Compare 3 motherboards

Side-by-side comparison of 3 motherboards
Specification	ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming AMD AM4 Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 & 3rd Gen…	MSI B550 GAMING GEN3 ATX Motherboard	ASUS Prime B550-PLUS AC-HES AMD AM4
Price (new) (differs)	£193.53as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£207.29as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£184.72as of 5 Nov, 18:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP	not stated	not stated	not stated
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jun 2020 (6 yr 4 mo old)	Aug 2022 (4 yr 2 mo old)	Aug 2024 (2 yr 2 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	MSI	ASUS
Socket	AM4	AM4	AM4
Chipset	B550	B550	B550
Form factor	ATX	ATX	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	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	2	not stated	2
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 3.0	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)	None named in the listing title	None named in the listing title	WiFi 5
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	5GbE	not stated	1GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	10 Gbps	not stated	10 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	not stated	8+1
BIOS flashback (differs)	Yes	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, DisplayPort	not stated	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#157,069	#197,819	#170,382
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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