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Specification	MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI Motherboard	MSI B850 Gaming Plus WiFi Gaming Motherboard
Price (new)	£229.99as of 22 Sep, 18:20	£229.99as of 22 Sep, 18:22
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£229.99	not stated
Price badge	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 8 mo old)	Apr 2025 (1 yr 5 mo old)
Brand	MSI	MSI
Socket	AM5	AM5
Chipset	B850	B850
Form factor	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	4	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	8,400 MT/s	6,000 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	3	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 4.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 7	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth (differs)	5.4	5.3
Wired LAN (differs)	5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	20 Gbps	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	12+2+1
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#2,370	#335,103
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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