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Specification	MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI Motherboard	Gigabyte B650 AERO G Motherboard	GIGABYTE B650 AORUS Elite AX ICE
Price (new) (differs)	£221.98as of 5 Nov, 18:23	£226.80as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£236.73as of 5 Nov, 18:21
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	£124.57 (Used - Good)as of 5 Nov, 18:23	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£179.99	£269.99	not stated
Price badge (differs)	not stated	30-day low	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Oct 2022 (4 yr old)	Oct 2022 (4 yr old)	Nov 2023 (2 yr 11 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	Gigabyte	Gigabyte
Socket	AM5	AM5	AM5
Chipset	B650	B650	B650
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	4	4	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	6,400 MT/s	8,000 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	3	2	3
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	not stated	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
WiFi	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth (differs)	5.3	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port	20 Gbps	20 Gbps	20 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	14+2	not stated	12+2+2
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 (differs)	not stated	not stated	White
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#8,281	#39,273	#134,832
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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