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Specification	ASUS ROG Strix B650-A Gaming WiFi AMD Ryzen AM5 ATX motherboard	ASROCK B650 PG LIGHTNING	Gigabyte B650 GAMING X AX V2	MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WiFi Gaming Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£159.99as of 20 Sep, 02:41	£154.99as of 20 Sep, 02:41	£167.99as of 20 Sep, 02:42	£169.21as of 20 Sep, 02:41
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£305.55	£299.99	£249.99	£299.99
Price badge (differs)	90-day low	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2022 (4 yr 8 mo old)	Oct 2022 (3 yr 11 mo old)	Jan 2024 (2 yr 7 mo old)	Oct 2022 (3 yr 11 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	ASRock	Gigabyte	MSI
Socket	AM5	AM5	AM5	AM5
Chipset	B650	B650	B650	B650
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	4	4	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	not stated	not stated	6,400 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	3	3	2	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 5.0	not stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 4.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6E	None named in the listing title	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	2.5GbE	not stated	not stated	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	20 Gbps	not stated	20 Gbps	not stated
SATA ports (differs)	not stated	4	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	12+2	not stated	8+2+2	not stated
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#22,572	#52,216	#69,218	#52,129
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