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Specification	Gigabyte B550 AORUS Elite AX V2 Motherboard	MSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS Motherboard ATX
Price (new) (differs)	£161.18 (currently unavailable)as of 6 Nov, 12:21	£99.98as of 6 Nov, 12:20
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	not stated	£88.49 (Used - Good)as of 6 Nov, 12:20
RRP (differs)	£159.99	£109.99
Price badge (differs)	not stated	90-day low
First available on Amazon (differs)	Oct 2020 (6 yr 1 mo old)	Jun 2020 (6 yr 4 mo old)
Brand (differs)	Gigabyte	MSI
Socket	AM4	AM4
Chipset	B550	B550
Form factor	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4
RAM slots (differs)	4	not stated
Maximum RAM (differs)	not stated	128 GB
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	4,733 MT/s	4,400 MT/s
M.2 slots	2	2
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 4.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6E	None named in the listing title
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	2.5GbE	not stated
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	5 Gbps	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	12+2	not stated
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	Yes
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated
Audio codec (differs)	ALC1200	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#1,827	#1,218
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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