What are some decent B660 boards for Intel?

[LebowskiBuschemi]

Hello,

I've decided to switch to Intel because I could not get an AM4 motherboard since Zen 2 launched like two years ago because of them either going out of stock or being sold at a ludicrous price. Anyway, I was hoping you guys could recommend me the best bang for my buck when it came to B660 boards. 

[--SID--]

Depends on the cpu. With a i5-12400 you can get away with a Gigabyte B660M DS3H DDR4 but with a i5-12600K or i7-12700 you need a MSI Pro B660M-A DDR4 at least because of the better VRM.

[LebowskiBuschemi]

6 minutes ago, --SID-- said:

Depends on the cpu. With a i5-12400 you can get away with a Gigabyte B660M DS3H DDR4 but with a i5-12600K or i7-12700 you need a MSI Pro B660M-A DDR4 at least because of the better VRM.

Got to ask, will I be affected by the lack of efficiency cores in the non-K and F SKUs if I do stuff like gaming, video editing and some coding?

[--SID--]

Depends on the game, videocard, resolution, software etc. Take a look yourself https://www.techpowerup.com/review/intel-core-i5-12400f/