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Side-by-side comparison of 3 motherboards
Specification	MSI B550-A PRO ProSeries Motherboard	Asrock B550 Pro4 AMD B550 Emplacement AM4 ATX	ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS
Price (new) (differs)	£93.98as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£96.16as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£92.66as of 20 Sep, 06:20
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£199.99	£183.17	£124.56
Price badge (differs)	90-day low	not stated	90-day low
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jun 2020 (6 yr 3 mo old)	Jan 2024 (2 yr 8 mo old)	Jan 2022 (4 yr 8 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASRock	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)	4,400 MT/s	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	not stated	2
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 4.0	not stated	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)	not stated	not stated	1GbE
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	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	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)	#94,429	#87,066	#1,413
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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