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Specification	MSI B850 Gaming Plus WiFi Gaming Motherboard	GIGABYTE B850 AORUS Elite WIFI7 AMD AM5 LGA 1718 Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£227.54as of 20 Oct, 18:23	£224.99as of 20 Oct, 18:20
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated
RRP	not stated	not stated
Price badge	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Apr 2025 (1 yr 6 mo old)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 9 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	Gigabyte
Socket	AM5	AM5
Chipset	B850	B850
Form factor	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	6,000 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	3
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6E	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	5.3	not stated
Wired LAN	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port	not stated	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	12+2+1	14+2+2
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#339,107	#86,395
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

Highlighted rows differ between these boards. “Not stated” means the Amazon listing does not mention it: the board may still have it, so check the maker’s specification. Power phases are printed as stated by the maker and are not comparable between brands. Prices are the new price on Amazon.co.uk at the time shown; the price on Amazon when you buy is the one that applies.

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