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Specification	MSI B860M GAMING PLUS WIFI Motherboard	GIGABYTE B860M DS3H Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£149.99as of 20 Sep, 02:41	£142.93as of 20 Sep, 02:42
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£179.99	£149.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon	Jan 2025 (1 yr 8 mo old)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 8 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	Gigabyte
Socket	LGA1851	LGA1851
Chipset	B860	B860
Form factor	Micro-ATX	Micro-ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	4	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	8,800 MT/s	9,066 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	3	1
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	Yes	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 7	None named in the listing title
Bluetooth (differs)	5.4	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	Thunderbolt 4	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	40 Gbps	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker)	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	Yes
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated
Video outputs	not stated	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#21,119	#13,591
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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