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Specification	MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WiFi Gaming Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix B650-A Gaming WiFi AMD Ryzen AM5 ATX motherboard	ASROCK B650 PG LIGHTNING
Price (new) (differs)	£169.11as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£159.99as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£154.99as of 20 Sep, 06:20
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£299.99	£305.55	£299.99
Price badge (differs)	not stated	90-day low	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 11 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASUS	ASRock
Socket	AM5	AM5	AM5
Chipset	B650	B650	B650
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	not stated	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	6,400 MT/s	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	3	3
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 5.0	not stated
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	not stated	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E	None named in the listing title
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	not stated
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	20 Gbps	not stated
SATA ports (differs)	not stated	not stated	4
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	12+2	not stated
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated	not stated
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
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#51,042	#23,535	#52,218
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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