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Specification	Gigabyte A520M S2H Motherboard	MSI A520M-A PRO Motherboard mATX	MSI A520M PRO Motherboard 'mATX	GIGABYTE A520M H ARGB Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£49.97as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£49.99as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£49.99as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£49.00as of 20 Sep, 06:22
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	£46.29 (Used - Like New)as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£43.34 (Used - Like New)as of 20 Sep, 06:20	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£81.99	£59.99	£64.99	£79.99
Price badge (differs)	not stated	not stated	not stated	Lowest we've recorded
First available on Amazon (differs)	May 2023 (3 yr 4 mo old)	Mar 2021 (5 yr 6 mo old)	Nov 2020 (5 yr 10 mo old)	Jan 2026 (8 mo old)
Brand (differs)	Gigabyte	MSI	MSI	Gigabyte
Socket	AM4	AM4	AM4	AM4
Chipset	A520	A520	A520	A520
Form factor	Micro-ATX	Micro-ATX	Micro-ATX	Micro-ATX
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4	DDR4	DDR4
RAM slots (differs)	2	not stated	not stated	2
Maximum RAM (differs)	not stated	64 GB	64 GB	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	5,100 MT/s	4,600 MT/s	4,600 MT/s	5,100 MT/s
M.2 slots	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	not stated	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	None named in the listing title
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	1GbE	not stated	not stated	1GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	4+3	not stated	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated	Yes
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	Yes	not stated	Yes	Yes
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI	not stated	HDMI	HDMI
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#1,470	#4,931	#4,931	#15,306
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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