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Specification	MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WiFi Gaming Motherboard	Gigabyte B650 AORUS ELITE AX ICE Motherboard	Gigabyte B650 GAMING X AX V2
Price (new) (differs)	£169.11as of 21 Sep, 12:20	£184.19as of 21 Sep, 12:21	£167.99as of 21 Sep, 12:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£299.99	£259.99	£249.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Oct 2022 (3 yr 11 mo old)	Nov 2023 (2 yr 10 mo old)	Jan 2024 (2 yr 7 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 (differs)	not stated	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)	not stated	2	2
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	not stated	not stated	not stated
WiFi	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E
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	20 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	12+2+2	8+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, DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour (differs)	not stated	White	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#20,700	#1,829	#73,581
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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