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Specification	MSI B850M GAMING PLUS WIFI6E Motherboard	Asus B850M MAX GAMING WIFI	B850M Challenger AM5 mATX HDMI/DP
Price (new) (differs)	£139.99as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£138.98as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£145.62as of 5 Nov, 18:22
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	£106.64 (Used - Like New)as of 5 Nov, 18:21	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£149.99	£195.99	not stated
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jun 2025 (1 yr 4 mo old)	May 2025 (1 yr 6 mo old)	Feb 2026 (8 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASUS	ASRock
Socket	AM5	AM5	AM5
Chipset	B850	B850	B850
Form factor	Micro-ATX	Micro-ATX	Micro-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	not stated	8,000 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	2	3	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	Yes
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E	None named in the listing title
Bluetooth (differs)	5.3	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	2.5GbE	not stated	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	10 Gbps	10 Gbps	5 Gbps
SATA ports (differs)	not stated	not stated	4
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	not stated	8+1+1
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated	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	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec (differs)	not stated	not stated	ALC897
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#1,466	#9,626	#50,419
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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