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Specification	ASUS TUF Gaming B850-PLUS WiFi AMD AM5 B850 ATX Motherboard	ASUS B850 MAX Gaming WiFi W	ASUS ROG Strix B850-A Gaming WiFi AMD ATX motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£198.99 (currently unavailable)as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£198.93as of 5 Nov, 18:22	£199.99as of 5 Nov, 18:23
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	not stated	not stated	£155.24 (Used - Very Good)as of 5 Nov, 18:23
RRP (differs)	not stated	not stated	£349.96
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 9 mo old)	Nov 2025 (11 mo old)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 9 mo old)
Brand	ASUS	ASUS	ASUS
Socket	AM5	AM5	AM5
Chipset	B850	B850	B850
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	not stated	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	3	3	4
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	Yes	Yes	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	Yes	Yes	Yes
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 7	WiFi 6E	WiFi 7
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	20 Gbps	10 Gbps	20 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	14+2+1	8+2+1	14+2+2
BIOS flashback	Yes	Yes	Yes
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes
Video outputs	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec (differs)	not stated	not stated	ALC4080
Colour (differs)	not stated	White	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#51,003	#257,368	#2,683
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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