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Specification	MSI B650M GAMING PLUS WIFI Motherboard	GIGABYTE B650M AORUS ELITE Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£161.20as of 20 Sep, 02:42	£162.84as of 20 Sep, 02:41
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	£94.15 (Used - Like New)as of 20 Sep, 02:42	not stated
RRP (differs)	£149.99	£333.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2024 (2 yr 8 mo old)	Mar 2025 (1 yr 5 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	Gigabyte
Socket	AM5	AM5
Chipset	B650	B650
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)	7,800 MT/s	8,000 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	2	1
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6E	None named in the listing title
Bluetooth (differs)	5.3	not stated
Wired LAN	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	10 Gbps	20 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	12+2+2
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated
Video outputs	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#10,313	#76,453
Buy	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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