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Specification	MSI MPG B650 Carbon WiFi Motherboard	ASUS TUF GAMING B650M-PLUS AMD Ryzen AM5 Micro-ATX motherboard	Gigabyte B650M GAMING X AX
Price (new) (differs)	not stated	£189.50as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£210.78as of 20 Sep, 06:20
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£389.99	£219.03	not stated
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Oct 2022 (3 yr 11 mo old)	Jan 2022 (4 yr 8 mo old)	Oct 2022 (3 yr 10 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASUS	Gigabyte
Socket	AM5	AM5	AM5
Chipset	B650	B650	B650
Form factor	Micro-ATX	Micro-ATX	Micro-ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	4	not stated	4
Maximum RAM (differs)	not stated	128 GB	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	6,400 MT/s	6,400 MT/s	8,000 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	4	3	2
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 4.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	not stated	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	Yes	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6E	None named in the listing title	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth (differs)	5.2	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	not stated	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	20 Gbps	5 Gbps	10 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	12+2	not stated	6+2+1
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
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)	#257,213	#1,413	#1,768
Buy	See it on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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