI	Asus TPM-SPI	Gigabyte CTM010			Asus TPM-SPI	Asus TPM-SPI	Asus TPM-SPI	Asus TPM-SPI	MSI MS-165F	Asus TPM-SPI	Asus TPM-SPI
Mini-SAS HD																				2	2
SlimSAS										2	2
Notes:									1 x SlimSAS slot supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode NVMe device	SlimSAS Supports PCIe 4.0 x4	SlimSAS Supports PCIe 4.0 x4	2x MCIO 8i ports can adapt to 2x U.2 or 8x SATA			Support up to 12 NVMe/SAS/SATA	24 x 2.5inch Hot-swap Storage Bays		2 x 2.5inch & 4 x 3.5inch Hot-swap Storage Bays	12x 2.5-inch Hot Swap bays supporting NVMe	4x MCIO connectors (x8 link) for NVME backplane	4x MCIO connectors (x8 link) for NVME backplane
SATA Controllers
SATA III 6.0Gbps Controller 1	Intel B760 (1-4)	4x via AMD B650 Chipset	Intel Z790	AMD X670	4x Via CPU	AMD WRX80		Intel W790	4x Via TRX50 Chipset	Intel W790	AMD WRX90		Intel Z690
SATA III 6.0Gbps Controller 2					4x Via Chipset	Asmedia					Asmedia
Expansion Slots
Slot 1	PCI Express 5.0 x16	PCI Express 4.0 x16	Slot not available on this board	Slot not available on this board	Slot not available on this board	PCI Express 4.0 x16		Slot not available on this board	PCI Express 5.0 x16	PCI Express 5.0 x16	PCI Express 5.0 x16	PCI Express 5.0 x16	PCI Express 5.0 x16		PCI Express 5.0 x16	PCI Express 5.0 x16	PCI Express 5.0 x16	PCI Express 5.0 x16	PCI Express 5.0 x16	PCI Express 5.0 x16	PCI Express 5.0 x16
Slot 2	Slot not available on this board	PCI Express 4.0 x1	PCI Express 5.0 x16	PCI Express 5.0 x16	PCI Express 5.0 x16	PCI Express 4.0 x16		PCI Express 5.0 x16	Slot not available on this board	PCI Express 5.0 x16	PCI Express 5.0 x16	PCI Express 5.0 x16			PCI Express 5.0 x8 in a x16 size	PCI Express 5.0 x8 in a x16 size	PCI Express 5.0 x16	PCI Express 5.0 x8 in a x16 size	PCI Express 5.0 x16	PCI Express 5.0 x16	PCI Express 5.0 x16
Slot 3	PCI Express 4.0 x1	PCI Express 4.0 x4 in a x16 size	Slot not available on this board	Slot not available on this board	Slot not available on this board	PCI Express 4.0 x16		Slot not available on this board	PCI Express 5.0 x8 in a x16 size	PCI Express 5.0 x16	PCI Express 5.0 x16	PCI Express 5.0 x16			PCI Express 5.0 x16	PCI Express 5.0 x16	PCI Express 5.0 x16	PCI Express 5.0 x16	PCI Express 5.0 x16	PCI Express 5.0 x16	PCI Express 5.0 x16
Slot 4	PCI Express 4.0 x4		Slot not available on this board	Slot not available on this board	Slot not available on this board	PCI Express 4.0 x16		PCI Express 5.0 x8 in a x16 size	Slot not available on this board	PCI Express 5.0 x16	PCI Express 5.0 x16	PCI Express 5.0 x16			PCI Express 5.0 x8 in a x16 size	PCI Express 5.0 x8 in a x16 size		PCI Express 5.0 x8 in a x16 size	PCI Express 5.0 x16	PCI Express 5.0 x16	PCI Express 5.0 x16
Slot 5			PCI Express 5.0 x8 in a x16 size	PCI Express 5.0 x8 in a x16 size	PCI Express 5.0 x16	PCI Express 4.0 x16		PCI Express 5.0 x16	PCI Express 5.0 x16	PCI Express 5.0 x16	PCI Express 5.0 x16				PCI Express 5.0 x8	PCI Express 5.0 x16		PCI Express 5.0 x16	PCI Express 4.0 x8 in a x16 size	PCI Express 5.0 x16	PCI Express 5.0 x16
Slot 6			Slot not available on this board	Slot not available on this board	Slot not available on this board	PCI Express 4.0 x16		PCI Express 4.0 x4 in a x16 size	PCI Express 4.0 x4 in a x16 size	PCI Express 5.0 x8 in a x16 size	PCI Express 5.0 x8 in a x16 size				OCP 3.0	OCP 3.0		PCI Express 5.0 x8 in a x16 size	PCI Express 4.0 x8 in a x16 size	PCI Express 5.0 x16	PCI Express 5.0 x16
Slot 7			PCI Express 3.0 x4 in a x16 size	PCI Express 4.0 x2	PCI Express 4.0 x16	PCI Express 4.0 x16		PCI Express 5.0 x8 in a x16 size	PCI Express 4.0 x16	PCI Express 5.0 x16	PCI Express 5.0 x16							PCI Express 5.0 x16		PCI Express 5.0 x16	PCI Express 5.0 x16
Slot 8																		PCI Express 5.0 x8 in a x16 size		PCI Express 5.0 x16	PCI Express 5.0 x16
Slot 9																		PCI Express 5.0 x16		PCI Express 5.0 x8	PCI Express 5.0 x8
Slot 10																		OCP 3.0
Slot 11																		PCI Express 5.0 x8
Additional Information
SLI Compatible	No		No	No	No	Yes		No	No	No	No	No	No		No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Crossfire Compatible	No		No		No	Yes		No	No	No	No	No	No		No	No	No	No	No	No	No
RAID Support	0/1/5/10	NVMe RAID 0/1/10 and SATA RAID 0/1/10 via RAIDXpert2	0/1/5/10	0,1,10	0/1/5/10	0, 1, 10		0/1/5/10	0/1/5/10	0/1/5/10	0, 1, 10	N/A	0/1/5/10							Optional PIKE II HBA, or Broadcom MegaRAID card	Optional PIKE II HBA, or Broadcom MegaRAID card
Built-in Webcam	No		No											Yes	No	No		No
Built-in Microphone	No		No											Yes	No	No		No
Bluetooth	Yes (5.2)	Yes (5.2)	Yes (5.2)	Yes (5.2)	Yes (5.2)	Yes (5.0)		No	Yes (5.2)	No			Yes (5.2)	Yes (5.2)	No	No		No
Dual GPU Slot Spacing				3-Slot	3-Slot			4-Slot	4-Slot	4-Slot								2-Slot
Integrated IO Shield	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Remote Management						Onboard				Onboard	Onboard	Onboard			Onboard	Onboard	Onboard	Onboard	Onboard	Onboard	Onboard
Includes Rail Kit															No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Hearing Protection Advised																		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
BIOS Features
UEFI BIOS	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
EZ Flash	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes		No	No	No		No	Yes	Yes
OC Profiles	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No		No	No	No		No	No	No
Puget Measured Battery Life
Dimensions
Height	244 mm	244 mm	305 mm	305 mm	305 mm	310 mm		305 mm	310 mm	305 mm	310 mm	305 mm	318 mm	25 mm	88.1 mm	88.1 mm	44 mm	88.9 mm	176 mm	174.5 mm	174.5 mm
Width	244 mm	244 mm	244 mm	244 mm	264 mm	330 mm		227 mm	330 mm	330 mm	330 mm	330 mm	129 mm	396 mm	449 mm	449 mm	440 mm	439.5 mm	448 mm	440 mm	440 mm
Depth					50 mm				50 mm				337 mm	278 mm	840 mm	840 mm	842.5 mm	800 mm	827 mm	800 mm	800 mm
Net Weight	1.33 kg	1.434 kg	1.538 kg	1.579 kg	2.132 kg	2.5 kg		1.756 kg	2.259 kg	2.793 kg	2.5 kg	1.681 kg	7.378 kg	3.29 kg	17.95 kg	17.95 kg	13.7 kg	24 kg	19.6 kg	27 kg	27 kg
Power Supply
Input Voltage														100-240 Vac	100-240 Vac	100-240 Vac	100-240 Vac	100-240 Vac	200-240 Vac	200-240 Vac	200-240 Vac
Wattage at 120V														330 W	1600 W	1600 W	1600 W	1000 W
Wattage at 240V																		2600 W	3000 W	3000 W	3000 W
Redundancy															1+1	1+1	1+1	1+1	1+1	2+1	2+1
AC Adapter Output
DC Voltage														19.5 V
Amperage														16.92 A