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Specification	MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk MAX WiFi Gaming Motherboard	ASUS ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING	ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming AMD AM4 Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 & 3rd Gen…
Price (new) (differs)	£210.35as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£178.01as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£173.01as of 20 Sep, 06:20
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	£209.99	not stated
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	May 2020 (6 yr 4 mo old)	Jun 2020 (6 yr 3 mo old)	Jun 2020 (6 yr 3 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	not stated	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	4,400 MT/s	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	2	2
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 4.0
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)	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6	None named in the listing title
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	2.5GbE	5GbE	5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	not stated	10 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	12+2	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#49,811	#27,929	#111,269
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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