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Specification	MSI B550-A PRO Motherboard ATX	MSI B550-A PRO ProSeries Motherboard	ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS	Gigabyte B550 Gaming X V2 Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£89.99as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£89.64as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£92.66as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£86.99as of 20 Sep, 06:20
RRP (differs)	£104.99	not stated	£124.56	£95.99
Price badge (differs)	90-day low	30-day low	90-day low	90-day low
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jun 2020 (6 yr 3 mo old)	Oct 2025 (10 mo old)	Jan 2022 (4 yr 8 mo old)	Nov 2020 (5 yr 10 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	MSI	ASUS	Gigabyte
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	not stated	not stated	4
Maximum RAM (differs)	128 GB	128 GB	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	4,400 MT/s	4,400 MT/s	not stated	4,733 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	not stated	2	2
Wired LAN (differs)	not stated	not stated	1GbE	1GbE
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	not stated	10 Gbps	5 Gbps
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	not stated	not stated	10+3
BIOS flashback (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	Yes	not stated	Yes	Yes
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated	HDMI
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#1,256	#11,171	#1,413	#1,405
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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