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Specification	MSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS Motherboard ATX	Gigabyte B550 AORUS Elite AX V2 Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£99.98as of 5 Nov, 18:20	not stated
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	£88.49 (Used - Good)as of 5 Nov, 18:20	not stated
RRP (differs)	£109.99	£159.99
Price badge (differs)	90-day low	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jun 2020 (6 yr 4 mo old)	Oct 2020 (6 yr 1 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	Gigabyte
Socket	AM4	AM4
Chipset	B550	B550
Form factor	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	4
Maximum RAM (differs)	128 GB	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	4,400 MT/s	4,733 MT/s
M.2 slots	2	2
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 4.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	None named in the listing title	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	not stated	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	5 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	12+2
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 (differs)	not stated	ALC1200
Colour	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#1,268	#1,849
Buy	Check price on Amazon	See it on Amazon

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