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Specification	GIGABYTE B850M AORUS Elite WIFI6E ICE AMD AM5 mATX Motherboard	MSI MAG B850M MORTAR WIFI Motherboard	ASRock B850M Challenger WiFi White Socket AM5 Micro-ATX Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£173.98 (currently unavailable)as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£169.86as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£176.54as of 5 Nov, 18:22
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	not stated	£144.39 (Used - Very Good)as of 5 Nov, 18:20	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	£209.99	£255.99
Price badge (differs)	not stated	30-day low	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 9 mo old)	May 2025 (1 yr 6 mo old)	Jan 2026 (9 mo old)
Brand (differs)	Gigabyte	MSI	ASRock
Socket	AM5	AM5	AM5
Chipset	B850	B850	B850
Form factor	Micro-ATX	Micro-ATX	Micro-ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	4	4	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	8,200 MT/s	8,000 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	2	3	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6E	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	5.4	5.4
Wired LAN (differs)	2.5GbE	5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	20 Gbps	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	12+2+2	not stated	8+1+1
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs	not stated	not stated	not stated
Audio codec (differs)	not stated	not stated	ALC897
Colour (differs)	White	not stated	White
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#114,463	#2,222	#50,419
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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