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Specification	Gigabyte A520M S2H Motherboard	MSI MAG A520M VECTOR WIFI Gaming Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£49.97as of 20 Sep, 06:20	not stated
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	£46.29 (Used - Like New)as of 20 Sep, 06:20	not stated
RRP (differs)	£81.99	£76.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	May 2023 (3 yr 4 mo old)	Jan 2020 (6 yr 7 mo old)
Brand (differs)	Gigabyte	MSI
Socket	AM4	AM4
Chipset	A520	A520
Form factor	Micro-ATX	Micro-ATX
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4
RAM slots (differs)	2	not stated
Maximum RAM (differs)	not stated	64 GB
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	5,100 MT/s	4,600 MT/s
M.2 slots	not stated	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	None named in the listing title	WiFi 5
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) (differs)	4+3	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	Yes	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	Yes	Yes
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#1,470	#74,800
Buy	Check price on Amazon	See it 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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