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Specification	MSI B550M PRO-VDH Motherboard M-ATX	GIGABYTE B550M AORUS Elite
Price (new) (differs)	£98.86as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£97.09as of 5 Nov, 18:21
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	£77.44 (Used - Like New)as of 5 Nov, 18:20	not stated
RRP (differs)	£94.99	not stated
Price badge	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Sep 2020 (6 yr 2 mo old)	Oct 2022 (4 yr old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	Gigabyte
Socket	AM4	AM4
Chipset	B550	B550
Form factor	Micro-ATX	Micro-ATX
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	4
Maximum RAM (differs)	128 GB	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	4,400 MT/s	not stated
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	None named in the listing title	None named in the listing title
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN	1GbE	1GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port	not stated	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	5+3
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	Yes
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	Yes	Yes
Video outputs	not stated	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#11,768	#17,614
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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