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Specification	GIGABYTE B550M AORUS Elite	MSI B550M PRO-VDH Motherboard M-ATX	GIGABYTE B550M Gaming X WIFI6 Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£97.09as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£98.86as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£98.15as of 5 Nov, 18:22
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	not stated	£77.44 (Used - Like New)as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£91.13 (Used - Good)as of 5 Nov, 18:22
RRP (differs)	not stated	£94.99	not stated
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Oct 2022 (4 yr old)	Sep 2020 (6 yr 2 mo old)	Mar 2025 (1 yr 7 mo old)
Brand (differs)	Gigabyte	MSI	Gigabyte
Socket	AM4	AM4	AM4
Chipset	B550	B550	B550
Form factor	Micro-ATX	Micro-ATX	Micro-ATX
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4	DDR4
RAM slots (differs)	4	not stated	4
Maximum RAM (differs)	not stated	128 GB	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	4,400 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots	2	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 (differs)	None named in the listing title	None named in the listing title	WiFi 6
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN	1GbE	1GbE	1GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port	not stated	not stated	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	5+3	not stated	5+3
BIOS flashback (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	Yes	Yes	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#17,614	#11,768	#21,878
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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