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Specification	Asustek computer PRIME A520M-K	Gigabyte A520M S2H Motherboard	MSI A520M-A PRO Motherboard mATX
Price (new) (differs)	£49.99as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£49.97as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£49.99as of 20 Sep, 06:20
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	not stated	£46.29 (Used - Like New)as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£43.34 (Used - Like New)as of 20 Sep, 06:20
RRP (differs)	£72.99	£81.99	£59.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Aug 2020 (6 yr 1 mo old)	May 2023 (3 yr 4 mo old)	Mar 2021 (5 yr 6 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	Gigabyte	MSI
Socket	AM4	AM4	AM4
Chipset	A520	A520	A520
Form factor	Micro-ATX	Micro-ATX	Micro-ATX
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4	DDR4
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	2	not stated
Maximum RAM (differs)	not stated	not stated	64 GB
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	5,100 MT/s	4,600 MT/s
M.2 slots	not stated	not stated	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	not stated	PCIe 3.0	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) (differs)	not stated	4+3	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#34,958	#1,470	#4,931
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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