Compare 3 motherboards

Side-by-side comparison of 3 motherboards
Specification	MSI B850 GAMING PLUS WIFI Motherboard	ASUS PRIME B850-PLUS WIFI AMD B850 Socket AM5 ATX	MB ASRock AMD AM5 B850 Pro-A WiFi
Price (new) (differs)	£144.99as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£143.99as of 20 Sep, 06:22	£142.94as of 20 Sep, 06:22
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£199.99	£229.99	£336.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 8 mo old)	Feb 2025 (1 yr 7 mo old)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 8 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASUS	ASRock
Socket	AM5	AM5	AM5
Chipset	B850	B850	B850
Form factor	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 (differs)	8,200 MT/s	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	3	not stated	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 5.0	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	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	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	10 Gbps	not stated	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker)	not stated	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
Video outputs	not stated	not stated	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#1,076	#14,479	#88,726
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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