Compare 3 motherboards

Side-by-side comparison of 3 motherboards
Specification	ASRock A520M Pro4, AMD A520 Mainboard	MSI A520M-A PRO V1 Gaming Motherboard	ASUS PRIME A520M-K AMD AM4
Price (new) (differs)	£74.52as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£73.06as of 20 Sep, 06:22	£69.95as of 20 Sep, 06:20
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£170.99	not stated	not stated
Price badge (differs)	90-day low	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Mar 2021 (5 yr 6 mo old)	Jun 2025 (1 yr 3 mo old)	Aug 2020 (6 yr 1 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASRock	MSI	ASUS
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)	4,733 MT/s	4,600 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots	not stated	not stated	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0	not stated
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)	not stated	not stated	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)	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	HDMI	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#164,380	#51,367	#89,806
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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