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Specification	MSI B550 GAMING WIFI Motherboard	ASUS ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING
Price (new) (differs)	£119.99as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£121.73 (currently unavailable)as of 5 Nov, 18:21
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	£91.39 (Used - Good)as of 5 Nov, 18:21	not stated
RRP (differs)	£119.99	£209.99
Price badge (differs)	not stated	Lowest we've recorded
First available on Amazon (differs)	Dec 2025 (10 mo old)	Jun 2020 (6 yr 4 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASUS
Socket	AM4	AM4
Chipset	B550	B550
Form factor	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4
RAM slots (differs)	4	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	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 (differs)	WiFi 5	WiFi 6
Bluetooth (differs)	5.0	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	1GbE	5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	10 Gbps	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	12+2
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	Yes
Video outputs	not stated	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#1,268	#21,914
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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