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Specification	ASUS Prime B650M-A AX II AMD B650 AM5 Ryzen Desktop 9000 8000 & 7000…	MSI B650M PROJECT ZERO Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£212.81as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£212.47as of 5 Nov, 18:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	£209.99
Price badge (differs)	30-day low	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2023 (3 yr 9 mo old)	Jan 2024 (2 yr 9 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	MSI
Socket	AM5	AM5
Chipset	B650	B650
Form factor	Micro-ATX	Micro-ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated	6,400 MT/s	6,400 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	2
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 4.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	5.3
Wired LAN	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	5 Gbps	20 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	10+2
BIOS flashback (differs)	Yes	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	Yes	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI
Audio codec	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#127,244	#12,535
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

Highlighted rows differ between these boards. “Not stated” means the Amazon listing does not mention it: the board may still have it, so check the maker’s specification. Power phases are printed as stated by the maker and are not comparable between brands. Prices are the new price on Amazon.co.uk at the time shown; the price on Amazon when you buy is the one that applies.

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