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Specification	ASUS Prime B650M-A AX II AMD B650 AM5 Ryzen Desktop 9000 8000 & 7000…	MSI B650M PROJECT ZERO Motherboard	Gigabyte B650M GAMING X AX
Price (new) (differs)	£212.81as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£212.47as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£210.78as of 5 Nov, 18:20
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	£209.99	not stated
Price badge (differs)	30-day low	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2023 (3 yr 9 mo old)	Jan 2024 (2 yr 9 mo old)	Oct 2022 (4 yr old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	MSI	Gigabyte
Socket	AM5	AM5	AM5
Chipset	B650	B650	B650
Form factor	Micro-ATX	Micro-ATX	Micro-ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	4	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	6,400 MT/s	6,400 MT/s	8,000 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	2	2
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 4.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	not stated	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E
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)	5 Gbps	20 Gbps	10 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	10+2	6+2+1
BIOS flashback (differs)	Yes	not stated	Yes
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
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)	#127,244	#12,535	#112,936
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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