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Specification	Gigabyte A520M S2H Motherboard	Gigabyte A520M DS3H AC Motherboard	Sapphire MB A520M-E Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£49.97as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£92.85as of 20 Sep, 06:20	not stated
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	£46.29 (Used - Like New)as of 20 Sep, 06:20	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£81.99	not stated	not stated
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	May 2023 (3 yr 4 mo old)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 7 mo old)	Aug 2026 (1 mo old)
Brand (differs)	Gigabyte	Gigabyte	Sapphire
Socket	AM4	AM4	AM4
Chipset	A520	A520	A520
Form factor	Micro-ATX	Micro-ATX	Micro-ATX
Memory type (differs)	DDR4	DDR5	DDR4
RAM slots (differs)	2	4	2
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	5,100 MT/s	4,733 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	1	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 (differs)	None named in the listing title	WiFi 5	None named in the listing title
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	4.2	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	1GbE	1GbE	not stated
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	5+3	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	Yes	Yes	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	Yes	Yes	not stated
Video outputs	HDMI	HDMI	HDMI
Audio codec (differs)	not stated	not stated	ALC897
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#1,470	#1,470	#173,448
Buy	Check price on Amazon	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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