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Specification	MSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS Motherboard ATX	MSI B550 GAMING Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO Motherboard ATX
Price (new) (differs)	£99.98as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£99.98as of 5 Nov, 18:22	£103.98as of 5 Nov, 18:21
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	£88.49 (Used - Good)as of 5 Nov, 18:20	not stated	£85.94 (Used - Good)as of 5 Nov, 18:21
RRP (differs)	£109.99	£109.99	£104.99
Price badge (differs)	90-day low	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jun 2020 (6 yr 4 mo old)	Jun 2026 (4 mo old)	Jun 2020 (6 yr 4 mo old)
Brand	MSI	MSI	MSI
Socket	AM4	AM4	AM4
Chipset	B550	B550	B550
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4	DDR4
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	4	not stated
Maximum RAM (differs)	128 GB	not stated	128 GB
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	4,400 MT/s	4,800 MT/s	4,400 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	2	2	not stated
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)	not stated	1GbE	not stated
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	10 Gbps	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	8+2+1	not stated
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	Yes	not stated	Yes
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	not stated	HDMI
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank	#1,268	#1,268	#1,268
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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