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Specification	MSI B550 GAMING GEN3 Motherboard	ASUS TUF Gaming B550-PLUS
Price (new) (differs)	£119.00as of 18 Oct, 06:23	£118.99as of 18 Oct, 06:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£94.99	£194.25
Price badge	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jun 2022 (4 yr 4 mo old)	Jan 2022 (4 yr 9 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	4,400 MT/s	4,400 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	1	2
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 4.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	None named in the listing title	WiFi 6
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	1GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	10 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker)	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	Yes
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#45,369	#5,100
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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