Compare 3 motherboards

Side-by-side comparison of 3 motherboards
Specification	ASUS Prime B550M-A AC AMD AM4	ASUS TUF Gaming B550M-PLUS	MSI PRO B550M-VC WiFi ProSeries Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£131.52as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£126.98as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£131.28as of 5 Nov, 18:20
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	£129.99	not stated
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jul 2021 (5 yr 3 mo old)	Jun 2020 (6 yr 4 mo old)	Sep 2022 (4 yr 1 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	ASUS	MSI
Socket	AM4	AM4	AM4
Chipset	B550	B550	B550
Form factor	Micro-ATX	Micro-ATX	Micro-ATX
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4	DDR4
RAM slots	not stated	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	4,400 MT/s	4,400 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	2	2	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 4.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	not stated	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	not stated	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	Yes (generation not stated)	None named in the listing title	Yes (generation not stated)
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	1GbE	2.5GbE	not stated
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port	not stated	not stated	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	8+2	not stated
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	Yes	Yes	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#89,307	#1,547	#35,148
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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