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Specification	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX Motherboard 'ATX	Gigabyte B450 AORUS Elite V2 Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£183.86as of 20 Oct, 14:16	£189.99as of 20 Oct, 14:15
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated
RRP	not stated	not stated
Price badge (differs)	Lowest we've recorded	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jul 2019 (7 yr 3 mo old)	Oct 2020 (5 yr 11 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	Gigabyte
Socket	AM4	AM4
Chipset	B450	B450
Form factor (differs)	ATX	not stated
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	4,133 MT/s	3,600 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	1	2
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	not stated	PCIe 3.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	None named in the listing title	Yes (generation not stated)
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	not stated	1GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port	not stated	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	8+2
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	Yes	Yes
Video outputs	HDMI	HDMI
Audio codec	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#53,653	#392,787
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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