New processors do not always lead to the influx of new motherboards, but, as a rule, there is a correlation between them, just to ensure that you will get the most out of the proposed new technologies. New processors can also have a different pinout on a socket, which requires a multitude of new boards that we have seen with the Intel chips of the 10th generation. Alternatively, a new family of processors can connect to existing charges that we have seen with AMD Ryzen 5000 chips. Wheel to Intel for a second, and the new set of Z490 chips takes care of the upper end of the stack and can be found in more trusted motherboards, at that time As the B460 and H470 chip sets can be found in more accessible, mass proposals. There are some important differences between these sets of chips, and overclocking is an obvious separator, although memory performance and connection parameters are also a factor. Basically, the more you spend, the more access you will have. Another question is how much of this you really need, and a comparison of characteristics and prices - this is what distinguishes a good motherboard from an excellent. With AMD things are a little different, since the recently released Zen 5000 family connects directly to existing motherboards. Indeed, AMD adheres to its AM4 socket since the original Ryzen chips failed. Nevertheless, this year several new issues were issued, and this summer "budget" B550 and A520 chipsets will appear in motherboards. Again, if you need a complete set of functions, you need to focus on the X570 chipset of the enthusiast class, but these more accessible options still can be fulfilled. In addition, we still see that from time to time new parents appear on the basis of X570. All this means that this year a lot of new motherboards with several new chipsets were issued. We allocated three motherboards that we especially liked:
Best Motherboard 2020: Nominees
We will declare our year fee of the New Year's Eve, so look back if you want to see which of these excellent offers made the most impression on us. They all are impressive in their own way and emphasize how well the motherboard market is now. In connection with the emergence of new processors next year it will be interesting to see how the market will develop in a wide range of prices and form factors.
