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Specification	GIGABTE B650M AORUS Elite AX ICE AMD AM5 mATX Motherboard	MSI B650M GAMING PLUS WIFI Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£150.08as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£145.60as of 5 Nov, 18:21
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	not stated	£97.02 (Used - Like New)as of 5 Nov, 18:21
RRP (differs)	not stated	£149.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jul 2024 (2 yr 3 mo old)	Jan 2024 (2 yr 9 mo old)
Brand (differs)	Gigabyte	MSI
Socket	AM5	AM5
Chipset	B650	B650
Form factor	Micro-ATX	Micro-ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	4	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	7,800 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	1	2
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 4.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated
WiFi	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	5.3
Wired LAN	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port	10 Gbps	10 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	12+2+2	not stated
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	Yes	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec	not stated	not stated
Colour (differs)	White	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#122,311	#8,281
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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