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Specification	Asustek computer PRIME A520M-K	MSI A520M PRO Motherboard 'mATX
Price (new)	£49.99as of 20 Sep, 02:41	£49.99as of 20 Sep, 02:41
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£72.99	£64.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Aug 2020 (6 yr 1 mo old)	Nov 2020 (5 yr 10 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	MSI
Socket	AM4	AM4
Chipset	A520	A520
Form factor	Micro-ATX	Micro-ATX
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4
RAM slots	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM (differs)	not stated	64 GB
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	4,600 MT/s
M.2 slots	not stated	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	not stated	PCIe 3.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	not stated	not stated
WiFi	None named in the listing title	None named in the listing title
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	1GbE	not stated
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port	not stated	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker)	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	Yes
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI
Audio codec	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#34,956	#4,931
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

Highlighted rows differ between these boards. “Not stated” means the Amazon listing does not mention it: the board may still have it, so check the maker’s specification. Power phases are printed as stated by the maker and are not comparable between brands. Prices are the new price on Amazon.co.uk at the time shown; the price on Amazon when you buy is the one that applies.

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