Best AMD Micro ATX Motherboards

As the motherboard is the key to make your build a complete one, it is necessary to choose one that is reliable, gives the best performance with its high-quality features. Also, another vital feature to make a better purchase is to check if it can connect and work with all other components of your build. That’s why Micro ATX boards are chosen here. There are many best AMD Micro ATX motherboards in the market because of their low price and outstanding performances.

We’ve tried to choose the best AMD Micro ATX motherboards here. After reading all of their features and parts, we hope that it will help you to choose your preferred one.

Our Recommendations

Model	Socket	Price
ASRock X399M Taichi	TR4	Check Price
MSI B450M Gaming Plus	AM4	Check Price
GIGABYTE AB350M-DS3H	AM4	Check Price
MSI B450M Pro-M2	AM4	Check Price
ASRock B450M pro4	AM4	Check Price
TUF B450M-PLUS GAMING	AM4	Check Price

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ASRock X399M Taichi

ASRock has been doing a great job in this field of motherboards. Along with great build quality, ASRock X399M will have you get what you paid for. The 11 power phases really give a good performance by delivering the power to the CPU with complete smoothness. It is a great choice if you are getting an m-ATX build. Also, if your PC case is compact and you are looking for a small board that is packed with more power, ASRock X399M will provide all of that. It has got lots of features, connectors, and options to choose from. The BIOS update is pretty simple and the motherboard will run well even without the update. Still, the BIOS has clean settings and even mouse support. The heatsink on the side also provides some cooling. Overall, the motherboard is stable and also offers powerful performances.

Motherboard	ASRock X399M Taichi
Form Factor	M-ATX
Maximum Memory Speed	3600 MHZ
DIMM Slots	4
MAX MEMORY	64 GB
SATA III Ports	8
M.2 Slots	3
Total PCIe Slots	3

Key Features & Downsides

Key Features: ASRock X399M Taichi is the only Micro ATX motherboard on the X399 chipset and the first Thread Reaper board to hit the market. It has a good/high overclocking potential. X399M includes 3 PCIe 3.0 x16 slots, 8 SATA III, 2 M.2 slots (PCIe Gen3 x4), 1M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4, and SATA3), a U.2 connector, Dual-band Wif-Fi, and LAN options. It also supports BIOS Flashback. Moreover, it has HB-SLI bridges that will enable you whatever slot you may want to use.

Downsides: The U.2 port disables one of the M.2 slots and the platform makes a limit for max overclock. Furthermore, the form factor limits PCIe connectivity.

Final Thoughts

It is definitely one of the best, honestly! Rather than having a couple of problems you can’t deny its beast-like performance. You won’t be disappointed while buying this as it will give you back worthy of the price you are giving.

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MSI B450M Gaming Plus

The B450M Gaming Plus is a wallet-friendly and reliable motherboard. It neither has a fancy look nor is going with the current style. Yet, it is not backdated either. With some of its features, it managed to become one of the best mATX. It is easy to install. If you are building your PC as a first-timer, B450M can be a great choice for you. It is a great pair for the AMD second zen CPUs. The overall layout is pretty neat and nice. The performance is pretty satisfying and gets the work done.

Specification

Motherboard	MSI B450M Gaming Plus
Form Factor	M-ATX
Maximum Memory Speed	3466 MHZ
DIMM Slots	2
MAX MEMORY	64 GB
SATA III Ports	4
M.2 Slots	1
Total PCIe Slots	3

Key Features & Downsides

Key Features: It supports dual DIMM slots with DDR4 memory, 1 M.2 slot, 3 fan headers, LAN option, 8 USB 3.1 Gen1 (4 in front- Type-A and 4 in the rear- Type- A+C), and 6 USB 2.0 ports. The Flash BIOS button has the ability to do a BIOS flash with no CPU power and the BIOS was easy to update. Also, the headers are labeled clearly and the power delivery is also smooth.

Downsides: MSI B450M only has two RAM slots and that can’t support above 32GB of RAM. Also, the RGB connectors were somewhat bent.

Final Thoughts

The motherboard itself isn’t very stylish but it has pleasant red lines on its jet black-themed board. Also, the RGBs are not that strong. However, this one is said to be the best mATX for beginners. It has both good and bad sides, though the scale of the good side is heavy.

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GIGABYTE AB350M-DS3H

This black and ash color-themed build is the cheapest B350 motherboard of this time. Though it lacks some of the features of other B350 chipset mobos, it is functional. GIGABYTE AB350M has pretty much upgrading options and many of the buyers had recommended not to use it in your mid or high-range PC build. But they also said, it is great for your stream PC. You can have some good overclocking options with this gigabyte motherboard. The layout is neat and it has a nice placing for the connectors.

Specification

Motherboard	GIGABYTE AB350M-DS3H
Form Factor	M-ATX
Maximum Memory Speed	3200 MHZ
DIMM Slots	4
MAX MEMORY	64 GB
SATA III Ports	4
M.2 Slots	1
Total PCIe Slots	3

Key Features & Downsides

Key Features: AB350M-DS3H includes 4 USB 2.0 Type-A, 4 USB 3 Gen 1 Type-A, 2x 4-pin fan headers, 1 M.2 slot that supports PCIe 3.0 x4, and SATA3 ports, and 4 SATA3 ports. There is no RGB but you can notice an LED strip near the IO panel and you can also change the colors in BIOS settings. It also allows a decent overclocking and the M.2 support is great.

Downsides: It has some problems with RAM compatibility. And, of course, only 2 fan headers aren’t that great. The BIOS is quite functional and easy to navigate, otherwise, it is not the best.

Final Thoughts

It is a pretty fair motherboard for what you get at the price. There is nothing flashy in this mobo. It has some additional benefits including a tool to help power LEDs to be installed and such in the case.

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MSI B450M Pro-M2

The MSI B450 Pro-M2 is one of the cheapest Micro ATX motherboards in our recommendation chart. It has a great look with good build quality. It has the basic features that go with its budget-entry level price. It has enough connections. You will get what you pay for. The overall performance is great at this price. The simple and sleek design makes it more appealing. Moreover, it has got good optimization settings.

Specification

Motherboard	MSI B450M Pro-M2
Form Factor	M-ATX
Maximum Memory Speed	3466 MHZ
DIMM Slots	2
MAX MEMORY	64 GB
SATA III Ports	4
M.2 Slots	1
Total PCIe Slots	3

Key Features & Downsides

Key Features: B450M Pro M-2 supports 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16, 8 x mode 2 x PCIe 2.0, 4 SATA 6 Gbps ports, single M.2 slot (can support PCIe 3.0 x4), EZ debug LED, 4 USB 3.1 Gen1 Type- A, and dual DIMM slots. The DDR4 boost is fully isolated, shielded, and optimized to give the DDR4 memory a performance boost. The M.2 slots deliver speed is up to 32 Gb/s. Moreover, the metal PCIe slot protects VGA cards from bending.

Downsides: MSI B450M Pro-M2 would have been better with more fan headers and M.2 slots. It also doesn’t support Wi-Fi networking and USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-C.

Final Thoughts

Though we think that there must be some improvement to make, Pro-M2 works just fine even without these needs. This good-looking motherboard should fit with every type of PC build that doesn’t care much about RGB/LED lighting.

Feel free to let us know in the comment which Micro ATX Motherboard is your favorite.

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ASRock B450M pro4

The ASRock B450M Pro4 is a well-designed, and inexpensive motherboard with great performance that will satisfy you with its features. The ones on a tight budget should surely choose this as it gives a lot at this price. It also works great with Ryzen 2nd gen CPUs. Even though it has no on-board switches and the I/O shield is flimsy, it is totally worth it. It is affordable and gets the job done easily. The layout is well-designed and you can easily mount this with the manual. The system is also easy to understand and use. In fact, this motherboard is at the top for its better functionality.

Specification

Motherboard	ASRock B450M pro4
Form Factor	M-ATX
Maximum Memory Speed	3200 MHZ
DIMM Slots	4
MAX MEMORY	64 GB
SATA III Ports	4
M.2 Slots	2
Total PCIe Slots	7

Key Features & Downsides

Key Features: ASRock B450M pro4 is pretty decent at overclocking. Also, it has VRM cooling options for great Os. Rather than these, it includes USB 3.1 Gen2 (Type- A+C) that speeds up to 10Gbps, and 9 power phase VRMs. It has 4 DIMM DDR4 slots that have a capacity of a maximum of 64GB memory. Moreover, 6 PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 slots with the max x16/x8/x4 mode, 4 SATA3 6Gb/s, dual M.2 socket (one is for SSDs and the other one is for NVMe) are other features. Furthermore, it supports 3 graphics outputs that support 3 monitors, 2 RGB headers.

Downsides: The BIOS is somewhat hard to navigate and use and feels cheap. Also, there are some problems with memory compatibility.

Final Thoughts

Though the BIOS is messed up, the motherboard is functional. It has quite the look along with nice features. If you buy it, It would be worth your price.

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TUF B450M-PLUS GAMING

If you’re looking for a good and affordable motherboard, TUF B450M-PLUS GAMING is one of them. It is easy to set up and comes with many decent features. You would get great performance with the price you give. The Aura Sync RGB lighting makes the overall look of this mobo more appealing and beautiful. It overclocks the RAM easily as well. The BIOS has easy settings. Moreover, it has lots of USB ports.

Motherboard	TUF B450M-PLUS GAMING
Form Factor	M-ATX
Maximum Memory Speed	4400 MHZ
DIMM Slots	2
MAX MEMORY	128 GB
SATA III Ports	6
M.2 Slots	2
Total PCIe Slots	5

Key Features & Downsides

Key Features: The most praised feature of TUF B450M was its BIOS system. It is very well laid out, compatible, easy to control, and one of the best BIOS ever. TUF gaming motherboard has a stable and smooth performance during your gaming. In addition to these, there are other features such as, 4 slots of DIMM that support 128GB of memory, 3 PCIe 3.0/2.0 with x16/x8/x4 max mode, 2 M.2 slots, 6 SATA 6Gb/s ports, 5 USB 3.1 Gen1, and 1 USB 3.1 Gen2. The RGB is nice yet slightly dim.

Downsides: As there are only 3 fan headers, you may have to use some splitters for more airflow. The IO shield is kinda messed up here as the clips are distorted and its inside is hard to press down.

Final Thoughts

TUF B450M-Plus Gaming is overall a neat motherboard, though it has some downsides. However, you won’t find another AMD Micro ATX motherboard this cheap and with these features.

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Closing Thought

At last, we are here, at the end of our discussion of the best AMD Micro ATX motherboards. We may leave behind many of the features of these but we hope that we added most of the important things. Though we can’t be the one to choose the best one for you, we can at least recommend our pick, right? ASRock X399M Taichi is our pick. If there are any things we didn’t mention or any mistake we made, please inform us through a comment or you can freely Contact Us.

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