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Specification	Asus PRIME B550M-K ARGB	MSI B550M PRO-VDH Motherboard M-ATX
Price (new) (differs)	£82.15as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£79.99as of 20 Sep, 06:20
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£99.99	£94.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2023 (3 yr 8 mo old)	Sep 2020 (6 yr old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	MSI
Socket	AM4	AM4
Chipset	B550	B550
Form factor	Micro-ATX	Micro-ATX
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4
RAM slots (differs)	2	not stated
Maximum RAM (differs)	not stated	128 GB
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	4,400 MT/s
M.2 slots	2	2
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 4.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	not stated	not stated
WiFi	None named in the listing title	None named in the listing title
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN	1GbE	1GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	5 Gbps	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker)	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	Yes	Yes
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#84,725	#1,256
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

Highlighted rows differ between these boards. “Not stated” means the Amazon listing does not mention it: the board may still have it, so check the maker’s specification. Power phases are printed as stated by the maker and are not comparable between brands. Prices are the new price on Amazon.co.uk at the time shown; the price on Amazon when you buy is the one that applies.

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