In terms of build quality, most motherboards tend to easily last years—especially since they’re safe inside your PC case. In rare exceptions, some can be damaged— such as the pins on the CPU socket, or random short circuits.   In terms of component compatibility, it can vary. For example, AMD’s AM4 platform enjoyed years of CPU upgrades up to the Ryzen 9 5950X. Intel typically supports at least two generations of CPUs on a motherboard: A Z690 motherboard can take both a 12900K and a 13900K, for example. Currently AMD’s AM5 will have the longer lifespan compared to Intel’s 13th-gen, which will eventually have a socket change.