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Specification	MSI PRO B650-A WIFI Motherboard	ASUS TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI AMD Ryzen AM5 ATX motherboard	Gigabyte B650 GAMING X AX V2 Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£129.99as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£131.97as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£131.97as of 20 Sep, 06:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£169.99	£259.85	£299.00
Price badge (differs)	30-day low	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jul 2024 (2 yr 2 mo old)	Jan 2022 (4 yr 8 mo old)	Jan 2024 (2 yr 8 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASUS	Gigabyte
Socket	AM5	AM5	AM5
Chipset	B650	B650	B650
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	4	4	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	7,600 MT/s	not stated	8,000 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	3	not stated	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 (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth (differs)	5.3	5.2	not stated
Wired LAN	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	20 Gbps	not stated	20 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	not stated	8+2+2
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
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, DisplayPort
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#10,313	#1,413	#1,768
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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