Best Motherboards for the Ryzen 9 7950X

Introduction

The Ryzen 9 7950X is a powerful CPU designed to offer excellent multi-core performance for a top-end system. For this reason, consumers are expected to pick up a motherboard that is able to deal with the performance demand of a CPU of this calibre. But with a myriad of motherboard options on the market, what is the best motherboard for the Ryzen 9 7950X?

To do this, our written and benchmarking team have come together to test and analyse a range of AMD Ryzen 7000 motherboards, to see which options are the best to pair up with the Ryzen 9 7950X. We’ve taken a plethora of factors into account such as expansion slots, connectivity options, overclocking capability, pricing, and more.

Gigabyte’s X670 AORUS Elite AX is a slightly cheaper design providing consumers the option to maximise features while still being slightly price conscious. The X670 chipset is ideal for those looking to build a Ryzen 9 7950X system but with a slightly cheaper motherboard. You’re still able to leverage solid overclocking support, and utilise strong, feature-rich motherboards, but at a fraction of the price in comparison to X670E options. The most standout features of the AORUS Elite AX are the overclocking support, for both RAM and CPUs, along with the competitive price point. This board is a perfect pairing for those with a 7950X as you’ll be able to push your system to new performance heights.

In terms of pricing, the X670 AORUS Elite AX sits around the $300 mark, which I’d say is pretty reasonable, and about the most that you’d want to spend for a very capable motherboard. Unfortunately, the downside to the X670 AORUS Elite AX is the lack of PCI-E 5.0 capability on the graphics card front.

The ASUS Prime X670E-Pro WiFi offers more features compared to other chipsets, but remains as a cheaper choice in comparison to some alternatives. Equipped with numerous slots for SSDs, including one which is PCI-E 5.0 compatible. On the networking side you’ve got the option between WiFi 6E for those that don’t want to do extra cable managing. Alternatively, you’ve also got access to 2.5 Gigabit LAN which will be perfect for games and file transfers! The most impressive area of the Prime X670E-Pro is the connectivity options. For those looking to build a Ryzen 9 7950X workstation system there are ten high speed USB ports on the rear IO of this board, designed to handle a multitude of accessories and peripherals.

There’s also been some priority in minimising USB 2.0, so you won’t see any of these cheaper, but lower speed options on the X670E-Pro. While I do like the Prime X670E-Pro, ASUS have made some odd choices in terms of the design and features.

The ASUS ROG Strix X670E-I Gaming WiFi board is small form factor Mini-ITX option. The X670E-I offers a PCI-E 5.0 graphics card slot, along with both Gen5 and Gen4 M.2 options,which you can further expand using the included ROG FPS-II card. On the networking side, this board is equipped with super fast WiFi 6E, and 2.5 Gigabit LAN, removing poor connection during your games. And for the rear IO you’ve got a whopping seven USB 3.2 Gen2 ports, along with two of the latest USB4 ports, designed for blazing fast connection. Despite being a smaller board that isn’t able to physically house that many expansion slots and headers, the X670E-I Gaming WiFi still packs a punch.

This is one of the strongest ITX motherboards, and impressively packs a punch. Consumers are able to further their slots and port options with the ROG FPS-II card, which is a cool inclusion from ASUS. Unfortunately, the biggest caveat to picking up this motherboard, understandably – is the price.

MSI’s MEG X670E ACE is a personal favourite, the strong black and gold aesthetic is super sleek, and its topped off by the absolutely insane set of features versus the rest of the market. The X670E ACE is one of the best positioned boards for a 7950X PC build, due to its excellent connectivity options, which includes widespread PCI-E 5.0 for both GPUs and SSDs, crazy overclocking support and power delivery, and more USB ports than you’ll ever really need. The X670E motherboard is one of the most capable options on the AM5 chipset besides the GODLIKE and a couple of other boards. For this reason, it is a perfect board for a top-end system.

There are a ridiculous amount of features here, and you’re not likely to be disappointed based purely on the amount of connectivity options consumers can leverage alone. Much like the X670E-I motherboard, the MEG X670E ACE while being one of the strongest motherboards, is also one of the most expensive.

How Do You Choose A Chipset?

When choosing a motherboard for your Ryzen 9 7950X, deciding on a chipset can be a solid first step as opposed to just wildly choosing a board. As a general rule of thumb, for Ryzen 9 CPUs, you’re going to be sticking to X670 and X670E motherboards, as these are the most feature rich compared to their B650E and B650 counterparts.

After testing and analysing each motherboard in this roundup, we’ve determined that the best board for the Ryzen 9 7950X is the MSI MEG X670E ACE. This board is one of the priciest options on the market, but it suits the top-end nature of the 7950X by providing a number of excellent features and connectivity options. Consumers should easily be able to push their 7950X beyond its rated capability and build an awesome PC with this excellent motherboard.

Check out our full review of the MSI MEG X670E ACE, or buy the MSI MEG X670E ACE on Amazon