Compare 3 motherboards

Side-by-side comparison of 3 motherboards
Specification	ASUS PRIME A520M-K AMD AM4	ASUS PRIME A520M-R AMD mATX Motherboard	MSI A520M-A PRO V1 Gaming Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£69.95as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£66.99as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£73.06as of 20 Sep, 06:22
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP	not stated	not stated	not stated
Price badge (differs)	not stated	30-day low	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Aug 2020 (6 yr 1 mo old)	Jan 2024 (2 yr 8 mo old)	Jun 2025 (1 yr 3 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	ASUS	MSI
Socket	AM4	AM4	AM4
Chipset	A520	A520	A520
Form factor	Micro-ATX	Micro-ATX	Micro-ATX
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4	DDR4
RAM slots	not stated	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	not stated	4,600 MT/s
M.2 slots	not stated	not stated	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	not stated	not stated	PCIe 3.0
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)	1GbE	1GbE	not stated
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)	not stated	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated	HDMI
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour (differs)	not stated	Black	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#89,806	#211,745	#51,367
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