Compare 3 motherboards

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Specification	MSI B550 GAMING GEN3 Motherboard	ASUS TUF Gaming B550-PLUS	Asus TUF GAMING B550-PLUS motherboard Socket
Price (new) (differs)	£119.00as of 18 Oct, 06:23	£118.99as of 18 Oct, 06:21	£118.76as of 18 Oct, 06:20
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£94.99	£194.25	not stated
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jun 2022 (4 yr 4 mo old)	Jan 2022 (4 yr 9 mo old)	Jun 2020 (6 yr 4 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASUS	ASUS
Socket	AM4	AM4	AM4
Chipset	B550	B550	B550
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4	DDR4
RAM slots (differs)	4	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	4,400 MT/s	4,400 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	1	2	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 4.0	not stated
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	not stated	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	not stated	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	None named in the listing title	WiFi 6	None named in the listing title
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	1GbE	2.5GbE	not stated
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	10 Gbps	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker)	not stated	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#45,369	#5,100	#159,616
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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