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Specification	MSI B650M PROJECT ZERO Motherboard	ASUS Prime B650M-A AX II AMD B650 AM5 Ryzen Desktop 9000 8000 & 7000…	Gigabyte B650M GAMING X AX
Price (new) (differs)	£212.47as of 6 Nov, 12:21	£212.81as of 6 Nov, 12:21	£210.78as of 6 Nov, 12:20
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£209.99	not stated	not stated
Price badge (differs)	not stated	30-day low	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2024 (2 yr 9 mo old)	Jan 2023 (3 yr 9 mo old)	Oct 2022 (4 yr old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASUS	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)	4	not stated	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)	2	not stated	2
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 4.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	not stated	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth (differs)	5.3	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	20 Gbps	5 Gbps	10 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	10+2	not stated	6+2+1
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#12,535	#127,720	#112,823
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

Highlighted rows differ between these boards. “Not stated” means the Amazon listing does not mention it: the board may still have it, so check the maker’s specification. Power phases are printed as stated by the maker and are not comparable between brands. Prices are the new price on Amazon.co.uk at the time shown; the price on Amazon when you buy is the one that applies.

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