Compare 3 motherboards

Side-by-side comparison of 3 motherboards
Specification	ASUS Prime B550M-A AC AMD AM4	MSI PRO B550M-VC WiFi ProSeries Motherboard	ASUS TUF Gaming B550M-PLUS
Price (new) (differs)	£131.52as of 6 Nov, 12:21	£131.28as of 6 Nov, 12:20	£126.98as of 6 Nov, 12:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	not stated	£129.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jul 2021 (5 yr 3 mo old)	Sep 2022 (4 yr 2 mo old)	Jun 2020 (6 yr 4 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	MSI	ASUS
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	not stated	2
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)	Yes (generation not stated)	None named in the listing title
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	1GbE	not stated	2.5GbE
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	not stated	8+2
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	Yes	not stated	Yes
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	#24,290	#1,547
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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