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Specification	Gigabyte B650M GAMING X AX	MSI B650M PROJECT ZERO Motherboard	ASUS Prime B650M-A AX II AMD B650 AM5 Ryzen Desktop 9000 8000 & 7000…
Price (new) (differs)	£210.78as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£212.47as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£212.81as of 5 Nov, 18:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	£209.99	not stated
Price badge (differs)	not stated	not stated	30-day low
First available on Amazon (differs)	Oct 2022 (4 yr old)	Jan 2024 (2 yr 9 mo old)	Jan 2023 (3 yr 9 mo old)
Brand (differs)	Gigabyte	MSI	ASUS
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	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	8,000 MT/s	6,400 MT/s	6,400 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	2	2	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	not stated	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	5.3	not stated
Wired LAN	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	10 Gbps	20 Gbps	5 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	6+2+1	10+2	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	Yes	not stated	Yes
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#112,936	#12,535	#127,244
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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