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Specification	MSI B850M GAMING PLUS WIFI6E Motherboard	Gigabyte B850M GAMING X WIFI6E Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£115.00as of 20 Sep, 06:20	not stated
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£149.99	£189.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jun 2025 (1 yr 2 mo old)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 8 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	Gigabyte
Socket	AM5	AM5
Chipset	B850	B850
Form factor	Micro-ATX	Micro-ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	4	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated	8,200 MT/s	8,200 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	2	1
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	not stated	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	Yes	Yes
WiFi	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth (differs)	5.3	not stated
Wired LAN	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
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	10+2+2
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	Yes
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated
Video outputs	not stated	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#1,062	#1,569
Buy	Check price on Amazon	See it 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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