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Specification	MSI B550-A PRO Motherboard ATX	Gigabyte B550 Gaming X V2 Motherboard	ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS
Price (new) (differs)	£89.99as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£86.99as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£92.66as of 20 Sep, 06:20
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£104.99	£95.99	£124.56
Price badge	90-day low	90-day low	90-day low
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jun 2020 (6 yr 3 mo old)	Nov 2020 (5 yr 10 mo old)	Jan 2022 (4 yr 8 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	Gigabyte	ASUS
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	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	4,400 MT/s	4,733 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	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)	not stated	1GbE	1GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	5 Gbps	10 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	10+3	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	Yes	Yes	Yes
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI	HDMI	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#1,256	#1,405	#1,413
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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