Find the best LGA 1200 motherboard for Comet & Rocket Lake CPUs

The previous generation of Intel Core processors still has plenty of power on offer. If you pick up a 10th or 11th Gen Intel CPU, you need the best Intel LGA 1200 motherboard compatible with Comet Lake and Alder Lake chips. Our roundup of Z490 chipset boards covers everything from the best overall board to both extremes of a budget.





Best overall

Gigabyte Z490 AORUS Ultra



Staff pick

For getting the most out of your cash, the Z490 AORUS Ultra is the top choice for an LGA 1200 motherboard. Its build quality and components are high quality and the feature set is fantastic. Supporting up to 128GB of DDR4 RAM and sporting three M.2 sockets for super-fast SSD storage, this board will pair your CPU with some of the fastest memory around.

$190 at Walmart





Best alternative

MSI MPG Z490 Gaming Carbon WiFi



The Z490 Gaming Carbon WiFi is still a reasonably affordable board with plenty to offer. It features the usual BIOS luxuries from MSI such as RGB and fan controls, the latter ...