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Specification	MSI Motherboard A520M-A PRO	Gigabyte A520M DS3H V2 Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£54.98as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£57.87as of 20 Sep, 06:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated
RRP	not stated	not stated
Price badge	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Sep 2020 (6 yr old)	Apr 2023 (3 yr 5 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	Gigabyte
Socket	AM4	AM4
Chipset	A520	A520
Form factor	Micro-ATX	Micro-ATX
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	4,600 MT/s	4,733 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	None named in the listing title	None named in the listing title
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	not stated	1GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port	not stated	not stated
SATA ports (differs)	4	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker)	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#249,082	#1,470
Buy	Check price 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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