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Specification	MSI MPG B650 Carbon WiFi Motherboard	Gigabyte B650M GAMING X AX	Gigabyte B650M S2H Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	not stated	£210.78as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£82.99as of 20 Sep, 06:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£389.99	not stated	not stated
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Oct 2022 (3 yr 11 mo old)	Oct 2022 (3 yr 10 mo old)	Aug 2023 (3 yr old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	Gigabyte	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	4	2
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	6,400 MT/s	8,000 MT/s	6,400 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	4	2	1
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 4.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	not stated	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E	None named in the listing title
Bluetooth (differs)	5.2	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	not stated	2.5GbE	1GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	20 Gbps	10 Gbps	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	12+2	6+2+1	5+2+2
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#257,213	#1,768	#1,768
Buy	See it on Amazon	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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