Compare 3 motherboards

Side-by-side comparison of 3 motherboards
Specification	MSI A520M PRO Gaming Motherboard	ASUS Prime A520M-A II/CSM AMD AM4(3rd Gen Ryzen) microATX Commercial…	MB ASUS AMD AM4 PRIME A520M-A II/CSM
Price (new) (differs)	£62.08as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£62.38as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£61.00as of 20 Sep, 06:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	not stated	£117.92
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Aug 2020 (6 yr old)	Jun 2021 (5 yr 2 mo old)	Jan 2023 (3 yr 8 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASUS	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	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	2	not stated	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 4.0	not stated	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 (differs)	not stated	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)	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	Yes	Yes
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#152,826	#17,374	#37,711
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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