Compare 3 motherboards

Side-by-side comparison of 3 motherboards
Specification	ASUS Prime B550-PLUS AMD AM4 Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 & 3rd Gen Ryzen ATX…	MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK Motherboard ATX	ASUS ROG Strix B550-A Gaming AMD AM4 Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 & 3rd Gen…
Price (new) (differs)	£243.24as of 6 Nov, 18:22	not stated	£217.05 (currently unavailable)as of 6 Nov, 18:20
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP	not stated	not stated	not stated
Price badge (differs)	not stated	not stated	90-day low
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jun 2020 (6 yr 4 mo old)	Jun 2020 (6 yr 4 mo old)	Aug 2020 (6 yr 3 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 (differs)	not stated	128 GB	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	4,866 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots	2	2	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	None named in the listing title	None named in the listing title	None named in the listing title
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	1GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	not stated	10 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker)	not stated	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	Yes	Yes	Yes
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec (differs)	not stated	ALC1200	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#338,706	#108,188	#231,710
Buy	Check price on Amazon	See it on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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