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Specification	MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI Motherboard	MSI B850 Gaming Plus WiFi Gaming Motherboard	MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI Motherboard	MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II
Price (new) (differs)	£229.99as of 22 Sep, 18:20	£229.99as of 22 Sep, 18:22	£235.47as of 22 Sep, 18:22	£229.99as of 22 Sep, 18:22
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£229.99	not stated	not stated	£259.99
Price badge (differs)	not stated	not stated	not stated	Lowest we've recorded
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 8 mo old)	Apr 2025 (1 yr 5 mo old)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 8 mo old)	Mar 2026 (6 mo old)
Brand	MSI	MSI	MSI	MSI
Socket	AM5	AM5	AM5	AM5
Chipset	B850	B850	B850	B850
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	4	not stated	4	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	8,400 MT/s	6,000 MT/s	8,400 MT/s	8,400 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	3	not stated	3	3
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	Yes	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	Yes	Yes
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 7	WiFi 6E	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	5.4	5.3	5.4	5.4
Wired LAN (differs)	5GbE	2.5GbE	5GbE	5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	20 Gbps	not stated	20 Gbps	20 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	12+2+1	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#2,370	#335,103	#117,180	#2,370
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