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Specification	MSI B850 GAMING PLUS WIFI6E Motherboard	Gigabyte B850 GAMING WIFI6 Motherboard	Asus B850 MAX GAMING WIFI W
Price (new) (differs)	£124.70as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£136.99as of 20 Sep, 06:22	£139.00as of 20 Sep, 06:22
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	£113.12 (Used - Like New)as of 20 Sep, 06:20	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£169.99	£179.99	£195.99
Price badge (differs)	not stated	not stated	30-day low
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jun 2025 (1 yr 2 mo old)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 8 mo old)	Mar 2025 (1 yr 6 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	Gigabyte	ASUS
Socket	AM5	AM5	AM5
Chipset	B850	B850	B850
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	4	4	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	8,200 MT/s	8,200 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	2	2	3
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	Yes	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth (differs)	5.3	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	2.5GbE	1GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	10 Gbps	not stated	10 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	6+2+2	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour (differs)	not stated	not stated	White
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#1,076	#1,569	#13,264
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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