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Specification	MSI B860M GAMING PLUS WIFI Motherboard	GIGABYTE B860M AORUS ELITE WIFI6E Motherboard	Card+M%C3% A8re+ASRock+B860M+LiveMixer+WiFi+%28Intel+LGA+1851%29+Micr…
Price (new) (differs)	£162.00as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£159.19as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£165.09as of 5 Nov, 18:22
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£179.99	£179.99	£190.87
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 9 mo old)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 9 mo old)	Nov 2024 (1 yr 11 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	4	4	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	8,800 MT/s	9,200 MT/s	8,666 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	3	2	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	not stated
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	Yes	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 7	WiFi 6E	Yes (generation not stated)
Bluetooth (differs)	5.4	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	5GbE	2.5GbE	not stated
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	Thunderbolt 4	USB4	Thunderbolt 4
Fastest USB-C port	40 Gbps	40 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	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	ALC1220
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#15,359	#49,802	#70,866
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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