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2020 Nominees

European Hardware Awards / 2020 Nominees

Best CPU


  • AMD Ryzen 3 3100
  • AMD Ryzen 5 3600
  • AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
  • AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
  • AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
  • Intel Core i9 10900K

Best ATX Motherboard


  • ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero
  • ASUS ROG Strix X570-E Gaming
  • ASUS ROG Maximus XII Hero
  • ASUS ROG Strix Z490-E Gaming
  • ASUS ROG Zenith II Extreme Alpha
  • Gigabyte X570 AORUS Elite
  • Gigabyte X570 AORUS Master
  • Gigabyte Z490 AORUS Xtreme Waterforce
  • MSI B450 Tomahawk Max
  • MSI MEG X570 ACE
  • MSI MEG X570 Godlike
  • MSI MEG Z490 ACE
  • MSI TRX40 Creator
  • MSI Z490 Gaming Carbon WiFi

Best Micro ATX Motherboard


  • ASRock X570M Pro4
  • ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Impact
  • ASUS ROG Strix Z490-G Gaming
  • ASUS TUF B450M-Pro Gaming
  • Gigabyte Z490M Gaming X
  • MSI B450M Mortar Max
  • MSI B460M Mortar
    MSI MPG Z490M Gaming Edge

Best Mini ITX Motherboard


  • ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming-ITX/TB3
  • ASUS ROG Strix B450-I Gaming
  • ASUS ROG Strix Z490-I Gaming
  • ASUS ROG Strix X570-I Gaming
  • Gigabyte X570 I AORUS Pro
  • Gigabyte Z490 I AORUS Ultra
  • MSI B450I Gaming Plus
  • MSI MEG Z490I Unify

Best System Memory Series


  • Corsair Dominator Platinum Special Edition
  • Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro
  • Crucial Ballistix Max
  • G.Skill Flare X
  • G.Skill Trident Z Neo
  • G.Skill Trident Z RGB
  • G.Skill Trident Z Royal
  • HyperX Fury RGB
  • Thermaltake Toughram RGB

Best GPU


  • AMD Navi 10 [Radeon RX 5700 (XT)]
  • NVIDIA TU102 [GeForce RTX 2080 Ti]
  • NVIDIA TU104 [GeForce RTX 2080 (Super)]
  • NVIDIA TU106 [GeForce RTX 2060 (Super) / 2070]
  • NVIDIA TU116 [GeForce GTX 1660 (Ti/Super)]

Best AMD Based Graphics Card


  • ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5700 XT OC
  • Gigabyte AORUS Radeon RX 5700 XT
  • Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming OC
  • MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming X
  • PowerColor Radeon RX 5700 XT Red Devil
  • Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT
  • Sapphire Radeon RX 5600 XT Pulse
  • Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT Pulse

Best NVIDIA Based Graphics Card


  • ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 2080 Ti OC
  • Gigabyte AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Xtreme
  • Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Super Gaming OC
  • Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 Super Gaming OC
  • MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Super Gaming X
  • MSI GeForce RTX 2060 Super Gaming X
  • MSI GeForce RTX 2070 Super Gaming X Trio
  • MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Super Gaming X Trio
  • MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Gaming Z Trio
  • Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 2080 Super AMP Extreme

Best Gaming Monitor


  • Acer Predator X35
  • AOC 24G2U
  • AOC Agon AG353UCG
  • ASUS ROG Strix XG27UQ
  • ASUS ROG Swift PG35VQ
  • ASUS TUF Gaming VG279QM
  • ASUS TUF Gaming VG27AQ
  • Gigabyte AORUS FI27Q
  • LG 38GL950G
  • MSI Optix MAG272CQR
  • MSI Optix MPG341CQR
  • Samsung C49RG90

Best Professional Monitor


  • Acer ConceptD CP7271K
  • AOC U2790PQU
  • ASUS PA34VC
  • ASUS ProArt PA32UC-X
  • Dell UltraSharp UP3218K
  • Dell UltraSharp UP3221Q
  • Lenovo ThinkVision P44w
  • MSI Prestige PS341WU
  • Philips 499P9H

Best CPU Cooler (air)


  • Be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4
  • Be quiet! Shadow Rock 3
  • Corsair A500
  • DeepCool Assassin III
  • Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black
  • Noctua NH-U12A
  • Scythe Fuma 2
  • Scythe Mugen 5 Black RGB Edition
  • Zalman CNPS20X

Best CPU Cooler (water)


  • Arctic Liquid Freezer II 240
  • ASUS ROG Strix LC360
  • Corsair Hydro H115i Pro RGB XT
  • Corsair Hydro H150i Pro RGB XT
  • EK AIO 360 D-RGB
  • Fractal Design Celsius+ S28 Prisma
  • Gigabyte AORUS Liquid Cooler 360
  • NZXT Kraken Z63

Best Case Fan Series


  • Be quiet! Silent Wings 3
  • Corsair LL1x0
  • Corsair ML120 Pro RGB Premium
  • Corsair QL1x0
  • Noctua A12x25
  • Noctua NF-A1x
  • Raijintek Iris 1x Rainbow RGB
  • Scythe Kaze Flex

Best Hard Drive


  • Seagate Barracuda (Pro)
    Seagate Exos
    Seagate IronWolf (Pro)
    Toshiba N300
    WD Blue
    WD Gold
    WD Red (Pro)

Best SSD


  • Corsair Force MP600
    Gigabyte AORUS NVMe Gen4
    Kingston A2000
    Kioxia RC500
    Patriot Viper VP4100
    Sabrent Rocket 4.0
    Samsung 970 Evo Plus
    WD Black SN750

Best NAS Device


  • ASUSTOR AS5304T
    QNAP TS-1677X-16G
    QNAP TS-332X
    Synology DiskStation DS218j
    Synology DiskStation DS418play

Best External Storage


  • ASUS ROG Strix Arion
    Crucial X8
    G-Technology G-Drive Mobile Pro SSD
    Samsung T7 Touch
    Samsung X5
    Sandisk Extreme Pro Portable SSD
    WD WD_Black P50

Best ATX Case


  • Be quiet! Pure Base 500DX
    Cooler Master Silencio S600
    Corsair iCUE 465X RGB
    Fractal Design Define 7 (XL)
    IN WIN 309
    Lian Li Lancool II
    Lian Li PC-O11D XL ROG Certified
    Phanteks Eclipse P600s
    Phanteks Evolv X
    Raijintek Silenos Pro

Best Micro ATX Case


  • Antec Dark Phantom DP301M Black
    Cooler Master Masterbox NR400
    Cooler Master Masterbox Q300L
    Cooler Master Silencio S400
    Corsair Crystal Series 280X RGB
    NZXT H400i
    Thermaltake Level 20 VT

Best ITX Case


  • Cooler Master MasterCase H100
    Dancase A4-SFX v4.1
    Fractal Design Era ITX
    Lian Li TU150
    Monster Labo The First
    NZXT H1
    NZXT H210i
    Phanteks Evolv Shift Air
    Raijintek Metis EVO
    Streacom DA2

Best PSU Series


  • Be quiet! Straight Power 11
    Corsair AXi
    Fractal Design Ion+
    Phanteks AMP
    Seasonic Connect
    Seasonic Prime TX

Best Gaming Mouse


  • ASUS ROG Chakram
    Cooler Master MM830
    Cooler Master MM710
    Corsair Dark Core RGB Performance
    Corsair Nightsword RGB
    Corsair Scimitar RGB Elite
    Endgame Gear XM1
    Glorious PC Gaming Race Model O
    HyperX Pulsefire Dart
    Logitech G502 Lightspeed
    Razer Viper Mini
    Razer Viper Ultimate Wireless

Best Gaming Keyboard


  • ASUS ROG Strix Scope TKL Deluxe
    Cooler Master MasterKeys MK850
    Corsair K70 RGB MK.2 Low Profile
    Corsair K95 RGB Platinum XT
    Ducky Shine 7
    HyperX Alloy Elite RGB
    Logitech G915
    Mountain Everest
    Razer Huntsman Tournament Edition
    SteelSeries Apex Pro
    Wooting One

Best Router


  • Asus ROG Rapture GT-AX11000
    Asus ZenWiFi AC
    AVM Fritz!BOX 7590
    Netgear NightHawk AX12
    Netgear Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR500
    Netgear Nighthawk R8000 X6
    Netgear Nighthawk XR700 Pro-Gaming
    TP-Link Archer C80

Best VR/AR Product


  • HTC Vive Cosmos
    Oculus Quest
    Oculus Rift S
    Valve Index

Best Gaming Chair


  • Corsair T3 Rush
    Noblechairs Epic
    Noblechairs Hero
    Noblechairs Icon

Best Gaming Headset


  • ASUS ROG Theta 7.1
    Cooler Master MH670
    Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless
    HyperX Cloud Flight S
    HyperX Cloud MIX
    HyperX Cloud Orbit S
    Logitech G935
    Steelseries Arctis 7 2019

Best Headphone


  • Beyerdynamic Amiron Wireless Copper
    Bose QuietComfort 35 II
    Creative SXFI Theater
    Jabra Elite 85h
    Sennheiser HD650
    Sony WH-1000XM3

Best Earphones


  • 1More True Wireless ANC
    Apple AirPods Pro
    Creative Outlier Gold
    Huawei FreeBuds 3
    RHA TrueConnect
    Samsung Galaxy Buds+
    Sony WF-1000XM3

Best Speakers


  • Bowers & Wilkins Formation Duo
    Nubert nuPro X4000
    Edifier S3000 Pro 2.0

Best Mini-PC


  • Corsair One i145s
    HP Z2 Mini G4
    Intel NUC 10th Gen
    Lenovo Legion C730
    MSI Cubi 5
    MSI Trident X
    Razer Tomahawk
    ZOTAC MEK Mini

Best Gaming Desktop System


  • Azerty Gaming Titanium
    Corsair One i145s
    Lenovo Legion T730
    MSI Prestige P100
    MSI Trident X Plus
    PCSpecialist Ignite X1 Gaming
    POWERLAB Evil RTX2080S
    ZOTAC MEK Mini

Best Notebook


  • Apple Macbook Pro 16 (2019)
    ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14
    ASUS Zenbook Duo UX481FL
    Dell XPS 13
    Huawei MateBook D15
    Huawei Matebook X Pro
    Lenovo Ideapad S540-13ARE
    Lenovo Yoga 7 Slim
    Microsoft Surface Laptop 3

Best 2-in-1


  • ASUS VivoBook Flip
    Dell XPS 7390 2-in-1
    HP Elitebook x360 1040 G7
    HP Spectre x360 13-aw0200nd
    Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga
    Lenovo Yoga C940
    Microsoft Surface Pro 7

Best Gaming Notebook


  • Acer Predator Triton 500
    Acer Predator Triton 900
    ASUS ROG Griffin
    ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14
    Gigabyte AORUS 17G
    Lenovo Legion 7i
    Lenovo Legion Y740
    MSI GE66 Raider
    MSI GS66 Stealth
    MSI GT76 Titan DT
    Razer Blade Pro 17
    Razer Blade Stealth 13

Best Smartphone


  • Apple iPhone 11 Pro
    Apple iPhone SE 2020
    ASUS ROG Phone II
    Huawei Mate 30 Pro
    Huawei P40 Pro
    OnePlus 8 Pro
    OPPO Find X2
    Samsung Galaxy Note 10(+)
    Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 9s

Best Wearable


  • Apple Watch Series 5
    Garmin Fenix 6X Pro
    Huawei Watch GT2
    Xiaomi Mi Band 4

Best Smart Home Product


  • Amazon Echo Show 8
    Google Nest Hub
    Google Nest Mini
    Sonos Move
    Xiaomi Roborock S6

Best Gaming Product


  • AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
    AMD Ryzen 5 3600
    ASUS ROG Strix Scope TKL Deluxe
    ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo 15
    ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super

Best Overclocking Product


  • AMD Ryzen 3 3100
    AMD Ryzen 3 3300X
    ASUS ROG Maximus XII Apex
    Crucial Ballistix Sport LT
    Intel Core i9 10900K
    Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut

Best New Technology


  • 360 Hz Displays
    5G Phones
    Chiplet CPU design
    Foldable phones
    NVIDIA DLSS 2.0
    PCI-Express 4.0
    ProSiphon Technology

Product of the Year


  • AMD Ryzen 3rd Generation
    AMD Ryzen Mobile 4000
    ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super

These are the finalists of the European Hardware Awards 2020, if you want to find out who the winners are click below button.

See 2020 Winners