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Specification	ASUS TUF GAMING B550-PLUS	MSI B550 GAMING WIFI6E Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£147.03as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£137.95as of 20 Sep, 06:22
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£174.99	£124.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Oct 2021 (4 yr 11 mo old)	Sep 2026 (new this month)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	MSI
Socket	AM4	AM4
Chipset	B550	B550
Form factor	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4
RAM slots	4	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	4,800 MT/s
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 6	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth (differs)	5.2	5.3
Wired LAN (differs)	2.5GbE	1GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port	10 Gbps	10 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	8+2	8+2+1
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#22,574	#1,256
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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