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Specification	MSI B650M GAMING PLUS WIFI Motherboard	ASUS Prime B650M-A WiFi II AMD AM5 Micro-ATX Motherboard	Gigabyte B650M AORUS ELITE AX ICE Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£145.60as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£149.99as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£149.99as of 5 Nov, 18:20
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	£97.02 (Used - Like New)as of 5 Nov, 18:21	not stated	£114.52 (Used - Like New)as of 5 Nov, 18:20
RRP (differs)	£149.99	£191.99	£279.00
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2024 (2 yr 9 mo old)	Jun 2019 (7 yr 5 mo old)	Nov 2023 (2 yr 11 mo 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)	7,800 MT/s	not stated	8,000 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	2	not stated	1
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
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)	10 Gbps	5 Gbps	20 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	not stated	12+2+2
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour (differs)	not stated	not stated	White
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#8,281	#9,626	#24,165
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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