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Specification	MSI B850 Gaming Plus WiFi Gaming Motherboard	Gigabyte B850 GAMING WIFI6 Motherboard	MSI B850 GAMING PLUS WIFI6E Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	not stated	£136.99as of 7 Nov, 00:20	£129.00as of 7 Nov, 00:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	£179.99	£169.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Apr 2025 (1 yr 6 mo old)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 10 mo old)	Jun 2025 (1 yr 4 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	Gigabyte	MSI
Socket	AM5	AM5	AM5
Chipset	B850	B850	B850
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	4	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	6,000 MT/s	8,200 MT/s	8,200 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	2	2
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth (differs)	5.3	not stated	5.3
Wired LAN (differs)	2.5GbE	1GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	not stated	10 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	12+2+1	6+2+2	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#80,565	#1,176	#1,285
Buy	See it on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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