Compare 3 motherboards

Side-by-side comparison of 3 motherboards
Specification	MSI B550 GAMING GEN3 ATX Motherboard	ASUS TUF Gaming B550-PLUS WiFi AMD AM4 Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 & 3rd Gen…	MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk MAX WiFi Gaming Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£283.77as of 22 Sep, 18:21	£269.35as of 22 Sep, 18:20	£210.35 (currently unavailable)as of 22 Sep, 18:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP	not stated	not stated	not stated
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Aug 2022 (4 yr old)	Aug 2020 (6 yr 1 mo old)	May 2020 (6 yr 4 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASUS	MSI
Socket	AM4	AM4	AM4
Chipset	B550	B550	B550
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4	DDR4
RAM slots	not stated	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	4,400 MT/s	not stated	4,400 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	2	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 4.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	not stated	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	not stated	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	None named in the listing title	WiFi 6	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth	not stated	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)	not stated	10 Gbps	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker)	not stated	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#187,614	#45,112	#36,163
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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