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Specification	MSI B850 GAMING PLUS WIFI Motherboard	ASUS PRIME B850-PLUS WIFI AMD B850 Socket AM5 ATX	ASUS TUF Gaming B850-E WiFi
Price (new) (differs)	£169.99as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£173.99as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£169.99as of 5 Nov, 18:20
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	not stated	not stated	£121.23 (Used - Good)as of 5 Nov, 18:20
RRP (differs)	£199.99	£229.99	£259.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 9 mo old)	Feb 2025 (1 yr 9 mo old)	Mar 2025 (1 yr 7 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASUS	ASUS
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	3
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 5.0	not stated	PCIe 5.0
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	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth (differs)	5.4	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	5GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	10 Gbps	not stated	20 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	not stated	8+2+1
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes
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)	#1,466	#9,626	#2,588
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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