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Specification	MSI B860M GAMING PLUS WIFI Motherboard	ASUS PRIME B860M-A WIFI Intel B860 LGA 1851	GIGABYTE B860M AORUS ELITE WF6E ICE Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£162.00as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£158.98as of 5 Nov, 18:22	£164.49as of 5 Nov, 18:22
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£179.99	£249.36	£179.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon	Jan 2025 (1 yr 9 mo old)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 9 mo old)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 9 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASUS	Gigabyte
Socket	LGA1851	LGA1851	LGA1851
Chipset	B860	B860	B860
Form factor	Micro-ATX	Micro-ATX	Micro-ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	4	not stated	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	8,800 MT/s	not stated	9,200 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	3	2	2
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	Yes	Yes	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	Yes	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 7	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth (differs)	5.4	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	5GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	Thunderbolt 4	not stated	USB4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	40 Gbps	20 Gbps	40 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker)	not stated	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs	not stated	not stated	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour (differs)	not stated	not stated	White
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#15,359	#14,729	#49,802
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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