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Specification	MSI B860M GAMING PLUS WIFI Motherboard	GIGABYTE B860M GAMING X WIFI6E Motherboard	Mainboard, ASROCK, Intel B860, LGA 1851
Price (new) (differs)	£149.99as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£149.99as of 20 Sep, 06:22	£140.25as of 20 Sep, 06:22
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£179.99	£189.99	not stated
Price badge (differs)	not stated	90-day low	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 8 mo old)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 8 mo old)	Mar 2026 (6 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	Gigabyte	ASRock
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	4	2
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	8,800 MT/s	9,200 MT/s	8,333 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	3	1	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	not stated	Yes
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 7	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth (differs)	5.4	not stated	5.3
Wired LAN (differs)	5GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	Thunderbolt 4	USB4	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	40 Gbps	40 Gbps	20 Gbps
SATA ports (differs)	not stated	not stated	4
Power phases (as stated by the maker)	not stated	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec (differs)	not stated	not stated	ALC897
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#21,121	#13,591	#125,941
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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