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Specification	Gigabyte A520M S2H Motherboard	MSI MAG A520M VECTOR WIFI Gaming Motherboard	Gigabyte A520M DS3H AC Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£49.97as of 20 Sep, 06:20	not stated	£92.85as of 20 Sep, 06:20
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	£46.29 (Used - Like New)as of 20 Sep, 06:20	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£81.99	£76.99	not stated
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	May 2023 (3 yr 4 mo old)	Jan 2020 (6 yr 7 mo old)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 7 mo old)
Brand (differs)	Gigabyte	MSI	Gigabyte
Socket	AM4	AM4	AM4
Chipset	A520	A520	A520
Form factor	Micro-ATX	Micro-ATX	Micro-ATX
Memory type (differs)	DDR4	DDR4	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	2	not stated	4
Maximum RAM (differs)	not stated	64 GB	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	5,100 MT/s	4,600 MT/s	4,733 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	not stated	1
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 3.0	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 (differs)	None named in the listing title	WiFi 5	WiFi 5
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	not stated	4.2
Wired LAN (differs)	1GbE	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) (differs)	4+3	not stated	5+3
BIOS flashback (differs)	Yes	not stated	Yes
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	Yes	Yes	Yes
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#1,470	#74,800	#1,470
Buy	Check price on Amazon	See it 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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