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Specification	GIGABYTE B650E AORUS Elite X AX ICE AM5 LGA 1718 DDR5 3X M.2 PCIe…	ASUS TUF Gaming B650E-PLUS WiFi AMD B650 ATX Motherboard	ASUS B650E MAX Gaming WiFi W
Price (new) (differs)	£235.94as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£226.58as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£212.34as of 5 Nov, 18:22
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP	not stated	not stated	not stated
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2024 (2 yr 9 mo old)	May 2025 (1 yr 5 mo old)	Mar 2025 (1 yr 7 mo old)
Brand (differs)	Gigabyte	ASUS	ASUS
Socket	AM5	AM5	AM5
Chipset	B650E	B650E	B650E
Form factor (differs)	E-ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	4	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots	3	3	3
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	Yes	Yes	Yes
WiFi	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E	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	20 Gbps	10 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	12+2+2	12+2+1	8+2+1
BIOS flashback	Yes	Yes	Yes
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour (differs)	White	not stated	White
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#216,918	#97,937	#140,976
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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