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Specification	MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI Motherboard	MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI Motherboard	MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk MAX WiFi V1 Motherboard	GIGABYTE B850 AORUS STEALTH ICE AMD AM5 Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£259.99as of 6 Nov, 12:20	£244.01as of 6 Nov, 12:22	£254.79as of 6 Nov, 12:22	£256.15as of 6 Nov, 12:22
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	£197.93 (Used - Very Good)as of 6 Nov, 12:20	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£229.99	not stated	not stated	not stated
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 9 mo old)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 9 mo old)	Jun 2025 (1 yr 5 mo old)	Jun 2025 (1 yr 4 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	MSI	MSI	Gigabyte
Socket	AM5	AM5	AM5	AM5
Chipset	B850	B850	B850	B850
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	4	4	4	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	8,400 MT/s	8,400 MT/s	8,400 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	3	3	3	4
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	Yes	Yes	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	Yes	Yes	not stated
WiFi	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	5.4	5.4	5.4	not stated
Wired LAN	5GbE	5GbE	5GbE	5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	20 Gbps	20 Gbps	20 Gbps	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	not stated	not stated	14+2+2
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	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour (differs)	not stated	not stated	not stated	White
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#2,171	#31,285	#166,778	#71,849
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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