ASUS vs ASRock Motherboards
ASRock carries a reputation for value and ASUS one for premium ranges, which is worth checking against the specifications rather than repeating. Both cover the full span of sizes and chipsets, and the figures below cover every board from each that is sold at the retailers we track.
The verdict
The two ranges overlap more than their reputations suggest. Compare the specific boards in your budget, and lean on the like-for-like figures below rather than the headline averages, which are shaped by which boards each brand lists.
What you give up, in numbers
How the two sizes actually differ once you look at every board on sale, rather than at what the standard permits. Measured across 95 ASUS and 87 ASRock boards at the retailers we track (90 and 76 in stock today), and updated daily.
Like for like
The same figures within a single board size. Brand-wide averages are shaped by how many small boards each range includes, and Micro-ATX boards carry less power delivery and less Wi-Fi 7 across every brand, so this is the fairer comparison.
ATX boards only
Micro-ATX boards only
What the specifications do not cover
Worth knowing before you treat the figures above as the whole answer.
The numbers on this page cover what a board is built from: power delivery, memory support, slots, ports and what it costs today. Three things people weigh heavily are not in them. The BIOS differs in layout and in how much tuning it exposes, and which one feels better is a matter of preference rather than measurement. Bundled software varies in how much it installs and how much of it you want. Support and warranty handling varies by region and by year, so it is hard to generalise usefully from any one experience.
Both brands build boards at every price. Where the specifications are close, and on most of these rows they are, those softer factors and the price on the day are what should decide it.
The picks on each side
The cheapest board on each side, and the cheapest one that clears a floor worth clearing: enough power headroom for the socket’s top processor, and Wi-Fi 6E or better. Recalculated daily from live prices.
ASUS
Best all-round
$120.99 · cheapest with the power headroom and Wi-Fi worth having
ASRock
Best all-round
$109.99 · cheapest with the power headroom and Wi-Fi worth having
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Common questions
Is ASRock as good as ASUS?
Across the boards we track their specifications overlap substantially at similar prices. Both build the full range of sizes and chipsets, so the useful comparison is between two specific boards rather than between the brands.
Is ASRock a budget brand?
ASRock is known for value ranges, and it also lists boards at the top of the market. Judging any brand by reputation alone will mislead you about a specific board, which is what the figures here are for.
Keep going
Browse every ASUS board or ASRock board with filters, put two specific boards head to head, or read up on choosing a case to fit the board you pick.