Compare 3 motherboards

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Specification	MSI A520M PRO Gaming Motherboard	MSI Motherboard A520M-A PRO	MB ASUS AMD AM4 PRIME A520M-A II/CSM
Price (new) (differs)	£68.27as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£66.05as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£61.00as of 5 Nov, 18:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	not stated	£117.92
Price badge (differs)	not stated	not stated	30-day low
First available on Amazon (differs)	Aug 2020 (6 yr 2 mo old)	Sep 2020 (6 yr 2 mo old)	Jan 2023 (3 yr 10 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	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)	4,600 MT/s	4,600 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	2	not stated	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 4.0	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	not stated	not stated	not stated
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port	not stated	not stated	not stated
SATA ports (differs)	not stated	4	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 (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#101,518	#296,762	#57,125
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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