Finalists for the EHA Awards 2023 announced

More than 100 of the world's top technology journalists have been looking at all of the hardware options available in the market – and voting for their favourite products. On Monday 29th May 2023, the 9th European Hardware Awards will be presented to the world and that list of the best hardware on sale across Europe, will be revealed. 

No editorial survey comes close to the one that the EHA runs in order to determine the Best of the Best. Now in its ninth year, the EHA Awards 2023 promises to be a truly unique event.

The EHA Awards would not be possible without the experience gained from completing millions of individual tests, going back over two decades. The nine publications that come together to form the European Hardware Association, reach a combined audience of more than 20 million PC technology enthusiasts, early adopters and influencers from across the continent – all of whom trust us for independent, expert buying advice.

Now the pandemic has passed, the awards presentation will be live and in person at the W Hotel in Taipei.

The process by which products enter the nomination process, are analysed and voted for – is explained in detail over here.

There is an evolutionary process to the selection of both the categories and the options within each sector. But the core categories have remained largely untouched over the nine years that this event has been running.

Thousands of products have been considered and we are now down to the ‘chosen few’.

Voting has begun in all categories, as our editorial teams decide which products are the best of the best on sale across Europe today. Here are the finalists being considered by the combined editorial teams of the European Hardware Association:

Best Desktop CPU:

• AMD Ryzen 5 7600
• AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
• AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
• AMD Ryzen 9 7900
• AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
• AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
• Intel Core i5-13600K
• Intel Core i9-13900K
• Intel Core i9-13900KS

Best Laptop CPU:

• AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
• AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
• Intel Core i7 13700H
• Intel Core i7 13700HX
• Intel Core i7-1360p
• Intel Core i9-13900HX
• Intel Core i9-13950HX
• Intel Core i9-13980HX

Best Smartphone SoC:

• Apple A16 Bionic
• MediaTek Dimensity 9200
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy

Best AMD ATX / Micro-ATX Motherboard:

• ASRock B650 Livemixer
• ASRock X670E Steel Legend
• ASRock X670E Taichi
• ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Extreme
• ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero
• ASUS ROG Strix X670E-F Gaming WiFi
• Gigabyte X570S Aorus Master
• Gigabyte X670E Aorus Xtreme
• MSI MAG X670E Tomahawk WiFi
• MSI MEG X670E ACE
• MSI MEG X670E Godlike

Best Intel ATX / Micro-ATX Motherboard:

• ASRock Z790 Steel Legend
• ASRock Z790 Taichi
• ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Apex
• ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Extreme
• ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Hero
• Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Master
• Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Tachyon
• MSI MPG Z690 Force WiFi

Best AMD Mini-ITX Motherboard:

• ASRock B650E PG-ITX WiFi
• ASUS ROG Strix B650E-I Gaming WiFi
• ASUS ROG Strix X670E-I Gaming WiFi
• Gigabyte B650I Aorus Ultra
• MSI B650I Edge WiFi

Best Intel Mini-ITX Motherboard:

• ASUS ROG Strix Z790-I Gaming WiFi
• Gigabyte B760I Aorus Pro
• MSI MEG Z690I Unify
• MSI MPG Z790I Edge WiFi

Best System Memory Series:

• Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB DDR5
• G.Skill DDR5 Extreme Speed
• G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5
• Kingston FURY Beast RGB DDR5
• Patriot Viper Xtreme 5
• TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan DDR5

Best Desktop GPU:

• AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
• AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

Best Laptop GPU:

• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

Best AMD Based Graphics Card:

• AMD RX 7900 XT (MBA)
• ASRock Radeon RX 7900 XTX Taichi 24GB OC
• ASUS TUF Gaming AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX OC
• Gigabyte AORUS Radeon RX 7900 XTX
• PowerColor Radeon RX 7900 XTX Red Devil
• Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 7900 XTX Vapor-X
• Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX (Reference Card)

Best NVIDIA Based Graphics Card:

• ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 White OC
• ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 OC Edition 24GB
• Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4090 Xtreme WaterForce 24G
• MSI GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming X
• MSI GeForce RTX 4090 Suprim LiquidD X 24G
• MSI GeForce RTX 4090 Suprim X 24G
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition
• ZOTAC RTX 4090 AMP Airo

Best Gaming Monitor:

• ASRock Phantom Gaming PG34WQ15R3A
• ASUS ROG Swift PG42UQ
• Corsair Xeneon Flex 45WQHD240 OLED
• Dell Alienware AW3423DW
• LG UltraGear 27GR95QE
• MSI Optix MPG321QRF-QD
• MSI Optix MPG321UR-QD

Best Monitor (non-gaming):

• ASUS ProArt Display OLED PA32DC
• ASUS ProArt PA32DC
• ASUS ProArt PA348CGV
• HUAWEI MATEVIEW
• LG UltraFine OLED Pro 32
• Philips 27B1U7903.
• Philips Momentum 32M1N5800A
• Philips Momentum 8000 27E1N8900

Best CPU Cooler (air):

• Arctic Freezer A35 A-RGB
• be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4
• Cooler Master MasterAir MA612 Stealth
• DeepCool AK500
• DeepCool AK620
• ENDORFY Fortis 5 Dual Fan
• Noctua NH-D12L
• Noctua NH-D15
• Noctua NH-U12A
• NZXT T120 RGB

Best CPU Cooler (water):

• ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II
• ASUS ROG Ryujin II 360
• be quiet! Pure Loop 2 FX
• Corsair iCUE H150i Elite LCD XT
• EKWB Nucleus AIO CR360 Lux D-RGB
• Endorphy Navis F360 ARGB
• Fractal Design Lumen RGB
• MSI MEG CoreLiquid S
• MSI MEG CoreLiquid S360

Best Custom Cooling:

• Alphacool Aurora Series
• Corsair Hydro X
• EKWB Quantum Velocity2
• Raijintek Phorcys Evo
• Thermaltake Pacific

Best Fan Series:

• Arctic P12 Max
• be quiet! Light Wings PWM Series
• be quiet! Silent Wings Pro 4 Series
• Cooler Master Mobius Series
• Corsair ML RGB Elite Series
• Noctua NF-A12x25
• Noctua NF-A14
• Seasonic MagFlow 120mm

Best Hard Drive:

• Seagate Exos X Series
• Seagate IronWolf/IronWolf Pro
• WD Red Pro Series

Best SSD:

• Corsair Force MP600 Pro XT
• Gigabyte Aorus Gen5 10000
• Kingston FURY Renegade
• Kingston KC3000
• Kioxia Exceria Pro
• Samsung 990 Pro
• WD Black SN850X

Best NAS Device:

• QNAP TS-464
• Synology DiskStation DS1522+
• Synology DS923+
• TerraMaster F4-423

Best External Storage:

• Corsair EX100U
• Kioxia Exceria Plus Portable SSD
• SanDisk Professional Pro-G40 SSD

Best ATX Case:

• be quiet! Pure base FX 500
• Cooler Master HAF 700 EVO
• Corsair 7000D Airflow
• Corsair iCUE 5000T RGB
• Deepcool CH510 Mesh
• Fractal Design North
• Fractal Design Pop Air
• Lian Li Lancool 216
• Lian Li O11 Dynamic EVO ARGB
• NZXT H9
• Sharkoon M30 RGB

Best Micro ATX Case:

• ASUS Prime AP201
• Fractal Design Pop Mini Air
• Montech Air 100 ARGB

Best ITX Case:

• Cooler Master MasterBox NR200P
• Fractal Design Ridge
• Fractal Design Torrent Nano
• HYTE Revolt 3
• Lian Li Q58
• NZXT H1 (V2)
• Phanteks Evolv Shift XT
• Raijintek Ophion Elite

Best PSU Series: 

• ASUS ROG Thor
• be quiet! Dark Power 13
• be quiet! Dark Power Pro 12
• be quiet! Pure Power 12 M
• Corsair RMe
• Corsair RMx Shift
• FSP Hydro Ti Pro
• Seasonic Prime TX Titanium
• Seasonic Vertex GX
• Seasonic Vertex PX

Best Gaming Mouse:

• Cooler Master MM731
• Corsair Katar Elite Wireless
• ENDORFY Gem Plus Wireless
• Logitech G502
• Mad Catz R.A.T. 8+ ADV
• MSI Clutch GM51 Lightweight Wireless
• Pulsar X2 Wireless
• Razer DeathAdder V3
• Razer DeathAdder V3 Pro
• Sharkoon Light 180

Best Gaming Keyboard:

• ASUS ROG Azoth
• Corsair K100 AIR Wireless
• Corsair K70 RGB TKL
• Endorfy Thock Wireless
• GG Ironclad V2
• Mountain Everest 60
• Razer BlackWidow V3 Pro
• Sharkoon SGK50 S4
• SteelSeries Apex PRO

Best Router:

• ASUS GT-AXE16000
• ASUS ROG Rapture GT6
• AVM FRITZ!Box 7590 AX
• MSI RadiX AXE6600
• Netgear RAXE300 Nighthawk
• Synology RT6600ax

Best VR/AR Product:

• HTC Vive Flow
• Lenovo ThinkReality A3
• Meta Quest 2
• PICO 4
• Sony PlayStation VR2

Best Gaming Chair: 

• Adept Holo
• Corsair TC200
• ENDORFY Scrim
• noblechairs EPIC
• noblechairs Legend
• Razer Enki
• Secretlab Titan Evo

Best Streaming Equipment:

• Corsair Voyager a1600
• Elgato Stream Deck +
• Elgato Wave:3
• Loupedeck Live
• Maono E2
• Mountain DisplayPad
• MSI Immerse GV60 8.5

Best Gaming Headset:

• Corsair HS55 Wireless
• Corsair HS65 Wireless
• Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless XT
• Epos H3Pro Hybrid
• HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless
• Logitech G Astro 30
• Sharkoon Skiller SGH50
• SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7 Wireless
• SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless

Best Headphone:

• 1More Sonoflow
• HiFiMAN Edition XS
• Sennheiser Momentum 4
• Sony WH-1000XM5
• Teufel Real Blue NC

Best Earphones:

• Apple AirPods Pro 2
• HUAWEI FreeBuds 5i
• Huawei FreeBuds Pro 2
• Jabra Elite 7 Pro
• JBL Tour Pro 2
• Nothing ear (2)
• OnePlus Buds Pro 2
• Samsung Galaxy Buds2 Pro
• Sony LinkBuds S

Best Speakers:

• AirPulse A80
• Amazon Echo Studio
• Edifier MR4
• Edifier S1000W
• Vanatoo Transparent Zero

Best Mini-PC:

• Apple Mac mini M2 Pro
• Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast
• Intel NUC 12 Extreme
• Intel NUC 13 Extreme
• Intel NUC 13 Pro

Best Gaming Desktop System:

• Corsair Vengeance i8100 with GeForce RTX 4090
• Lenovo Legion T5
• Lenovo Legion T7
• MSI MEG Aegis Ti5
• MSI MEG Trident X2 13th
• PCSpecialist Tempest Nova

Best Notebook (non-gaming):

• Apple MacBook Pro 16
• ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold OLED
• ASUS Zenbook S 13 OLED
• HP Elite Dragonfly
• Huawei Matebook D16
• Huawei MateBook X Pro
• Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i
• LG Gram 17
• Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro

Best 2-in-1:

• ASUS ROG Flow Z13
• ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold OLED
• HP Envy x360
• Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Twist
• Lenovo Yoga Book
• Lenovo Yoga Book 9i
• Microsoft Surface Pro 9
• Samsung Galaxy Book 3 pro

Best Gaming Notebook:

• ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17
• ASUS ROG Strix Scar 18
• ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14
• ASUS ROG Zephyrus M16
• Gigabyte Aorus 15
• Gigabyte Aorus 17H
• Lenovo Legion Pro 7
• Medion Erazer Beast X40
• MSI Titan GT77 HX 13V

Best Smartphone:

• ASUS Zenfone 9
• Google Pixel 7 Pro
• Honor Magic 5 Pro
• Honor Magic 5 Ultimate
• iPhone 14 Pro Max
• Nothing Phone (1)
• OnePlus 11
• OPPO Find N2 Flip
• Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

Best Wearable:

• Apple Watch 6 SE
• Apple Watch Series 8
• Apple Watch Ultra
• Garmin Forerunner 965
• Huawei Watch Ultimate
• Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro

Best Smart Home Product:

• Arlo Pro 5
• Google Chromecast with Google TV 4K
• Roborock S8 Pro Ultra

Best Gaming Product:

• AMD Radeon 7900XTX
• AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
• AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
• Lenovo Legion Pro 7
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
• PULSAR X2 Wireless
• Samsung 990 Pro
• Valve Steam Deck

Best Overclocking Product:

• AMD Ryzen 5 7600
• AMD Ryzen 9 7900
• ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Apex
• Corsair H150i Elite
• EK Velocity2 Delid Tool
• G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5
• Intel Core i5-13600K
• Intel Core i9-13900K
• Z790 Aorus Tachyon

Best New Technology:

• AMD 3D V-Cache
• AMD Zen 4
• JEDEC DDR5
• NVIDIA Ada Lovelace GPU Architecture
• NVIDIA DLSS 3
• OpenAI GPT-4

Product of the Year: 

• AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
• AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
• AMD Ryzen 7000 series CPUs
• AMD Ryzen 7000 series CPUs with 3D V-Cache
• AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
• Apple Watch Ultra
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

KitGuru Says: The winners of each category will be announced later this month so stay tuned for that. 

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