A worthwhile budget Mini-ITX effort for Intel CPUs, ASRock's B760I Lightning doesn't have a lot of USB ports, but its hearty power delivery, speedy memory support, and performance (under proper cooling settings) make it a fine foundation for compact builds.
It looks like a graffiti tagger hit it with a can of orange Krylon, but ASRock's B650E LiveMixer is an affordable AMD motherboard with street cred for digital content creators, packing three M.2 sockets and no fewer than 14 rear USB ports. A lack of onboard Wi-Fi (and just two SATA ports) are all that keep it from stardom.
Adore Sonic the Hedgehog? Your dream motherboard has arrived. ASRock's Z790 PG Sonic may not rate a bushel of gold rings, but it's a uniquely styled Intel platform with serious storage potential, Killer LAN, and RGB bling.